https://forestryindex.net These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. https://forestryindex.net/links/wood-stork-%28myctera-americana%29 This fact sheet is not for official taxonomic identification or species location purposes. It is inteded to help landowners become aware of federally designated and protected species. The list of federally protected species categorized as endangered or threatened is always changing. What is endangered in one geographic location may not be endangered in another. For more information, contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Endangered Species, 452 ARLSQ, Washington, DC 20240. Your state natural resource organization also maintains lists of state protected species. No publisher mhowell 2021-03-08T13:31:50Z Link https://forestryindex.net/links/spotfin-chub-%28hybopsis-monacha%29 The spotfin chub measures about 3.4 inches (8.5 cm). It is light olive on the back and pales to silver below. There is a distinct lateral line from which gold and green stripes radiate. During mating, males turn a metallic blue above this line. No publisher mhowell 2021-01-27T23:26:37Z Link https://forestryindex.net/links/west-indian-manatee-%28trichechus-manatus%29 Manatees are shaped much like seals or small whales, with a flat bristly snout, front flippers, and a rounded, paddle-shaped tail. They are solid gray, about 10 feet long (3 m) and weigh 1,000 - 2,000 pounds (450 - 900 kg). Exceptionally large ones may reach 12 feet (4 m) and 3,000 pounds (1,365 kg). No publisher mhowell 2020-07-24T00:33:12Z Link https://forestryindex.net/links/virginia-spirea-%28spiraea-virginiana%29 One of the rarest shrubs in North America, this is a short shrub about 1 - 2 meters (3.2 - 6.5 ft) tall. Grows in upright clumps and spreads by root sprouting. Leaves are alternate, with green upper surfaces and white undersides but are variable in shape. Some leaves may have a few teeth near the tip; others will be completely toothless. Leaf shapes range from narrowly elliptical to oblong. All have a tiny pointed tip. Leaves are 5 - 8 centimeters (2 - 3 in) long. No publisher mhowell 2020-07-24T00:27:44Z Link https://forestryindex.net/links/us-fish-and-wildlife-endangered-species-page This is the home page for endangered species. No publisher mhowell 2020-10-16T22:53:30Z Link https://forestryindex.net/links/tennesee-yellow-eyed-grass-%28xyris-tenneseensis%29 A narrow-leaved perennial 0.5 - 0.8 meters (20 - 32 in) tall; grows in clumps from a fleshy bulb-like base wrapped with small, dark-purple outer leaves. Interior leaves are larger, longer, flat to slightly twisted, smooth-edged and linear. These deep gree... No publisher mhowell 2020-07-10T17:33:06Z Link https://forestryindex.net/links/temporary-esa-priority-changes The USDI-Fish and Wildlife Service has clear priority-setting procedures for listing endangered and threatened species (e.g. Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended). To review this numeric system please see University of Georgia Cooperative Exte... No publisher mhowell 2020-07-28T05:09:28Z Link https://forestryindex.net/links/summary-of-the-endangered-species-act-of-1973 The purposes of this Act are: to provide a means whereby the ecosystems upon which endangered and threatened species depend may be conserved; to provide a program for the conservation of such endangered and threatened species; and, to take such steps as may be appropriate to achieve the purposes of the international treaties and conventions of which the United States of America is a part. No publisher mhowell 2020-07-28T01:31:47Z Link https://forestryindex.net/links/smooth-purple-coneflower-%28echinacea-laevigata%29 Perennial showy wildflower with erect, smooth, single stems 0.5-1 meter (1.6-3.3ft) tall that grow in clumps or patches. Grows from a thick fleshy, branched, black root. Leaves are simple, entire, and alternating along the stem. Leaf surfaces are smooth b... No publisher mhowell 2020-07-28T06:49:01Z Link https://forestryindex.net/links/small-whorled-pogonia-%28isotria-medeoloides%29 Perennial, showy orchid 15-25 centimeters (6-10in) tall. Growing from the top of the stem is a single whorl of five to six pale, dusty green, drooping, wide leaves about 5-8 centimeters (2-3.2in) long and 3-5 centimeters (1.2-2in) wide. The leaf stalk and... No publisher mhowell 2021-05-29T11:49:07Z Link https://forestryindex.net/links/shortnose-sturgeon-%28acipenser-brevirostrum%29 The shortnose sturgeon is brown to gray or black on the back, paling to gold or yellow on the sides and to white under-neath. In the Southeast, adults are commonly 16 to 38 inches long (38 - 96 cm) and weigh 8 to 15 pounds (3.6 - 6.75 kg). Small sturgeon No publisher mhowell 2020-07-24T00:34:10Z Link https://forestryindex.net/links/relict-trillium-%28trillium-reliquum%29 Perennial wildflower with three elliptical, pointed leaves about 5 - 13 centimeters (2 - 5 in) long, each mottled in several shades of green. Grows from a reclining stem about 5 - 25 centimeters (2 - 10 in) long. Each leaf has a silver streak. No publisher mhowell 2020-07-24T00:27:18Z Link https://forestryindex.net/links/piping-plover-%28charadrius-melodus%29 The piping plover is a small shorebird about 7 inches (17.75 cm) long that resembles a sandpiper. The upper parts of the bird are a light sandy brown while the underparts are white. It has two black bands, one that crosses the top of the head from eye. No publisher mhowell 2020-07-24T00:26:27Z Link https://forestryindex.net/links/persistent-trillium-%28trillium-persistens%29 Perennial wildflower with a pale green to dark reddish-purple colored stem about 10 - 25 centimeters (4 - 10 in) long. Stem topped with a whorl of three spreading leaves. Leaves are 3 - 8 centimeters (1 - 3 in) long and 1 - 3 centimeters (0.3 - 1 in) wide. No publisher mhowell 2021-04-28T18:49:53Z Link https://forestryindex.net/links/mat-forming-quillwort-%28isoetes-tegitiformans%29 Aquatic plant 3-8 centimeters (1.2-3.2in) tall that reproduces by spores. Has five to 10 pointed, stiff and needle-like leaves, about 5-7 centimeters (2-2.8 in) long and 1 millimeter (0.04 in) wide. Leaves have light green tops that yellow toward the base. No publisher mhowell 2021-04-09T20:14:08Z Link