2008 Sage-Grouse Lek Visits (Aerial and Ground)
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2008 Sage-Grouse Lek Visits (Aerial and Ground)
Number of Visits
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Protocol Clarification• Surveys – To identify new sage-grouse leks and
determine whether known leks are active
• Counts– To document actual number of males
observed at a lek
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Protocol Clarification• Surveys – Can be conducted from the ground or from aircraft– Should be conducted at least three times 7-10 days
apart– Activity of known leks can be confirmed by only one
visit– Inactivity of known leks must be verified on the ground
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Protocol Clarification• Counts– Must be conducted from the
ground– Should be conducted at least
three times 7-10 days apart
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COA Clarification• COAs require that surveys be
conducted to verify activity
• WGFD requires that counts be conducted in order to be used in the lek count database
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Reducing Lek Visitations
• Reduce or eliminate the use of flights to survey known leks
• Use flights to survey only for new leks
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Number of Visits in 2008 by Type
Type of Visit
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Reducing Lek Visitations• Eliminate requirement for surveying
2 mile buffers around adjacent PODs
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Reducing Lek Visitations
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Reducing Lek Visitations
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• ISSUE: Must resolve when a lek is outside of POD boundaries but within 2 miles of more than one POD
63 leks where this is the case
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Reducing Lek Visitations
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• ISSUE: Must resolve when a lek is inside of more than one POD boundary
22 leks where this is the case
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Reducing Lek Visitations• ISSUE: Must resolve how to handle
surveys around PODs that have not yet been submitted
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Reducing Lek Visitations• Goal for consultants & industry: – Create a list of leks and the parties
responsible for checking them prior to survey/count season
• BLM agrees to:– Lift the 2-mile survey buffer
requirement– Make available on our website the
daily status of lek surveys & counts throughout the season