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BMP ID: 7756
Title: Maintain buffer around Common Barn-owl nests during nesting season
Text: Species, Common Barn-owl: Spatial Buffer (miles), [not determined; see comments]; Seasonal Buffer, 23/1-8/15
Source Publication Name: Price Field Office: Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan
Citation Section: Appendix R-5: Best Management Practices for Raptors and their Associated Habitats in Utah
Citation Page: 15 [R-5]
Supplemental Documents:  
Usage Type: Recommended
Timing: • Construction / Siting / Design
• Drilling
• Production / Operation / Maintenance
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
Primary Contact: BLM - Moab Field Office
82 Dogwood Avenue
Moab, Utah  84532-2968  USA
Phone:(435) 259-2100     Alt. Phone:
Fax:(435) 259-2106     E-mail:utmbmail@blm.gov
Alternate Contact:  
 
Categories: Wildlife
Location: Utah
Species:
• Owl, Common Barn-
Vegetation Types:
General Comments: "Due to apparent high population densities and ability to adapt to human activity, a spatial buffer is not currently considered necessary for maintenance of American kestrel or Common barn-owl populations."
Cost-Benefit Analysis:
BMP Efficacy:
Date Entered: 2010-08-19 11:59 UTC
Last Updated: 2010-08-19 11:59 UTC