Book
Color country greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophaslanus) local conservation plan
(2008)
Abstract
The Color Country Greater Sage-grouse Conservation Plan (Plan) is the culmination of nearly three years of effort by the Color Country Adaptive Resource Management Local Working Group (CoCARM). CoCARM members include representatives from state and federal land management and resource agencies, non-governmental organizations, private industry, and private landowners. CoCARM formed in 2003 to proactively manage Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) populations and their habitats in their local area. These efforts began in response to increasing concern about the status of rangewide sage-grouse populations as well as those within their local area. The impetus for the writing of this Plan came from a mandate by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) in their Statewide Strategic Management Plan which was passed by the Wildlife Board in 2002.
The Plan will provide an assessment of the status of the Color Country sage-grouse population. The intent of the Plan is to provide guidance and recommendations to meet the overall goal of maintaining and, where possible, increasing sage-grouse populations and improving habitat conditions in the Color Country. The Plan is designed to meet the guidelines set forth by the USFWS in their Policy for Evaluation of Conservation Efforts (PECE) standards.
The Plan directly and indirectly addresses the five USFWS listing factors as they apply to Greater Sage-grouse in the Color Country area. Recommendations and guidance suggested within the Plan can be adopted by all CoCARM partners on a voluntary basis. CoCARM encourages participation and adoption of these practices, where applicable, by private landowners in the local area. Participation by private landowners and consideration of needs of the landowner is critical for management of sage-grouse populations and habitat located on private lands and is of great importance in meeting the overall goals of the Plan. True success can only be achieved by managing on an overall landscape scale. The Plan provides an opportunity to promote ecologically sound management of private and public lands for sage- grouse without impinging on private property rights.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2008
Publisher
Utah State University, Cooperative Extension
Citation Information
Terry A. Messmer. Color country greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophaslanus) local conservation plan. Logan, Utah(2008) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/terry-messmer/507/