Creating Balance:
Species Protection and Private Property Rights
Habitat Conservation Plans, Safe Harbor Agreements, and
Candidate Conservation Agreements are mechanisms under the Endangered
Species Act that address the needs of fish, wildlife, and plant species
through creative partnerships. The partnerships are devised to reduce
conflicts between endangered species and private land management or
development. These plans or agreements serve as the basis for receiving
an incidental take permit that covers a specific period of time, which
can vary from less than one year to as many as 100 years. In addition
to "no
surprises" assurances, there are financial incentives to help
private landowners in developing plans and managing habitat.
Programs in Oregon
For information on programs in Oregon, please
click on any of the following:
Habitat Conservation Planning
(Click here for Elliott Forest HCP)
Conservation Agreements
Safe Harbor Agreements
Conservation Banking
Other Landowner Programs in Oregon
Information on USFWS Programs
Habitat Conservation
Planning in Oregon
Proposed Revision of Elliot State Forest
HCP:
Draft
Environmental Impact Statement Volume I
Draft Environmental Impact Statement Volume II
Draft Habitat Conservation
Plan
Federal Register Notice of Availability
(August 2008)
Current Habitat Conservation Plans
(HCP):
Fact Sheets
City of the Dalles HCP
Elliott State Forest HCP
Westlake HCP
Weyerhaeuser-Millicoma Tree Farm HCP
Whiskey Creek HCP
Question & Answer
Sheet
Habitat Conservation Plans - Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act
Conservation Agreements in Oregon
Kincaid's
Lupine (Lupinus sulphureus spp. kincaidii)
on federal lands in Douglas County
Voluntary Agreement
for Kincaid's Lupine on private lands in Douglas
County
Cook's
Lomatium (Lomatium cookii) in the Illinois Valley
Crinite Mariposa
Lily (Calochortus coxii)
Wayside Aster (Eucephalus
vialis)
Rough
Popcorn Flower (Plagiobothrys hirtus) City of Sutherlin
Five rare
plant species and their serpentine wetland habitat Westerm Siskiyou
Mountains
Mt. Ashland Lupine and
Henderson's Horkelia Jackson County, Oregon; Siskiyou County,
California
Siskiyou
Mountains Salamander Jackson and Josephine Counties
Safe
Harbor Agreements in Oregon
Willamette Valley Safe Harbor
Agreement for Fender's Blue Butterfly (Draft)
Federal Register Notice of Availability
Draft Safe Harbor Agreement
NEPA
Document
Fender's Blue Butterfly Species Fact Sheet
Oregon
Silverspot Butterfly
Safe
Harbor Agreement for Central Coast (June 2007)
Appendices
Map
Species
Fact Sheet
Oregon Chub
Safe
Harbor Agreement for Sprick Pond (2008)
Safe
Harbor Agreement for Russell Pond (2001)
Conservation Banks in Oregon
ODOT Conservation Bank (July 2008)
First conservation bank in Oregon
Links to other Landowner
Programs in Oregon
Oregon Department of Forestry
Private
and Community Forests Program
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Habitat
Division
Landowner Incentive Program
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Eco-Logical
Business Program - Goal of program is to prevent
and minimize pollution generated by small businesses.
Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds
Oregon Plan -
Information on what you can do at home, at work, and as a business
owner to become a partner in the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds.
Information on USFWS Programs
Habitat Conservation Plans
A process designed to offset any harmful effects a proposed activity might have
on wildlife species while allowing development to proceed.
Safe Harbor Agreements
Voluntary agreements that benefit endangered and threatened species while giving
the andowners assurances from additional restrictions.
Candidate Conservation Agreements
Formal agreements between the USFWS and one or more parties to address the conservation
needs of proposed or candidate species.
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