Oregon forest regulators have unanimously rejected the timber industry’s arguments against moving forward with a “habitat conservation plan” for several protected species on state forestlands.

The Habitat Conservation Plan, known as HCP, would have clustered development on 45,000 acres around Immokalee, while preserving 107,000 acres of prime panther habitat.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is currently reviewing a proposal — called a Habitat Conservation Plan, drafted by 11 private Collier landowners — that would cluster development on 45,000 ...

The Yolo Habitat Conservation Plan/Natural Community Conservation Plan has now received final approval from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This mi… ...

The plan, named the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation Plan, calls for spending up to $350 million over the next 30 years to preserve critical areas and help protect 28 species of ...

The SSHCP is a 50-year plan under the federal Endangered Species Act that balances the conservation of important species with planned development in a 317,655-acre area within Sacramento County.

“It’s called the Eastern Collier Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). This is something that’s proposed under the Endangered Species Act. Again, it’s because there is an application before the U.S. Fish ...

A 600-page plan that took 25 years to complete and get approved will likely begin the implementation process this month. The Yolo Habitat Conservation Plan/Natural Community Conservation Plan is a … ...

Mar. 13—OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington State Conservation Commission and Washington State Department of Natural Resources last week submitted a new plan ...

As that habitat has diminished, Camp Bullis - which, as a federal entity, has strict compliance requirements for the Endangered Species Act - has become a refuge for more golden-cheeked warblers.

Proponents say the plan would expedite approval of land development by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to which the initiative is slated for submission in 2013 for approval.