NR 602 Land Use Assessment and Impact Analysis

NR 602 Land Use Assessment and Impact Analysis

NR 602 Land Use Assessment and Impact Analysis

Deschutes County Sage Grouse Land Use Assessment and Impact Analysis

Deschutes County Zoning

88% in “Exclusive Farm Use Zone” 387,596 acres

-Title 18, Chapter 18.16

-320 acre minimum parcel size

9% in “Forest Use 1” 39,200 acres

-Title 18, Chapters 18.36

-80 acre minimum parcel size

-Activity proposed within ¼ mile of lek requires site plan overview: I believe that those distances should be much larger because grouse are disturbed by development and historically abandon leks that are encroached upon.

 

Lake County

A1 Exclusive Farm Use Zone =Minimum parcel size of 160 acres

-Conditional use can permit parcels <80 acres

A2 Agriculture Use Zone=

Harney County:

Objectives-The Steering Committee has identified the following 4 objectives:

Objective 1: Write a programmatic CCAA for sage-grouse in Harney County that will provide dependable assurances for private landowners, identify opportu-nities to maintain or enhance the quality and quantity of sage-grouse habitat in Harney County, and preclude the need for USFWS to list sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act.

Objective 2: Create a framework for development and maintenance of site specific conservation plans for individual landowners that is compatible with the continuation of ranching and other land uses important to the social and economic viability of our rural communities and meets habitat conservation, monitoring, and reporting obligations identified in the programmatic CCAA.

Objective 3: Provide outreach and information to landowners in Harney County that allows them to make informed decisions and results in significant enrollment in the CCAA through a Certificate of Inclusion.

Objective 4: Provide guidance to landowners on coordination of site specific conservation plans with federal land interests and permits.

-Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances: agreement between USFWS and private landowners with aim of mutual benefit.

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BLM controls 72% of Core Area and Low Density habitat in Deschutes County

DOI Proposal: To be listed but low priority

http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/species/birds/sagegrouse/FR03052010.pdf

48% in Prineville District (BLM)

-Requires landowners that are willing to participate in conservation efforts

Over 75% of lands are in state/federal ownership

AREA OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN (BLM)

NR 602 Land Use Assessment and Impact Analysis

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