Conservation Measures and Expected Benefits. DLL regards continued adherence to its management regime described in detail in Section 3 and throughout the Agreement as the foundational conservation measure underlying this document for the reasons stated in the Status of and Conservation Goals for the Covered Species (Section 4). The manner in which Ranch management and associated conservation efforts will be employed to address potential threats to GSG is described in Table 2. Table 2 identifies the linkage among threats, potential conservation measures, and expected benefits to the Covered Species. It also provides indications of how each threat might be manifested on the Ranch. For example, improperly designed rotation grazing with timed rest periods might not achieve desired early, mid and late seral stage sagebrush, grass, forb relationships for optimum nesting and brood rearing for GSG. Not all of the threats identified below are present on all areas of the Ranch. Conservation measures relevant to particular threats are applied where those threats occur. Table 2 presents the strategies, actions and conservation measures that are currently or will be implemented on the Ranch. Management strategies selected by DLL managers will vary from area to area on the Ranch and from time to time during each year and from year to year depending on a wide array of variables. Some of the variables include weather patterns during each year such as a heavy snow winter with a corresponding cold, late spring. Repeated drought conditions or heavy snow xxxxxxx for multiple years will likely require modification of rotation grazing patterns, winter feeding, etc. For the threats identified, DLL managers will work to implement the conservation measures identified in Table 2 consistent with the strategies identified in the Rich County Greater Sage-Grouse Local Conservation Plan.
