Latest News:
Re-opening the Public Comment Period on the Proposed Rule to Designate Critical Habitat (April 22, 2009)
Federal Register Notice: Revised proposed rule;
reopening of public comment period,
proposal to designate additional critical
habitat unit. (PDF)
News Release (May 22, 2009): U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Considers Change to Critical Habitat for Endangered Dragonfly
Questions and Answers
Hine's in the news:
go here for Wisconsin Public Television's "Inside Wisconsin: Hine's emerald dragonfly" (May 15, 2008).
Natural History and Regulatory Information:
Hine's Emerald Dragonfly Fact Sheet
USFWS Chicago Field Office's Species Spotlight
Species Profile (links to National USFWS Endangered Species website)
Recovery Actions:
Brochure: Groundwater and
the Hine’s Emerald
Dragonfly
in Door County - PDF Version
Report: Delineation of areas contributing groundwater to springs and wetlands
supporting the Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly, Door County, WI (May 2008) - PDF Version
2007 S6 Grant Project - Implementation of Recovery Actions for the Hine's Emerald Dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) in Illinois and Wisconsin
2006 S6 Grant Project - Great Lakes Shoreline Project
2005 S6 Grant Project: Habitat Conservation Planning Assistance for Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly in Cook and Will counties, Illinois
Critical Habitat Designated for the Hine's Emerald Dragonfly:
Critical habitat for the Hine's emerald dragonfly was proposed on July 26, 2006. A draft Economic Analysis was available March 2007 with a subsequent re-opening of the comment period on May 18, 2007. A final designation of critical habitat was published on September 5, 2007. On April X, 2009 the comment period on the original proposal (dated July 26, 2006) to designate critical habitat was re-opened to allow the public to comment on exclusions that were proposed and then included in the final designation.
Re-opening the Public Comment Period on the Proposed Rule to Designate Critical Habitat
Federal Register Notice: Revised proposed rule;
reopening of public comment period,
proposal to designate additional critical
habitat unit. (PDF)
News Release (May 22, 2009): U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Considers Change to Critical Habitat for Endangered Dragonfly
Questions and Answers
Final Rule to Designate Critical Habitat
Federal Register Final Rule: Designation of Critical
Habitat for the Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly (September 5, 2007)
Summary of the Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly Critical
Habitat Designation (September 5, 2007)
Critical Habitat Fact Sheet
Draft Economic Analysis of Critical Habitat Designated for Hine's Emerald Dragonfly
Federal Register Notice of Availability for Draft Economic Analysis - March 20, 2007
Draft Economic Analysis (PDF; 5.8MB; 132 pages) - March 16, 2007
Map of Wisconsin Unit 11 (PDF) - March 16, 2007
Documents that were published prior to the Final Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for the Hine's:
Federal Register: Proposed Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for the Hine's Emerald Dragonfly: reopening of comment period. May 18, 2007
Federal Register: Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat - July 26, 2006
Summary of the Proposed Rule to Designate Critical Habitat
Transcript from Public Hearing on the Proposal to Designate Critical Habitat - August 15, 2006 (PDF: 29 pages; 64KB)
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