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## CVPCP & HRP Reports

The following reports for research projects funded by the Central Valley Project Conservation Program and/or the CVPIA Habitat Restoration Program are available to the public.  Anyone wanting a copy of one or more of the reports should contact the CVPCP and HRP Program Managers.
            - 2022 Producing Novel Genome-Level Resources for Vernal Pool Crustaceans of Conservation Concern in California. Shannon Rose Kieran, UC Davis.
            - 2022 Buena Vista Lake Shrew Conservation: Locating Extant Populations Using Non-Invasive Survey Techniques, and Developing Genetic Tools to Facilitate Population Studies. Cypher, et. al, CSUS Endangered Species Recovery Program.
            - 2022 Genetic investigation of listed vernal pool plants and their communities in Merced County. Jason Sexton, UC Merced.
            - 2022 Reintroduction of Bay Checkerspot Butterfly to San Bruno Mountain. Stu Weise and Christal Niederer, Creekside Science.
            - 2022 Longhorn Fairy Shrimp Habitat Research in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties. Douglas A. Bell, et.al., East Bay Regional Park District.
            - 2021 Epidemiological Attributes of Sarcoptic Mange in a Population of San Joaquin Kit Foxes: Development and implementation of Strategies to Mitigate an Epidemic. Cypher, et. al, CSUS Endangered Species Recovery Program.
            - 2021 Rangewide and Landscape Genomics of the Central DPS of California Tiger Salamander. Toffelmier, McCartney-Melstad, and Shaffer, UCLA.
            - 2021 Captive Propagation and Reintroduction of Large-flowered Fiddleneck in Contra Costa, Alameda, and San Joaquin Counties. Jake Schweitzer, Vollmar Natural Lands Consulting.
            - 2020 Environmental DNA Assays for Listed Vernal Pool Branchiopods and Biodiversity Assessment: Applications for Range-wide surveys and Conservation Prioritization. Shannon Rose Kieran and Amanda Finger, UC Davis.
            - 2019 Propagation and Monitoring of Sacramento Orcutt Grass. Carol Witham.
            - 2019 Captive Rearing and Release of Lange's Metalmark Butterfly at Antioch Dunes NWR. Urban Wildlands Group.
            - 2019 Integrating Adaptation and Phenotypic Plasticity into Models of Habitat Connectivity for the Ciervo-Panoche Giant Kangaroo Rat to Manage for Persistence in the Face of Climate Change. Statham, et.al. BLM Hollister Field Office. 
            - 2019 Reintroduction of Crampton’s Tuctoria (Tuctoria mucronata) to Olcott Lake at Jepson Prairie, California. Carol Witham.
            - 2018  Population Genetics Research and Development of a Genetic Management Plan for the Callippe Silver Spot Butterfly. Ryan I. Hill, University of the Pacific.
            - 2018 Giant Garter Snake Surveys in the Volta Area. Eric Hansen.
            - 2017  An Evaluation of the Efficacy of Using Environmental DNA (eDNA) to Detect Giant Gartersnakes (Thamnophis gigas).  Halstead, B.J, et.al., USGS, Dixon, CA.
            - 2017  Vernal Pools Hydrologic Monitoring and Modeling. cbec Ecoengineering. 
            - 2017 Population Genetics Structure of the Riparian Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani riparius): Using Multiple Marker Systems to Gain Insight into Historic and Ongoing Genetic Connectivity.  Martocq, M., et.al., CSUS Endangered Species Recovery Program.
            - 2017 Research facilitating recovery of the endangered serpentine endemic Tiburon Paintbrush (Castilleja affinis ssp. neglecta) at Coyote Ridge in Southern Santa Clara County. Creekside Science. 
            - 2017 Reintroduction of the Metcalf Canyon Jewelflower (Streptanthus albidus ssp. Albidus) at Tulare Hill in Southern Santa Clara County. Justen Whittall, Santa Clara University.
            - 2016 Large-flowered Fiddleneck Propagation and Reintroduction, Phase 1 Final Report. Jake Schweitzer, Vollmar Natural Lands Consulting.
            - 2016 Captive Rearing and Release of Lange's Metalmark Butterfly at Antioch Dunes NWR. Urban Wildlands Group.
            - 2014 Map and Quantify Acreage of Occupied and Suitable Vernal Pool Habitats in 2005 and 2011. Vollmar Natural Lands Consulting.
            - 2014 Map Vernal Pool Habitat Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys Using 2005 and 2009 NAIP Imagery.  Vollmar Natural Lands Consulting.
            - 2014 Final Report: Adult Movement and Behavior and Long-Term Trends in the Population Dynamics of the Central Population of the California Tiger Salamander. Christopher Searcy and H. Bradley Shaffer, UC Davis.
            - 2013 Final Report for Predictive Habitat Analysis and Mapping of Four Rare Vernal Pool Species in Merced, Sacramento, and Placer Counties, by Mr. John Vollmar, et al., Vollmar Natural Lands Consulting, Dr. Robert Holland, and Ms. Carol Witham
            - 2013 Final Report for Status Surveys for Seven Federally Listed Vernal Pool Grasses and Chamaesyce hooveri in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys (Great Valley), California, USA, by Ms. Carol Witham, Botanical Consulting
            - 2013 Final Report for Conservation Genetics of California Tiger Salamanders, by Dr. H. Bradley Shaffer, University of California, Los Angeles
            - 2012 Final Report for Pine Hill Preserve Education and Outreach, by Ms. Graciela Hinshaw, Bureau of Land Management
            - 2012 Report for Least Bell’s Vireo Monitoring and Threat Assessment at the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge, 2007 – 2009, PRBO Conservation Science
            - 2011 Final Report for Quantitative Assessment of Population Genetic Structure and Historical Phylogeography of the Alameda Whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus), by Dr. Jonathan Richmond, U.S. Geological Survey
            - 2011 Final Report for Documenting and Predicting the Presence of Listed Vernal Pool Plants, by Dr. Stephen P. Rae, MUSCI Natural Resource Assessment
            - 2011 Final Report for Characterization of Genetic Structure and Phylogenetic Relationships of Riparian Brush Rabbit Populations by the Endangered Species Recovery Program of CSU Stanislaus
            - 2011 Final Report for Determining the Optimal Conditions for Propagation and Reintroduction of the Endangered Serpentine Endemic Metcalf Jewelflower (Streptanthus albidus ssp. albidus) of Santa Clara County and genetic assessment of its taxonomic status, by Dr. Justen B. Whittall, Department of Biology, Santa Clara University
            - 2011 Final Report for Comparative Pathology, Health, and Contaminant Exposure within San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento Valley Giant Garter Snake (Thamnophis gigas) populations, by Mr. Eric Hansen, Consulting Environmental Biologist
            - 2010 Final Report for Habitat Restoration for Three Endangered Species at the Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge and Captive Propagation of the Endangered Lange’s Metalmark Butterfly, by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Antioch Dunes NWR
            - 2009 Final Report for Implementation of Priority 1, Priority 2, and Priority 3 Recovery Tasks for Giant Garter Snake (Thamnophis gigas) – Status and Distribution of Giant Garter Snakes at the Eastern Delta’s White Slough Wildlife Area, San Joaquin County, CA, by Mr. Eric Hansen, Consulting Environmental Biologist
            - 2009 Final Report for Pseudobahia bahiifolia and Pseudobahia peirsonii 2010 Status Survey Report, by Mr. John Vollmar, Vollmar Natural Lands Consulting
            - 2009 Final Report for Genetic Analysis of Giant Garter Snake (Thamnophis gigas) Populations in the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys, by Dr. Tag Engstrom, California State University, Chico
            - 2009 Final Report for Tulare Basin Wildlife Partners Conservation Plan Summaries and Outreach Plan, by Ms. Carol Witham, Tulare Basin Wildlife Partners
            - 2009 Final Report for The importance of Soil Biota in Vernal Pool Restoration and the Success of Vernal Pool Plant Species, by Sharon Y. Strauss, University of California, Davis.
            - 2008 Final Report for Response of the Giant Garter Snake (Thamnophis gigas) to Water Primrose (Ludwigia hexapetala) Removal at the Cosumnes River Preserve by Mr. Harry McQuillen, Bureau of Land Management, et al.
            - 2008 Final Report for Fuels Management at the Cameron Park Unit of the Pine Hill Preserve, by Ms. Graciela Hinshaw, the Bureau of Land Management
            - 2008 Final Report for Implementation of Priority 1, Priority 2, and Priority 3 Recovery Tasks for Giant Garter Snake (Thamnophis gigas) – Continuing Surveys in Merced County, California, with an Expansion to Northern Fresno County, by Mr. Eric Hansen, Consulting Environmental Biologist
            - 2007 Final Report for Classification, Ecological Characterization, and Presence of Listed Plant Taxa of Vernal Pool Associations in California, by Dr. Michael Barbour, University of California, Davis
            - 2007 Final Report for Surveys for California Red-legged Frog Populations in Placer and El Dorado Counties, by Dr. Sean Barry, University of California, Davis
            - 2007 Final Report for Serpentine Vegetation Management Project, by Dr. Stuart Weiss, et al.
            - 2007 Final Report for Implementation of Priority 1 Recovery Tasks for the Giant Garter Snake (Thamnophis gigas) in Merced County, California, by Mr. Eric Hansen, Consulting Environmental Biologist
            - 2006 Final Report for Developing Tools to Promote the Recovery of Five Federally Listed Vernal Pool Grasses by Dr. Heather Davis, Sonoma State University
            - 2006 Final Report for Identification of Key Giant Garter Snake Habitats and Use Areas on the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, by Glenn Wylie, et al., U.S. Geological Survey
            - 2006 Final Report for Implementation of Priority 1 Recovery Tasks for the Giant Garter Snake (Thamnophis gigas) in Merced County, California, by Mr. Eric Hansen, Consulting Environmental Biologist
            - 2010 Final Report for Pine Hill Preserve Habitat Restoration by Graciela Hinshaw, Pine Hill Preserve Manager, U.S. Bureau of Land Management

**Daniel Strait**, Manager, CVP Conservation Program & CVPIA Habitat Restoration ProgramBureau of Reclamation, CGB-1522800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825(916) 978-5052 

**My Nguyen**Manager, CVPIA Habitat Restoration ProgramU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServicePacific Southwest Region, Sacramento Field Office2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2605Sacramento, CA 95825Phone: (916) 414-6482

*Last Updated: 8/16/23*

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