Assign Quality Ranks to all known Blanding’s turtle populations within the Northeast
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Freshwater Marsh [2.C.5], Vernal Pools
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Blanding's Turtle
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ME, NH, MA, NY, PA
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Planning
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SWG BLTU
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Develop a conservation plan for Blanding’s turtle and associated SGCN in the Northeast, including identifying spatially explicit conservation priorities.
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Identify Blanding’s turtle conservation priorities within Northeast
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Freshwater Marsh [2.C.5], Vernal Pools
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Blanding's Turtle
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ME, NH, MA, NY, PA
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Planning
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SWG BLTU
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Develop a conservation plan for Blanding’s turtle and associated SGCN in the Northeast, including identifying spatially explicit conservation priorities.
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Develop spatially explicit parcel maps for Blanding’s turtle conservation priorities
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Freshwater Marsh [2.C.5], Vernal Pools
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Blanding's Turtle
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ME, NH, MA, NY, PA
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Planning
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SWG BLTU
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Develop a conservation plan for Blanding’s turtle and associated SGCN in the Northeast, including identifying spatially explicit conservation priorities.
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Develop spatially explicit management plans at one to four high priority sites in each state and at least 15 overall
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Freshwater Marsh [2.C.5], Vernal Pools
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Blanding's Turtle
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ME, NH, MA, NY, PA
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Planning
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SWG BLTU
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Develop a conservation plan for Blanding’s turtle and associated SGCN in the Northeast, including identifying spatially explicit conservation priorities.
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Compile information from Projects I-III into a Northeast Blanding’s Turtle Conservation Plan
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Freshwater Marsh [2.C.5], Vernal Pools
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Blanding's Turtle
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ME, NH, MA, NY, PA
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Planning
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SWG BLTU
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Standardized monitoring protocols.
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Apply sampling results to validate conservation priorities established and inform management plans
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Freshwater Marsh [2.C.5], Vernal Pools
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Blanding's Turtle
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ME, NH, MA, NY, PA
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Planning
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SWG NEC
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Establish the capacity to create and manage 35,900 acres of habitat for NEC by 2022
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Develop Site-Specific Management Plans
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Grassland and Shrubland [2.C.1]
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New England Cottontail
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ME, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY
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Planning
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SWG NEC
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Establish the capacity to recruit land owners for voluntary management of NEC habitat on at least 7,000-15,000 acres.
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Conduct Site Assessments
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Grassland and Shrubland [2.C.1]
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New England Cottontail
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ME, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY
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Planning
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SWG NEC
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Establish the capacity to recruit land owners for voluntary management of NEC habitat on at least 7,000-15,000 acres.
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Draft Applications, Preliminary Plans, and Cost Estimates
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Grassland and Shrubland [2.C.1]
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New England Cottontail
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ME, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY
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Planning
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SWG NEC
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Establish the capacity to recruit land owners for voluntary management of NEC habitat on at least 7,000-15,000 acres.
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Draft and Review Land Management Ranking and Eligibility Criteria
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Grassland and Shrubland [2.C.1]
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New England Cottontail
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ME, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY
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Planning
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SWG NEC
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Establish the capacity to recruit land owners for voluntary management of NEC habitat on at least 7,000-15,000 acres.
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Develop a Business Plan Incorporating Parcel Ranking and Reserve Design Principles
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Grassland and Shrubland [2.C.1]
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New England Cottontail
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ME, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY
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Planning
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SWG NEC
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Implement the NEC plan and the framework for NEC recovery oversight (NEC Executive Committee), administration, coordination, and adaptive management
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Review Performance (9.3.1 – Species Management Planning)
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Grassland and Shrubland [2.C.1]
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New England Cottontail
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ME, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY
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Planning
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SWG NEC
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Implement the NEC plan and the framework for NEC recovery oversight (NEC Executive Committee), administration, coordination, and adaptive management
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Review Strategy Adaptations
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Grassland and Shrubland [2.C.1]
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New England Cottontail
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ME, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY
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Species Reintroduction and Stocking
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SWG NEC
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Establish the capacity to augment and manage critically low NEC populations or create new ones.
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Obtain NEC for Captive Breeding
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Grassland and Shrubland [2.C.1]
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New England Cottontail
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ME, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY
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Species Reintroduction and Stocking
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SWG NEC
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Establish the capacity to augment and manage critically low NEC populations or create new ones.
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Conduct Zoo-Based Husbandry
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Grassland and Shrubland [2.C.1]
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New England Cottontail
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ME, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY
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Species Reintroduction and Stocking
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SWG NEC
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Establish the capacity to augment and manage critically low NEC populations or create new ones.
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Evaluate Enclosure-Based Husbandry
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Grassland and Shrubland [2.C.1]
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New England Cottontail
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ME, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY
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Species Reintroduction and Stocking
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SWG NEC
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Establish the capacity to augment and manage critically low NEC populations or create new ones.
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Manage Island Colony or Colonies
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Grassland and Shrubland [2.C.1]
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New England Cottontail
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ME, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY
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Species Reintroduction and Stocking
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SWG NEC
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Establish the capacity to augment and manage critically low NEC populations or create new ones.
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Release NEC to Augment or Establish Populations
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Grassland and Shrubland [2.C.1]
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New England Cottontail
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ME, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY
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Technical Assistance
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RCN2007-07
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State fish and wildlife agencies should make a proactive and concerted effort to engage biomass industry entities by encouraging wildlife biologists to participate in active communications with their industry counterparts at early in the project planning
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Grassland and Shrubland [2.C.1]
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Shrubland SGCN
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All
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Technical Assistance
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SWG NEC
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Establish the capacity to manage and share data among NEC recovery partners
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Provide Technical Assistance to Managers
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Grassland and Shrubland [2.C.1]
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New England Cottontail
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ME, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY
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