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Conserving Greater Sage Grouse

Conserving Greater Sage Grouse. BLM/FS/FWS Greater Sage Grouse Conservation Initiative Jim Lyons Counselor, Lands and Minerals Management Department of the Interior March 13, 2014. Background. 2006 WAFWA Greater Sage-Grouse Comprehensive Conservation Strategy

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Conserving Greater Sage Grouse

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  1. Conserving Greater Sage Grouse BLM/FS/FWS Greater Sage GrouseConservation Initiative Jim Lyons Counselor, Lands and Minerals Management Department of the Interior March 13, 2014

  2. Background • 2006 WAFWA Greater Sage-Grouse Comprehensive Conservation Strategy • March 23, 2010 FWS “warranted but precluded” determination • December 2011, Federal/state partnership meeting • December 2011, BLM releases NTT report • March 2013, Conservation Objectives Team report

  3. Background(cont.) Conservation Objectives Team (COT) report: • Collaboration of 10 state F&W and 5 FWS members • Built on the 2006 WAFWA Greater Sage-Grouse Comprehensive Conservation Strategy Objective: “reverse negative population trends and achiev[e] a neutral or positive population trend” • Identified Priority Areas of Conservation (PACs): “key habitats that are essential for sage-grouse conservation” • Encourages “that important habitats outside of PACs be conserved to the extent possible” • Identifies conservation threats and conservation objectives and measures for each threat

  4. Background(cont.) Conservation Objectives Team (COT) report: Conservation objectives: • “Stop the bleeding” – • “Requires eliminating activities known to negatively impact sage-grouse and their habitats or re-designing these activities to achieve the same goal” • “Maintenance of the integrity of PACs is the essential foundation for sage-grouse conservation” • Implement targeted habitat restoration • Develop and implement state and federal strategies, incentive-based conservation actions and regulatory mechanisms • Develop and implement proactive, voluntary conservation actions • Develop and implement monitoring plans • Prioritize, fund, and implement research to address uncertainties

  5. Key Questions • Do the BLM and FS plans address the conservation threats identified in the COT report for each population? • Are the conservation strategies consistent and rational? • Can differences be justified? • How do state SG conservation plans align/conflict with federal plans? • Is the cumulative conservation effort (BLM/FS/states) adequate to conserve the species?

  6. Summary • Completion of proposed plans • Assessment of cumulative conservation strategy for each population and WAFWA zones • Mitigation strateg(ies) • Adaptive management strategy • Monitoring and evaluation plan • Fire and invasive spp. Strategy • Final plans to FWS for listing decision Key remaining tasks:

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