Management plan for the Riddell's Goldenrod (Solidago riddellii) in Canada

C. 2002, c.29) (SARA), the federal competent ministers are responsible for the preparation of management plans for listed species of special concern and are required to report on progress within five years after the publication of the final document on the SAR Public Registry. [...] The Minister of the Environment is the competent minister under SARA for the Riddell’s Goldenrod and has prepared this management plan as per section 65 of SARA. [...] Success in the conservation of this species depends on the commitment and cooperation of many different constituencies that will be involved in implementing the directions set out in this management plan and will not be achieved by Environment Canada, or any other jurisdiction alone. [...] The management objective for Riddell’s Goldenrod in Canada is to maintain or increase, if biologically and technically feasible, its current abundance (number of stems) and distribution in Manitoba and Ontario. [...] Ontario In southwestern Ontario, 15 extant populations and 10 historical populations of Riddell’s Goldenrod have been documented in the counties of Elgin, Essex, Lambton and Middlesex and in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent (COSEWIC 2000; NHIC 2011).