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Citation Label: UT25
Publication Name: Vernal Field Office: Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan
Publication Type: Land Use Plan / NEPA Document
Section Name: Appendix A. Best Management Practices for Raptors and Their Associated Habitats in Utah. August 2006
Author Name: Bureau of Land Management
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Publication Year: 2008
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http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/ut/vernal_fo/planning/rod_approved_rmp/rod_appendices.Par.86890.File.dat/A1_BMP4Raptor.pdf

Local Source File: UT25-VernalA1_BMP4Raptor.pdf
Annotation: "Future raptor management on BLM lands in Utah will be guided by the use of these Best Management Practices (BMPs), which are BLM-specific recommendations for implementation of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Utah Field Office’s “Guidelines for Raptor Protection From Human and Land Use Disturbances” (“Guidelines”)." (page A-1)
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Recommended: "...spatial and seasonal buffers should be considered as the best available recommendations for protecting nesting raptors under a wide range of activities statewide." (page 2)
Ownership: Federal - "Future raptor management on BLM lands in Utah will be guided by the use of these Best Management Practices (BMPs) ..." (page 1)