Preliminary Priorities for the Coastal LCD in FY19 An FY19 Budget for the USFWS Science Applications program could provide the coastal LCD project with funding to advance key aspects of the LCD. These funds would be considered as funds through the SciApps Program will be prioritized, based upon key “project funds”. Project criteria: Project supports one of the ten DOI and nine FWS priorities (see below) Project supports a priority for one or more Program(s) in the Region Landscape-scale or has applicability across a larger geography Supports first two components of the Strategic Habitat Conservation cycle: biological planning and design. (vs. implementation and monitoring) Supports a Program, Office, or Refuge/Monument on an upcoming decision or an existing planning effort Involves collaboration with States, Tribes/Indigenous Peoples, or Local Government Science need already is identified as a priority and planned but looking for funds (preferably articulated in a work plan) What are project ideas that would continue to evolve the project and move towards collaborative strategies? Here are some general ideas by category: Developing Collaborative, Landscape-scale strategies Continue convening our sub-regional groups of stakeholders to advance understanding of land management values, mutual goals, and challenges associated with wildlife connectivity and working landscapes Focus on moving towards articulating strategies (using Open Standards) that achieve mutual goals and interests of stakeholders in the region Ecological Science and Spatial Conservation Planning/Assessment Continue habitat connectivity assessment in SW Washington Data synthesis of and “who’s doing what where” Spatial Prioritization Estuarine/Riverine landscape-scale on science needs (to date, we’ve focused terrestrial aspects of the conservation design. Communication and Outreach An that describes work to date, shares the outcomes of ecoregional “summit” sub-regional group efforts to date, and charts key next steps to advance landscape planning goals in the region Development of a web-based tools that advance information and value sharing in the region as well as priority locations on the landscape to advance working lands and wildlife connectivity strategies Development and implementation of a comprehensive communications strategy, including a facelift of existing website
Preliminary Priorities for the Coastal LCD in FY19 An FY19 Budget for the USFWS Science Applications program could provide the coastal LCD project with funding to advance key aspects of the LCD. These funds would be considered as “project funds”. Project funds through the SciApps Program will be prioritized, based upon key criteria: Project supports one of the ten DOI and nine FWS priorities (see below) Project supports a priority for one or more Program(s) in the Region Landscape-scale or has applicability across a larger geography Supports first two components of the Strategic Habitat Conservation cycle: biological planning and design. (vs. implementation and monitoring) Supports a Program, Office, or Refuge/Monument on an upcoming decision or an existing planning effort Involves collaboration with States, Tribes/Indigenous Peoples, or Local Government Science need already is identified as a priority and planned but looking for funds (preferably articulated in a work plan) What are project ideas that would continue to evolve the project and move towards collaborative strategies? Here are some general ideas by category: Developing Collaborative, Landscape-scale strategies Continue convening our sub-regional groups of stakeholders to advance understanding of land management values, mutual goals, and challenges associated with wildlife connectivity and working landscapes Focus on moving towards articulating strategies (using Open Standards) that achieve mutual goals and interests of stakeholders in the region Ecological Science and Spatial Conservation Planning/Assessment Continue habitat connectivity assessment in SW Washington Data synthesis of “who’s doing what and where” Spatial Prioritization Estuarine/Riverine landscape-scale science needs (to date, we’ve focused on terrestrial aspects of the conservation design. Communication and Outreach An ecoregional “summit” that describes work to date, shares the outcomes of sub-regional group efforts to date, and charts key next steps to advance landscape planning goals in the region Development of a web-based tools that advance information and value sharing in the region as well as priority locations on the landscape to advance working lands and wildlife connectivity strategies Development and implementation of a comprehensive communications strategy, including a facelift of existing website
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