Plum Creek Timber Co. and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are anticipating
the release of a draft habitat conservation plan for native fish by mid-June.
The service is preparing an environmental review through a contractor
paid for by Plum Creek that will accompany the habitat conservation plan,
said Mike Jostrom, Plum Creek’s native fish project manager.
Habitat Conservation Plans have become a fairly common way for private
landowners to comply with the Endangered Species Act in …
