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Cumberlands Habitat Conservation Plan Welcome Page

Cumberlands Habitat Conservation Plan Background

• What is an HCP?
• Why an HCP for the Cumberland Plateau?
• Who is involved in the HCP effort?
• How are HCPs being developed?
• What HCPs are being developed?
• Where will the HCP be located
  • Map (.jpg) - General location of the area in the Southeast United States
  • Map (.pdf) - General location of the area in the Southeast United States
  • Map (.jpg) - Water Resources HCP Area
  • Map (.pdf) - Water Resources HCP Area
  • Map (.jpg) - Forestry HCP Area
  • Map (.pdf) - Forestry HCP Area
    
• What are the species of concern in the Cumberlands?
  • Table of Twenty Federally Listed Endangered or Threatened Animal Species in the HCP Project Area
• What are the benefits of an HCP for private interests and landowners?
• What are the benefits of an HCP to communities and conservationists of participating in HCP Planning?
• How is the project funded?

Water Resources HCP Gateway

• Objectives and Approach
• Organization and Roles
  
  • Steering Committee
  • Development Team
    • Tennessee Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, University of Tennessee, Tennessee Tech University
  • Science Advisory Committee
    • Science Advisory Committee list
  • Technical Teams
• Permit Applicants
• Covered Activities
• Covered Species
  • spotfin chub
    • USFWS website
  • Cumberland elktoe
    • USFWS Website
  • Indiana bat
    • USFWS Website
  • blackside dace
    • USFWS Website
  • purple bean
    • USFWS Website
  • cerulean warbler
    • Cerulean Warbler Atlas Project
    • Audobon
• Factsheets
  • Cumberlands HCP Fact Sheet (.pdf)
• HCP Documents
  • Policy Documents
  • Progress Reports
    • 2005 Cumberlands HCP Progress Report (.pdf)
    • 2006 Cumberlands HCP Progress Report (.pdf)
  • Water Reference Guide
    • Water HCPs Reference Guide (.pdf)
• Impact Avoidance, Minimization and Mitigation Measures
• Meeting Notes and Presentations
  • Working Group
    
• Agenda December 12, 2006 meeting (.pdf)
• Agenda October 24, 2006 meeting (.pdf)
• Agenda September 26, 2006 meeting (.pdf)
  
• Notes December 12, 2006 meeting (.pdf)
• Notes October 24, 2006 meeting (.pdf)
• Notes September 26, 2006 meeting (.pdf)
  December 12, 2006 meeting:
  "Policy and Committee Development in the Etowah HCP" by Curt Gervich, former Outreach Coordinator for the Etowah HCP (.pdf)
• HCP Structure diagram, by Dave Ostermeier, University of Tennessee (.pdf)
• Working Group Update, by Emily Saunders, Cumberland HCP Outreach Coordinator (.pdf)
• What an HCP Might Look Like, by Alex Wyss, HCP Project Coordinator, Tennessee Chapter of The Nature Conservancy (.pdf)
  October 24, 2006 meeting:
  "Potential of Habitat Conservation Plans" by Alex Wyss, HCP Project Coordinator, Tennessee Chapter of The Nature Conservancy (.pdf 279 KB)
• Species Specific presentations, by Dr. Hayden Mattingly, Tennessee Technological University (.pdf 5.49 MB)
  Water Forum August 17, 2006, Cumberland Mountain State Park
  Water Forum Presentations and Speaker Notes
  • "Introductory Remarks" by Alex Wyss, HCP Project Coordinator, Tennessee Chapter of the Nature Conservancy (9 KB .pdf file)
  • "The Cumberland Plateau - Regional Growth and Water Resources" by Dodd Galbreath, TN Department of Agriculture (12.4 MB .pdf file)
  • "Etowah Habitat Conservation Plan" by Dr. Mary Freeman, University of Georgia (6.2 MB .pdf file)
  • "Aquatic Wildlife in the Cumberlands" by Dr. Hayden Mattingly, Tennessee Tech (3.56 MB .pdf file)
  • "Habitat Conservation Planning as a Tool for Resource Connected Communities" by Dr. Dave Ostermeier, University of Tennessee (44.1KB .pdf file)
  • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Introductory Remarks by Lee Barclay, Supervisor, Tennessee Field Office, Cookeville (17 KB .pdf file)
  • Workshop Summary - "The Cumberland HCP Project, A Water Workshop,  Regional Problems Require Regional Solutions,August 17, 2006"
• Related Research
  • Cerulean warbler
  • Blackside dace
  • Indiana bat
  • Spotfin chub
  • 2007-2008 RFP for Species-related Research
  • A Review of Tennessee’s Regulatory Framework for Habitat Conservation Planning Efforts in the Cumberland Region (.pdf)
  • Attitudes Toward and Issues Facing Residents of the Cumberland Plateau Region for the Tennessee Nature Conservancy (.pdf)
• HCP Maps
  General location of the area in the Southeast United States
  .jpg (207 KB)
  .pdf (526 KB)
  Zoomed in view proposed HCP area
  .jpg (.99 MB)
  .pdf (2.16 MB)
  • USFWS Map - Big south Fork:Critical Habitat for Cumberlandian combshell, Cumberland elktoe, and Oyster mussel (.pdf file).
  • USFWS Map - Obed River: Critical Habitat for Purple bean (.pdf file).
  • USFWS Map - Rock Creek: Critical Habitat for Cumberland elktoe (.pdf file)

Forestry Resources HCP Gateway

• Objectives and Approach
• Organization and Roles
  • Steering Committee
  • Development Team
    • Tennessee Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, University of Tennessee, Tennessee Tech University
  • Science Advisory Committee
  • Technical Teams
• Permit Applicants
  • Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) and Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR)
• Covered Activities
• Covered Species
  • spotfin chub
    • USFWS website
  • Cumberland elktoe
    • USFWS Website
  • Indiana bat
    • USFWS Website
  • blackside dace
    • USFWS Website
  • purple bean
    • USFWS Website
  • cerulean warbler
    • Cerulean Warbler Atlas Project
    • Audobon
• Factsheets
  • Cumberlands HCP Fact Sheet (.pdf)
• HCP Documents
  • Policy Documents
  • Progress Reports
    • 2005 Cumberlands HCP Progress Report (.pdf)
    • 2006 Cumberlands HCP Progress Report (.pdf)
  • Forestry Reference Guide
    • Forestry HCPs Reference Guide (.pdf)
• Impact Avoidance, Minimization and Mitigation Measures
• Meeting Notes and Presentations
  Working Group
  • Agenda September 28, 2006 meeting (by conference call) (.pdf)
  • Agenda February 13, 2007 meeting (.pdf)
  • Notes September 28, 2006 meeting (by conference call) (.pdf)
  • Notes February 13, 2007 meeting (.pdf)
  • Foresty BMP Effectiveness in Kentucky, by Michael Floyd, USFWS (.pdf)
  • Species Specific Presentations, by Dr. Hayden Mattingly, Tennessee Tech University (.pdf)
  • Working Group Update, by Emily Saunders, Cumberland HCP Outreach Coordinator (.pdf)
  • HCP Development and Options for Species Coverage, by Alex Wyss, HCP Project Coordinator, Tennessee Chapter of The Nature Conservancy (.pdf)
• Related Research
  • Cerulean warbler
  • Blackside dace
  • Indiana bat
  • Spotfin chub
  • 2007-2008 RFP for Species-related Research
  • A Review of Tennessee’s Regulatory Framework for Habitat Conservation Planning Efforts in the Cumberland Region (.pdf)
  • Attitudes Toward and Issues Facing Residents of the Cumberland Plateau Region for the Tennessee Nature Conservancy (.pdf)
• HCP Maps
  General location of the area in the Southeast United States
  .jpg (207 KB)
  .pdf (526 KB)
  Zoomed in view proposed HCP area
  .jpg (.99 MB)
  .pdf (2.16 MB)
  • USFWS Map - Big south Fork:Critical Habitat for Cumberlandian combshell, Cumberland elktoe, and Oyster mussel (.pdf file)
  • USFWS Map - Obed River: Critical Habitat for Purple bean (.pdf file)
  • USFWS Map - Rock Creek: Critical Habitat for Cumberland elktoe (.pdf file).
• Maps
  • USFWS Map - Big South Fork: Critical Habitat for Cumberlandian combshell, Cumberland elktoe, and Oyster mussel (.pdf)
  • USFWS Map - Obed River: Critical Habitat for Purple bean (.pdf)
  • USFWS Map - Rock Creek: Critical Habitat for Cumberland elktoe (.pdf)

More on Habitat Conservation Plans and the Endangered Species Act

• USFWS HCP Website
• USFWS HCP & Incidental Take Fact Sheet (.pdf)
• Habitat Conservation Planning Handbook
• Addendum to the Handbook (.pdf)
  
• Multi-species HCPs (.pdf)
• Etowah HCP (Georgia)
• East Contra Costa County HCP Association (California)
• Karner Butterfly HCP (Wisconsin)
  
• Forest Practices HCP (Washington)
• The Endangered Species Act of 1973
• USFWS Endangered Species Program Website
• Threatened & Endangered Species Information
• Tennessee's Non-Game Program Website
• Kentucky's Threatened and Endangered Species Website

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For more information contact:
Cumberlands HCP Outreach Coordinator
Emily Woodle, emilyks@utk.edu
(865) 974-1955

Cumberlands HCP Website
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