Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Conservation Plan - Western ...

Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Conservation PlanChapter 7. Management RecommendationsGoal 4-D: Identify and protect biologically diverse areas (continued).Method to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority6. Implement strategies to improve habitatwithin Biological Diversity Areas.Conservation Groups,DCNR, Landowners,PNHPDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium7. Establish and utilize biodiversity indices,such as Aquatic CommunityClassification, for selected streamsegments to document the current status ofbiodiversity and to track changes overtime as management recommendations areimplemented.Conservation Groups,Sportsmen Groups,DCNR, DEP, PFBC,USFWS, PNHPDEP, DCNR, PFBC,PGC, USFWS, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium8. Protect biological diversity areas throughcollaborative partnerships among thepresent owner, citizens, localorganizations, and PennsylvaniaDepartment of Transportation.Conservation Groups,Landowners, DCNR,PGC, PennDOT, PNHPDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsLow9. Refine information on BiologicalDiversity Areas contained in CountyNatural Heritage Inventories.Conservation Groups,DCNR, Counties,PNHP, PGC, PFBC,PNHPDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsLowGoal 4-E: Enhance aquatic habitats.Method to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority1. Incorporate aquatic habitat improvementsinto streambank stabilization and waterquality remediation projects.Conservation Groups,DEP, PFBC,LandownersDEP, PFBC, PrivateSources, FoundationsHigh2. Improve aquatic habitat for fish, mussels,and other organisms by implementingbest management practices and otherrestoration activities.Conservation Groups,DEP, PFBC,LandownersDEP, PFBC, PrivateSources, FoundationsHigh3. Increase habitat and passage for fish,mussels, and other aquatic organisms byremoving dams on small tributaries andmaintaining stable flow regimesdownstream.Conservation Groups,DEP, PFBC, ACOE,LandownersDEP, PFBC,American Rivers,Private Sources,FoundationsMedium4. Utilize volunteers to quantify the amountof large woody debris, in key streamreaches and headwater areas.Conservation Groups,Conservation Districts,Sportsmen Groups,PFBC, DEPPFBC, DEP, PrivateSources, FoundationsMediumGoal 4-F: Protect rare, threatened, and endangered species and their habitats.Method to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority1. Protect or improve habitats that supportthreatened and endangered species andspecies of concern through acquisition,easements, and/or landowner education.PNHP, PFBC, DCNR,Conservation Groups,LandownersDCNR, PFBC, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium7-29