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BMP ID: 4041
Title: Develop a mitigation plan for projects that will result in habitat loss or degradation
Text: Habitat Loss and Fragmentation - Recommended Mitigations: Develop a mitigation plan for projects that will result in habitat loss or signifi cant degradation of habitat values. The degree of mitigation should correspond to the quantity, value and scarcity of the habitat at risk. BLM Instruction Memorandum No. 2005-069 (31) establishes a policy authorizing the use of off-site compensatory mitigation."
Source Publication Name: Oil and Gas Development Guidelines: Conserving New Mexico's Wildlife Habitats and Wildlife
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Citation Page: 9
Supplemental Documents: Instruction Memorandum 2005-069, Offsite Compensatory Mitigation Policy for Oil, Gas, Geothermal, and Energy Rights-of-Way Authorization.
Usage Type: Recommended
Timing: • Planning / Environmental Review
• Reclamation
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
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Categories: Vegetation
Land Surface Disturbance
Wildlife
Location: New Mexico
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Date Entered: 2009-03-10 09:04 UTC
Last Updated: 2009-03-10 09:34 UTC