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Item 3 - Exhibit 21 - Excerpts from wildlife-friendly fencing documentsUnited State1 D•partment of A9rlc111t11re '°'NRCS� Fence -Wildlife Friendly Conservation Practice 382D - Job Sheet Mav 2012 DEFINITION A constructed barrier to animals or people. PURPOSE This practice is applied to facilitate the application of conservation practices by providing a means to control movement of animals and people. WHERE USED This practice may be applied on any area where management of animal or people movement is needed. Fences are not needed where natural barriers will serve the purpose. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Fish and wildlife structures are normally established concurrently with a management practice and with other practices as part of a Resource Management System (RMS) for a conservation management unit. Where a change in management alone will not address the wildlife concern, other practices are needed as part of a systems approach to addressing the resource concerns. For example where historic and/or current management practices have eliminated adequate shelter and cover for target wildlife, implementing additional practices can provide substitute cover and shelter until the plant community responds to that changed management. Installing nest structures can provide needed nesting and roosting sites for secondary cavity nesting species or other wildlife. WILDLIFE CONSIDERATIONS IN PLANNING FENCES This Job Sheet provides guidelines to desi gn fences that meet both landowner objectives to protect property and manage livestock while reducing injuries to wildlife. Fences can injure and/or create a barrier to wildlife if not designed and installed correctly. Animals can collide or become entangled with fences, which frequently results in injury or death. Fences can also be barriers to animal movement that can limit access to important habitat resources or separate young wildlife from adults. The level of risk a fence poses depends upon many factors, such as fence type, total height, wire spacing, visibility, and location on the landscape, wildlife species present, and season of wildlife use. The most desirable situation for wildlife is a landscape without fences. However when fences are needed, it is best to incorporate "wildlife-friendly" elements into the fence design. Wildlife-friendly fences allow for safe passage of wildlife over or under fences and are highly visible especially to ungulates (hooved mammals such as deer and elk) and birds. Page 1 of 10 NRCS CA May 2012 EXHIBIT 21