LAND USE NEWS

October 2008

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Addresses Critical Habitat Issues for Bay Checkerspot Butterfly and Peninsular Bighorn Sheep

Checkerspot Butterfly On August 26, 2008, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published its final rule designating revised critical habitat for the Bay checkerspot butterfly. The revised designation include approximately 18,293 acres within San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, California. The final revised designation constitutes a reduction of 1,453 acres from the FWS’ proposed revised designation of critical habitat for the Bay checkerspot butterfly published on August 22, 2007.