Oil and Gas HCP and Draft EA for Lesser Prairie Chicken

Draft Environmental Assessment for the Oil and Gas Habitat Conservation Plan and Incidental Take Permit for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken, and the Oil and Gas Habitat Conservation Plan for the Lesser Prairie-chicken

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The Ecological Services Program works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, we work with federal, state, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to...
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The lesser prairie-chicken is a species of prairie grouse endemic to the southern and central high plains of the United States, commonly recognized for its feathered tarsi (legs), stout build, ground-dwelling habit, and lek mating behavior. The LEPC is closely related and generally similar in...

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