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BMP ID: 1037
Title: Apply buffers and timing restrictions to reduce impacts on raptor nest sites
Text: "Raptor nesting habitat: Apply buffers and timing restrictions to reduce the impacts of construction, operations, noise, and human presence on raptor nest sites (these vary slightly for differest species - consult state or federal wildlife agencies for advice regarding appropriate buffers and timing)."
Source Publication Name: Recommendations for Development of Oil and Gas Resources within Crucial and Important Wildlife Habitats (2004 and 2009 editions)
Citation Section: IMPACT THRESHOLDS, MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, AND MITIGATION PRESCRIPTIONS - TERRESTRIAL RESOURCES
Citation Page: 24
Supplemental Documents:  
Usage Type: Recommended
Timing: • Production / Operation / Maintenance
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Primary Contact: Steve Tessmann
Wyoming Game and Fish Department
5400 Bishop Boulevard
Cheyenne, Wyoming  82006  United States
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Categories: Noise
Wildlife
Location: Wyoming
Species:
• Raptor
Vegetation Types:
General Comments:
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Date Entered: 2009-02-04 13:38 UTC
Last Updated: 2011-02-01 14:32 UTC