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Federal Register Notices posted November 2, 2009 (74 Kb)
EPA Federal Register Notice of Availability of Draft EIS - published October 30, 2009.
USFWS Federal Register notice of draft EIS, draft RHCP, public comment period, and public hearing - published November 2, 2009.
Notice of Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapter 83, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code posted October 19, 2009 (0.2 Mb)
Published notice of public hearing to be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.
Final Draft Hays County Regional Habitat Conservation Plan -- TEXT, FIGURES, and TABLES posted October 16, 2009 (4.1 Mb)
September 28, 2009 Final Draft Hays County Regional Habitat Conservation Plan. Includes Executive Summary, text, tables, and figures.
Final Draft Hays County Regional Habitat Conservation Plan -- APPENDICES posted October 16, 2009 (10.7 Mb)
Complete collection of appendices associated with the Final Draft RHCP, including Appendix F and Appendix G of the Funding Plan. CAUTION: LARGE FILE!
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Hays County RHCP posted October 16, 2009 (10.9 Mb)
October 14, 2009 Draft EIS prepared by the USFWS to analyze the impacts of permit issuance and RHCP implementation on the human environment. CAUTION: LARGE FILE!
Press Release: Hays County Submits Regional Habitat Plan (Hays County Communications Office, March 31, 2009) posted April 2, 2009 (18 Kb)
Information for the news media for immediate release March 31, 2009.
OLD -- Preliminary Draft Hays County RHCP Environmental Impact Statement -- TEXT, FIGURES, and TABLES posted April 2, 2009 (3.4 Mb)
March 27, 2009 PDEIS prepared to support NEPA compliance with respect to the issuance of an incidental take permit to Hays County and implementation of the RHCP.
OLD -- Preliminary Draft Hays County RHCP Environmental Impact Statement -- APPDENDIX A posted April 2, 2009 (1.5 Mb)
PDEIS Appendix A including NEPA Scoping materials.
OLD -- Application Draft Hays County Regional Habitat Conservation Plan -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY posted March 4, 2009 (0.1 Mb)
Executive Summary of the March 4, 2009 Application Draft of the Hays County Regional Habitat Conservation Plan.
OLD -- Application Draft Hays County Regional Habitat Conservation Plan -- TEXT, FIGURES, and TABLES posted March 4, 2009 (4.3 Mb)
Text of the March 4, 2009 Application Draft of the Hays County Regional Habitat Conservation Plan, including the Executive Summary, text, figures, and tables.
OLD -- Application Draft Hays County Regional Habitat Conservation Plan -- APPENDICES posted March 4, 2009 (10.7 Mb)
Complete collection of RHCP appendices, including Appendix F and Appendix G of the Funding Plan. CAUTION: LARGE FILE!
Summary of Comments and Responses on Third Draft RHCP and Redlined Changes to RHCP Text posted March 4, 2009 (2.0 Mb)
Summary of comments recieved on the November 3, 2008 Third Draft RHCP and responses to those comments. Includes a summary of major changes between the Third Draft and the Application Draft RHCP, and a redlined version of the text.
OLD -- Summary of Major Plan Components: Presentation to the Hays County Commissioners' Court (Loomis, December 9, 2008) posted December 9, 2008 (0.2 Mb)
Presentation slides from Commissioners' Court work session on December 9, 2008, focusing on the rolling conservation bank approach, anticipated RHCP budget needs, and next steps towards permit issuance.
OLD -- Major Concepts of the Draft Hays County Regional Habitat Conservation Plan (Loomis and S|R, November 25, 2008) posted December 9, 2008 (0.2 Mb)
Four-page summary of the major provisions of the third draft RHCP, including purpose and need, basic elements of the conservation program, participation process, and funding.
OLD -- Third Draft Hays County Regional Habitat Conservation Plan -- TEXT (HCP Consultant Teams, November 3, 2008) posted November 6, 2008 (4.2 Mb)
Text of the draft of the Hays County Regional Habitat Conservation Plan.
OLD -- Third Draft Hays County Regional Habitat Conservation Plan -- FIGURES (HCP Consultant Teams, November 3, 2008) posted November 6, 2008 (2.8 Mb)
Low resolution version of figures referenced in the draft of the Hays County Regional Habitat Conservation Plan.
OLD -- Third Draft Hays County Regional Habitat Conservation Plan -- APPENDICES (HCP Consultant Teams, November 3, 2008) posted December 9, 2008 (10.7 Mb)
Complete collection of appendices referenced in the draft of the Hays County Regional Habitat Conservation Plan, UPDATED to include Appendix E and Appendix F related to the funding plan.
Notice of Intent - Regional Habitat Conservation Plan, Hays County, Texas (US Fish and Wildlife Service, May 16, 2008) posted May 16, 2008
Notice of Intent published in the Federal Register announcing the intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Hays County RHCP. Notice of Intent also announces a public scoping meeting and public comment period to identify issues important for consideration in the EIS.
Summary of Possible Plan Alternatives (Loomis, S|R, and Joseph Lessard, DRAFT February 20, 2008) posted March 5, 2008
Summary of some of the major components of and alternatives for a possible regional habitat conservation plan.
Recommendations for Species Inclusion in the Hays County Habitat Conservation Plan (Hays County HCP Biological Advisory Team, updated June 3, 2008) posted June 6, 2008
Preliminary consensus of the BAT for the list of species to include in the plan and recommendations for the most appropriate type of coverage for included species.
Mapping Potential Golden-cheeked Warbler Breeding Habitat Using Remotely Sensed Forest Canopy Cover Data (Loomis, updated August 12, 2008) posted September 8, 2008 (0.8 Mb)
Methodology and analysis of a model mapping the location of potential golden-cheeked warbler habitat.
Black-capped Vireo Habitat Mapping for Hays County, Texas (Loomis, DRAFT December 4, 2007) posted December 14, 2007 (1.9 Mb)
Discussion of attempts to map potential black-capped vireo habitat.
Karst Sensitivity Map for Hays County (Zara Environmental, updated August 14, 2008) posted September 8, 2008 (0.5 Mb)
Presentation of the biological and geological data used to develop preliminary maps of karst sensitivity for Hays County.
Preliminary Baseline Assessment of Sensitive Natural Resources and Land Development Activities in Hays County, Texas (Loomis, DRAFT September 13, 2007) posted September 14, 2007 (1.5 Mb)
Preliminary analysis of potential impacts of future development activities on sensitive natural resources.
Habitat Conservation Plans Under the Endangered Species Act (S|R, September 13, 2007) posted September 14, 2007 (1.0 Mb)
Review of the legal requirements for regional HCPs and features of an example plan (Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan).
Public Participation in the Hays County Habitat Conservation Plan (Loomis; updated June 2, 2008) posted June 6, 2008 (0.2 Mb)
Handout briefly describes the purpose, need, and process for creating the Hays County Habitat Conservation Plan. Identifies opportunities for the public to participate in plan development.
Hays County Conservation Plan: Project Overview (Loomis and S|R; October 2006) posted November 15, 2006 (0.5 Mb)
Presentation includes brief description of the purpose and need for a plan, benefits of the project, the Endangered Species Act, and the Work Plan.
Work Plan for the Hay's County Habitat Conservation Plan (Loomis and S|R; October 24, 2006) posted November 15, 2006 (0.5 Mb)
Work plan includes a break down of anticipated tasks by phase, an estimated schedule, and an estimated budget for the project.
Interlocal Agreement between TPWD and Hays County (May 8, 2006) posted April 5, 2007 (1.5 Mb)
Interlocal agreement between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Hays County to use grant funding awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the Hays County Habitat Conservation Plan.
Habitat Conservation Planning Assisstance Grant Proposal - Hays County Regional HCP Project Statement (Loomis and S|R; April 28, 2005) posted April 5, 2007 (1.0 Mb)
Grant proposal to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a grant to support the development of a regional habitat conservation plan for Hays County.
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