ENWC201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Conservation Reserve Program, Endangered Species
15 Jun 2018
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CHAPTER 18
What is planning in relation to wildlife conservation?
The deliberate social or organizational activity of developing an optimal
strategy for solving problems and achieving a desired set of objectives
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Conservation planning is a creative process that requires experience,
analysis, intuition, and inspiration
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Conservation planning is a progression of steps to determine what we
have, what we want, and how to get there
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What is the difference between a goal and an objective?
A goal is the final or desired end purpose. Goals are overarching
statements that establish the overall direction for and focus of a
conservation plan and define the scope of what the plan should achieve
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An objective is a quantifiable action used to achieve a goal. Objectives
are specific, measurable, and have a defined completion date
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What is a Safe Harbor Agreement?
Safe harbor agreements are voluntary arrangements between the USFWS
or NMFS and cooperating nonfederal landowners. Their purpose is to
promote voluntary management for threatened and endangered species
on non federal property while offering assurances to landowners
regarding future regulatory restrictions of these species on their land
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The USFWS and NMFS are responsible for determining which species
listed as threatened or endangered, as well as for delineating critical
habitats necessary for their conservation
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What is a Habitat Conservation Plan?
The final conservation plan under the Endangered species act is an HCP.
It is a planning document that can cover a single action or a number of
similar activities that will occur over a broad area
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They describe the anticipated efforts of the proposed taking, how those
impacts will be minimized and mitigated, and how the plan is to be
funded
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What are some examples of Incentive Programs?
Conservation reserve program - pays farmers an annual rental payment
under 10-15 year contracts to set aside previously cropped land that is
considered to be marginally productive or highly erodible
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Grassland reserve program - volunteer program that enables landowners
to restore or protect native grasslands on portions of their property
through long term or permanent easements
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Wildlife habitat incentive program - voluntary program that pays up to
75% of the cost to private landowners for enhancing wildlife habitat on
their land
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Chapter 18 Reading Questions
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Document Summary
The deliberate social or organizational activity of developing an optimal strategy for solving problems and achieving a desired set of objectives. Conservation planning is a creative process that requires experience, analysis, intuition, and inspiration. Conservation planning is a progression of steps to determine what we have, what we want, and how to get there. A goal is the final or desired end purpose. Goals are overarching statements that establish the overall direction for and focus of a conservation plan and define the scope of what the plan should achieve. An objective is a quantifiable action used to achieve a goal. Objectives are specific, measurable, and have a defined completion date. Safe harbor agreements are voluntary arrangements between the usfws or nmfs and cooperating nonfederal landowners. Their purpose is to promote voluntary management for threatened and endangered species on non federal property while offering assurances to landowners regarding future regulatory restrictions of these species on their land.
