Common use of CONSERVATION ELEMENTS Clause in Contracts

CONSERVATION ELEMENTS. The success of any conservation or recovery program depends on eliminating or reducing the impact of conditions or activities that threaten the species existence. For consistency, the general format is based on the five criteria considered for federal listing of a species in Section 4(a)(1) of the ESA (see Strategy for specific criteria; page 22): 1. The present or threatened destruction, modification, or curtailment of its habitat or range 2. Disease, predation, competition and hybridization 3. Over utilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or educational purposes 4. The inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms 5. Other natural (e.g. drought) or human induced (e.g. socio-political) factors affecting its continued existence To meet the goal and objectives of this Agreement and to address ESA listing criteria, the following conservation elements must be implemented: A. Habitat Enhancement - Enhance and/or restore habitat conditions in designated areas throughout the historic range of Columbia spotted frog. B. Habitat Protection - Protect and enhance habitat (via land use changes) through land acquisition, conservation easements or regulatory mechanisms. C. Restore Hydrologic Conditions - Maintain, restore and/or augment where possible natural hydrologic characteristics and water quality. D. Nonnative Control - Selectively control nonnative species that negatively impact Columbia spotted frog via predation and/or competition. E. Range Expansion - Conduct surveys, life history and genetic studies to determine habitat requirements for translocation of Columbia spotted frog into historic areas. F. Monitoring - Monitoring goals seek to detect changes in population distribution over time. G. Mitigation - Develop site/action specific mitigation for proposed development activities as needed.

CONSERVATION ELEMENTS. The success of any conservation or recovery program depends on eliminating or reducing the impact of conditions or activities that threaten the species existence. For consistency, the general format is based on the five criteria considered for federal listing of a species in Section 4(a)(1) of the ESA (see Strategy for specific criteria; page 22): 1. The present or threatened destruction, modification, or curtailment of its habitat or range 2. Disease, predation, competition and hybridization 3. Over utilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or educational purposes 4. The inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms 5. Other natural (e.g. drought) or human induced (e.g. socio-political) factors affecting its continued existence To meet the goal and objectives of this Agreement and to address ESA listing criteria, the following conservation elements must be implemented: A. Habitat Enhancement - Enhance and/or restore habitat conditions in designated areas throughout the historic range of Columbia spotted frog. B. Habitat Protection - Protect and enhance habitat (via land use changes) through land acquisition, conservation easements or regulatory mechanisms. C. Restore Hydrologic Conditions - Maintain, restore and/or augment where possible natural hydrologic characteristics and water quality. D. Nonnative Control - Selectively control nonnative species that negatively impact Columbia spotted frog via predation and/or competition. E. Range Expansion - Conduct surveys, life history and genetic studies to determine habitat requirements for translocation of Columbia spotted frog into historic areas. F. Monitoring - Monitoring goals seek seeks to detect changes in population distribution over time. G. Mitigation - Develop site/action specific mitigation for proposed development activities as needed.