Oregon forestsnail (Allogona townsendiana) COSEWIC assessment and status report 2013: chapter 13

Acknowledgements

The report writer wishes to thank the British Columbia Ministry of Environment (BC MoE) (Alec Dale, Manager, Terrestrial Conservation Science Section) for enabling time and resources to complete both the survey work and report. Thanks to Brenda Costanzo (BC MoE) for advice with plant and habitat information. Thank you to Kristina Robbins, Malissa Smith and Robyn Begley (BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations) for mapping and collaborative work to assess habitat trends in the Lower Fraser Valley; and the BC Conservation Data Centre (Leah Ramsay, Lea Gelling and Katrina Stipec) for assistance with Oregon Forestsnail habitat polygons and records. Thank you to the 2003 status report writers, Kristiina Ovaska and Robert Forsyth, who both also provided assistance with the information, records, search effort and gastropod expertise to the updated report. Thank you to Orville Dyer and Kristina Robbins (BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Resource Operations) and Jenny Wu (Environment Canada, COSEWIC Secretariat) for assistance with mapping. Thank you to Dwayne Lepitzki (Mollusc SSC Co-chair) for review, report advice and editorial suggestions.

Thank you to private landowners and lands managers within the range of Oregon Forestsnail who facilitated access to local government properties: Markus Merkens (Metro Vancouver West Area Parks), Janice Jarvis (Metro Vancouver East Area Parks), Alison Evely (Metro Vancouver Central Area Parks), Gord Gadsden (Fraser Valley Regional District), Troy Jones (Fraser Valley Regional District), Mike Younie (District of Mission), Kelly Cameron (Mission Municipal Forest, District of Mission), Marilyn Fuchs (Capital Regional District Parks), the City of Surrey Parks and Recreation, and additional private owners who reported occurrences of Oregon Forestsnail on their property.

The following people provided valuable information, advice and knowledge: Kristiina Ovaska and Lennart Sopuck (Biolinx Environmental Research Ltd.), Laura Parkinson, Suzie Lavallee, Michelle Connolly, Karen Steensma (Trinity Western University), Patrick Lilley (Raincoast Applied Ecology) Claudio Bianchini (Bianchini Biological Services), Joanna Hirner (BC Parks), Kym Welstead (BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Resource Operations [FLNRO]), Joshua Malt (FLNRO), Dave Fraser (MoE), Leah Westereng (MoE), Andrea Tanaka (Canadian Wildlife Service) and Megan Harrison (Canadian Wildlife Service). Thank you to Ann Potter (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife), Ted Thomas (United States Fish and Wildlife Service) and Joanne Stellini (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) for information about Oregon Forestsnail in Washington State.

Thank you to local conservation organizations for information on gastropod surveys in their respective areas: Robin Annschild (Salt Spring Conservancy), Tyla Crowe (Galiano Conservancy), Michael Dunn (Mayne Conservancy), Tony Law (Conservancy Hornby), Francis McLean (Conservancy Hornby), Andrew Fyson (Denman Conservancy Association) and Suzie MacMillan (Fraser Valley Conservancy).

Authorities contacted

Bianchini, Claudio. Biologist. Bianchini Biological Services, Delta, British Columbia

Chatwin, T. Species At Risk Biologist. B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (Region 1), Nanaimo, British Columbia.

Forsyth, Robert. Private Malacologist, Kamloops, British Columbia

Gelling, Lea. Zoologist, B.C. Conservation Data Centre, Victoria, British Columbia.

Harrison, M. Species At Risk Biologist, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, Delta, British Columbia.

Hirner, Joanna. Conservation Specialist. B.C. Ministry of Environment, Parks and Protected Areas (Region 2), North Vancouver, British Columbia

Malt, Joshua. Species At Risk Biologist. B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Resource Operations (Region 2), British Columbia.

Manweiler, A. Biologist. Department of National Defence ASU Chilliwack, British Columbia

Ovaska, Kristiina. Biolinx Environmental Research Ltd., Victoria, British Columbia

Potter, Ann. United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Lacey, Washington, USA.

Ramsay, Leah. Program Zoologist, B.C. Conservation Data Centre, Victoria, British Columbia.

Robbins, Kristina. Species At Risk Biologist. B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Resource Operations (Region 2), British Columbia.

Sopuck, Lennart. Biolinx Environmental Research Ltd., Victoria, British Columbia

Stellini, Joanne. United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Lacey, Washington, USA.

Stipec, Katrina. Client Request Specialist. B.C. Conservation Data Centre, Victoria, British Columbia.

Tanaka, A. Habitat Planner, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, Delta, British Columbia.

Thomas, T. 2011. United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Lacey, Washington State, USA.

Vennesland, Ross. Species At Risk Biologist. Parks Canada Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Welstead, Kym. Species At Risk Biologist. B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Resource Operations (Region 2), British Columbia.

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