GeomorphIS Awarded Slickspot Peppergrass Survey Task by BLM-ID

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Jarbidge Field Office in Twin Falls, Idaho, tasked the GeomorphIS-Elliott Environmental Consulting team to conduct Special Status Plant (SSP) inventories for Lepidium papilliferum (slickspot peppergrass). The conservation of slickspot peppergrass, a federally listed Threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), is a high priority for the BLM-ID, Department of Fish and Game (IDFG), US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Idaho Army National Guard (IDARNG), and others. Slickspot peppergrass occurs in southwestern Idaho in sagebrush steppe habitats, which are also the focus of widespread conservation concern. Data collected about slickspot peppergrass and its habitats are critical for conservation and adaptive management of the species.