Public Meeting Materials

• Draft General Conservation Plan for Desert Tortoise in California

• Notice of Availability

• Press Release

• General Conservation Plan for Desert Tortoise in California Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Scoping Materials

The Service conducted public scoping for the environmental impact statement from July 17 through August 31, 2023. It held two virtual scoping meetings on July 25 and July 27, 2023, and one in-person scoping meeting on August 10, 2023. Below are the materials from the public scoping period:

• Preliminary Draft General Conservation Plan for Desert Tortoise in California

• Notice of Intent

• Press Release

• Project Overview Map-Potential Permit Areas

• Project Overview Map-Potential Mitigation Areas

• Public Scoping PowerPoint Presentation

Pre-scoping Workshop Materials

The Service conducted a pre-scoping workshop and public comment period from June 1 through July 1, 2022. It held two virtual scoping meetings on June 14 and June 15, 2022. Below are the pre-scoping workshop materials from the June 2022 pre-scoping public involvement period:

• Press Release

• Project Overview Map

• GCP Information Sheet

• Revised Press Release

• Virtual Public Information Forum PowerPoint Presentation

• June 14 Virtual Public Information Forum Transcript

• June 15 Virtual Public Information Forum Transcript

Virtual Public Information Forum Recordings

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