Transcript Cay Goude, Assistant Field Supervisor

Lessons I Learned In
Conservation Planning
Presented By:
Cay Goude, Assistant Field Supervisor
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Why I Love Conservation Planning?!
Why Do a Regional HCP?
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Local control
Involves local community
Certainty in project planning
Assurances
Funding opportunities
Ecosystem/landscape approach
Streamlining
To Do a Plan or Not Do a Plan..
That is the Question
• Not all areas are
appropriate for a HCP
• AND Not all Plans are
appropriate to be a NCCP
Other Types of Conservation Plans
• Merced Conservation Strategy
• Gabbro Plants (not complete)
• Santa Rosa Plains
Conservation Strategy
• East Alameda County
Conservation Strategy
Santa Clara and East Contra Costa HCP/NCCPs
WHAT WORKED
• Large existing open space
areas
• Available funding sources
• Critically endangered species
• Engaged public and local
jurisdictions
• Development needs
• Collaborative Process
Time Taken…
The Planning Agreement
• Required as part of the NCCP Act
• Time taken = Benefit
How often was the Agreement used and can we shorten this time
period?
Covered Species
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Too many
Too rare
No knowledge
No impacts
Not there
No conservation opportunities
FISH
Covered Activities
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Not adequately defined
Activities jurisdictions do not have control over
Agricultural activities
Activities too far into the future
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MONEY
Who Pays..
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Nexus
Outreach
Paying for long-term endowment
Funding sources
– Fees
– Federal/State
Implementation Agreement
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Attorney involvement at the correct time
Make it simple
Do not rewrite the plan –summarize the plan
Use template
Lessons Learned
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Champion
Use templates in conservation easement and IA
Make it simple- less said is often better
Give direction and guidance
Brief everyone OFTEN
Do not reinvent the wheel
– Use an example HCP
Lessons Learned -- Continued
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Stakeholder involvement is critical
Demonstrate forward momentum
Be realistic and prioritize what can be accomplished
At the end have a writing party
Lessons Learned -- Implementation
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Be ready
GIS
Have a handbook
Training
Summary
• Yes .. Please do a plan it is well worth the effort.
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Forming new partnerships
Endangered species recovery
Large scale conservation
Regulatory streamlining
And it’s FUN
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