- Instruction Memorandum, IM-2009-039 - December 2008 - Adobe File - 18.11 kB
- BLM Manual 6840 – Special Status Species Policy - December 2008 - Adobe File - 199.59 kB
Agency Policies and Lists
Agency Policies and Lists
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Caption: A pika siting on a rock eating fresh food.
General Information
Management for Sensitive species follows Forest Service Region 6 Sensitive Species policy as identified in Section 2670 of the Forest Service Manual (FSM). Management of Oregon/Washington Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Special Status Species follows agency policy documented in Section 6840 of the BLM Manual.
Agency Policies
Bureau of Land Management
For Oregon and Washington BLM administered lands, Special Status Species policy details the need to conserve listed species and the ecosystems on which they depend. Conservation is defined as the use of all methods and procedures which are necessary to improve the condition of Special Status Species and their habitats to a point where their Special Status recognition is no longer warranted. Policy objectives also state that actions authorized or approved by the BLM do not contribute to the need to list species under the Endangered Species Act. Special Status Species are designated by the State Director in coordination with federal and state agencies.
US Forest Service
For Region 6 of the Forest Service, Sensitive Species are defined as those plant and animal species identified by a Regional Forester for which population viability is a concern, as evidenced by significant current or predicted downward trends in population numbers or density and habitat capability that would reduce a species' existing distribution (FSM 2670.5). Management of sensitive species "must not result in a loss of species viability or create significant trends toward federal listing" (FSM 2670.32). The Regional Forester is responsible for identifying sensitive species and shall coordinate with federal and state agencies and other sources, as appropriate, in order to focus conservation management strategies and to avert the need for Federal or State listing as a result of National Forest management activities.
- USFS FSM 2600: Chapter 2670 - Threatened,Endangered, and Sensitive Plants and Animals - September 2005 - Adobe File - 122.69 kB
Agency Lists
- Overview of and How to Filter ISSSSP Spreadsheets - January 2008 - MS Word File - 42.00 kB
BLM - Oregon/Washington & Forest Service Region 6: Current
- 2021 BLM OR/WA Sensitive Species Transmittal Memo - August 2021 - Adobe File - 6.33 MB
- 2021 FS Region 6 Sensitive Species Transmittal Memo - November 2021 - Adobe File - 187.83 kB
- Attachment 1 - Region 6 Regional Forester and OR/WA State Director Special Status Species List - June 2021 - MS Excel File - 289.98 kB
- Attachment 2 - Criteria for Determining Forest Service (FS) Region 6 and OR/WA Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Sensitive Species - June 2021 - MS Word File - 89.50 kB
BLM - Oregon/Washington: Previous
- OR-IM-2019-003 - Transmittal of State Director Special Status Species List - March 2019 - Adobe File - 221.33 kB
- Attachment 1 - Federally Threatened, Endangered & Proposed Species and Bureau Sensitive - March 2019 - MS Excel File - 200.26 kB
- Attachment 2 - Criteria for Determining Sensitive Species Status - March 2019 - MS Word File - 24.38 kB
Forest Service - Region 6: Previous
- Transmittal - Regional Forester Special Status Species List - March 2019 - Adobe File - 27.21 kB
- Transmittal: Enclosure 1 - Federal Threatened, Endangered & Proposed Species and Sensitive Species Lists - March 2019 - MS Excel File - 205.33 kB
- Transmittal: Enclosure 2 - Criteria for Determining Sensitive Species Status - March 2019 - MS Word File - 24.38 kB