wlfw gopher tortoise update galon hall nrcs working lands for wildlife coordinator 202-690-1588...
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• Eight species identified through a collaborative process with partners
• Selection criteria:
o Conservation on private land can influence species’ outcomes
o Species’ needs are compatible with agricultural practices and rural land management
o Viable core habitat areas can be protected and habitat recovery opportunities exist
o Partnership opportunities exist
o Endangered Species Act tools are in place to provide regulatory certainty
o Habitat improvements benefit other species
Working Lands for Wildlife
WLFW Partnership Update
• Strategic Plan– priority species framework– secondary species adoption
guidelines• Implementation Plan• Evaluation process/opportunities
for input• Predictability delivery mechanism
ESA Predictability
• Tied to the conservation plan– Applies to CTA once practice is
implemented• Letters (USFWS and NRCS)• FAQ’s• Conservation plan• Voluntary self-verification process
Self-verification
Initiative PLU Practice Certified Amount
Practice Units
Certified Date
Annual VerificationDate
VerifiedAmount
Functional Verified By
WLFW 1 528 207.5 Ac. 5/1/2012
WLFW 1 528 207.5 Ac. 5/1/2012 5/1/2013 207.5 Y Client
FY12 ProgressState FIPS
Number of Cost Share Average Total Treated Average
Contracts Obligated Contract Size Acres Size, Acres
Alabama 01 153 $2,981,839 $19,489 44,628 292
Florida 12 77 $885,821 $11,504 21,561 280
Georgia 13 215 $5,752,589 $26,756 44,433 207
Louisiana 22 24 $718,639 $29,943 3,172 132
Mississippi 28 81 $733,058 $9,050 7,204 89
South Carolina 45 4 $205,610 $51,403 1,392 348
Total 554 $11,277,557 $20,357 122,389 221
FY12 ProgressPractice Name Code Unit Number of Planned Obligation Payment
Occurrences Amount $ $Total 2,771 $11,277,557 $644,396 Brush Management 314 ac. 110 5,728 $349,185 $35,927 Herbaceous Weed Control 315 ac. 178 7,277 $885,734 $173,346 Conservation Cover 327 ac. 9 111 $19,856 $0 Prescribed Burning 338 ac. 737 121,079 $2,193,192 $16,141 Fence 382 ft. 4 12,450 $20,718 $0 Firebreak 394 ft. 297 3,241,051 $493,933 $32,423 Hedgerow Planting 422 ft. 3 26,670 $18,137 $0 Forest Site Preparation 490 ac. 316 18,552 $2,421,021 $179,386 Pasture & Hayland Planting 512 ac. 6 53 $6,079 $0 Pipeline 516 ft. 4 4,625 $6,475 $0 Prescribed Grazing 528 ac. 1 3 $89 $0 Pumping Plant for Water Control 533 no. 2 2 $6,077 $0 Range Planting 550 ac. 7 103 $21,424 $0 Heavy Use Area Protection 561 ac. 7 1 $2,612 $0 Tree/Shrub Establishment 612 ac. 234 13,925 $2,532,599 $11,403 Trough or Tank 614 no. 7 7 $1,630 $0 Well 642 no. 1 1 $2,003 $0
Wildlife Habitat- Restore and Management 643 ac. 224 22,343 $707,841 $14,825 Wildlife Upland Habitat Management 645 ac. 391 89,864 $13,055 $0 Wildlife Habitat, Early Successional 647 ac. 46 3,427 $204,785 $8,740 Forest Harvest Trails&Landings 655 ac. 18 713 $18,141 $0 Forest Stand Improvement 666 ac. 169 22,519 $1,352,971 $172,206
Evaluation of Initiatives: Internal Review
• assess the status and performance• collect lessons learned • develop recommendations for WLFW• develop recommendations for the
enhancement of the initiative concept • Focus Group
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