A. Increased number and quality of public access sites
(30% increase in sites by
2010; 500 miles of designated water trails by 2005)
1. Assess need for new access sites and upgrades by local demand and type of demand
2. Increased buy-in /understanding of public access issues by public and public officials
3. Acquire land, build and upgrade facilities at appropriate sites
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EXISTING PROGRAMS: 1. Outreach ·
Adopt a stream ·
Boater Education –
Coast Guard ·
Boating Access Program
– DGIF ·
Clean Marinas
Program ·
Citizen Watershed
groups ·
Coastal Birding and
Wildlife Trail ·
CZM grants ·
DCR access sites ·
Fall River
Renaissance ·
Natural Heritage
Area Sites ·
NOAA/NERRS Coastal
training initiative ·
NPS gateways ·
Operation Spruce-Up ·
Public Access Tax
reduction ·
Public Beach Board-
DCR ·
Saltwater Sport
Fishing Tournament ·
T-21 enhancement
program ·
Virginia Coastal and
Estuarine Research Reserves ·
Virginia Land
Conservation Foundation ·
Virginia Naturallly 2. Regulation ·
Local Zoning ·
Local comp plans N/A 3. Monitoring ·
4.
Planning/coordination · Bay Access Plan · Bay Public Access Survey · Virginia Outdoors Fund ·
Virginia Outdoors Plan (DCR) ·
5.
Research · Economic benefit analysis · Assess economic benefit N/A |
MISSING ELEMENTS: 1. Outreach ·
Expand promotion of
existing programs 2. Regulation ·
3. Authority · Develop mechanisms to protect/maintain areas · Expand funding mechanisms for access development/maintenance ·
Develop regional
public access authority 4. Monitoring ·
Inventory/monitor
riparian land ownership 5.
Planning/coordination
· Develop regional/local master plans for access addressing all types of use (e.g. intensive recreational to preserved natural areas) · Address changing natural conditions in access/use management · Collaborate with local authorities (e.g. police) for site management 6.
Research · Develop economic benefit analysis ·
7.
Definition of management targets · Develop a functional definition of “access” to guide goal setting (use types and requirements) |
