Draft Barred Owl Management Strategy

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has developed a proposed Barred Owl Management Strategy to address the threat of the non-native, invasive barred owl to the native northern and California spotted owls. This action is necessary to support the survival of the threatened northern spotted owl and avoid substantial impacts to the California spotted owl populations from barred owl competition. This draft Barred Owl Management Strategy was posted with the Draft EIS on November 8, 2023.