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Forestland Stewards Business Plan
September 11, 2014
FORESTLAND STEWARDS INITIATIVE BUSINESS PLAN PURPOSE
Ø Establish a blueprint of conservation need, strategies and budgets required to achieve desired conservation outcomes
Ø Inform and guide grant making decisions
Ø Catalyze others to make more strategic conservation investments
FORESTLAND STEWARDS INITIATIVE BUSINESS PLAN PROCESS
Ø Establish targets
Ø Identify focal areas
Ø Establish a baseline
Ø Estimate goals and costs
Ø Identify strategies and potential
barriers
Ø Set metrics for measuring outcomes
COASTAL CAROLINAS AND PINEY WOODS
JONES ECOLOGICAL CENTER: LONGLEAF RESTORATION ASSESSMENT
Assisted NFWF and partners to develop measurable conservation goals by: • Determining the optimal habitat structure of longleaf to benefit wildlife
• Defining a suite of wildlife species representative of a healthy longleaf ecosystem
• Defining restoration treatments that move longleaf habitat toward desired conditions
• Determining conservation outcomes (species response)
SELECTED SPECIES
Four Representative Species Emerged from the Analysis: • Bachman’s Sparrow • Northern bobwhite • Gopher Tortoise • Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Bachman’s Sparrow and the Northern Bobwhite use early successional habitat; are fairly well distributed across the range; have sufficient abundance to help ensure a positive response to habitat restoration. Gopher tortoise and red-cockaded woodpecker are public trust species; represent a classic umbrella species; recovery will require active translocation; and species use later stage phases of longleaf reforestation situations.
CONSERVATION TARGETS
• Longleaf Forests
• Mature “maintenance class” longleaf
• Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
• Bobwhite Quail
• Bachman’s Sparrow
• Riparian Forests
• Bottomland hardwoods
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU
CONSERVATION TARGETS
• Upland Forests • Shortleaf/shortleaf-oak & oak-hickory
woodland/savannahs
• Bobwhite quail
• Prairie warbler
• Riparian Forests • Bottomland hardwoods, hemlock
• Rivers and streams
• Index of biological integrity (IBI)
• Fish, amphibians, mussels
Scorecard: Forestland Stewards Initiative
Initiative Duration: 2013-2017 (yr 2 of 5)
Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) Target: Increase popula1on by 1,200 – 1,500 coveys Bachman’s Sparrow (Aimophila aes2valis) Target: Increase regional popula1ons by 3,100-‐3,800 pairs Red-‐cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) Target: Increase regional popula1ons by 65-‐80 groups Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor) Target: Increase popula1on by 8,000-‐10,000 pairs Other Conserva1on Outcomes: Index of biological integrity (IBI) Target: Improved or maintained score in 75% of stream segments where strategies are implemented Mature Longleaf Pine Habitat Target: Increase mature longleaf pine by 48,000-‐58,000 acres
Targeted Outcomes for Species (Long-‐Term 15 years):
Initiative Investment: Partner Funding - $10.125 Million Match Funding - $20.250 Million Total: $30.375 Million
$3.69 million
$7.09 million
Acres of longleaf, shortleaf and boOomland hardwood forest enhanced
Miles of stream under improved management
Habitat Enhancement & Incentives:
187,000
1,000
98,370 acres
16 miles
Acres of longleaf, shortleaf, & riparian forest restored
16,000 Habitat Restoration: 9,200 acres
Private landowners reached through technical assistance
Capacity & Outreach: 3,000 2,610 landowners
Initiative Strategies: Conservation Output Goals (Short-Term 5 years)
Acres of longleaf, shortleaf, & riparian forest under long-‐term easement.
14,500 Habitat Conservation: 0 acres
Groups of red-‐cockaded woodpeckers translocated
Species-Specific Strategies: 35 0 groups
Planning, Research & Monitoring: TBD
Fund stream barrier surveys in order to determine prioriWes for future connecWvity restoraWon
0 surveys
Program Coverage:
REGIONAL BREAKOUT DISCUSSIONS
Ø More in-depth look at business plan by region
Ø Where do we go from here?
Ø How can we help you?
Prairie warbler | Credit: USFWS
