. Draft Caliente Management Framework Plan Amendment and environmental impact statement for the management of desert tortoise habitat. Desert tortoise; Endangered species; Wildlife habitat improvement; Land use; Public lands. CHAPTER 4 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS Nye County HCP A 30-year Permit issued by the Service to Nye County became effective on February 10, 1995. It allows for the incidental take of 20 desert tortoise during construction, operation and rehabilitation of the Pahrump Landfill, which will affect 80 acres of desert tortoise habitat. The HCP submitted with the permit application outlin
. Draft Caliente Management Framework Plan Amendment and environmental impact statement for the management of desert tortoise habitat. Desert tortoise; Endangered species; Wildlife habitat improvement; Land use; Public lands. CHAPTER 4 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS Nye County HCP A 30-year Permit issued by the Service to Nye County became effective on February 10, 1995. It allows for the incidental take of 20 desert tortoise during construction, operation and rehabilitation of the Pahrump Landfill, which will affect 80 acres of desert tortoise habitat. The HCP submitted with the permit application outlines measures to minimize and monitor the effects of the take. Over the term of the permit, Nye County shall transfer up to a total of $25,920 into a desert tortoise trust fund as mitigation for the alteration of these 80 acres. These funds will be used to purchase, install, and maintain cautionary tortoise road signs. Surplus funds will be used for public education on the Mojave Desert and its inhabitants, including the desert tortoise. Desert Tortoise Management Oversight Group A Management Oversight Group consisting of the BLM State Directors for Nevada, Utah, Arizona and California; the three Regional Directors of the USFWS regions which cover desert tortoise habitat; the four state wildlife agency Directors; representatives from the National Park Service, and Military Departments provides direction for the coordinated management of desert tortoise habitat. In addition, the group, through their Technical Advisory Committee, prioritizes research activities for the BLM and the BRD to benefit desert tortoise. In November 1990, the MOG established priorities for 16 different tortoise research topics. These research priorities are updated periodically. The MOG also proposes rangewide management policies. Desert National Wildlife Range The Desert National Wildlife Refuge (DNWR) was established in 1936 primarily for the preservation of the desert bighorn sheep. The Refuge originally
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