Kathy Griffin – Statewide Grouse Conservation Coordinator

Sage-Grouse Status

Greater Sage-Grouse Gunnison Sage-Grouse

Sage-Grouse Distribution - CO

Gunnison Sage-Grouse

GuSG - Range

84%

4%

4 % 3 %

2 %

2 % <1 %

GuSG - Range

84%

4%

4 % 3 %

2 %

2 % <1 %

Federal Private

2% CPW/State

48 %

50 %

Land Ownership

GuSG –Trend by Population

-

1,000

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

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Gunnison Basin

GuSG –Trend by Population

-

1,000

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

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Gunnison Basin

Pinon Mesa

San Miguel Basin

Crawford

Dove Creek

CS/C/SM

Poncha Pass

UT, San Juan Co.

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

Gunnison Basin

Gunnison Basin Population Estimate Gunnison Basin Population Target

GuSG – Population Trends

GuSG – Population Trends

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San Miguel Basin

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Crawford

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

19

96

19

97

19

98

19

99

20

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20

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20

02

20

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20

06

20

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20

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Dove Creek-Monticello

0

20

40

60

80

19

96

19

97

19

98

19

99

20

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20

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20

02

20

03

20

04

20

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20

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20

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11

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Poncha Pass

0

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100

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Cerro Summit/Cimarron/Sims Mesa

0

50

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250

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Pinon Mesa

GuSG – BLM Update

■Draft expected in Fall

Comment period

■Final - July 2016

BLM RMPA & EIS

CCA – Candidate Conservation Agreement

GuSG – Conservation Actions

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)

GuSG – FWS Listing Determination

■ 4 (d) rule

geographical area

program area

■ Recovery Plan

Dec. 22, 2014 - Threatened

Next Steps – FWS can develop

Next Steps – CPW

■ Section 6 Agreement

GuSG – FWS Critical Habitat

GuSG – FWS Critical Habitat

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 – Potential Lawsuits?

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

Greater Sage-Grouse

GrSG – Rangewide Distribution

GrSG – Colorado Distribution

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 – Population Trends

-

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

5,000

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Total Males

NorthWest

North park

Middle Park

Parachute-Piceance-Roan

No. Eagle / So. Routt

Meeker - White River

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GrSG – Population Trends

-

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Meeker-White River

-

50

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 – BLM Update

■Final expected early summer

Protest period (30 day)

Governor’s Review (60 day)

■Record of Decision

expected August

BLM/USFS NWCO RMP & EIS

GrSG – Timeline

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?