Land Management Plan - Part 2 Los Padres National Forest Strategy

September 2005 Land Management Plan Part 2
Los Padres National Forest Strategy
WL 1 - Threatened, Endangered, Proposed, Candidate, and Sensitive Species
Management
W L 1 - Threatened, Endangered, Proposed, Candidate, and Sensitive Species Management
Manage habitat to move listed species toward recovery and de-listing. Prevent listing of
proposed and sensitive species.
• Implement priority conservation strategies (see Table 530. Los Padres NF Conservation
Strategy).
• Use vegetation management practices to reduce habitat loss due to catastrophic fires.
• Work with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Oceanographic
and
Atmospheric Administration Fisheries to develop recovery plans for federally listed species.
Implement Forest Service actions as recommended in recovery plans for federally listed
species.
• Establish and maintain a working relationship with county and city planning departments to
ensure coordination on those development projects that are in close
proximity to the national
forest.
• Coordinate with California Department of Fish and Game regarding fish stocking and
nonnative fisheries management to implement measures to resolve conflicts with threatened,
endangered, proposed, candidate, and sensitive species and habitats.
• Cooperate with federal and state agencies
and non-governmental organizations, to conduct
educational, interpretive, and other management activities to reduce the use
of lead
ammunition and other sources of toxic materials that are harmful
to wildlife.
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