WFF's Guiding Principles and Strategies - Alabama Department of ...
WFF's Guiding Principles and Strategies - Alabama Department of ...
WFF's Guiding Principles and Strategies - Alabama Department of ...
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RECOMMENDATION (Operations)<br />
Evaluate wildlife management area use, staffing <strong>and</strong> needs. Look for<br />
opportunities to utilize lower salaried technical staff to redirect higher<br />
salaried technical staff to other duties.<br />
Basis for Recommendation<br />
• Public use <strong>of</strong> WMAs has declined somewhat over time.<br />
• Currently the WMA system is operated by a combination <strong>of</strong> wildlife<br />
biologists, biologist aides or laborers. Time dem<strong>and</strong>s other than WMArelated<br />
are increasing on the biologists.<br />
• Most <strong>of</strong> the wildlife habitat in <strong>Alabama</strong> is on private l<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong> requests<br />
for assistance are increasing.<br />
Impact<br />
Cost <strong>of</strong> Implementation<br />
• Staff time to perform evaluation.<br />
Benefits <strong>of</strong> Implementation<br />
• Increased effectiveness.<br />
• Address increasing public dem<strong>and</strong> for other services such as<br />
technical assistance to l<strong>and</strong>owners.<br />
Implementation<br />
Major Obstacles to Implementation<br />
• Status quo.<br />
Principal Work Steps Required for Implementation<br />
• Perform evaluation.<br />
• Adjust duties <strong>and</strong> responsibilities.<br />
• Fill future positions with qualified lower salaried technical personnel.<br />
GPS | <strong>Alabama</strong> Wildlife <strong>and</strong> Freshwater Fisheries Division 25
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