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Creator:: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Abstract:: The purpose of this document (Framework) is to communicate some of the factors the Service is likely to consider in evaluating the efficacy of mitigation practices and programs in reducing threats to sage-grouse. The recommendations provided here are consistent with the information and conservation objectives provided in the 2013 Conservation...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: U. S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service
Abstract:: Conservation Beyond Boundaries - Working Lands for Wildlife
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: United States. Bureau of Land Management and Ellis, Steven A.
Abstract:: This Instruction Memorandum (IM) provides policy on how to assess habitat for Gunnison and Greater Sage-Grouse, including the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment, (hereafter referred to as "sage-grouse") and under what circumstances the habitat assessment is required.
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: United States. Bureau of Land Management and Ellis, Steven A.
Abstract:: This Instruction Memorandum (IM) provides guidance on prioritizing implementation decisions for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil and gas leasing and development, to be consistent with the Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments for the Rocky Mountain and Great Basin GRSG Regions and nine Approved Resource Management Plans in the Rocky...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife
Abstract:: This white paper outlines interim guidance for development of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife habitat mitigation recommendations associated with renewable energy development and associated infrastructure or other landscape scale industrial-commercial developments in greater sage-grouse habitat in Oregon. This guidance is interim until empirical data are available that quantify the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: United States. Bureau of Land Management, United States. Forest Service, and Ellis, Steven A.
Abstract:: This Instruction Memorandum (Instruction Memorandum No. 2016-139) provides guidance on the use of terrestrial and aquatic objectives and quantitative data to determine Resource Management Plan effectiveness. Additionally, for RMPs that include Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) habitat, this IM provides guidance for tracking and reporting on the implementation of decisions using the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: United States. Bureau of Land Management and Ellis, Steven A.
Abstract:: This Instruction Memorandum (IM) directs the implementation of the land use plan adaptive management process to evaluate and apply hard and soft triggers and responses, as detailed in the Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) Approved Resource Management Plans and Amendments (GRSG Plans), Great Basin and Rocky Mountain GRSG Regional Records of Decision...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Sage-grouse National Technical Team
Abstract:: This document provides the latest science and best biological judgment to assist in making management decisions. Fortunately, recent emphasis on sage-grouse conservation has resulted in a substantial number of publications dealing with a variety of aspects of sage-grouse ecology and management, summarized in the 2010 listing petition (75 FR 13910),...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: United States Department of Agriculture
Abstract:: The greater sage-grouse, an iconic ground-dwelling bird of the West, has experienced significant population declines during the past 50 years from habitat loss. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) designated sage grouse in 2010 as a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In September 2015, the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

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