U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reopens public comment period on proposed critical habitat for foothill yellow-legged frog

USFWS —

 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening a 60-day public comment period on its proposal to designate critical habitat for the four listed distinct population segments of the foothill yellow-legged frog in California.

The proposal designates 760,071 essential acres of critical habitat and includes land along streams and other waterbodies inhabited by the foothill yellow-legged frog, as well as nearby upland areas that are used by the amphibian for dispersal and shelter. Approximately half of the proposed critical habitat falls on federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. 

The Service proposes designating critical habitat for the following:

• 192,275 acres for the threatened North Feather distinct population segment
• 307,772 acres for the endangered South Sierra distinct population segment
• 249,942 acres for the threatened Central Coast distinct population segment
• 10,077 acres for the endangered South Coast distinct population segment

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