Safe Harbor paved the way for habitat exchanges, which allow farmers and ranchers to profit from creating or restoring habitat to offset development that may harm a species. And nationwide, the owners of some 4 million acres have provided safe harbor to 63 rare species.
Thousands of acres in Texas have been restored. State and federal fish and wildlife departments now commonly use Safe Harbor as an incentive for protecting important habitat. "But I believe our love for the land makes us natural allies with those wanting to leave a positive legacy for future generations." "Many ranchers may not call themselves conservationists," says Kerry Russell, a Texas rancher and Safe Harbor participant. We designed Safe Harbor, a program that lets landowners receive incentives from the government to protect rare species on their land, while avoiding new restrictions on how they use their land.įarmers and ranchers were important allies. To avoid federal regulations that protect species, landowners sometimes destroyed valuable habitat for wildlife, putting songbirds such as the golden-cheeked warbler and the black-capped vireo at risk of disappearing. In the early 2000s, native habitat in Central Texas was dwindling while development was booming. How can we make protecting wildlife in the best interest of landowners? is privately owned, making ranchers and farmers vital for protecting vulnerable wildlife In 2014, the Rural Alaska Community Action Program (RurAL CAP) bought Safe Harbor Muldoon, a housing facility, in order to support families currently experiencing or facing imminent homelessness with everything from housing to child care and employment assistance.
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