Presentation for 2013 EORI CO2 Conference in Casper, WY July 9, 2013.
Jana White, Ph.D. Ecologist for Trihydro, has nearly 15 years of experience working on diverse environmental projects. Her expertise includes biogeochemistry, botany, fate and transport modeling, and systems hydrology.
4. Regulations – The Big Ones
NEPA (1969)
Endangered Species Act (1973)
Clean Water Act (1977)
State of Wyoming Executive Order 2011‐5
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (1918)
Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (1940)
WY Environmental Quality Act
BLM, Forest Service, State, Local Statutes
12. Wildlife Regulations – Raptors (WY)
Raptors of Conservation Concern
Common Name
Spatial buffer
(miles) Seasonal buffer
Golden Eagle 0.5 January 15 ‐ July 31
Ferruginous Hawk 1 March 15 ‐ July 31
Swainson's Hawk 0.25 April 1 ‐ August 31
Bald Eagle see our Bald Eagle information web page
Prairie Falcon 0.5 March 1 ‐ August 15
Peregrine Falcon 0.5 March 1 ‐ August 15
Short‐eared Owl 0.25 March15‐ August 1
Burrowing Owl 0.25 April 1 – September 15
Northern Goshawk 0.5 April 1 ‐ August 15
Seasonal noise limitations, buffers, and timing restrictions to reduce the
impacts of construction, operations, and noise.