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ISSUE 21: COMPREHENSIVE WILDLIFE HABITAT
MANAGEMENT PLAN
Actions Suggested
in the Maumee RAP
Recommendations
Report
Action
All ditches and intermittent streams
should be maintained with at least one
continuous row of trees on both banks.
(2.3.2.2)
$
Backing of existing plans to introduce
statewide wetlands habitat protection
legislation. (2.3.2.2)
$
Utilization of a wetlands inventory to
identify wetlands in the AOC. (2.3.2.2) $
Incorporate fish and wildlife habitat
education into public school systems
through programs such as Project Wild,
Aquatic Project Wild, and Learning
Tree. (2.3.2.2)
&
Activity
CREP
Toussaint River
Improvement
Incentive Program
Clean Ohio Fund
US ACOE and
New Ohio Isolated
Wetlands
Regulations
Maumee River
Watershed
Wetlands
Protection &
Enhancement
Planning Project
Lucas, Wood and
Ottawa SWCD
Education
Specialist Efforts
Maumee RAP
Involvement
None
Collaborator
None
Date
2000 -
Present
1998-
2002
2001 -
2005
None 2001
Collaborator
2000-
2002
Beneficial
Use
Affected
14
3, 14
See
Page
72
68
137
141
3, 14 141
None Ongoing All 176
Land acquisition of targeted fish and
wildlife habitat tracts. (2.3.2.2) $
See Issue 3 – Wetlands and Open Space Preservation
and Issue 7 – Acquisition of Fish and Wildlife Habitat
for projects
14
168,
182
Economic incentive for fish and wildlife
habitat restoration and/or protection in
the private sector. (2.3.2.2)
$
Ottawa SWCD
Private Lands
Wetlands
Restoration
Wildlife Habitat
Incentives
Program (WHIP)
Toussaint River
Improvement
Incentive Program
None
1992-
1994
143
14
None Ongoing 138
Green space zoning requirements to
ensure adequate woodland habitat for
terrestrial wildlife communities.
(2.3.2.2)
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Mitigation for all fish and wildlife habitat
destruction by development. (2.3.2.2) #
Encourage the US Corps of
Engineers to accept and enforce their
responsibilities for wetland habitat #
protection under Section 404. (2.3.2.2)
US ACOE and
New Ohio Isolated
Wetlands
Regulations
US ACOE and
New Ohio Isolated
Wetlands
Regulations
Lead
1997-
2003
None Ongoing 14 141
None Ongoing 14 141
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Activities and Accomplishments
in the Maumee Area of Concern
58
Issue 21: Comprehensive Wildlife
Habitat Management Plan