This document identifies conservation strategies for Dudley Bluffs bladderpod and Piceance twinpod, based on an assessment of the plants' viability and threats by participants of a June 2008 workshop.
Located in San Miguel County, the Big Gypsum Valley and Dry Creek Basin Action Areas include high quality occurrences of Gypsum Valley cat's-eye (Cryptantha gypsophila). Several other significant elements of biodiversity add conservation value to this area including the Gunnison Sage Grouse, Sage Sparrow, White-tailed Prairie dog, Little penstemon, Nealley's dropseed and a unique community of globally and state-rare lichens.
Located in Mesa County, Colorado, the Gateway Action Area includes high quality occurrences of Dolores skeleton plant (Lygodesmia doloresensis, G1G2), Horseshoe milkvetch (Astragalus equisolensis, G2), Fisher Towers milkvetch (Astragalus piscator, G2), and Osterhout cat's-eye, (Oreocarya osterhoutii, G3), the primary targets of this action plan.