Status of Listed Species and Recovery Plan Development

Maguire Primrose

Primula maguirei -- Threatened

Utah

Current Status:

All Maguire primrose populations on Federal lands are in the lower elevations of Logan Canyon in Wasatch National Forest. Plant habitat has been diminished by highway construction, and plants have been trampled by hikers and rock climbers.

Achievements:

Successful section 7 consultations led to protection of primrose habitat while allowing the completion of two Federal activities, a Federal Highway Administration project and a Forest Service recreational plan for Logan Canyon.

Current Recovery Needs:

Habitat protection, along with biological and ecological studies of the species and its habitat, need to continue.

Partnerships

Forest Service: The Forest Service is surveying potential habitat for primrose populations and reintroduction sites. Population monitoring and genetic studies also have been initiated by the Forest Service and the Utah Native Plant Society.
Utah Native Plant Society: The Society has mapped and annually monitors primrose populations.
State Arboretum of Utah (Center for Plant Conservation program): The Center has provided research on the biology and ecology of the species.

Recovery Plan Status:

Plan approved 9/27/90.