Effects Analysis Guidelines for Sensitive Fungi Species
Updated October 2008
These guidelines consist of steps to take and tools to consider in the development of
evaluations or assessments for Sensitive fungi species. Suggested approaches are offered
for use in NEPA analyses to document compliance with agency special status species
policies.
Step 1. To determine if a particular fungus or group of fungi should be addressed in a
NEPA document, review the information available, including but not limited to:
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Known range information
1. Documented and suspected occurrence on most current official agency special
status species list.
2. CVS, Random Grid, Purposive Surveys: http://isms.r6.fs.fed.us
3. ISMS data: http://isms.r6.fs.fed.us
4. Local experts
5. Local university herbaria
6. GIS species range maps available on agency web site:
http://www:or.blm.gov/ISSSP
7. Conservation Assessment for Fungi (Attachment 2)
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Potential for suitable habitat within project area
1. Forest (FS) or District (BLM) GIS coverage (vegetation, riparian, soils layers)
2. Likelihood of Occurrence Key (Attachment 1)
3. LSR maps
4. Knowledge from past field visits or surveys
5. Availability of appropriate habitat, e.g. late successional forest or younger,
with legacy components; exclude inappropriate habitat (young hardwood
stands, early seral conifer stands, non-forested expanses, serpentine soils, oak
woodlands).
6. Conservation Assessment for Fungi (Attachment 2)
The presence within the proposed project area of suitable late successional forest habitat
or younger forest stands with legacy components (large down wood) should lead to Step
2. Limited information about habitat components for sensitive fungi species is
summarized from various sources and is presented in Attachment 2, Conservation
Assessment for Fungi, Appendices 1 and 2.
Step 2. To determine the potential for impacts to fungi or their habitat from proposed
project activities, review information included in, but not necessarily limited to,
Attachment 2, Conservation Assessment for Fungi, Attachment 3, Annotated
Bibliography, and Attachment 4, Potential Impacts to Fungi. Attachment 5 provides
an alphabetical listing of the references used to develop Attachments 3 and 4.
Step 3. Consider addressing potential project impacts by ecological functional group
(Ecological Functions, included in Attachment 2, and Table 1, below). Use of
functional groups rather than individual species may be more efficient if a large number
of species, about which little is known individually, is being addressed.
Table 1. Ecological Functions for Some Rare Fungi
(For a complete listing of functional grouping for all of the species within the OR/WA
BLM and Region 6 Forest Service Special Status and Sensitive Species Programs, see
Attachment 2, Appendices 1 and 2).
M=Mycorrhizal
S-W/L= Saprobe on Wood or Litter
S-L= Saprobe on Litter
S-W=Saprobe on Wood
P= Parasite
GENUS
SPECIFIC
EPITHET
Ecological
Function
Albatrellus
Albatrellus
avellaneus
caeruleoporus
M
M
Albatrellus
Albatrellus
Alpova
Arcangeliella
Boletus
Boletus
Bridgeoporus
Choiromyces
Chroogomphus
Clavariadelphus
ellisii
flettii
alexsmithii
camphorata
haematinus
pulcherrimus
nobilissimus
venosus
loculatus
ligula
M
M
M
M
M
M
S-W
M
M
M
Clavariadelphus
occidentalis
M
Clavariadelphus
sachalinensis
M
Clavulina
Clitocybe
Collybia
Cordyceps
Cordyceps
Cortinarius
Cudonia
Dermocybe
Destuntzia
Entoloma
Gastroboletus
Gastroboletus
Gomphus
Gomphus
Gymnomyces
Gymnopilus
Gyromitra
Hydropus
Leucogaster
Macowanites
castanopes v.
lignicola
subditopoda
racemosa
capitata
ophioglossoides
barlowensis
monticola
humboldtensis
rubra
nitidum
imbellus
vividus
bonarii
kauffmanii
nondistincta
punctifolius
californica
marginellus
citrinus
mollis
S-W
S-L
P
P
P
M
S-L
M
M
S-L
M
M
M
M
M
S-W
S-W/L
S-W/L
M
M
Martellia
Martellia
Mycena
Mycena
Octavianina
Otidea
Phaeocollybia
Phaeocollybia
Phaeocollybia
Phaeocollybia
Phaeocollybia
Phaeocollybia
Phaeocollybia
Phaeocollybia
Phaeocollybia
Phaeocollybia
Phaeocollybia
Phaeocollybia
Polyozellus
Ramaria
fragrans
idahoensis
monticola
quinaultensis
macrospora
smithii
attenuata
californica
dissiliens
fallax
gregaria
olivacea
oregonensis
piceae
pseudofestiva
scatesiae
sipei
spadicea
multiplex
amyloidea
M
M
S-L
S-L
M
S-L
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
Ramaria
Ramaria
Ramaria
Ramaria
araiospora
aurantiisiccescens
gelatiniaurantia
largentii
M
M
M
M
Ramaria
rubrievanescens
M
Ramaria
rubripermanens
M
Ramaria
spinulosa
v.diminutiva
M
Ramaria
Rhizopogon
Rhizopogon
Rhizopogon
stuntzii
chamaleontinus
ellipsosporus
exiguus
M
M
M
M
Sarcodon
fuscoindicus
M
Sowerbyella
Sparassis
rhenana
crispa
S-L
S-W
Spathularia
Thaxterogaster
Tricholomopsis
flavida
pavelekii
fulvescens
S-L
M
S-W
Step 4. To reduce potential impacts, consider modifying the project design. Suggested
mitigations for certain activities can be found in Attachment 2, Conservation Assessment
for Fungi.