Chapter 4 Habitats
Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats • Work through site-specific management plans to protect and conserve waters containing federally listed species.
• Support implementation of low-impact development and better stormwater management through program coordination, cooperative projects, and technical guidance.
• Support clean-up efforts and stricter regulation of Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), in addition to promoting best management practices (BMPs) and improvements for animal waste treatment. • Identify specific priority areas for habitat conservation and restoration. Criteria include areas with high species diversity, rare species, and endemic species; specific areas that are critical to the survival of priority species (e.g., particular streams or spawning sites); and areas recognized by previous national and/or regional prioritization efforts. • 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, modernize wastewater treatment facilities, and so forth. • Use education measures to combat the introduction (e.g., bait bucket dumps) or spread of invasive nonnative species, particularly crayfishes, Zebra Mussels, and land-locked river herring species (e.g., Blueback Herring, Alewife), as well as nonnative and invasive aquatic and riparian plants. • Continue working with partners on stream restoration efforts and consider using low impact, low-cost measures where appropriate. Beaver dam analogs (BDAs) Riparian buffer zones Floodplain reconnection 4.5.3.3.5 Conservation Programs and Partnerships Conservation programs, incentives, and partnerships should be used to the fullest extent in order to preserve high-quality resources and protect important natural communities. Protective measures that use existing regulatory frameworks to protect habitats and species should be incorporated where applicable. Land conservation or preservation can serve numerous purposes in the face of anticipated climate change, but above all, it promotes ecosystem resilience.
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