A. No degradation of existing natural communities and rare species habitat
1. Change public understanding of natural communities and rare species habitat values/change behavior
2. Identify threats
3. Identify important natural communities/rare species habitat
4. Minimize construction/ disturbance in sensitive areas
|
EXISTING PROGRAMS: 1. Outreach ·
Agricultural
Stewardship Program ·
CBC Riparian Buffer
Program ·
Citizen Watershed
groups ·
Coastal Program Land
Acquisition ·
Conservation
Easements (state/ NGOs) ·
Conservation Reserve
Enhancement Program –DCR ·
Local land holdings ·
National Park
Service ·
Natural Area
Preserves – DCR ·
Natural Area
Registry Program - DCR ·
Non-profit land
acquisitions (e.g., The Nature Conservancy) ·
State Park System -
DCR ·
Virginia Land
Conservation Foundation ·
Virginia Outdoors
Program ·
Water Quality
Programs – Forestry ·
Riparian Forest
Buffer Initiative ·
Wetlands Reserve
Program 2. Regulation · Army Corps of Engineers land management ·
Coastal Primary Sand
Dune Permits – VMRC ·
DGIF Exotic Species
Permits ·
Local Zoning ·
Marine Protected
Areas –VMRC ·
Nontidal Wetland
Permit – DEQ ·
SAMPS - CZMP ·
Tidal Wetland
Permits - VMRC ·
VMRC Enforcement N/A 3. Monitoring ·
4. Planning/coordination ·
CBP Environmental Endpoints 5.
Research · Biota of Virginia (DGIF) · Comprehensive Coastal Inventory –VIMS · Natural Heritage Inventory- DCR N/A |
MISSING ELEMENTS: 1. Outreach ·
Education of local
governments ·
2. Regulation ·
3. Authority ·
4. Monitoring ·
Identify sensitive
areas · Develop invertebrate inventories for many natural communities ·
Map/define natural
communities and rare species (abundance and habitat) ·
Develop a status
system for types of communities (like RTE) to lead to better protection of natural
communities 5. Planning/coordination ·
Develop
prioritization of natural communities and rare species habitats to preserve 6. Research · Identify habitat requirements of rare species 7. Definition of management targets ·
|
