Allegheny River Headwaters Watershed Conservation Plan

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Allegheny River Headwaters Conservation Plan Chapter 7. Management Recommendations GOAL 4-1: PROTECT FOREST AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES (CONTINUED). Objective 3: Identify and protect biologically diverse areas and important habitats (continued). Method to achieve objective: Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority 4. Partner with local Audubon chapters and birding clubs to identify, characterize, and recommend Important Bird Areas. Conservation Groups, Landowners, DCNR Foundation, Private Sources, Conservation Groups, DCNR Medium 5. Develop biodiversity indices for selected stream segments to document the current biodiversity status and to track changes over time as projects are implemented. Conservation Groups, Sportsmen Groups, DCNR, DEP, PFBC, USFWS Foundations, Private Sources, DEP, DCNR, PFBC, PGC, USFWS Medium Objective 4: Identify and protect important habitats for plant and animal species. Method to achieve objective: Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority 1. Identify and protect additional environmentally sensitive areas and areas of high biodiversity. Conservation Groups, Landowners, PNHP, PFBC, DCNR Foundations, Private Sources, DCNR, PFBC High 2. Identify high quality wetlands and work with landowners to protect these sites through acquisition or conservation easement purchases. Conservation Groups, DCNR Foundations, Private Sources, DCNR High Objective 5: Increase awareness about the importance of biodiversity and protecting wildlife and natural resources. Method to achieve objective: Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority 1. Sponsor outreach programs to educate landowners about wildlife management practices. Sportsmen Groups, PGC Foundations, Private Sources, PGC Medium 2. Educate citizens about the use and purpose of Natural heritage Inventories in planning, with an additional focus on understanding the importance of the natural resources that exist. Conservation Groups, Municipalities, Counties, PNHP Foundations, Private Sources, DCNR Medium 3. Educate citizens about biological diversity and the vital importance of conserving habitats and protecting species. Conservation Groups, DCNR, PGC, USFWS Foundations, Private Sources, DCNR Medium 4. Provide educational field trips to elected officials emphasizing natural resources and the value of those resources to the region. Conservation Groups, Elected Officials, DCNR, PGC, USFWS Foundations, Private Sources, DCNR Medium 7-28
Allegheny River Headwaters Conservation Plan Chapter 7. Management Recommendations GOAL 4-2: IMPROVE HABITATS. Objective 1: Implement strategies to improve conditions for biologically diverse and important habitats. Method to achieve objective: Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority 1. Restrict activities, such as grazing and off-road vehicles, within biological diversity areas to minimize erosion and sedimentation impacts to control the spread of invasive species. Conservation Groups, Landowners, DCNR, PGC Foundations, Private Sources, DCNR High 2. Decrease the use of herbicide along highway right-ofways and develop an alternative management technique that can be implemented. Conservation Groups, Adjacent Landowners, Utility Companies, PennDOT Foundations, Private Sources, DCNR High 3. Develop and incentive program to encourage and reward landowners who develop management plans, decrease development, and employ other conservation practices in and around riparian corridors and biologically divers areas. Conservation Groups, Sportsmen Groups, Landowners, DCNR, PGC, DEP Foundations, Private Sources, Cost-Share Programs, DCNR, DEP, PGC Medium Objective 2: Implement strategies to improve aquatic habitats for fish, mussels, and other organisms. Method to achieve objective: Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority 1. Incorporate aquatic habitat improvements into streambank stabilization and water quality remediation projects. Conservation Groups, Landowners, PFBC, DEP Foundations, Private Sources, PFBC, DEP High 2. Increase habitat and passage for fish, mussels, and other aquatic organisms by removing non-functional dams and establishing fish ladders at functioning dams. Conservation Groups, Sportsmen Groups, Landowners, PNHP, PFBC, DCNR, USACE Foundations, Private Sources, DCNR, PFBC High 3. Utilize volunteers to quantify the amount of large woody debris in key stream reaches and headwater areas. Conservation Groups, Conservation Districts, Sportsmen Groups, PFBC, DEP Foundation, Private Sources, PFBC, DEP Low Objective 3: Implement strategies to enhance habitats for wildlife. Method to achieve objective: Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority 1. Increase the number of private backyard conservation areas to serve as wildlife habitat and travel corridors by providing activities and programs for landowners. Conservation Groups, Landowners, PNHP, PFBC, DCNR, PGC Foundations, Private Sources, DCNR, PFBC Medium 7-29
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