AFWA 2014

state wildlife action plans

STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLANS

Eight required elements

1. Species of Greatest Conservation Need 2. Priority habitat locations & condition 3. Threats 4. Conservation actions 5. Monitor species & effectiveness 6. Review 7. Partnerships 8. Public input

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TEAMING WITH WILDLIFE

Approved revised SWAPS

1. Wyoming 2. Kentucky 3. Nebraska 4. Arizona 5. Nevada 6. Florida 7. Texas

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TEAMING WITH WILDLIFE

Expected SWAP Submission Dates

IL 08/30/2015 OH 12/01/2014 ME 8/14/2015 MA 12/31/2014 MO 07/01/2015 RI 04/01/2015 CT 04/30/2015 MI 06/1/2015 IN 03/31/2014 IA 06/30/2015 NY 03/31/2015 NJ 09/01/2015 DC 09/15/2015 DE, WI, VT, WV, MN, NH, MD, PA 09/30/2015

AFWA 2014

STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN WORKSHOP

July 14-16, 2014 Hyatt Regency at the Arch St Louis, Missouri

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Invitees

State Wildlife Action Plan Coordinators State, federal & private partners

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STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN WORKSHOP

Interactive Agenda

• • Facilitated discussions • How do SWAPs inform plans of other agencies/orgs? • How to build effective partnerships • Implementing Landscape Level Conservation Conservation Café • Regional breakfast

AFWA 2014

Webinar Series on State Wildlife Action Plan Revision

Goal: 56 approvable State Wildlife

Action Plan revisions submitted by

the deadline, September 30, 2015. When: Monthly through 2015 Thursdays 1:00-2:30pm Eastern

State Wildlife Action Plan Revision Webinar Series Coordinating State Forest Action Plans & State Wildlife Action Plans

Thursday, July 31, 2014 1:00-2:30pm eastern

Agenda:

Overview of SWAPs & revision timeline (Mary Pfaffko, AFWA) Overview of the Forest Action Plans (Sherri Wormstead, USFS) Case Study—Georgia (Jon Ambrose, GA DNR and James Johnson, GA Forestry Commission) Case Study—Missouri (Jennifer Battson & Lisa Allen, MO Dept of Conservation) Case Study—Idaho (Rita Dixon, ID Fish & Game and Dave Stephenson, ID Dept of Lands)

For more information, contact: Mary Pfaffko, [email protected]

Foundation by the Doris Duke Charitable This webinar series partially funded

To Join:

http://mat.adobeconnect.com/swapjul31/ (Sign in as a guest & type in your full name to be accepted) Dial-in Number: 712-432-1500 Access Code: 882578# *

Limited to 100 participants. First come, first serve.

AFWA 2014

Webinar Series on State Wildlife Action Plan Revision

Monthly on Thursdays 1:00-2:30pm eastern Jun 19 th : Best Practices for Prioritizing Species & Conservation Actions Jul 31 st : Coordinating State Forest Action Plans & State Wildlife Action Plans Aug 21 st : Tools for Prioritizing Birds Species & Habitat Sep 18 th : Implementing State Wildlife Action Plans on military installations Oct 18 th : Coordinating Farm Bill conservation programs and SWAPs Nov 20 th : Effective Public Involvement

STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLANS

Mary Pfaffko

[email protected]

202-624-5429

State Wildlife Action Plan Coordinators

http://www.teaming.com/state-wildlife-action-plans-swaps