USFWS Desert Tortoise General Conservation Plan

Virtual Public Information Forum

 

Thank you for visiting the Virtual Public Information Forum website for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Desert Tortoise General Conservation Plan.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management (Bureau), has developed a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for a general conservation plan (GCP) for the federally threatened desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in California. The Service will be accepting public comments on the draft GCP and EIS during a 60-day public review period, which runs from October 11 through December 10, 2024. The issues and alternatives evaluated in the draft EIS considered the input received during public scoping and pre-scoping efforts. More information on the project and the draft EIS can be found in the notice of availability (NOA) and on the project overview page of this website. 

The Service will hold two virtual public meetings on November 12, 2024 from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. and on November 13, 2024, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Links to register for the meetings are provided below. The purpose of these meetings is to provide the public with information on the draft GCP, the draft EIS, and the overall National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. The meetings will include a presentation and a question and answer session. Formal comments on the draft EIS must be submitted in writing via the methods described on the providing public input page.

How to Register for the Public Meetings

Those who wish to participate in the virtual public meetings should register via the links below:

Registration for the virtual public meetings is required. After registration, participants will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. On the day of the registered meeting, please join using the information contained in your confirmation email. The same material will be presented at both meetings. Phone and internet participation options will be available. Meeting materials will be available for download prior to the virtual public meetings.

 
 
 

For more information or to be added to the mailing list, please email Peter Sanzenbacher at peter_sanzenbacher@fws.gov.