United States
Environmental Protection
Agency ,
Pesticides and
Toxic Substances (7506C)
EPA/735/F-93-071
September 1993
Protecting Endangered
Species
Interim Measures
Liberty County, Florida
The Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA)
protects plants and animals listed as
"endangered or threatened" by the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Because the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
regulates pesticide use, it is also responsible
under ES A to insure that pesticides will not cause
harm to these species or their habitat. To provide
this protection, EPA may limit the use of certain
pesticide products within the species' habitats. In
Florida, pesticide protection programs for these
species are implemented cooperatively by EPA,
USFWS and the Florida Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services.
In Liberty County, ESA protects the threatened
Eastern Indigo snake and the endangered Bald
Eagle, Chapman's. Rhododendron, Harper's
Beauty, Red-Cockaded Woodpecker and Florida
Torreya.
For now, this bulletin covers only the pesticide
protection plan for the Florida Torreya in Liberty
county. Updated bulletins on the Torreya and
other plants and animals will be available as the
state of Florida implements EPA'sJEndahgered
Species Protection Program. Pesticide products
that are affected by EPA's Endangered Species
Protection Program will include a toll-free
telephone number. By calling this number you
will hear a list of counties for which Interim
protection measures to protect species are
available, and the most recent publication date
for each bulletin. While this program is voluntary
at this time, you may call the Florida Department
of Agriculture and Consumer Services number
listed on page 1 if you have any questions.
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Printed on paper that contains
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Used with permission of Dr. Robert K. Godfrey Shrubs
and Woody Vines ofNorthern Florida and Adjacent Alabama
1988, page 60.
Florida Torreya
Description
5-to-40-foot-high evergreen tree
• flat, needle-like leaves with strong resinous
odor
• male and female cones on separate trees
found on slopes of ravines and bluffs
(steepheads) in hardwood-pineforests in or
near the Apalachicola River
Potentially Harmful Pesticides
EPA and USFWS have determined that the
pesticides listed on page two may harm the
Florida Torreya.
• Pesticide applicators are responsible for
determining if pesticide products contain any
of the active ingredients listed on page two.
• This bulletin is an extension of each
product's label, so failure to follow pesticide
use limitations herein violates the product's
label.
Fig. III. Torreya taxifolia: a, branch with mature ovulatc cones; b, leaf enlarged
(lowei surface); c, branchlet with immature male cones; d, male cone at anthesls.
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How to Use this information
J) On the county map, find the specific shading patterns that cover the area where you will apply pesticides.
2) Read the Shading Key for those patterns to identify the specific area involved.
3) In the 'Table of Active Ingredients", locate the active ingredients in the pesticide you intend to apply.
4) Locate the code to the right of the active ingredients and Sample Trade Name Products and under the shading patterns that
apply to you.
5) When using the pesticide, you should follow the limitations indicated for those codes described under "Pesticide use
limitations".
6) If you are applying more than one listed active ingredient or applying a listed active ingredient in an area with more than one
shaded pattern (species), multiple codes may apply. If so, you should follow the most restrictive limitation.
Active Ingredients
amitrolc
ammonium sulfamate
atrozinc
cacodylic acid
dalapon
dazomet
dicnmbn
dichlobcnil
dichlorprop
diphcnamid
EPTC
fosaminc ammonium
glyphosate
he.xa/inonc
paraquat
picloram
simazine
Table Of Active Ingredients
Sample Trade Names
Amitrole, Herbizole
Ammate, Ortho Brush Killer
Aatrex, Atrazine, Conquest, Atratol
Phytar 560, Montar
Dowpon
Cosans, Mogul, AMA, Grazon, Nalcon
Banvel, Trimec
Casoron, Banzil
Brush and Weed Killer
Enide, Formula GH
Eptam, Sytazine, Chacon, Genate, EPTC
Krenite Brush Control
Roundup, Rondo, Rodeo
Velpar, Pronone, Buckshot
Paraquat, Gramoxone
Tordon
Simazine, Princep
Code Pesticide Use Limitations
A A Use tree injection only in ravines and bluffs (steepheads).
A A Use ground application along margins of ravines and bluffs (steepheads).
AA Maintain a 100-foot buffer strip from ravines and bluffs during aerial liquid applications and a 50-foot strip during
aerial granular applications.
NOTE—Enforcement of use limitations in this County Bulletin begins when your pesticide product contains a statement directing
you to follow the endangered species protection measures found in this publication.
For Further Information Contact:
Endangered Species Coordinator
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Room 174, Doyle Conner Building
3125 Conner B oulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1650
904-487-0532
You may also contact:
Interim Endangered Species Protection Program (7506C)
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
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Florida Torreya
Legend
Florida Torreya habitat
found within this area
Bodies of water
VS////A Torreya State Park
X\/ Streams
Major highways
Paved roads
Township & Range
Sections
Section Numbers
Gadsden
County
Calhoun
County
Gulf
T1N
T1 S
ftew
R6W
Miles
Please Note:
i The shaded areas on this map indicate the range of the particular endangered or threatened species.
County PesHdde use restrictions apply only In those pontons of the range 'which meet the habitat description given.
Habitat Descriptions: ,
Florida Torreya
ana
l~~r Slopes of ravines and bluffs (steepheads) within hardwood-pine forests In or near the ApaJachlcola River
County area (see index map).
County -V Franklin County
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Reducing Runoff and Drift
Careful use of pesticides can diminish harm to the environment and reduce exposure of endangered and threatened species
to pesticides. Using pesticide runoff and drift measures may be helpful in keeping more of the applied pesticide on the
field and may also lower your costs of pesticides.
Runoff
Where possible, use methods which reduce soil erosion, such as limited till and contour plowing; these methods also
reduce pesticide runoff.
Where feasible, use application techniques such as T banding and in-furrow techniques, which incorporate the pesticide
into the soil.
Pesticides with ground water warning labels are more likely to enter ground and surface water than those without such
warnings. When possible, use a pesticide that does not contain a ground water warning label.
Keep Informed about changing weather conditions, and try to avoid pesticide application when heavy rainfall is expected.
Drift
Wind direction, speed, and evaporation are important factors in reducing drift. Most importantly, pesticides should be
applied when the wind direction is away from areas of concern; try to avoid application during periods of high winds.
Avoiding applications during the hottest part of the day, when evaporation is highest, will further reduce drift.
When high winds and excessive evaporation are not present, a drift retardant may be useful for aerial applications.
Using the largest droplet size compatible with the pesticide coverage will reduce drift. Typically, higher spray volumes
will also result in less drift.
For the Protection of Your Land, Always Read and Follow Label Directions
*U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1993-0-723-913
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