ESA reviews, listings, proposed listings, delisting, recovery plans,
habitat, comments and notices

Fish & Wildlife Service Completes 5 Year Reviews for 50 Species in California, Nevada and Southern Oregon Recommends Uplisting Bay Checkerspot Butterfly to Endangered and Downlisting Arroyo Toad, Modoc Sucker, and Santa Cruz Cypress to Threatened, posted to KBC 10/25/09

Public Comment for Oregon coho salmon, extended to 8/18/09

Attorney James Buchal's letter to AP writer Jeff Barnard: "I have not seen the determination, but understand it to have rejected any change in status for either species.  If that is the case, my comment is: "The Service's determination shows that the political imperative to pillage the economy of the Klamath Basin drives the Service's decisions, not good science, since the Service rejected the opinions of its own scientists and its own status review that called for downlisting at least one species.  "In fact, both species are in no appreciable danger of extinction, and the lakes and ponds of the Klamath Basin are filled with literally millions of listed suckers." 6/26/09
Feds: fish still endangered, H&N 6/27/09. "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service delivered a blow to Klamath Basin irrigators Friday  when it said the Lost River and shortnosed suckers still belong on the endangered species list."

NOAA Seeks Public Comment on Proposal to Protect Threatened Green Sturgeon, NOAA. Rule proposed to further protect green sturgeon, examiner.com, posted to KBC 5/28/09

NOAA Fisheries Proposes Listing Columbia River Smelt As Threatened Under ESA, CB Bulletin 3/13/09

Revised Critical Habitat Designated for Canada Lynx, FWS, posted 2/25/09. "39,000 square miles fall within the boundaries of the revised critical habitat designation....Excluded areas include: Tribal lands..."

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Sucker Recovery Public Meeting Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Shilo Inn, Klamath Falls. Posted 10/5/08

PLF Continues To Press Oregon Coastal Coho ESA Listing Case, CB Bulletin 6/20/08

Sucker revision under way, H&N, posted 6/20/08. "...an appointed group of stakeholders, meetings and consultation from Desert Research Institute researchers will guide the revisions...A fisheries biologist from the Klamath Tribes, the Nature Conservancy and individuals from Oregon State University and the U.S. Geological Survey will participate as stakeholders...Commissioner Bill Brown was concerned to not see a representative from the irrigation community in the stakeholder group and asked if that could be changed. Buettner said the group was established by regional director Steve Thompson..."

Fish and Wildlife Service to Provide Additional Opportunity to Comment on Proposal to Revise Critical Habitat for the Canada Lynx in July 2008, FWS 4/30/08. "Service is proposing to designate approximately 42,753 square miles of habitat..."

A new test for Oregon's salmon plan; Return of coastal coho to the endangered species list puts landowners' recovery efforts in the spotlight, Oregonian, posted to KBC 2/17/08

Fish and Wildlife rejects salamander protection, Seattle pi, posted to KBC 1/25/08

***Snowy Plover comment period by 1/4/08

PUBLIC COMMENT on ESA plan by 12/3/07

Snowy Plover Comments by Oregon Coos County Commissioner John Griffith 11/8/07

COMMENT PERIOD: Habitat Conservation Plan for Western Snowy Plover and Related Environmental Impact Statement Released for Comment Plan Covers Recreation and Management on 32 Miles of Oregon’s 230 Miles of Beach, posted to KBC 11/8/07

Service Seeks Public Comment on New Conservation Program for Threatened and Endangered Species, FWS, posted to KBC 11/4/07

Feds get more time for new listing decision for Oregon coho, CB Bulletin, posted 11/4/07

Recovery Plan for Pacific Coast Population of the Western Snowy Plover To Rely on Strong Volunteer Effort Plan Covers Entire Pacific Coast of California, Oregon and Washington, USFWS, posted 9/26/07

OTHER PLACES: Proposal would give prairie dogs federal support, Cortez Journal, posted to KBC 9/15/07.
Devastation ok on the farm: "A prairie dog colony can ruin a crop of hay"... "Decker's tractor fell into a prairie dog hole and broke an axle"It cost $2,500 to replace."
However in the city: " ..If prairie dogs are added to the list, it is still important to keep them off city land, Burkett said. You can just imagine if someone stepped in one (prairie dog hole) and broke an ankle"

Peer Reviews of Northern Spotted Owl Draft Recovery Plan Posted.  Public comments will be accepted until August 24, 2007. FWS gives us only 7 working days to respond! 8/14/07

Bald Eagle Leaves Endangered Species List, FWS 8/8/07.

FWS completes status review for Klamath sucker populations, 7/27/07

Klamath Water Users Association (KWUA) Statement on Klamath Sucker Status Review, posted 7/27/07

Rare Salamanders Will Be Considered For Endangered Species Act Protection, according to Center for Biological Diversity:  "In response to a 2004 petition and two lawsuits brought by conservation groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined today that the Siskiyou Mountains and Scott Bar salamanders may warrant protection as threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. The agency initiated a 12-month review of their status, posted" 3/30/07