Carbondale Reporter

Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board met August 11. 

Here is the agenda as provided by the board:

1. Call to Order, Roll Call of Board Members, and Introduction of Guests

2. Adoption of Agenda

3. Approval of Minutes from the 174th Meeting

4. Report from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources

5. Report from the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission

6. Report from the Chair of the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board

7. Semi-annual Review of Whether to Keep Closed the Minutes from Previous

Closed Meetings

8. Presentation: Preliminary Approval of a Petition to Remove the American Eel

(Anguilla rostrata) from the Illinois List of Endangered and Threatened Species

– Rob Maher (IDNR)

9. Preliminary Approval of a Petition to Change the Status of the Crystal Darter

(Crystallaria asprella) from Threatened to Endangered

10. Preliminary Approval of a Petition to Change the Status of the Cisco (Coregonus

artedi) from Threatened to Endangered

11. Preliminary Approval of a Petition to Remove the Black Sandshell (Ligumia

recta) from the Illinois List of Endangered and Threatened Species

12. Preliminary Approval of a Petition to Remove the Slippershell Mussel

(Alasmidonta viridis) from the Illinois List of Endangered and Threatened

Species

13. Preliminary Approval of a Petition to Remove the Little Spectaclecase (Villosa

lienosa) from the Illinois List of Endangered and Threatened Species

14. Preliminary Approval of a Petition to Change the Status of the Spike (Elliptio

dilatata) from Threatened to Endangered

15. Preliminary Approval of a Petition to Add the Monkeyface (Theliderma

matanevra) to the Illinois List of Endangered and Threatened Species as

Threatened

16. Discussion of a Plan to Divide Listed Plants into Manageable Groups for Review

and Botanical Experts for the Review – Janice Coons and Jeremie Fant

17. Public Comment Period (3 minutes per person)

18. Other Business

19. Next Meeting Information (November 17, 2017 at 10 am at Midewin National

Tallgrass Prairie)

20. Adjournment

https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/ESPB/Documents/175Agenda.pdf