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Benton County HCP Documents

Benton County Prairie Species Habitat Conservation Plan

September 2009 Revised Draft Benton County Prairie Species HCP and Public Comment

The revised draft of the HCP was released on September 8th, 2009 for a 30-day comment period ending on October 7, 2009. All public comments received throughout the comment period are posted here for your review. The received comments have not been edited in any way, are posted in the format we received them, and are in no particular order. View comments received on the September 2009 Revised Draft HCP. (3.73 MB PDF)

• View comments submitted on the January 2009 Draft HCP (PDF)
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the September 2009 Revised Draft HCP (PDF)
• Summary of changes in the September 2009 Revised Draft HCP (PDF)

Click on the links below to download the draft HCP documents as PDF files (scroll down for a link to download Adobe Reader). Please note the file sizes. You may wish to download the HCP document and Appendices separately to avoid downloading large files.

Option 1: Use this link to download the complete HCP with Appendices:

Revised Draft Benton County Prairie Species HCP (with Appendices) (14.8 MB PDF)

Option 2: Use these links to download the HCP and Appendices separately:

Revised Draft Benton County Prairie Species HCP (No Appendices) (1.95 MB PDF)
Revised Draft Benton County Prairie Species HCP Appendices (All) (12.9 MB PDF)

Option 3: Use the links below to download the HCP and Appendices individually

(All files less than 100 KB unless otherwise indicated)

Revised Draft Benton County Prairie Species HCP (No Appendices) (1.95 MB PDF)
Appendix A: Draft Certificate of Inclusion Template for Private Landowner
Appendix B: Draft Certificate of Inclusion Template for Cooperators
Appendix C: Draft Cooperative Agreement Template
Appendix D: Maps of Prairie Conservation Areas (2.93 MB PDF)
Appendix E: Draft Prairie Conservation Strategy (8.89 MB PDF)
Appendix F: Advisory Committee and Planning Team Members
Appendix G: Public Presentations about the HCP
Appendix H: Avian, Botanical, and Butterfly Survey Methodology
Appendix I: Prairie Habitat Vegetation Management Guidelines
Appendix J: Project Site Survey and Reporting Protocols for Plants and Butterfly Habitat
Appendix K: Plant Material Collection and Plant Introduction Protocols
Appendix L: Roadside and Streambank Management Guidelines for Covered Plants
Appendix M: Draft Taylor’s checkerspot Management Plan (428 KB PDF)
Appendix N: Covered Plant Soils Lists
Appendix O: Sample Annual Compliance Report
Appendix P: Draft Notice of Mitigation Initiation and Completion
Appendix Q: Draft Implementation Agreement

Option 4: Paper Copies

The draft HCP is available for checkout from all Benton County Public Library Branches. Limited numbers of paper copies and CDs are also available at the Benton County Natural Areas and Parks Office, at 360 SW Avery Avenue in Corvallis.

January 2009 Draft Benton County Prairie Species HCP and Public Comment

The first draft of the HCP was released on January 2, 2009, with solicitation for comment also beginning on that date. The 90-day comment period closed on April 2, 2009.   The HCP planning team gathered all public comments received throughout the comment period, and posted them here for your review.

• Winter 2009 Draft Benton County Prairie Species HCP (with Appendices) (5.05 MB PDF)
• View comments (6.16 MB PDF - 93 pages plus cover letter)
• Frequently Asked Questions About the Draft HCP (PDF)

Three formal public meetings were held the last week of January in Wren, Corvallis, and Kings Valley to provide opportunities for education, discussion and comment on the plan. Please note that the verbal comments received at these three meetings were recorded on flip charts and are included in this posting. The printed comments received have not been edited in any way, are posted in the format we received them, and are in no particular order.

Other Documents

Project Statement: Benton County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan

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