Common use of CONSERVATION MEASURES Clause in Contracts

CONSERVATION MEASURES. ‌ The biological goal of the 2020 DSL CCAA is to achieve a net conservation benefit for the Covered Species through reduction or elimination of threats to the Covered Species on Enrolled Property. The 2020 DSL CCAA aims to achieve this goal through the following objectives: • Develop a conservation strategy financially supported through a fee structure to acquire conservation easements and other protections, and to implement other conservation actions. • Enrollment of Participants in the 2020 DSL CCAA and the payment of fees by Participants including stratified mineral rights holders1. • Avoid, minimize, or offset impacts from Covered Activities in the portions of the Covered Area categorized as High or Intermediate Suitability, or in areas with demonstrated potential to affect the abundance, habitat suitability, or habitat connectivity of the Covered Species. • Preserve and/or restore high priority areas of DSL Habitat. • Implement research and evaluation of conservation measures and conservation actions of the 2020 DSL CCAA. To meet the goal and objectives, the 2020 DSL CCAA proposes conservation measures for the Covered Species. These conservation measures are described in detail in the 2020 DSL CCAA and include the following types of measures: 1 Mineral rights may be held by a different Participant or Participants than surface rights, in which case, they are referred to as stratified mineral interests. • Avoid or limit surface development and surface use in High or Intermediate Suitability Areas of DSL Habitat; utilize existing developed areas and infrastructure to the extent possible and practicable; and minimize infrastructure footprints. • Support collaboration between severed surface and mineral lease holders to develop approaches to minimize surface disturbance and implement planned development that conforms with the requirements of the CCAA. • Develop and implement plans and measures to minimize and/or control habitat fragmentation, groundwater use, dust, traffic, and spills. • Monitor disturbed areas (e.g., dunes) to identify areas where re-grading is necessary. • Monitor infrastructure (e.g., pipelines) to identify sources of potential contamination. • Restore disturbed areas through re-grading and revegetation. • Implement best management practices, such as barrier fencing, to protect DSL Habitat and individual DSL. • Physically inspect trenched areas to remove and relocate trapped DSL and provide escape ramps. • Implement site-specific habitat assessments and presence/absence surveys for Enrolled Property that would be mined. • Implement mitigation or offsets for impacts on specific areas of potential DSL Habitat. • Comply with applicable livestock stocking rates or equivalent grazing management system in High or Intermediate Suitability Areas of DSL Habitat. • Avoid the establishment or introduction of exotic, invasive species; avoid sprayed applications of herbicides for weed control; and restrict the use of herbicides in specific DSL Habitat.

CONSERVATION MEASURES. ‌ The biological goal of the 2020 DSL CCAA is to achieve a net conservation benefit for the Covered Species through reduction or elimination of threats to the Covered Species on Enrolled Propertyenrolled properties. The 2020 DSL CCAA aims to achieve this goal through the following objectives: • Develop a conservation strategy financially supported through a fee structure to acquire conservation easements and other protections, and to implement other conservation actions. • Enrollment of Participants in the 2020 DSL CCAA and the payment of fees by Participants including stratified mineral rights holders1. • Avoid, minimize, or offset impacts from Covered Activities in the portions of the Covered Area categorized as High or Intermediate Suitability, or in areas with demonstrated potential to affect the abundance, habitat suitability, or habitat connectivity of the Covered Species. • Preserve and/or and restore high priority areas of DSL Habitat. • Implement research and evaluation of conservation measures and conservation actions of the 2020 DSL CCAA. To meet the goal and objectives, the 2020 DSL CCAA proposes conservation measures for the Covered Species. These conservation measures are described in detail in the 2020 DSL CCAA and include the following types of measures: 1 Mineral rights may be held by a different Participant or Participants than surface rights, in which case, they are referred to as stratified mineral interests. : • Avoid or limit surface development and surface use in High or Intermediate Suitability Areas of DSL Habitathabitat; utilize existing developed areas and infrastructure to the extent possible and practicable; and minimize infrastructure footprints. • Support collaboration between severed surface and mineral lease holders to develop approaches to minimize surface disturbance and implement planned development that conforms with the requirements of the CCAA. 1 Mineral rights may be held by a different Participant or Participants than surface rights, in which case, they are referred to as stratified mineral interests. • Develop and implement plans and measures to minimize and/or control habitat fragmentation, groundwater use, dust, traffic, and spills. • Monitor disturbed areas (e.g., dunes) to identify areas where re-grading is necessary. • Monitor infrastructure (e.g., pipelines) to identify sources of potential contamination. • Restore disturbed areas through re-grading and revegetation. • Implement best management practices, such as barrier fencing, to protect DSL Habitat and individual DSL. • Physically inspect trenched areas to remove and relocate trapped DSL and provide escape ramps. • Implement site-specific habitat assessments and presence/absence surveys for the DSL on Enrolled Property that would be mined. • Implement mitigation or offsets for impacts on specific areas of potential DSL Habitat. • Comply with applicable livestock stocking rates or equivalent grazing management system in High or Intermediate Suitability Areas of DSL Habitat. • Avoid the establishment or introduction of exotic, invasive species; avoid sprayed applications of herbicides for weed control; and restrict the use of herbicides in specific DSL Habitat.