The Carson wandering skipper, a small, tawny-orange butterfly found in only two counties in northwestern Nevada and northeastern California, has been granted Endangered Species Act protection under an emergency rule published on Nov. 29, 2001 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
7Q10 has designed, prepared protocol and conducted field surveys to assess potential habitat for the federally listed endangered Carson Wandering Skipper (Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus). 7Q10 has developed a US Fish and Wildlife Service approved protocol that integrates GPS tracking data for vegetation (nectar sources and salt grass (Distichlis spicata)) and alkaline soils. Field data is uploaded to GIS and mapped to assess potential habitat for the Carson Wandering Skipper. 7Q10 can further assist with Section 7 or 10, consultations of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) in consultation with the USFWS. An HCP allows a landowner to legally proceed with an activity that would otherwise result in the illegal take of a listed species. Click on http://www.fws.gov/endangered/hcp/ for more information.
Nectar sources may include, but are not limited to:
7Q10 also evaluates salt grass (Distichlis spicata) community composition. 7Q10 works with and is assisted by recognized Entomologists.
For more information about the Carson Wandering Skipper.
Carson Wandering Skipper on Xerces.org
Carson Wandering Skipper on GreenNature.com