Board agrees to habitat conservation plan to protect bats during forestry operations
Vernon County adopted Resolution 2023-25 to enter the Lakes States Forest Management Bat Habitat Conservation Plan, seeking incidental-take protection from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for several bat species expected to be listed as endangered.
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The Vernon County Board on March 28 approved Resolution 2023-25 to enter a Landowner Agreement and Certificate of Inclusion into the Lakes States Forest Management Bat Habitat Conservation Plan. County Forester Nick Gilman explained the action is intended to allow county forest management while receiving incidental-take protections from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for bat species expected to be federally listed.
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