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Description
For more than seven years, the Eggert's sunflower (Helianthus eggertii) was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. In 2005, however, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed this plant from the list, recognizing that it no longer needs protection under the Act. A cooperative management agreement now in place between the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, and the Service deserves part of the credit for the species' recovery. The agreement requires continued management and protection for Eggert's sunflower at Arnold AFB, and will help to ensure that this wildflower remains an integral part of the base's ecosystem.
This species of sunflower, which has large... |
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