Objectives and Example Strategies and Priority Actions
Goal 2. Improve wildlife habitat and manage populations to support sustainable ecosystem services. Objective 2.D—Foster partnerships and cooperative efforts (cont.) Priority Action example
• Develop new partnerships to coordinate conservation eforts and address conservation needs in the Yadkin–Pee Dee corridor, Uwharrie Mountain region, and in the northern tier counties of the Piedmont
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Engage the public
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• Promote and expand public participation in agency programs (edu- cation, outreach) • Identify public perceptions towards wildlife resources (human dimensions surveys) • Improve awareness of and appreciation for our wildlife resources • Promote and expand public participation in agency programs
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Priority Action example • Support educational opportunities and citizen science programs Objective 2.E—Support and improve existing regulations and programs aimed at conserving species and their habitats Strategy example Increase efciency and efectiveness of guidance and review pro- cesses aimed at minimizing negative impacts on fsh, wildlife, and habitats (technical guidance, permit review)
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• Provide accessible information on distribution, biology, status, threats, etc., for priority species groups Disseminate information to selected audiences through appropri- ate media • Build education and outreach components into project implemen- tation and disseminate print and electronic media to facilitate information exchange and education Increase efciency and efectiveness of statutes, rules, regulations and review processes afecting habitats (rules and regulations) • Standardize the species listing process under the state Endangered Species statutes • Investigate, implement, and support (as appropriate) programs that are directed at listed species recovery (e.g., Habitat Conservation Planning, Landowner Incentive Program, Safe Harbor) • Support incentive and information programs that help reduce sedimentation and erosion (e.g., fencing livestock from streams, improve tilling practices), minimize pesticide and herbicide use, and modernize wastewater treatment facilities Improve coordination with local and regional land-use planning eforts and regulatory agencies (coordination, technical guidance) • Support establishment of riparian bufers along streams, imple- mentation of low impact development, and better stormwater man- agement (e.g., secondary and cumulative impacts) through pro- gram coordination, cooperative projects, and technical guidance • Encourage the adoption of growth management plans by county/ municipal governments • Work with zoning and planning boards to steer development away from priority areas and habitats
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