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Identify priority watersheds in which to accelerate implementation in 2008 (States, USGS, EPA)

Wetland Strategy. Identify priority watersheds in which to accelerate implementation in 2008 (States, USGS, EPA) Reflect these priority areas in Requests for Proposals for Federal funding for wetland restoration (NRCS, FWS, DU)

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Identify priority watersheds in which to accelerate implementation in 2008 (States, USGS, EPA)

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  1. Wetland Strategy • Identify priority watersheds in which to accelerate implementation in 2008 (States, USGS, EPA) • Reflect these priority areas in Requests for Proposals for Federal funding for wetland restoration (NRCS, FWS, DU) • Fund and implement re-establishment and establishment projects (FWS, NRCS, States, DU, USC) • Improve post-project monitoring of and reporting the status of restoration sites (NRCS CEAP, EPA NEIEN) • Engage private landowners by decreasing out-of-pocket costs associated with wetland restoration (NRCS) • Inform community planners of values of wetlands; provide maps of areas to avoid (CB NEMO) • Identify degraded wetlands in priority watersheds (States, USGS) • Fund and implement rehab/enhancement projects (NRCS, FWS, DU) • Assess function of naturally occurring wetlands to better inform restoration/mitigation placement and design (EPA REMAP, States) • Support State and Federal efforts to implement effective and flexible compensatory mitigation • Develop consistent minimum requirements for mitigation functional success among Federal, State agencies and set measurable targets for 2010 • Resolve potential conflicts resulting from the National Mitigation Rule • Map and share information on potential mitigation sites Improve consistency across watershed in permitting and enforcement (All of these are COE multiple districts, with State wetland regulatory agencies and EPA) • Identify high quality wetlands in priority watersheds (States, EPA, COE) • Evaluate potential for Wetland Reserve Program Reverse Auction in other states (NRCS) • Pilot initiative to place easements on wetlands previously restored (Coastal America’s CWRP) • Explore establishment of local wetland ordinances in priority areas (USC, local governments) • Analyze wetland loss data for Chesapeake Bay (NOAA CCAP and NWF SLAMM 5.0) • Conduct high resolution verification in select areas (CBP GIS Team, USGS) • Implement corrective actions in hot spots of conversion (States, CBP)

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