At 12:19 AM 11/20/98 -0800, Jacki Bricker wrote:
>It was my understanding that it was, predominantly due to significant
>habitat loss. Similarly, it's my understanding that the population only
>occurs on the western side of the state (west of the cascades) in wet,
>coniferous forests.

I think the question was asked in the context "given the changes in
management regimes over the last ten years". At least, I don't think
the question makes much sense unless asked in that context.

If I'm right, my answer would be "we don't know as we don't have
long-term trend data as the management changes are really still in
the definition stage. HCPs are just being adopted, the Clinton
Forest Plan is really just coming into play and will face legal and
political challenges in the future and could be scrapped by a
Republican President and Congress, and the situation in regard to
barred owls is worrisome given the existing fragmentation of
habitat that ain't going to change for many decades if ever"

Delisting would certainly be premature, IMO.


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