Chapter 4 Habitats
Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats
• Support the strategic planning efforts of partner agencies, local governments, and other conservation organizations.
• Support and implement comprehensive land-use planning that reduces secondary or cumulative impacts upon water quality and natural resources.
• Develop and support programs that provide technical guidance and assistance to property owners and businesses on how they can reduce impacts and achieve conservation goals.
• Develop and support education and outreach programs, and distribute materials, deliver presentations, and participate in activities.
• Prioritize education and other measures to prevent the introduction or spread of invasive nonnative species, including nonnative and invasive aquatic and riparian plants.
• Incorporate aquatic priorities into the NC Division of Mitigation Services (formerly NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program [NCEEP]) Watershed Enhancement Program prioritization process, into game lands management, and into game lands acquisitions.
• Support conservation and restoration of streams and riparian zones in priority areas (acquisition, easements, and buffers).
• Support the development and application of an aquatic nuisance species management plan with other agencies/groups.
• Guide academic research projects to help achieve specific conservation goals and objectives.
• Support water quality rules and watershed designations that conserve habitats for priority aquatic species. Outstanding Resource Water and High Quality Water designations should be supported wherever the criteria are met, especially in watersheds that support priority species.
• Support local and regional land-use planning efforts to affect water quality and habitat conservation, establish riparian buffers along streams, implement low-impact development, and improve stormwater management (e.g., secondary and cumulative impacts).
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