Chapter 7 Monitoring
Table 7.1-1 Examples of large public land tracts with monitoring programs. Agency Land Tracts with Monitoring Programs
NC Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC)
Game Land Management Plans (GLMPs) outline science-based land management goals and describe measures needed to support sustainable natural resources through implementation of comprehensive conservation programs. General management plans (GMPs) for individual parks provide a comprehensive evaluation of park resources, outline management actions to conserve important ecosystem functions, and are combined and NC Division of Parks & Recreation (NCDPR)
https://www.ncwildlife.gov/hunting/where-hunt- shoot/game-land-management-plans
https://www.ncparks.gov/document-collection/general- management-plans
used with the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan.
7.1.2 Monitoring Coordination and Data Sharing Coordinated monitoring efforts are critical to achieving efficient and effective conservation. Local efforts help to sustain and strengthen monitoring programs that benefit sea turtles, Bog Turtles, and colonial nesting waterbirds in North Carolina. Initiatives such as the South American Migratory Bird Initiative (SAMBI), Partners In Flight (PIF), and the Robust Redhorse Conservation Committee (RRCC), and cooperative agreements such as the NC Colonial Waterbird Cooperative Agreement (with 12 state and federal agency and nonprofit signatories) implement efforts at regional levels. The North American Breeding Bird Survey (NABBS) is an example of a long-term, large-scale, international monitoring program that tracks bird populations and provides an index of avian status and trends at various geographic scales. The conservation achieved through these programs and others demonstrates the success and importance of such collaborations.
The US Forest Service (USFS) provides technical guidance on how to monitor populations and habitats for multiple species (USFS 2021) . The efforts of the various North American Bird
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