ETWP; Proposed Threatened Status for Arctostaphylos Pallida (Pallid Manzanita), a Plant From the Northern Diablo Range of California

The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) proposes to list Arctostaphylos pallida (pallid manzanita) as a threatened species, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This plant species is found only in the northern Diablo Range of California in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. The species is threatened by shading and competition from native and non-native plants, fire suppression, habitat fragmentation, hybridization, disease, herbicide spraying, unauthorized tree cutting, inadequate regulatory mechanisms, and stochastic events by virtue of the small isolated nature of the remaining populations. This proposal, if made final, would extend Federal protection and recovery provisions afforded by the Act for this species.