FWS Removes Nelson's Checker-Mallow From Endangered Species List

The Fish and Wildlife Service is removing the Nelson’s checker-mallow (Sidalcea nelsoniana), a flowering plant found in the Willamette Valley and the Coast Range of Oregon and Washington, from the Endangered Species List, it said in a final rule released Oct. 16. An FWS review indicated that “threats to Nelson’s checker-mallow have been eliminated or reduced to the point that the species no longer meets the definition of an endangered or threatened species," the agency said. The delisting takes effect Nov. 16.