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Comment period extended on ‘safe harbor’ plan along Sacramento River

Posted by: Maven on March 15, 2010 at 6:47 am

From the Chico Enterprise-Record:

“Time is still available to make comments on a proposal for the Safe Harbor Agreement along the Sacramento River. The extended comment period will end April 8. The voluntary program allows private landowners to make enhancements to property that benefit wildlife, while receiving protection from violations of the Endangered Species Act.

The program, created between the Sacramento River Conservation Area Forum, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the California Department of Fish and Game, has been in the works for about a decade.

For years, there have been efforts to create more habitat along the Sacramento River, after large amounts have been developed and farm land has been established closer to the waterway.

But landowners have voiced concerns that as habitat moves in, property owners could be subject to regulation if endangered species became established. … “

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March 15, 2010 · Filed Under Northern California

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