Protection Measures Selection Tool

In suitable foraging habitat in California spotted owl protected activity centers (PAC) (300-acre area around an activity center) and in suitable foraging habitat in California spotted owl territory (800-acre area in the Southern Sierras and 1,000-acre area for the Northern Sierras):

a. Downgrading or removal of suitable foraging habitat function will be avoided in PACs.

b. Although habitat elements—such as individual trees, shrubs, down logs, and snags—may be removed from foraging habitat, do not remove or downgrade so much that the overall function of the habitat in a California spotted owl territory is below the recommended habitat levels for supporting survival, reproduction, and occupancy.