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BLM DOD FS USFWS NPS0
50,000,000
100,000,000
150,000,000
200,000,000
250,000,000
300,000,000
Federal Acreage
Congressional Research Service 2010
BLM DOD FS USFWS NPS0
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10
15
20
25
30
Distribution of endangered and imperiled species on federal agency lands
ESA status species Imperiled species
Scott et al. Bioscience 2008
BLM DOD FS USWFS NPS0
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1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
Density of endangered and imperiled species on federal agency lands
ESA status species Imperiled species
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Scott et al. Bioscience 2008
Sikes Act of 1960
Authorized DoD
• to open military installations to hunting and fishing
• to manage wildlife, fish, and game through a “cooperative” wildlife plan developed with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the state fish and game department
Sikes Act Improvement Act of 1997Required planning and implementation
• to conserve and rehabilitate natural resources
• to ensure “sustainable use” of those resources
• to provide public access
Integrated Natural Resource Management Plans (INRMP)(A) “fish and wildlife management, land management, forest management, and fish-and wildlife-oriented recreation;(B) Fish and wildlife habitat enhancement or modifications;”(D) “integration of, and consistency among the… activities to be conducted”;(F) “sustainable use by the public of natural resources…”;
The Navy shall be organized, trained, and equipped primarily for prompt and sustained combat [and] is responsible for the preparation of naval forces for the effective persecution of war. 10 U.S.C. • 5062(a)
The Navy’s job:
INRMPs must
• be “[c]onsistent with the use of military installations to ensure the preparedness of the Armed Forces”
• “provide for… no net loss in the capability of military installation land to support the military mission of the installation”
INRMPs are to be prepared
• in cooperation with [USFWS and the state fish and game agency and] shall reflect the mutual agreement of the parties
INRMPs shall provide
• "fish and wildlife management, land management, forest management, and fish- and wildlife-oriented recreation"
The Secretary of each military department shall provide an opportunity for the submission of public comments on [INRMPs].
Public participation