California Lichen Society
- Conservation -
This is an informational page for the California Lichen Society's Conservation Committee. Last Updated 24 January 2008
NOTE: This page is being reworked, as we now have two species completely through our process! Please check back soon.
Information available:
Official list to be posted here very soon
Species Sponsorship Form:
Note - sponsorships need to be coordinated through the conservation committee. Please contact the committee before you put in a lot of work!
- Current Version (30 Nov. 2005) MSWord or PDF
- Or sponsorships may be submitted in manuscript format for the Bulletin of the California Lichen Society. See the Hypogymnia schizidiata or Calicium adspersum sponsorships (below) for an example; manuscripts should avoid formatting such as the two text columns per page... see the inside of the front cover of a recent Bulletin for details. If you choose to submit a sponsorship as a manuscript, then please review the regular sponsorship form to ensure that you include all information including an Executive Summary.
Glossary of terms for the sponsorship form
We are using CNDDB-style rankings (see Special Vascular Plants, Bryophytes, and Lichens List, page iv) and CNPS-style lists (lists 1a, 1b, 2, 3, and 4).
Current ranks of some species are available from NatureServe's explorer.
Blank Maps (TIFF = ca 6MB; PDF = ca 500KB; DOC = ca 150KB) :
Completed and accepted sponsorships in review periods:
(see http://discussion.crustose.net//index.php/board,31.0.html for online comments and discussion)
(in chronological order)
- Solorina spongiosa
- Publicized (letters sent to stake-holders, posted to lichen listserv(s), and discussion group initated): 5 December 2005.
- 90-day technical commentary ends: 5 March 2006.
- 1-year full review and data aquisition: 5 December 2006.
- Committee rank and list decisions: 19 December 2006 - approved, see official list.
- Usnea longissima
- Publicized (letters sent to stake-holders, posted to lichen listserv(s), and discussion group initated): 5 December 2005.
- 90-day technical commentary ends: 5 March 2006.
- 1-year full review and data aquisition: 5 December 2006.
- Committee rank and list decisions: 19 December 2006 - approved, see official list.
- Ramalina thrausta
- Publicized (letters sent to stake-holders, posted to lichen listserv(s), and discussion group initated): 11 October 2006.
- 90-day technical commentary ends: 11 January 2007.
- 1-year full review and data aquisition: 11 October 2007.
- Committee rank and list decisions: ASAP 11 October 2007.
- Hypogymnia schizidiata
- Publicized: 3 April 2007
- 90-day technical commentary ends: 2 July 2007
- 1-year full review and data aquisition: 3 April 2008
- Committee rank and list decisions: ASAP after 3 April 2008
- Calicium adspersum
- Publicized: 3 April 2007
- 90-day technical commentary ends: 2 July 2007
- 1-year full review and data aquisition: 3 April 2008
- Committee rank and list decisions: ASAP after 3 April 2008
- Sulcaria badia
- Publicized: 25 April 2007
- 90-day technical commentary ends: 24 July 2007
- 1-year full review and data aquisition: 25 April 2008
- Committee rank and list decisions: ASAP after 25 April 2008
- Peltigera hydrothyria
- Publicized: 24 January 2008
- 90-day technical commentary ends: 24 April 2008
- 1-year full review and data aquisition: 24 January 2009
- Committee rank and list decisions: ASAP after 24 January 2009
- Sulcaria isidiifera
- Publicized: 24 January 2008
- 90-day technical commentary ends: 24 April 2008
- 1-year full review and data aquisition: 24 January 2009
- Committee rank and list decisions: ASAP after 24 January 2009
- Cladonia firma
- Publicized: 24 January 2008
- 90-day technical commentary ends: 24 April 2008
- 1-year full review and data aquisition: 24 January 2009
- Committee rank and list decisions: ASAP after 24 January 2009
Sponsorships currently under committee review:
Sponsorships are underway for these species
(and possibly more, contact the committee chair for the latest information)
- Dermatocarpon luridum/meiophylizum
- Ramalina crinita (aka Trichoramalina crinita)
- Texosporium sancti-jacobi
- more...
Contact: Conservation Committee chair, Eric Peterson, P.O.Box 1283, Weaverville CA 96093, 775-750-4628