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Kathy Griffin – Statewide Grouse Conservation Coordinator

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GuSG SG - Ran ange

84% 4% 4 % 3 % 2 % 2 % <1 %

GuSG SG - Ran ange

84% 4% 4 % 3 % 2 % 2 % <1 %

Federal Private 2% CPW/State

48 % 50 % Land Ownership

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2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Estimated Population

Total Gunnison Basin

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2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Estimated Population

Total Gunnison Basin Pinon Mesa San Miguel Basin Crawford Dove Creek CS/C/SM Poncha Pass UT, San Juan Co.

1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Gunnison Basin

Gunnison Basin Population Estimate Gunnison Basin Population Target

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Gu GuSG G – Pop

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100 200 300 400 500

Population Estimate

San Miguel Basin

100 200 300

Population Estimate

Crawford

100 200 300 400 500 600 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Population Estimate

Dove Creek-Monticello

20 40 60 80

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Population Estimate

Poncha Pass

50 100 150 Population Estimate

Cerro Summit/Cimarron/Sims Mesa

50 100 150 200 250 Population Estimate

Pinon Mesa

GuSG uSG – BLM LM Upda date te

■Draft expected in Fall

• Comment period

■Final - July 2016

BLM RMPA & EIS

CCA – Candidate Conservation Agreement

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 Species conservation

• Population monitoring
• Trap and transplant
• Predator control study
• Research

 Habitat Protection / Conservation

• Conservation Easements
• CCAA - Candidate Conservation

Agreements with Assurances (40 properties; ~93,000 ac)

• Habitat treatments (>35,000 ac)

Gu GuSG G – FW FWS Li Listin ing g Dete termi rmina natio tion

■ 4 (d) rule

• geographical area
• program area

■ Recovery Plan

• Dec. 22, 2014 - Threatened

Next Steps – FWS can develop Next Steps – CPW

■ Section 6 Agreement

Gu GuSG G – FW FWS Crit itic ical al Habita itat

Gu GuSG G – FW FWS Crit itic ical al Habita itat

FWS Critical Habitat maps by population = http://www.fws.gov/coloradoes/gusg/

USFWS Contact Information

Western Colorado Field Office 445 West Gunnison Ave, Ste 240 Grand Junction, Colorado 81501 (970) 243-2778

GuSG SG – Poten tential tial Lawsu wsuits? its?

Notice of Intent to Sue / Filed lawsuit

■FWS went too far in Threatened

• State of Colorado
• State of UT
• Gunnison county
• San Juan county, UT

■FWS didn’t go far enough in Threatened

• Western Watershed Project & Center for Biological

Diversity

• Advocates of the West (Wild Earth guardians & Clait Braun),

Wild UT Project and Great Old Broads for Wilderness

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North west CO

Meeker White River

North Eagle / South Routt Middle Park Parachute-Piceance-Roan North Park

Federal 1% Private 48% SLB Land Ownership 7% 44% CPW

GrSG rSG – Pop

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1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000

High Male Count

Total Males NorthWest North park Middle Park Parachute- Piceance-Roan

• No. Eagle / So.

Routt Meeker - White River

3 yr Average High Male Count

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10 15 20 25 30 35 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Meeker-White River

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100 150 200 250 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Parachute-Piceance-Roan

• 200

400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400

North Park

• 500

1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500

Northwest CO

• 20

40 60 80 100 120

• No. Eagle/So. Routt
• 50

100 150 200 250 300 350

Middle Park

GrSG rSG – BLM LM Upda date te

■Final expected early summer

• Protest period (30 day)
• Governor’s Review (60 day)

■Record of Decision expected August

BLM/USFS NWCO RMP & EIS

GrSG rSG – Tim imel eline ine

1999- 2005 8 petitions received 2008 Colorado Conservation Plan 2010 FWS Proposed Rule – Warranted but precluded Sept. 2015 FWS Proposed Rule

• Sept. 2016

FWS Final Rule

Questions?