Holding the Line

Recommended Actions for Habitat Planning and Evaluation

1. Align Habitat Objectives in Joint Venture Implementation Plans

The Plan Committee will actively support and guide efforts to align habitat objectives in Joint Venture implementation plans with NAWMP habitat goals. The Plan Committee will actively support and guide Joint Ventures to ensure that geographic prioritization is articulated at spatial scales adequate to inform partner actions.

2. Assess Progress Toward Habitat Objectives

The Plan Committee will ensure that all Habitat Joint Ventures develop the ability to assess progress toward their habitat objectives and reiterates its expectation that Joint Ventures be able to consistently populate the Plan Committee's new metric of "proportion of stepped-down NAWMP population goal that is currently supported by the Joint Venture landscape."

3. Promote Information Sharing Among Joint Ventures

The Plan Committee will continue to promote information sharing and advancements among Joint Ventures relative to planning, evaluation and adaptation, such that the best methods and processes become widely adopted.

Cypress wetland in Mississippi at sunset, with trees reflected in still water.
Sunset over a cypress wetland in Mississippi.