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Species of Conservation Concern
The Carson NF has completed a List of Species of Conservation Concern and a Report on how these species were identified. A species of conservation concern (SCC) is defined in the 2012 Planning Rule as “a species, other than federally recognized threatened, endangered, proposed, or candidate species, that is known to occur in the plan area and for which the regional forester has determined that the best available scientific information indicates substantial concern about the species’ capability to persist over the long-term in the plan area.” The guidance provided in the final directives for the 2012 planning regulations (Forest Service Handbook [FSH] 1909.12 – Assessments, Chapter 10) is used to develop the SCC list for the Carson NF.
List of Species of Conservation Concern and Concurrence from Regional Forester
- Final Species of Conservation Concern Report
- Concurred SCC List
- Draft Species and Habitat Connectivity Crosswalks
- Potential Species of Conservation Concern
- Concurrence Letter from Regional Forester for SCC
- Request Letter from Regional Forester for SCC
- SCC Comments and Responses
- Regional Forester Review of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep as an SCC
Key Documents
- 2012 Planning Rule
- 2012 Planning Rule Final Directives
- Public Participation Strategy
- Assessment Report of Ecological, Social, Economic Conditions, Trends, and Sustainability
- Final Species of Conservation Concern Report
- Concurrence Letter from Regional Forester for SCC
- Carson National Forest Needs to Change Management Direction of the Existing 1986 Forest Plan