Can anyone clarify the meaning of "specifically identified as habitat"? You will all think I'm crazy for asking this, but here goes... if a species on the threatened list has been spotted right next to your subject property (which is a greenfield), would that count as "specfically identified as habitat"?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
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November 4, 2013 - 11:47 am
Julie, this is just an educated gues, but.... I think the "specifically identified as..." component sets a more exacting standard than if the credit language simply referred to "habitat."In your case this could mean the difference between a species being spotted in the area that was just passing through, or was lost, or otherwise outside its usual turf for some reason (desperate for new habitat?), vs. a species being there because the land is "specifically identified" as its habitat.
Julie Hendricks
PresidentSage Building Revival
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November 4, 2013 - 11:55 am
Thanks, Tristan. This spotting is actually a bald eagle's nest. It's well-known enough that the original site plans I was provided included the nest's location on the patch of greenfield immediately adjacent. There's also a "Save the Woodlands Eagles" Facebook page that mentions the nest. My guess is that all of this would have to count as "specifically identified."
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
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November 4, 2013 - 12:06 pm
Yeah.... I agree. Your original question somehow brought to my imagination a butterfly being blown through the area, with someone wirh sharp eyes seeing it. A well-esablished eagle nesting site is a different story.