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Gopher Tortoise Protection Measures Orange County Board of County Commissioners

Gopher Tortoise Protection Measures Orange County Board of County Commissioners. September 18, 2007 Orange County Environmental Protection Division. Gopher Tortoise Protection Measures. Background Information Management Plan Current County Actions Next Steps.

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Gopher Tortoise Protection Measures Orange County Board of County Commissioners

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  1. Gopher Tortoise Protection Measures Orange County Board of County Commissioners September 18, 2007 Orange County Environmental Protection Division

  2. Gopher Tortoise Protection Measures • Background Information • Management Plan • Current County Actions • Next Steps

  3. Gopher Tortoise Protection Measures • Background Information • Management Plan • Current County Actions • Next Steps

  4. Gopher Tortoise Protection Measures Background Information • 2002- FFWCC petition to change the protective status of the Gopher Tortoise • 2006- FFWCC approves the Biological Status Report

  5. Gopher Tortoise Protection Measures Background Information • FFWCC Commission approved interim Incidental Take Policy • Management Plan approved

  6. Gopher Tortoise Protection Measures • Background Information • Management Plan • Current County Actions • Next Steps

  7. Gopher Tortoise Protection Measures Management Plan • Permitting • Local Government coordination • Law enforcement • Habitat preservation • Habitat management

  8. Gopher Tortoise Protection Measures Management Plan • Population management • Disease Management • Incentives • Monitoring • Education and Outreach

  9. Gopher Tortoise Protection Measures • Background Information • Management Plan • Current County Actions • Next Steps

  10. Gopher Tortoise Protection Measures Current County Actions • FNAI Ecological Services Contract • Gopher Tortoise Feasibility Study • Memo directing Department and Division Managers

  11. Gopher Tortoise Protection Measures Current County Actions

  12. Gopher Tortoise Protection Measures • Background Information • Management Plan • Current County Actions • Next Steps

  13. Gopher Tortoise Protection MeasuresNext Steps • Develop a Critical Habitat Management Ordinance

  14. Gopher Tortoise Protection MeasuresNext Steps • Cooperative Agreement • Recipient sites • Small Development projects • Field verification

  15. Gopher Tortoise Protection Measures Orange County Board of County Commissioners September 18, 2007 Orange County Environmental Protection Division

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