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 ...

What the Habitat Conservation Plan would do. The HCP is designed to bring western Oregon’s forests into alignment with the federal Endangered Species Act, preserving habitat for at least 17 ...

Habitat conservation plans are in the works at the Fish and Wildlife Service for wind projects that could harm various bat species. Wind turbines spinning in Adair, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall/AP ...

South Napa County, including the city of American Canyon, is forging ahead with approvals to rezone privately owned open space and build business parks, warehouses, and residences. Despite this region ...

Habitat conservation areas and riparian conservation stream buffers mean less land for logging. While timber harvests would continue to exist in the state forests, the plan’s overall effect on ...

The Oregon Board of Forestry has spent years on the Western Oregon State Forests Habitat Conservation Plan, trying to find a resolution among conservationists, timber industry representatives and ...

The Habitat Conservation Plan is a big-picture strategy in which the county will preserve enough habitat to support prairie-dependent species, and enough wetland for the frogs, for the next 30 years.

KSBY Santa Barbara-San Luis Obispo, CA. Los Osos Habitat Conservation Plan approved by Board of Supervisors. Posted: December 13, 2024 | Last updated: March 6, 2025 ...

The final environmental report for Thurston County’s Habitat Conservation Plan has been released, meaning the plan may finally be approved in the coming weeks.

The Yolo Habitat and Conservation Plan and Natural Community Conservation Plan, released on June 1 for a 90-day public comment period, would provide Endangered Species Act permits and associated ...

Members of the public, including loggers and environmentalists, attend the Oregon Board of Forestry meeting on the Habitat Conservation Plan recommended by State Forester Cal Mukumoto on Thursday ...

After years of public feedback and debate and last-minute protests in Salem, the Oregon Board of Forestry voted 4-3 on March 7 to advance the state’s habitat conservation plan. The […] ...