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ISSUE 21: COMPREHENSIVE WILDLIFE HABITAT
MANAGEMENT PLAN (continued)
Actions Suggested
in the Maumee RAP
Recommendations
Report
Action
Develop a purple loosestrife control
plan and obtain cost sharing for
removal. (2.3.2.2)
#
Require ditch banks to be no less than
a 3:1 slope to allow for vegetation
establishment. (2.3.2.2)
#
Develop stringent guidelines and
strong penalties concerning discharges
of toxic materials into waterways. &
(2.3.2.2)
Develop a comprehensive plan utilizing
both enclosed wetland management
units and estuarine management $
areas. (2.3.2.2)
Support legislation that would restrict
sea going vessels from emptying
freshwater ballast in the Great Lakes to %
eliminate introduced species.(2.3.2.2)
Activity
ODNR Purple
Loosestrife
Removal Plan
OSU Extension
Drainage Channel
Restoration Project
Ohio EPA
Programs to
Eliminate/Reduce
Toxicants
Maumee RAP
Involvement
Date
Beneficial
Use
Affected
See
Page
None Ongoing 3, 14 224
None
1999 -
Present
3, 14 224
None Ongoing All 222
See Issue 3 – Wetlands and Open Space Preservation
for projects -
138
Nonindigenous
Aquatic Nuisance
Prevention and
Control Act
National Invasive
Species Act
None 1990 216
None 1996
Incorporate wildlife management plans
Wildlife
into existing and future parklands and
Management
None Ongoing 3, 11, 14 224
natural areas. (2.3.2.2)
&
Plans
Establish goals and guidelines for
establishing green space (humans per
acre = # acres of green space). " - - - - -
(2.3.2.2)
Strictly enforce and adhere to the
federal Endangered Species Act.
(2.3.2.2)
& Endangered
Species Act
Enforcement
3, 14
216
None Ongoing 13 225
Activities and Accomplishments
in the Maumee Area of Concern
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Issue 21: Comprehensive Wildlife
Habitat Management Plan