JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming, May 8 /PRNewswire/ --
- Snake River Sporting Club Achieves Full Compliance with Construction
and Development Conditions Issues By U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Permit For
Development Near An Endangered Species
Snake River Sporting Club, the private residential sporting community in
Jackson Hole, Wyoming, has received official documentation from The U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (USCAE) as having preserved and conserved native bald
eagle habitats on the sporting club grounds during construction.
The USCAE, responsible for investigating, developing and maintaining the
nation's water and related environmental resources, presented documentation
to Snake River Sporting Club that the development has complied with the
"Special Conditions 1" permit authorizing the construction of The Snake golf
course and the residential development features at Snake River Sporting Club.
The USCAE permit (and subsequent yearly monitoring) was put into effect to
ensure the preservation and regeneration of bald eagle territories and
populations located on the grounds of the proposed Snake River Sporting Club
areas in development.
"Successful nesting of bald eagles near the Snake River Sporting Club
from 2002 through 2007 as summarized is a stark contrast to the loss of
eagles anticipated by The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)," wrote
Matthew Bilodeau, Program Manager, Wyoming Regulatory Office -- Army Corps of
Engineers.
According to The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), there was an
anticipated loss of three bald eagle nesting territories as a result of the
proposed development at Snake River. Yet after review of yearly monitoring
results, the USFWS reported that all three bald eagle territories referenced
remain occupied, and an additional fourth bald eagle territory is now in
existence.
"In the past three years it has been an absolute joy to watch the eagles
on and adjacent to Club property not merely survive, but in fact, thrive,"
says Phil Cameron, Resident Naturalist, Snake River Sporting Club. "Having
the opportunity to teach people about these majestic birds on a daily basis,
while viewing them in their natural habitat, is one of the highlights of my
job."
During the entirety of the 2002-2007 monitored construction period, a
total of 19 eaglets hatched and 14 eaglets successfully fledged. The USFWS
did not attribute any loss of eaglets as a result of the development
initiatives at Snake River Sporting Club, and overall, the population of bald
eagles occupying the project area have increased by two adults and 14
juveniles from 2002 through 2007.
"By effectively promoting the legacy of DPS Sporting Club in the area of
environmental stewardship, there exists a continuous focus on local species
preservation and conservation at all of our sporting club developments," says
Steve Schram, Chairman/Managing Partner, DPS Sporting Club Development. "DPS
members and buyers are passionate families who believe in the role of
stewardship of their property, their community and their planet. We are proud
to note that the native Bald Eagles' habitats existing on the Snake River
Sporting Club grounds have been preserved and continue to prosper."
Snake River Sporting Club will begin the second phase of its residential
development this summer 2008. With the recent completion of the Teton Village
Mountain Lodge and the award-winning Tom Weiskopf designed golf course, The
Snake, the sporting club looks forward to continuing its conservation-based
planning and development.
To learn more about the development initiatives at Snake River Sporting
Club, please visit http://blog.snakeriversportingclub.com/snakeriverliving
and DPS Sporting Club Development at www.lifewellplayed.com .
Snake River Sporting Club is a residential sporting community created by
DPS Sporting Club Development Company, LLC. DPS develops private,
environmentally sensitive, single-family residential sporting communities on
historic and unique properties, with a commitment to preserving the distinct
character of each location. The award-winning DPS Sporting Club Collection
includes The Greenbrier Sporting Club, White Sulphur Springs, WV; Turks &
Caicos Sporting Club at Ambergris Cay, British West Indies; Snake River
Sporting Club, Jackson Hole, WY; The Ford Plantation, Savannah, GA, and Deep
Water Cay Club, The Bahamas.
Life, Well Played!
Web site: http://www.lifewellplayed.com
http://blog.snakeriversportingclub.com/snakeriverliving
http://www.dpsdevelopment.com
Snake River Sporting Club
