Amended Performance Work Statement Amendment 0001

Dakota skipper habitat mapping– Little Missouri National Grassland Project Location: The project location is within the McKenzie Ranger District in McKenzie County, North Dakota on the Little Missouri National Grassland (LMNG). Generally speaking, mapping will occur within T147N R100W, T147N R101W, T146N R99W, T146N R100W, T146N R101W, T145N R99W, T145N R100W, T145N R101W; located east of the Little Missouri River, south of the North Unit of TRNP, west of Hwy 85, and north of the southern McKenzie County border. Table 1 identifies the areas proposed for survey and mapping. Please note that only portions of these areas contain suitable habitat for the Dakota Skipper. Most areas should be accessible by road. Survey areas have been selected based on general habitat.

GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY AND SERVICES

The Government will provide shapefiles of specific habitat areas and a data dictionary. The Government will provide access instructions and consider application for off-road vehicle use if needed. The Contractor must furnish all equipment, labor, materials (except government furnished items), transportation, lodging, supervision, and incidentals necessary to conduct the rare plant survey. Data collected and reports prepared under this contract are the property of the USDA Forest Service. Data publication is prohibited without prior consent of the Forest Service and the Forest Service reserves the right to edit any potential publications. The Forest Service will be acknowledged in any publications using such data.

CONTRACTOR TASKS

Habitat Mapping
Identify presence of Requisite Plant Species
Native grasses and native flowering forbs for larval and adult food and shelter, specifically: 1) One or more of the following native grasses to provide larval food and shelter: little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), Prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis), needle-and-thread grass (Hesperostipa comata), Porcupinegrass (Hesperostipa spartea) 2) One or more of the following forbs in bloom to provide nectar and water sources during the flight period: Purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia), bluebell bellflower (aka harebell, Campanula rotundifolia), white prairie clover (Dalea candida), upright prairie coneflower (aka yellow coneflower, Ratibida columnifera),fleabane (Erigeron spp.), blanket flower (Gaillardia spp., including common gaillardia G. aristata), black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), yellow sun drops (Calylophus serrulatus), prairie milkvetch (Astragalus adsurgens).