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  Created in 1903 by President Theodore Roosevelt, today's National Wildlife Refuge System protects habitats and wildlife across the country, from the Alaskan tundra to subtropical wetlands. Managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Refuge System's 560-plus refuges cover more than 150 million acres and protect nearly 1,400 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.
  
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  The Mountain-Prairie Region's Office of Ecological Services (ES) works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, ES personnel work with Federal, State, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to avoid, minimize, and mitigate threats to our Nation's natural resources.
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San Luis Valley Regional Habitat Conservation Plan

San Luis Valley Regional Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP)

Welcome to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's webpage for the San Luis Valley Regional Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP).
Please refer to our notice published in the Federal Register on July 25, 2012, for more information about the plan.
Final News Release

If you are unable to download the plan or cannot visit our office to review in person, you may request copies by telephone.
Please contact Terry Ireland, Fish and Wildlife Biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, for any questions:
By telephone at (970) 243-2778, extension 16, or by email at Terry_Ireland@fws.gov .
Please contact Craig_Hansen@fws.gov with any website questions or errors.

San Luis Valley Habitat Conservation Plan Documents Click Links to Download as PDF, Word, or Compressed ZIP
DATE	DOCUMENT NAME	SIZE	LINKS
Final Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Documents
Oct 2012	Final San Luis Valley Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP)	12.9 MB
11-5-2012	Final San Luis Valley HCP Biological Opinion (BO)	2.4 MB
10-29-2012	Final San Luis Valley HCP Environmental Assessment (EA)	4.3 MB
11-15-2012	Findings	1.2 MB
11-15-2012	Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)	570 KB
Oct 2012	Final Implementing Agreement (IA)	1.4 MB
11-20-2012	Final Publication News Release		LINK
Final Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Permits
11-15-2012	80189A - City of Alamosa	208 KB
11-15-2012	80159A - Conejos County Commissioners	209 KB
11-15-2012	80161A - Town of Del Norte	207 KB
11-15-2012	80162A - Colorado Department of Natural Resources	238 KB
11-15-2012	80167A - County of Costilla	207 KB
11-15-2012	80170A - Mineral County	208 KB
11-15-2012	80173A - City of Monte Vista	209 KB
11-15-2012	80180A - Rio Grande Water Conservation District	198 KB
11-15-2012	80181A - Rio Grande County	209 KB
11-15-2012	80182A - Saguache County	210 KB
11-15-2012	80183A - Town of South Fork	210 KB
11-15-2012	80184A - Alamosa County	208 KB

Obsolete drafts available here.

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