an effective approach to esa consultation and planning for projects in
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An Effective Approach to ESA Consultation and Planning for Projects in Northern Spotted Owl Habitat Doug Laye Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office. What is an effective consultation? One that: ► Fully considers the impacts to T and E species - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
An Effective Approach to ESA Consultation and Planning for Projects in
Northern Spotted Owl Habitat
Doug LayeKlamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office
What is an effective consultation?
One that:
► Fully considers the impacts to T and E species
► Helps to attain the goals of the project
► Is consistent with regulations or statutes
► Is timely
What is the key to effective consultation?
A) Waiting until the last minute to talk to anyone about the project because that gives them the least amount of time to derail it.
B) Waiting until your boss tells you that you’ve got to involve “others” in the planning process.
C) Pretending that consultation is only for projects that aren’t as important as yours
What is the key to effective consultation?
► Early
Preferably when the project is in the first stages of consideration or even the brainstorm phase
Before documents get drafted and the action gets locked in
► Often
Because this builds a relationship between people of different disciplines and issues will surface more informally before strong positions are developed
Communication
What is necessary for good communication?
Calibration - Developing common understandings of words and phrases
Calibration
Calibration needs to start in the field
Consistency – To be or not to be……
► Owl biological information► Habitat Distribution► Environmental factors► Fuel Distribution ► Fire behavior ► Fire starts
What types of site specific information might lead to customized projects?
Site specific information such as:
So now you’ve got a well planned,site specific, rational project that has sailed
through consultation….
What could go wrong now ?????
Failure at the implementation level
Goals and objectives must be clearly communicated to the folks that are implementing the action
on the ground
“You can’t remove too many large trees from spotted owl habitat”
Communication
Calibration
Site specific information
Informed implementation
Questions ????