Common use of Prescribed Fire Clause in Contracts

Prescribed Fire. ADCNR-WFF can enroll a landowner under a SHMA if the landowner agrees to maintain or increase the use of prescribed fire under any of the following circumstances once the property is enrolled: a) by conducting prescribed fires on a regular or recurring basis within the occupied RCW habitat areas of the property and continuing to maintain or enhance the areas through the use of such fires. These actions will provide an immediate net conservation benefit to RCWs. b) by conducting prescribed fires on a regular or recurring basis within those areas of the property that are potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat in order to restore or enhance the areas as RCW habitat. This action will provide an immediate net conservation benefit to RCWs. c) by conducting prescribed fires on a regular or recurring basis in areas of the property that are unsuitable RCW habitat for a period of time sufficient for the areas either to become occupied by RCWs or to become potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat for RCWs. The net conservation benefit from this action will not be achieved until the areas where the prescribed fires were conducted either become occupied by RCWs or become potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat. Under this action, a landowner might be required to implement other conservation measures, such as a forest management strategy, to achieve a net conservation benefit for RCWs.

Prescribed Fire. ADCNR-WFF NCWRC can enroll a landowner property owner under a SHMA if the landowner property owner agrees to maintain or increase the use of prescribed fire under any of the following circumstances once the property is enrolled: a) by conducting prescribed fires on a regular or recurring basis within the occupied RCW habitat areas of the property and continuing to maintain or enhance the areas through the use of such fires. These actions will provide an immediate net conservation benefit to RCWs. b) by conducting prescribed fires on a regular or recurring basis within those areas of the property that are potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat in order to restore or enhance the areas as RCW habitat. This action will provide an immediate net conservation benefit to RCWs. c) by conducting prescribed fires on a regular or recurring basis in areas of the property that are unsuitable RCW habitat for a period of time sufficient for the areas either to become occupied by RCWs or to become potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat for RCWs. The net conservation benefit from this action will not be achieved until the areas where the prescribed fires were conducted either become occupied by RCWs or become potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat. Under this action, a landowner property owner might be required to implement other conservation measures, such as a forest management strategy, to achieve a net conservation benefit for RCWs.