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Partnership Committee 2012 Report

Partnership Committee 2012 Report. Partnership Committee Purpose. To provide information, analysis, and recommendations for Board action on a full range of FHP issues. 2012 Priority Tasks.

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Partnership Committee 2012 Report

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  1. Partnership Committee2012 Report

  2. Partnership Committee Purpose To provide information, analysis, and recommendations for Board action on a full range of FHP issues.

  3. 2012 Priority Tasks • Provide guidance that helps with implementing the Board’s 2012 Multi-state Conservation Grant (MSCG) project. • Assist with growing the community of support for Fish Habitat Partnerships (FHP). • Develop a minimum benchmark set of fish habitat conservation project prioritization criteria.

  4. 2012 Priority Task Outputs • Recommended selecting River Network as the vendor to conduct the requisite training identified in the 2012 MSCG project. • Initiated a process aimed at identifying common FHP outreach needs. • Drafted a core set of project prioritization criteria.

  5. Recommended Project Prioritization Criteria • Direct linkages of project to specific Fish Habitat Partnership strategic plan/framework priorities and/or National Fish Habitat Partnership action plan (2nd edition)/priority conservation strategies. • Project alignment/compatibility with other conservation plans (e.g. State Wildlife Plans; Biological Opinions, Land Management Plans).

  6. Recommended Project Prioritization Criteria • Project identification of specific measures of success and performance targets that are observable and amenable to pre- and post-project monitoring. • Capabilities/experience of project proponents to complete what is proposed.

  7. Recommended Project Prioritization Criteria • Well-defined budget linked to clear deliverables and outcomes. • Leveraging of funds. • Project protects aquatic habitat or addresses the causes and process behind aquatic habitat decline .

  8. Recommended Project Prioritization Criteria • Project has an outreach/education component in the local community.

  9. Tentative List of 2013 Priorities • Guidance that assists FHPs establish strong, strategic priorities and associated milestones that tracks progress and outcomes. Budget need: $5,000 to assist in supporting a face-to-face meeting of FHP representatives.

  10. Tentative List of 2013 Priorities • Development of a process that builds consensus support among FHPs for Multi-state Conservation Grant proposals submitted by the NFH Board on their behalf.

  11. Tentative List of 2013 Priorities • Establishment of a vetting process for fish habitat conservation projects submitted to non-NFHP funding sources that need endorsements from FHPs.

  12. Tentative List of 2013 Priorities • Identification of approaches for estimating the costs for FHPs to achieve their priority conservation outcomes.

  13. Partnership Committee Members Steve Perry (Board member) Tom Busiahn (FWS, Board staff, liaison to FHPs) Stan Allen (Board member proxy) Scott Robinson (SARP) Doug Stang (EBTJV) Robin Knox (WNTI) Emily Greene (ACFHP) Jeff Boxrucker (RFHP) Kayla Barrett (DFHP) Heidi Keuler (FFP) Lisa DeBruyckere (PMEP) Cecil Rich (FWS) Maureen Gallagher (FWS)

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