Management Plan - National Estuarine Research Reserve System

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Appendix Fthe Governor(s) of the other affected state(s) has been contacted. Copies of all correspondence,including contact letters to all affected landowners must be appended;4. A list of all sites considered and a brief statement of the reasons why a site was not preferred; and5. A nomination of the proposed site(s) for designation as a National Estuarine Research Reserve bythe Governor of the coastal state in which the state is located.(f) A state proposing to reactivate an inactive site, previously approved by NOAA for development as anEstuarine Sanctuary or Reserve, may apply for those funds remaining, if any, provided for site selectionand feasibility (sec. 921.11a)) to determine the feasibility of reactivation. This feasibility study must complywith the requirements set forth in sec. 921.11 (c) through (e).Sec. 921.12 Post site selection.(a) At the time of the coastal state’s request for NOAA approval of a proposed site, the state may submita request for funds to develop the draft management plan and for preparation of the EIS. At this time,the state may also submit a request for the remainder of the predesignation funds to perform a limitedbasic characterization of the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the site approved byNOAA necessary for providing EIS information to NOAA. The state’s request for these post site selectionfunds must be accompanied by the information specified in subpart I and, for draft management plandevelopment and EIS information collection, the following programmatic information:1. A draft management plan outline (see sec. 921.13(a) below); and2. An outline of a draft memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the state and NOAAdetailing the Federal-state role in Reserve management during the initial period of Federalfunding and expressing the state’s long-term commitment to operate and manage the Reserve.(b) The state is eligible to use the funds referenced in sec. 921.12(a) after the proposed site is approved byNOAA under the terms of sec. 921.11.Sec. 921.13 Management plan and environmental impact statement development.(a) After NOAA approves the state’s proposed site and application for funds submitted pursuant tosec. 921.12, the state may begin draft management plan development and the collection of informationnecessary for the preparation by NOAA of an EIS. The state shall develop a draft management plan,including an MOU. The plan shall set out in detail:1. Reserve goals and objectives, management issues, and strategies or actions for meeting the goalsand objectives;2. An administrative plan including staff roles in administration, research, education/interpretation,and surveillance and enforcement;3. A research plan, including a monitoring design;4. An education/interpretive plan;5. A plan for public access to the Reserve;6. A construction plan, including a proposed construction schedule, general descriptions ofproposed developments and general cost estimates. Information should be provided for proposed200 Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
Appendix Fminor construction projects in sufficient detail to allow these projects to begin in the initial phaseof acquisition and development. A categorical exclusion, environmental assessment, or EIS maybe required prior to construction;7. (i) An acquisition plan identifying the ecologically key land and water areas of the Reserve,ranking these areas according to their relative importance, and including a strategy forestablishing adequate long-term state control over these areas sufficient to provide protectionfor Reserve resources to ensure a stable environment for research. This plan must include anidentification of ownership within the proposed Reserve boundaries, including land already inthe public domain; the method(s) of acquisition which the state proposes to use—acquisition(including less-than-fee simple options) to establish adequate long-term state control; an estimateof the fair market value of any property interest—which is proposed for acquisition; a scheduleestimating the time required to complete the process of establishing adequate state control of theproposed research reserve; and a discussion of any anticipated problems. In selecting a preferredmethod(s) for establishing adequate state control over areas within the proposed boundariesof the Reserve, the state shall perform the following steps for each parcel determined to bepart of the key land and water areas (control over which is necessary to protect the integrity ofthe Reserve for research purposes), and for those parcels required for research and interpretivesupport facilities or buffer purposes:(A) Determine, with appropriate justification, the minimum level of control(s) required [e.g.,management agreement, regulation, less-than-fee simple property interest (e.g., conservationeasement), fee simple property acquisition, or a combination of these approaches]. This does notpreclude the future necessity of increasing the level of state control;(B) Identify the level of existing state control(s);(C) Identify the level of additional state control(s), if any, necessar to meet the minimumrequirements identified in paragraph (a)(7)(i)(A) of this section;(D) Examine all reasonable alternatives for attaining the level of control identified in paragraph(a)(7)(i)(C) of this section, and perform a cost analysis of each; and(E) Rank, in order of cost, the methods (including acquisition) identified in paragraph(a)(7)(i)(D) of this section.(ii) An assessment of the relative cost-effectiveness of control alternatives shall include areasonable estimate of both short-term costs (e.g., acquisition of property interests, regulatoryprogram development including associated enforcement costs, negotiation, adjudication, etc.) andlong-term costs (e.g., monitoring, enforcement, adjudication, management and coordination). Inselecting a preferred method(s) for establishing adequate state control over each parcel examinedunder the process described above, the state shall give priority consideration to the least costlymethod(s) of attaining the minimum level of long-term control required. Generally, with thepossible exception of buffer areas required for support facilities, the level of control(s) requiredfor buffer areas will be considerably less than that required for key land and water areas. Thisacquisition plan, after receiving the approval of NOAA, shall serve as a guide for negotiationswith landowners. A final boundary for the reserve shall be delineated as a part of the finalmanagement plan;8. A resource protection plan detailing applicable authorities, including allowable uses, usesrequiring a permit and permit requirements, any restrictions on use of the research reserve, anda strategy for research reserve surveillance and enforcement of such use restrictions, includingappropriate government enforcement agencies;9. If applicable, a restoration plan describing those portions of the site that may require habitatmodification to restore natural conditions;10. If applicable, a resource manipulation plan, describing those portions of the Reserve buffer inwhich long-term pre-existing (prior to designation) manipulation for reasons not related toresearch or restoration is occurring. The plan shall explain in detail the nature of such activities,Management Plan: Appendix F201
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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments..
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Representation on the Reserve Manag
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Objectives and Strategies.. . . . .
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I. OverviewIntroduction to the Rese
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Exhibits and Interpretive Trails; P
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The Wells Reserve requires specific
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II. IntroductionThe Value of Estuar
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Figure II.3. Biogeographic regions
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1.2.3.Address coastal management is
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Department of of CommerceNational O
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III. Wells NERR SettingPhysical Set
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Figure III.3. The two principal wat
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Wells Reserve campus and adjacent s
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landscapes are assuming a suburban
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IV. Strategic Plan29
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Objective 2: Optimize educational u
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V. Accomplishments33
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Figure V.2. Chris Feurt, the CTP Co
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Figure V.4. The barn complex was co
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◊With partners (U.S. Fish and Wil
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VI. Administration41
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RMAManagerEducationResearch & Stewa
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◊The York County Audubon Society,
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The Reserve Manager serves as the c
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Figure VI.4. An October sunrise gra
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VII. Facilities andConstruction51
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◊Make facilities available to par
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Figure VII.2. The Reserved Life Est
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Killing House (early 1900’s)This
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Estate and are currently privately
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VIII. Public Access61
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Figure VIII.2. An artist at work by
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Figure VIII.4. A family enjoys a wa
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IX. Education and Outreach67
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Strategies◊ Work with partners to
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K-12 EducationThe Wells Reserve edu
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signs of wildlife, water quality mo
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X. Research and Monitoring77
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Figure X.1. Jeremy Miller (right) a
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System-wide Monitoring ProgramThe N
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tions concerning the sustainability
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permit, the Research Department als
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XI. Stewardship87
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◊◊◊◊◊Protect pristine hab
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Reserve cooperates with the followi
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will monitor this site (and others
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Figure XI.6. The Wells Reserve Stew
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XII. Reserve Boundary andAcquisitio
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Proposed Changes to the Reserve and
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Figure XII.2 (top): The main stems
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By expanding its boundary the Wells
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forests, and wetlands. It has habit
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Conservation EasementThe Wells Rese
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XIII. Volunteers109
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Figure XIII.1. Beach Profiling volu
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XIV. Communications113
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images, and cultivates interest in
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AppendicesAppendix A: Memoranda of
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Appendix A: Memoranda ofUnderstandi
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Appendix A-1Management Plan: Append
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Appendix B: ConservationEasementsMa
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