Or. Admin. R. 635-140-0010 - Habitat Management
(1)
Goals: The Department 's habitat goals are to achieve the following, recognizing
that such achievement is dependent upon authorities, programs, collaborative
partnerships, and other factors beyond those within the Department 's authority
alone:
(a) Maintain or enhance the
distribution of sagebrush habitats within greater sage-grouse range in Oregon;
(b) Manage those habitats in a
variety of structural stages to benefit greater sage-grouse while reducing or
minimizing habitat threats and promoting resilience;
(c) Avoid development actions in sage-grouse
core, low density, and general habitats which adversely impact sage-grouse
habitat or sage-grouse use of those habitats;
(d) Limit the extent, location, and negative
impacts of development actions over time within sage-grouse core, low density,
and general habitats. In core areas, direct impact levels from development
actions will be limited to no more than 3% of any "Priority Area for
Conservation" and a rate not to exceed 1.0% over a ten year period, as
described in OAR 660-023-0115;
(e)
Require compensatory mitigation for direct and indirect impacts from
developments within sage-grouse core, low density, and general habitats. Ensure
such mitigation provides a net conservation benefit to sage-grouse and their
habitat by providing an increase in the functionality of their habitat to
support sage-grouse, consistent with OAR 635-140-0025.
(2) Objective: Manage a minimum of 70% of
greater sage-grouse range for sagebrush habitat in advanced structural stages,
sagebrush class 3, 4 or 5, with an emphasis on classes 4 and 5. The remaining
approximately 30% includes areas of juniper encroachment, non-sagebrush shrub
land, and grassland and should be managed to increase available habitat within
greater sage-grouse range.
(3)
Objective: Maintain and enhance existing sagebrush habitats and enhance
potential habitats that have been disturbed such that there is a net
conservation gain of sagebrush habitat in the following regions:
(a) Baker Resource Area BLM: 82% sagebrush
and 18% disturbed habitats.
(b)
Vale District BLM (excluding Baker Resource Area): 70% sagebrush and 30%
disturbed habitats.
(c) Burns
District BLM: 68% sagebrush and 32% disturbed habitats.
(d) Lakeview District BLM: 72% sagebrush and
28% disturbed habitats.
(e)
Prineville District BLM: 47% sagebrush and 53% disturbed habitats.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
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(1) Goals: The Department's habitat goals are to achieve the following, recognizing that such achievement is dependent upon authorities, programs, collaborative partnerships, and other factors beyond those within the Department's authority alone:
(a) Maintain or enhance the distribution of sagebrush habitats within greater sage-grouse range in Oregon;
(b) Manage those habitats in a variety of structural stages to benefit greater sage-grouse while reducing or minimizing habitat threats and promoting resilience;
(c) Avoid development actions in sage-grouse core, low density, and general habitats which adversely impact sage-grouse habitat or sage-grouse use of those habitats;
(d) Limit the extent, location, and negative impacts of development actions over time within sage-grouse core, low density, and general habitats. In core areas, direct impact levels from development actions will be limited to no more than 3% of any "Priority Area for Conservation" and a rate not to exceed 1.0% over a ten year period, as described in OAR 660-023-0115;
(e) Require compensatory mitigation for direct and indirect impacts from developments within sage-grouse core, low density, and general habitats. Ensure such mitigation provides a net conservation benefit to sage-grouse and their habitat by providing an increase in the functionality of their habitat to support sage-grouse, consistent with OAR 635-140-0025.
(2) Objective: Manage a minimum of 70% of greater sage-grouse range for sagebrush habitat in advanced structural stages, sagebrush class 3, 4 or 5, with an emphasis on classes 4 and 5. The remaining approximately 30% includes areas of juniper encroachment, non-sagebrush shrub land, and grassland and should be managed to increase available habitat within greater sage-grouse range.
(3) Objective: Maintain and enhance existing sagebrush habitats and enhance potential habitats that have been disturbed such that there is a net conservation gain of sagebrush habitat in the following regions:
(a) Baker Resource Area BLM: 82% sagebrush and 18% disturbed habitats.
(b) Vale District BLM (excluding Baker Resource Area): 70% sagebrush and 30% disturbed habitats.
(c) Burns District BLM: 68% sagebrush and 32% disturbed habitats.
(d) Lakeview District BLM: 72% sagebrush and 28% disturbed habitats.
(e) Prineville District BLM: 47% sagebrush and 53% disturbed habitats.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162