Common use of Baseline Clause in Contracts

Baseline. For the Safe Harbor Agreement, the baseline condition is defined as habitat that is supporting current resident spotted owls (as defined below) prior to any barred owl removal actions based on annual spotted owl surveys and forest stand/habitat information according to the following process. Thanks to continued monitoring of spotted owls on ODF lands as part of the ongoing spotted owl surveys conducted under the Northwest Forest Plan Monitoring program as well as surveys conducted directly by ODF, we have strong annual survey data for most of the area that may be included in the Safe Harbor Agreement, and can establish a baseline based on the estimated occupancy status of each spotted owl site. Therefore, for the purposes of this Safe Harbor Agreement, spotted owl sites on which annual surveys detected the presence of at least one resident spotted owl over the last three year period from 2013 through 2015 will be considered to support current spotted owls in the Oregon Coast Range Study Area and are identified as baseline sites. Spotted owl sites on which annual surveys detected the presence of at least one resident spotted owl in 2011 or 2012 but did not have a response in 2013 through 2015 are considered to be recently-occupied sites that have high value for species’ recovery and are identified as elevated baseline sites. This elevated baseline is a commitment to spotted owl conservation by ODF and is intended to be a valuable component of the net conservation benefit provided under Safe Harbor Agreement by conserving sites that would not otherwise be included in the baseline. Both baseline and elevated baseline sites are considered to be baseline sites under this agreement. Currently occupied, recently occupied, and historic spotted owl territories are delineated by Xxxxxxxx polygons (Map 3). We used these territories to define spotted owl sites within the treatment area. To delineate the Xxxxxxxx polygons, biologists defined annual site centers (i.e. the most biologically important location from each year based on the following hierarchical ranking: 1) active nest, 2) fledged young, 3) primary roost location, 4) diurnal location, and 5) nocturnal detection) for each site. They used the Euclidean Allocation Distance tool in ArcGIS (ESRI 2011) to delineate a Xxxxxxxx polygon around all the annual center locations for each territory. Thus, the Xxxxxxxx polygon represents the cumulative area of use by a single or pair of spotted owls during the survey period (March to August). The Xxxxxxxx polygon encompasses all the annual territory center locations, and extends outward to a maximum of one half the median nearest neighbor distance, or midway between the annual territory center locations of spotted owls occupying adjacent territories, whichever distance is shorter. For ODF lands that lie outside of any Xxxxxxxx polygon, we examined habitat maps and forest inventory information, as well as general survey information, to determine if the area might be capable of supporting an undetected resident spotted owl. 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx 0000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx West 2137 Bear Creek West 2012 0773 Cape Horn 2012 0524 Elk Mountain 2011 2549 January Creek 2012 2546 Xxxxx Creek 2011 2313 Lower Xxxxxxxxx 2010 4088 XxXxx Creek 2012 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx 0000 2722 Xxxxxxx Creek 2011 Spotted owl sites on Table 4 have been well surveyed, and have not had any resident spotted owls found between 2011 and 2015. These sites would not be in the baseline for this safe harbor agreement. 0779 Brush Creek 2008 2545 Chickahominy Creek 2010 4491 Chicken Creek 2010 2543 Druggs Creek 2009 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx 2006 4688 Iron Mountain 2007 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx 0000 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx 0000 3126 Lower Deadwood 2009 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Creek 2011 2489 Misery Creek 2009 3554 Xxxxxx Creek 2003 0814 Old Man Rock Canyon 2009 3362 Pat Creek 2007 0086 Upper Elk 2010 4686 Upper Hula 2006 4600 Upper San Xxxxxx 2008 0764 Velvet Creek 2008 16S 8W 10, 12, 14, and 24 16S 9W 16, 25, and 36 17S 7W 4, 6, 8, 10, 18, and 32 17S 8W 1, 6 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19,26, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32 17S 9W 13, 14, 16, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 32, and 33 18S 7W 5 18S 8W 5, 6, and 11 18S 9W 4, 5, 9, and 10

Baseline. For the This Safe Harbor Agreement, Agreement defines the baseline condition is defined as habitat that is supporting current resident spotted owls (as defined below) condition, prior to any barred owl removal actions actions, as habitat that currently supports resident spotted owls. Conversely, the term “non-baseline” is used in the Agreement to describe areas that have not been occupied for at least three years. The USFWS has determined the baseline spotted owl territories for this Agreement based on annual spotted owl surveys survey data and forest stand/habitat information according to the following processprocess in the discussion that follows. Thanks to continued monitoring of spotted owls on ODF Weyerhaeuser lands as part of the ongoing spotted owl surveys conducted under the Northwest Forest Plan Monitoring program as well as surveys conducted directly by ODFprogram, we have strong annual survey data for most of the area that may would be included in the Safe Harbor Agreement, and can establish a baseline based on the estimated current occupancy status of each spotted owl site. Multiple years of data are preferred as the spotted owl’s response to the presence of barred owls may have further reduced their propensity to respond to call surveys. Therefore, for the purposes of this Safe Harbor Agreement, spotted owl sites on which annual surveys detected the presence of at least one resident spotted owl over the last three year period from 2013 through 2015 will be considered to support current spotted owls in the Oregon Coast Range Study Area and are identified considered as baseline sites. Spotted owl sites on which annual surveys detected the presence of at least one resident spotted owl in 2011 or 2012 but did not have a response in 2013 through 2015 are considered to be recently-USFWS biologists delineated both currently occupied sites that have high value for species’ recovery and are identified as elevated baseline sites. This elevated baseline is a commitment to spotted owl conservation by ODF and is intended to be a valuable component of the net conservation benefit provided under Safe Harbor Agreement by conserving sites that would not otherwise be included in the baseline. Both baseline and elevated baseline sites are considered to be baseline sites under this agreement. Currently occupied, recently occupied, and historic spotted owl territories are delineated by using Xxxxxxxx polygons (Map 3)polygons. We USFWS used these territories to define spotted owl sites within the treatment areaarea (Map 3). To delineate the Xxxxxxxx polygons, USFWS biologists defined located annual site centers (i.e. the most biologically important location from each year based on the following hierarchical ranking: 1) active nest, 2) fledged young, 3) primary roost location, 4) diurnal location, and 5) nocturnal detection) for each spotted owl site. They then used the Euclidean Allocation Distance tool in ArcGIS (ESRI 2011) to delineate a Xxxxxxxx polygon around all the annual center locations for each spotted owl territory. Thus, the Xxxxxxxx polygon represents the estimated cumulative area of use by a single or pair of spotted owls during the survey period (March to August). The Xxxxxxxx polygon encompasses all the annual territory center locations, and extends outward to a maximum of one half the median nearest neighbor distance, or midway between the annual territory center locations of spotted owls occupying adjacent territories, whichever distance is shorter. For ODF Weyerhaeuser lands that lie outside of any Xxxxxxxx polygon, we the USFWS examined habitat maps and forest inventory information, as well as general survey information, and has determined these lands are not likely to determine if the area might be capable of supporting an support undetected resident spotted owlowls. 000 0765 Cleveland Indian 0000 Xxxx Xxxx 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx 0000 Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx 0000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx West 2137 Bear 4474 Upper XxXxx Creek West 2012 0773 Cape Horn 4491 Chicken Creek 2010 0087 Deadwood Trib 2010 2543 Druggs Creek 2008 0183 East Fork Lobster 2012 0524 Elk Mountain 2011 2549 January Creek 2012 2546 Xxxxx 2552 Little Lake Creek 2011 2007 2313 Lower Xxxxxxxxx 2010 4492 Lower Xxxxxx 2011 4651 Major Tieko 2008 4088 XxXxx Creek 2012 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx 0000 2722 Xxxxxxx Creek 2011 Spotted owl sites on Table 4 have been well surveyed, and have not had any resident spotted owls found between 2011 and 2015. These sites would not be in the baseline for this safe harbor agreement. 0779 Brush Creek 2008 2545 Chickahominy Creek 2010 4491 Chicken Creek 2010 2543 Druggs Creek 2009 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx 2006 4688 Iron Mountain 2007 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx 0000 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx 0000 3126 Lower Deadwood 2009 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Creek 2011 2489 Misery Creek 2009 3554 Xxxxxx Creek 2003 0814 Old Man Rock Canyon 2009 3362 Pat 0188 Prairie Creek 2007 2002 0086 Upper Elk 2010 4686 Upper Hula 2006 4600 Upper San Xxxxxx 2008 0764 Velvet 2722 Xxxxxxx Creek 2008 2011 Township Range Sections 15S 7W 30 15S 8W 8 16S 7W 6,7 16S 8W 10, 12, 14, and 24 16S 9W 16, 25, and 36 2 17S 7W 4, 6, 8, 10, 18, and 32 17S 8W 1, 6 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19,26, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32 17S 9W 13, 14, 16, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 32, and 33 18S 7W 5 18S 8W 5, 6, and 11 18S 9W 4, 5, 9, and 1010,14

Baseline. For the Safe Harbor Agreement, the baseline condition is defined as habitat that is supporting current resident spotted owls (as defined below) prior to any barred owl removal actions based on annual spotted owl surveys and forest stand/habitat information according to the following process. Thanks to continued monitoring of spotted owls on ODF RRC and Oxbow lands as part of the ongoing spotted owl surveys conducted under the Northwest Forest Plan Monitoring program as well as surveys conducted directly by ODFprogram, we have strong annual survey data for most of the area that may be included in the Safe Harbor Agreement, and can establish a baseline based on the estimated occupancy status of each spotted owl site. Therefore, for the purposes of this Safe Harbor Agreement, spotted owl sites on which annual surveys detected the presence of at least one resident spotted owl over the last three year period from 2013 through 2015 will be considered to support current spotted owls in the Oregon Coast Range Study Area and are identified as baseline sites. Spotted owl sites on which annual surveys detected the presence of at least one resident spotted owl in 2011 or 2012 but did not have a response in 2013 through 2015 are considered to be recently-occupied sites that have high value for species’ recovery and are identified as elevated baseline sites. This elevated baseline is a commitment to spotted owl conservation by ODF and is intended to be a valuable component of the net conservation benefit provided under Safe Harbor Agreement by conserving sites that would not otherwise be included in the baselineArea. Both baseline and elevated baseline sites are considered to be baseline sites under this agreement. Currently occupied, recently occupied, currently occupied and historic spotted owl territories are delineated by Xxxxxxxx polygons (Map 3)polygons. We used these territories to define spotted owl sites within the treatment areasites. To delineate the Xxxxxxxx polygons, biologists defined annual site centers (i.e. the most biologically important location from each year based on the following hierarchical ranking: 1) active nest, 2) fledged young, 3) primary roost location, 4) diurnal location, and 5) nocturnal detection) for each site. They used the Euclidean Allocation Distance tool in ArcGIS (ESRI 2011) to delineate a Xxxxxxxx polygon around all the annual center locations for each territory. Thus, the Xxxxxxxx polygon represents the cumulative area of use by a single or pair of spotted owls during the survey period (March to August). The Xxxxxxxx polygon encompasses all the annual territory center locations, and extends outward to a maximum of one half the median nearest neighbor distance, or midway between the annual territory center locations of spotted owls occupying adjacent territories, whichever distance is shorter. For ODF RRC and Oxbow lands that lie outside of any Xxxxxxxx polygon, we examined habitat maps and forest inventory information, as well as general survey information, to determine if the area might be capable of supporting an undetected resident spotted owl. 000 0812 Xxxxxx Creek 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxx 0160 Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Creek 3553 Raleigh Creek 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx 0000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx XxXxx Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx 000 0159 Xxxxxx Xxxxx West 2137 Bear Creek West 2012 0773 Cape Horn 2012 0524 Elk Mountain 2011 2549 January Creek 2012 2546 Xxxxx Creek 2011 2313 Lower Xxxxxxxxx 2010 4088 XxXxx Creek 2012 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx 0000 2722 Xxxxxxx Creek 2011 4559 West Fork Deadwood Spotted owl sites on Table Tables 3 and 4 have been well surveyed, and have not had any resident spotted owls found between 2011 2013 and 2015. These sites would not be in the baseline for this safe harbor agreement. 0526 Xxxxx Creek 2012 0779 Brush Creek 2008 2545 Chickahominy Creek 2010 4491 Chicken Creek 2010 2543 Druggs 0524 Elk Mountain 2011 2549 January Creek 2009 2012 2546 Xxxxx Creek 2008 4088 XxXxx Creek 2012 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx 2006 4688 Iron Mountain 2007 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx 0000 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx 0000 2003 4600 North San Xxxxxx 2008 3362 Xxx Creek 2007 2722 Xxxxxxx Creek 2011 2637 Buck Creek 2008 3251 Lake Creek 2010 3126 Lower Deadwood 2009 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Creek 2011 2489 Misery Creek 2009 3554 Xxxxxx Creek 2003 0814 Old Man Rock Canyon 2009 3362 Pat Creek 2007 0086 Upper Elk 2313 Lower Xxxxxxxxx 2010 4686 Upper Hula 2006 4600 Upper San Xxxxxx 2008 0764 Velvet Creek 2008 We analyzed data for RRC and Oxbow lands outside of any Xxxxxxxx polygon on the treatment portion of the Oregon Coast Ranges Study Area. All of the RRC and Oxbow lands outside of the Xxxxxxxx polygons on the Study Area are not likely to support undetected resident spotted owls and are not part of the baseline (Table 5). Township Range Sections 16S 8W 10, 12, 14, and 24 16S 9W 16, 25, and 36 17S 7W 419, 620, 822, 1028, 18, and 32 30 17S 8W 1, 6 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19,26, 28, 29, 3032, 3134, and 32 36 17S 9W 132, 149, 10 18S 7W 6 18S 8W 1,2,7,8,10, 16, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 32, and 33 17 18S 7W 5 18S 8W 5, 6, and 11 18S 9W 4, 5, 9, and 109W

Baseline. For the purposes of this Safe Harbor Agreement, the baseline condition is defined as habitat that is spotted owl sites delineated using Xxxxxxxx polygons supporting current resident spotted owls (as defined below) prior to any barred owl removal actions actions. This determination was based on annual spotted owl surveys and forest stand/surveys. For unsurveyed areas outside of the Xxxxxxxx polygons, we used habitat information data from the Northwest Forest Plan monitoring according to the following process. Thanks to Because of continued monitoring of spotted owls on ODF lands as part of the ongoing spotted owl surveys conducted under the Northwest Forest Plan Monitoring program as well as surveys conducted directly and by ODFRoseburg BLM in cooperation with RRC, we have strong annual survey data for most of the area that may be included in the Safe Harbor Agreement, and can establish a baseline based on the estimated occupancy status of each spotted owl site. Therefore, for For the purposes of this Safe Harbor Agreement, spotted owl sites on which annual surveys detected the presence of at least one resident spotted owl over the last three year period from 2013 2014 through 2015 the survey season in 2016 will be considered to support current spotted owls in the Oregon Coast Range Study Area and are identified as Area. This represents the minimum baseline sitessites for the Safe Harbor Agreement. Spotted owl sites on which annual surveys detected the presence of at least one listed in Table 3 did not have resident spotted owl in 2011 or 2012 but did responses during the 2014 and 2015survey seasons. If no resident spotted owls respond during the 2016 survey season, these sites will not have a response in 2013 through 2015 are considered to be recently-occupied sites that have high value for species’ recovery and are identified as elevated baseline sites. This elevated baseline is a commitment to spotted owl conservation by ODF and is intended to be a valuable component of the net conservation benefit provided under Safe Harbor Agreement by conserving sites that would not otherwise be included in the baseline. Any of these sites with a resident spotted owl response in 2016 will be added to Table 2 or 3 as baseline spotted owl sites. Both baseline and elevated baseline sites are considered to be baseline sites under this agreement. Currently occupied, recently occupied, currently occupied and historic spotted owl territories are delineated by Xxxxxxxx polygons (Map 3)polygons. We used these territories polygons to define spotted owl sites within the treatment areaand adjacencies to other well surveyed sites. To delineate the Xxxxxxxx polygons, biologists defined annual site centers (i.e. the most biologically important location from each year based on the following hierarchical ranking: 1) active nest, 2) fledged young, 3) primary roost location, 4) diurnal location, and 5) nocturnal detection) for each site. They used the Euclidean Allocation Distance tool in ArcGIS (ESRI 2011) to delineate a Xxxxxxxx polygon around all the annual center locations for each territory. Thus, the Xxxxxxxx polygon does not incorporate or calculate total habitat within the territory, it only represents the hypothetical cumulative area of use by a single or pair of spotted owls during the survey period (March to August). The Xxxxxxxx polygon encompasses all the annual territory center locations, and extends outward to a maximum of one half the median nearest neighbor distance, or midway between the annual territory center locations of spotted owls occupying adjacent territories, whichever distance is shortershorter and regardless of ownership. Xxxxxxxx polygons are solely based on the spatial orientation of locations, and do not incorporate any habitat information. The location of any particular land in a Xxxxxxxx polygon does not indicate that the land is suitable habitat for spotted owls. For ODF RRC lands that lie outside of any Xxxxxxxx polygon, we examined habitat maps and forest inventory information, as well as general survey information, to determine if the area might be capable of supporting an undetected resident spotted owl. 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx 0000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx West 2137 Bear Creek West 2012 0773 Cape Horn 2012 0524 Elk Mountain 2011 2549 January Creek 2012 2546 Xxxxx Creek 2011 2313 Lower Xxxxxxxxx 2010 4088 XxXxx Creek 2012 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx 0000 2722 Xxxxxxx Creek 2011 Spotted owl sites on Table 4 have been well surveyedWe examined the condition of the forest lands, the amount and location of any potential habitat, the size of the area not already included in a Xxxxxxxx polygon, and have not had any the proximity to existing known spotted owl sites. Many of these areas were deemed too small to support resident spotted owls found between 2011 and 2015. These sites would not be in the baseline for this safe harbor agreement. 0779 Brush Creek 2008 2545 Chickahominy Creek 2010 4491 Chicken Creek 2010 2543 Druggs Creek 2009 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx 2006 4688 Iron Mountain 2007 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx 0000 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx 0000 3126 Lower Deadwood 2009 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Creek 2011 2489 Misery Creek 2009 3554 Xxxxxx Creek 2003 0814 Old Man Rock Canyon 2009 3362 Pat Creek 2007 0086 Upper Elk 2010 4686 Upper Hula 2006 4600 Upper San Xxxxxx 2008 0764 Velvet Creek 2008 16S 8W 10, 12, 14owls, and 24 16S 9W 16most contained no, 25or very little, and 36 17S 7W 4, 6, 8, 10, 18, and 32 17S 8W 1, 6 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19,26, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32 17S 9W 13, 14, 16, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 32, and 33 18S 7W 5 18S 8W 5, 6, and 11 18S 9W 4, 5, 9, and 10spotted owl habitat.