Transcript SWAP Overview-PATWS Meeting March 2013

State Wildlife Action Plans
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Prevent Endangered Species Listings
• Keep Common Species Common
Mark Humpert, Wildlife Diversity Director, AFWA
Mixed Bag of Success
Game Species: Billions $$’s from license
fees & excise taxes=Sustainable F&W
Nongame Species: Funding small &
variable often voluntary=At-risk F&W
>90% of the funding available for <10%
of the species
Teaming With Wildlife
Plan Timeline – Past, Present and Future
2015
2012
2006
2005
2000
1994
1980
SWAP Revision
Measures & BP’s
6,000+ TWW Coalition
State Wildlife Action Plans
CARA passed HOR; SWG & WCR created
Teaming with Wildlife launched
Fish & Wildlife Conservation Act
Millions ($)
Funding History
Fiscal Year
State Wildlife Action Plans
Congressional Directives
Authorizing Legislation
Both the Wildlife Conservation
Restoration Program and State
Wildlife Grants Program
required states to develop a State
Wildlife Action plan by October
2005 to be eligible for funding.
State Wildlife Action Plans
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
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State Wildlife Action Plans
The Eight Required Elements
1. Info on the distribution 5.
and abundance of
wildlife.
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2. Descriptions of
locations and condition
of key habitats.
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3. Descriptions of
problems and
research/survey needs.
4. Descriptions of the
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conservation actions
proposed.
Plans for monitoring
species & habitats
(adaptive management).
Descriptions of
procedures to revise the
Plan.
Plans for coordinating
the development,
implementation, review
and revision of the Plan.
Procedures for gaining
public input.
Element 1
More than 12,000
species identified at
SGCN by states
(PA=557)
Element 1
SGCN # range from
90 (SD) to 1251 (SC)
Element 2
Element 3
Key National Threats/Challenges
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Habitat loss from development
Habitat loss from ecosystem modifications (e.g fire)
Habitat conversion from agriculture & other factors
Impaired water quality
Data gaps
Introduction/spread of invasive species
Collection and illegal harvest
Human intrusion and disturbance
Impacts from climate change
Insufficient funding and capacity
Element 4
Key National Conservation Actions
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Increase and Improve Land Protection
Integrate SWAP’s into Land Use Planning
Increase State Fish & Wildlife Agency Capacity
Private Landowner Technical Service and Incentives
Integrate SWAP’s into Land Mgmt. Plans & Policies
Increase Outreach
National Tracking and Reporting of Habitat Conversion
Element 5
Measuring the Effectiveness
of State Wildlife Grants
Effectiveness Measures
Framework
FINAL REPORT
April
2011
Element 6
“A State Wildlife Action
Plan must be revised at
least every 10 years”
No later than 2015
Element 7
Seventh Element
“Plans for
coordinating the
development,
implementation,
review, and revision
of the State
Strategy/Plan with
appropriate Federal,
State, and local
agencies and Indian
tribes”
Element 8
Public Participation
Successes
Regional Efforts
Northeast Regional Conservation Needs
Southeast Conservation Adaptation
Strategy
Western Governors Association Crucial
Habitat Assessment Tool
Landscape Conservation Cooperatives
Funding Need
Average of $9.0 million needed to
achieve 25% implementation of SWAP
Average of $25.8 million needed to
achieve 75% implementation of SWAP
Current SWG
apportionment
for PA ~$1.5M
The top funding needs for
implementation of State Wildlife Action
Plans are for 1) protection of lands
through acquisition, easements or
leases; 2) management on public and
private lands; 3) monitoring and
research
State Funding Successes
• With the help of diverse coalitions, a
handful of states have secured
dedicated wildlife agency funding
• Missouri, Arkansas, Minnesota
Conservation sales taxes
• Virginia & Texas
Dedicating tax revenues from outdoor gear
• Colorado, Arizona & Maine
Dedicated lottery revenues
• Florida & South Carolina
Real estate transfer taxes
Funding Need
Funding Need
Funding Need
Funding Need
Funding SWAP’s
• Federal
• State
• Local/Private
The Future
Blue Ribbon Panel on Wildlife
Diversity Funding
Directing SWG to WCR
Activating the TWW Coalition
SWAP 2.0
AFWA
Representing fish and wildlife agencies
to conserve fish and wildlife and their
habitats in the public interest.