development of decision support tools (NALCC 2010); Action 10: Science with PIs on NEAFWA •Work translation completed RCN projects on user guides and other tools to explain and translate Action 1: Provide RCN: Development of Model Guidelines for An information delivery Best management project to LCC or • •Consider products of Assisting Local Planning Boards with mechanism should be a practices (for vernal pool support BMPs for NEAFWA biological planning Conservation of Species of Greatest requirement of every future dependent herpetofauna) herpetofauna and conservation Conservation Need and Their Key Habitats RCN product design through Local Land Use Planning (RCN cookbook or catalog better NEAFWA •Provide •Support 2008-2) of on-the-ground distribution and RCN implementation details that translation of RCN translate conservation design products results into practical actions or projects tool kit, •Communications, users guide Action 2: Host Take existing RCN products with states to NEAFWA • •Work forums for and fund a communications develop a strategy for conservation specialist to repackage and delivering results to delivery partners deliver information partners. Adoption Deliver the results (synthesis) • and of the projects (products) in a Delivery meaningful way Action 3: Implementing Bird Action Plans for RCN Topic 5: Design and support for NEAFWA • •RCN Implement Shrubland-Dependent Species of Greatest Implement Conservation SGCN RCN demonstration Conservation Need in the Northeast (RCN Strategies for NE Species implementation projects 2007-8) of Greatest Conservation strategies Staying Connected in the Northern Need (Bicknell’s Thrush, • Appalachian: Mitigating Fragmentation & Wood Turtle) Climate Change Impacts on Wildlife through NALCC: Adaptation LCC role LCC •Articulate Functional Habitat Linkages (Comp SWG) planning pilot projects in supporting White Nose Syndrome: Multi-state demonstration • Coordination, Investigation and Rapid projects response to an Emerging Wildlife Health NALCC: Adaptive Adaptive LCC, BDJV •Support Threat (Comp SWG) Management Frameworks Management Rangewide New England Cottontail for Representative Species Framework for • Initiative (Comp SWG)
development of decision support tools (NALCC 2010); Action 10: Science translation •Work with PIs on completed RCN projects on user guides and other tools to explain and translate NEAFWA Adoption and Delivery Action 1: Provide products of biological planning and conservation design RCN: Development of Model Guidelines for Assisting Local Planning Boards with Conservation of Species of Greatest Conservation Need and Their Key Habitats through Local Land Use Planning (RCN 2008-2) • An information delivery mechanism should be a requirement of every future RCN product •Provide cookbook or catalog of on-the-ground implementation details that translate conservation design results into practical actions or projects •Communications, tool kit, users guide Best management practices (for vernal pool dependent herpetofauna) •Consider project to support BMPs for herpetofauna LCC or NEAFWA •Support better distribution and translation of RCN products NEAFWA RCN Action 2: Host forums for conservation delivery partners • Take existing RCN products and fund a communications specialist to repackage and deliver information • Deliver the results (synthesis) of the projects (products) in a meaningful way •Work with states to develop a strategy for delivering results to partners. NEAFWA Action 3: Implement demonstration projects • Implementing Bird Action Plans for Shrubland-Dependent Species of Greatest Conservation Need in the Northeast (RCN 2007-8) • Staying Connected in the Northern Appalachian: Mitigating Fragmentation & Climate Change Impacts on Wildlife through Functional Habitat Linkages (Comp SWG) • White Nose Syndrome: Multi-state Coordination, Investigation and Rapid response to an Emerging Wildlife Health Threat (Comp SWG) • Rangewide New England Cottontail Initiative (Comp SWG) RCN Topic 5: Design and Implement Conservation Strategies for NE Species of Greatest Conservation Need (Bicknell’s Thrush, Wood Turtle) •RCN support for SGCN implementation strategies NEAFWA RCN NALCC: Adaptation planning pilot projects •Articulate LCC role in supporting demonstration projects LCC NALCC: Adaptive Management Frameworks for Representative Species •Support Adaptive Management Framework for LCC, BDJV