Tortoise in tracks

December 29, 2006: Biological Opinion for Translocation Of Desert Tortoises From the Southern Expansion Area of Fort Irwin to Occupied Habitat, San Bernardino County, California (1-8-05-F-43)

February 10, 2006: Desert Tortoise Translocation Plan for Fort Irwin’s Land Expansion Program at the U. S. Army National Training Center and Fort Irwin. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Review and Approval

July 29, 2005: Desert Tortoise Translocation Plan for Fort Irwin’s Land Expansion Program at the U. S. Army National Training Center (NTC) & Fort Irwin

March 15, 2004: Biological Opinion for the Proposed Addition of Maneuver Training Lands at Fort Irwin, California (1-8-03-F-48)

July 7, 2002: Federal judge orders FWS to designate critical habitat for the endangered Lane Mountain Milkvetch

February 8, 2002:  Scoping comments on the supplemental draft Environmental Impact Statement from the Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee and Desert Tortoise Council (pdf file)

November 2001 - January 2002: Army holds public "scoping" meeting on the supplemental draft Environmental Impact Statement in Barstow, Riverside and Pasadena

October 2001: Environmental Coalition Urges Defense Authorization Bill Conferees to Modify Fort Irwin Expansion Legislation

July 26, 2001: Environmental Coalition ALERT on Proposed Fort Irwin Expansion Legislation

July 16, 2001: Coalition Press Release on Proposed Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 2001

Proposed Fort Irwin Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 2001

Proposed Expansion Plan for Fort Irwin (added July 16, 2001)