Protected bug habitat??

[Fredkrueger100]

I do a lot of driving for my job and I have seen this same sign in numerous places from Calvin to Chandler. I don’t understand what it is. There is always a sign that accompanies the bug sign that says “access road”. Has any of y’all seen this ? I didn’t see these before about 8 months ago.

 

[Timmy59]

I do a lot of driving for my job and I have seen this same sign in numerous places from Calvin to Chandler. I don’t understand what it is. There is always a sign that accompanies the bug sign that says “access road”. Has any of y’all seen this ? I didn’t see these before about 8 months ago. View attachment 137301

Never seen such, but if their good at burying things I might just have a use for them..

 

[CutBaitNBlowSh*tUp4ALivin]

My neighbor had to work on a protected jobsite last summer. They had some ridiculous rules about food and trash and any sort of damage to the habitat. Kind of hard to avoid damaging the ground when building a compressor station. He said the EPA made *frequent* surprise inspections there.

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[OKCHunter]

The American Burying Beetle is currently listed as Endangered. It creates havoc for construction work in eastern OK; especially linear projects like pipelines. A construction site exceeding 1 acre in size requires a construction storm water permit which is where an endangered species nexus occurs. Presence / absence surveys are required in areas of known occurrence. If discovered in the construction area then protective measures such as baiting away from the construction site is required. I believe discussion to downlist the ABB is currently underway.

 

[CorpsVet]

Outdoor Oklahoma did an entire show on this, this week, I found it interesting. It's likely available on Youtube

 

[John6185]

At first I thought it was something that loon ey Pelosi came up with. If you'll remember, she was the one behind protecting a lousy minnow and water diversion from irrigation into the ocean. In so doing, fruit orchards died, people lost their jobs and farmers closed their farm production and simply gave up. In California of course.

 

[Perplexed]

Everything you ever wanted to know about the ABB but were afraid to ask...

https://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/oklahoma/ABB_Add_Info.htm

 

[ParatusForty-Six]

The ABB is a huge menace, and has been for years. They stop or delay all kinds of projects in Oklahoma. There are workarounds, but they cost a train load of money and time. The first time I encountered these was at Ft Chaffee. A reserve horizontal construction unit (think roads and runways) had come in from out of state for annual training. Their annual training budget was tied up in that AT. They had even rail headed equipment down. Upon arrival, they were told that all digging was prohibited. They weren't even allowed to dig hasty fighting positions. The best part was when their BC started using profanity as punctuation. It was glorious, and all because of that little bug.

 

[dennishoddy]

Outdoor Oklahoma did an entire show on this, this week, I found it interesting. It's likely available on Youtube

I watched that show.

 

[kirk1978]

I watched that show.

I went to High School with the bearded guy on there that does the research. He is a gun guy, Ill shoot him a message and see if he will hop on here and explain.