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on Society, The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Maryland Farm Bureau. Advice and input were sought by various means, including surveys, personal contact and correspondence, meetings and presentations. Stakeholders and the public were also kept informed of the plan’s progress and allowed to comment through an online forum. Bald eagle at nest/MD DNR Least tern and chick/MD DNR Assn. of Fish & Wildlife Agencies David Chadwick Wildlife Diversity Associate 444 North Capitol St. NW, Suite 725 Washington, DC 20001 Tel: 202.624.7890 chadwick@fishwildlife.org www.teaming.com • www.fishwildlife.org State Contact Glenn Therres, Associate Director Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Service E-1 Tawes State Office Building Annapolis, MD 21401 Tel: 410.260.8572 gtherres@dnr.state.md.us www.maryland.gov 120 Maryland Wildlife Diversity Conservation Plan
Massachusetts Wildlife Action Plan What is a wildlife action plan Congress asked each state to develop a wildlife action plan, known technically as a comprehensive wildlife conservation strategy (CWCS). These proactive plans examine the health of wildlife and prescribe actions to conserve wildlife and vital habitat before they become more rare and more costly to protect. Massachusetts snapshot Landscape: In Massachusetts, the landscape ranges from calcium-rich valleys of western Massachusetts to the cold, acidic Worcester Plateau, and from the mountains of the Taconics and the Berkshires to the floodplains of the Connecticut River Valley. The Atlantic Ocean shapes the sandy glacial outwash plains of Cape Cod and the rest of Massachusetts’ coastal system. Management: The land trust movement began in Massachusetts. In 1891, Charles Eliot founded The Trustees of Reservations, the first non-profit land trust. With the Boston area rapidly developing, Eliot feared that city dwellers would lose touch with the countryside if specific places of natural beauty were not preserved. Today, Massachusetts leads the nation with a total of 143 land trusts in operation. The population of Massachusetts has grown by 28 percent from 1950-2000 but the area of developed land has increased by 200 percent. Massachusetts’s planning approach Perhaps because Massachusetts is a small state with a large population where the negative impacts to wildlife populations are clearly recognized, development of the Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy was more a bringing together of existing plans rather than having to start the planning process from scratch. For example, the BioMap project analyzed Eastern box turtle/Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program data collected over many years to identify key wildlife habitats throughout the state. This information allows land- use planners from the most local level right on up to the broadest landscape perspective to understand why these areas are so important to the long-term conservation of declining wildlife populations. The Ecological Restoration Program funds research that assesses the dynamics of natural communities before initiating “Massachusetts has a closing window of opportunity to conserve our most vulnerable wildlife habitat from the effects of poorly planned development. The Massachusetts Wildlife Action plan outlines collaborative goals and strategies for the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Mass Audubon, and other partners that are essential steps to protect the nature of Massachusetts for people and wildlife.” – Laura Johnson, President of Massachusetts Audubon, the largest conservation organization in New England. Massachusetts Wildlife Action Plan 121
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State Wildlife Action Plans Working
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Table of Contents Executive Summary
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Wildlife At The Crossroads—The Ne
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tions for wildlife in immediate dan
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Eight Required Elements of Wildlife
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The Association of Fish and Wildlif
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A Strong Foundation of Prior Planni
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streams and swim to the sea Or eels
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and habitats. By consulting with ex
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identifying species of greatest con
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In Action: Pika Alert: Tracking Cli
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Adaptive Management: Learning by Do
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Taking Action The wildlife action p
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Tumbling Creek Cave offers an excel
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Carrying on the Legacy A Call to Ac
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Alabama Wildlife Action Plan What i
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Highlight habitats Wildlife (exampl
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Alaska Wildlife Action Plan What is
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including nuisance species, will li
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Key Habitats Wildlife (examples) Is
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California Wildlife Action Plan Wha
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with greater frequency of high-spee
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Connecticut Comprehensive Wildlife
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District of Columbia Wildlife Actio
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Florida’s Wildlife Legacy Initiat
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North Dakota Comprehensive Wildlife
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Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation
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South Carolina Comprehensive Wildli
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South Dakota Wildlife Action Plan W
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Tennessee Wildlife Action Plan What
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Highlight habitats Terrestrial habi
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Texas Wildlife Action Plan What is
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Highlight habitats Blackland Prairi
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Utah Wildlife Action Plan What is a
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General Threats Development Fire Cy
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Virginia Wildlife Action Plan What
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Washington Wildlife Action Plan Wha
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Highlight habitats Shrub-steppe Own
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West Virginia Wildlife Conservation
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Highlight habitats Northern Mesic F
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Ferret/WGFD need for the action pla
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Watching wildlife in Oklahoma/ODWC
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