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6.3.2 Private Lands and Conservation Incentives -------------------------------------------------6-14 6.3.2.1 Strategies and Recommendations --------------------------------------------------6-14 6.3.2.2 Incentives and Programs --------------------------------------------------------------6-15 6.3.3 Public Land Stewardship ------------------------------------------------------------------------6-17 6.3.3.1 State-owned Public Lands ------------------------------------------------------------6-17 6.3.3.2 Federally Owned Public Lands -------------------------------------------------------6-20 6.3.3.3 Municipal Parks and Open Space ---------------------------------------------------6-20 6.3.3.4 Strategies and Recommendations --------------------------------------------------6-21 6.3.4 Education and Outreach-------------------------------------------------------------------------6-22 6.3.4.1 Public Education ------------------------------------------------------------------------9-23 6.3.4.2 Citizen Science Outreach--------------------------------------------------------------6-24 6.3.4.3 Connecting With Wildlife -------------------------------------------------------------6-25 6.3.4.4 Strategies and Recommendations --------------------------------------------------6-26 6.3.4.4.1 Wildlife Education Programs ----------------------------------------------6-27 6.3.4.4.2 Wildlife Educational Materials --------------------------------------------6-27 6.3.4.4.3 Engaging the Public----------------------------------------------------------6-27 6.3.4.4.4 Connecting Recreation and Wildlife -------------------------------------6-28 6.3.4.4.5 Education and Training Opportunities ----------------------------------6-28 6.3.5 Technical Guidance, Rules, and Regulations ------------------------------------------------6-29 6.3.5.1 Strategies and Recommendations --------------------------------------------------6-30 6.3.5.1.1 Outreach -----------------------------------------------------------------------6-30 6.3.5.1.2 Land Management-----------------------------------------------------------6-30 6.3.5.1.3 Development -----------------------------------------------------------------6-30 6.3.5.1.4 Rules and Regulations ------------------------------------------------------6-31 6.3.6 Partnerships and Cooperative Efforts --------------------------------------------------------6-31 6.4 Federal Conservation Partners --------------------------------------------------------6-33 6.4.1 US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) -------------------------------------------------------6-33 6.4.2 US Forest Service (USFS)------------------------------------------------------------------------6-34 6.4.3 National Park Service (NPS) --------------------------------------------------------------------6-35 6.4.4 Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) ------------------------------------------6-35 6.4.5 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries ---------------6-36 6.4.6 US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) --------------------------------------------6-37 6.4.7 US Geological Survey (USGS) ------------------------------------------------------------------6-37 6.4.8 US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) – Wilmington District ---------------------------6-38 6.4.9 Department of Defense (DOD) ----------------------------------------------------------------6-39 6.5 State Conservation Partners ------------------------------------------------------------6-41 6.5.1 NC Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) ----------------------------------------------6-41 6.5.2 NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) -------------------------6-43
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