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BMP ID: 1868
Title: Timing restrictions on activity near lek
Text: Breeding Habitat: Lek Habitat: "The following activities should be restricted as stated from mid-March through late-May (precise dates should be obtained from a local biologist)... All activities, motorized or non-motorized, should be limited between sunset the evening before to 2 hours after sunrise the next morning (modified from Lyon and Anderson 2003, A.D. Apa, CDOW, personal communication). There should be complete exclusions from 2 hours before sunrise to 2 hours after sunrise. Any activities that create noise > 20 dBA should be severely limited"
Source Publication Name: Gunnison Sage-Grouse Rangewide Conservation Plan
Citation Section: Appendix I: GUSG Disturbance Guidelines
Citation Page: I-7
Supplemental Documents:  
Usage Type: Recommended
Timing: • Construction / Siting / Design
• Drilling
• Production / Operation / Maintenance
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Primary Contact: Colorado Division of Wildlife, Southwest Division
300 West New York Ave.
Gunnison, Colorado  81230  United States
Phone:(970) 641-7060     Alt. Phone:
Fax:     E-mail: 
Alternate Contact:  
 
Categories: Wildlife
Location: Colorado
Species:
• Sage grouse
Vegetation Types:
• Shrub lands
General Comments:
Cost-Benefit Analysis:
BMP Efficacy:
Date Entered: 2009-02-05 23:26 UTC
Last Updated: 2009-08-07 11:16 UTC