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Comments sought on habitat plan for Sacramento River

Posted by: Maven on March 9, 2010 at 7:59 am

From the Central Valley Business Times:

“The public comment period has been re-opened for a proposed new voluntary landowner effort to improve rare species habitat along a 222-mile stretch of the Sacramento River, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says.

The draft “Safe Harbor Agreement” between the Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Game on one hand and the Sacramento River Conservation Area Forum will be open through April 8. During the initial comment period in late December and early January several people asked for more time to comment, leading to the extension.

The voluntary pact will give landowners along the river the opportunity to gain legal protection from transgressing federal and state Endangered Species Acts when they improve native habitat in the course of ranching and farming operations. … “

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March 9, 2010 · Filed Under Northern California

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