Long Term Conservation Strategy Marbled Murrelet

To include a long term conservation strategy for the marbled murrelet.

Long term conservation strategy marbled murrelet.

This hcp is an agreement with the federal government that permits dnr to conduct land management activities compliant with the endangered species act esa. Read more from our october 2018 blog. Marbled murrelet long term conservation strategy sustainable harvest level a presentation to the board of natural resources angus brodie. Photo rick bowers audubon.

Yesterday washington s board of natural resources bnr selected their preferred alternative for additional analysis as part of a long term conservation strategy for the endangered marbled murrelet a seabird native to washington s coastal areas. The marbled murrelet a small seabird that nests in large conifer trees is a federally threatened species covered by the washington state department of natural resources dnr s trust lands habitat conservation plan hcp. The long term conservation strategy once adopted will guide murrelet habitat management on 1 4 million acres of public forests for the next 50 years. 11 20 2019 draft subject to change 2.

Phase 2 scoping materials present alternative concepts that represent distinct conservation approaches to a long term conservation strategy each of which would be consistent with the approved need purpose and objectives a no action concept will also be presented. Marbled murrelet conservation strategy adopted the board of natural resources adopted a long term conservation strategy for the marbled murrelet at its meeting tuesday december 3 2019. Marbled murrelet long term. Marbled murrelets have declined by almost 30 percent since 1992.

In 1992 the marbled murrelet was listed as threatened under the esa. The bnr alternative does not preserve enough older forest habitat for the rapidly and steadily declining murrelet population. The adopted murrelet conservation strategy is the product of more than two decades of research and collaboration with scientists and community members throughout western washington to develop. Dnr has operated under an interim murrelet conservation strategy since the approval of its hcp by the us fish and wildlife service usfws in 1997.

Photo rick bowers audubon.