Long Term Conservation Strategy Marbled Murrelet

Photo rick bowers audubon.

Long term conservation strategy marbled murrelet. The marbled murrelet a small seabird that nests in large conifer trees is a federally threatened species covered by the washington state department of natural resources dnr s trust lands habitat conservation plan hcp. Marbled murrelets have declined by almost 30 percent since 1992. 11 20 2019 draft subject to change 2. Marbled murrelet conservation strategy adopted the board of natural resources adopted a long term conservation strategy for the marbled murrelet at its meeting tuesday december 3 2019.

To include a long term conservation strategy for the marbled murrelet. Photo rick bowers audubon. Yesterday washington s board of natural resources bnr selected their preferred alternative for additional analysis as part of a long term conservation strategy for the endangered marbled murrelet a seabird native to washington s coastal areas. The marbled murrelet a small fast flying seabird that nests in mossy mature and old growth forest is facing extinction in the state.

The adopted murrelet conservation strategy is the product of more than two decades of research and collaboration with scientists and community members throughout western washington to develop. Marbled murrelet long term conservation strategy sustainable harvest level a presentation to the board of natural resources angus brodie. In 1992 the marbled murrelet was listed as threatened under the esa. Marbled murrelet long term.

Yesterday washington s board of natural resources bnr selected their preferred alternative for additional analysis as part of a long term conservation strategy for the endangered marbled murrelet a seabird native to washington s coastal areas. Dnr has operated under an interim murrelet conservation strategy since the approval of its hcp by the us fish and wildlife service usfws in 1997. This hcp is an agreement with the federal government that permits dnr to conduct land management activities compliant with the endangered species act esa. The bnr alternative does not preserve enough older forest habitat for the rapidly and steadily declining murrelet population.

The long term conservation strategy once adopted will guide murrelet habitat management on 1 4 million acres of public forests for the next 50 years.