North Carolina’s Wildlife Action Plan Workshops - Partner and Stakeholder Involvement

North Carolina’s Wildlife Action Plan Workshops -Partner and Stakeholder Involvement Cindy Carr Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

http://www.ncwildlife.org/Plan/Revision/September2010Workshop.aspx http://www.ncwildlife.org/Plan/Revision/September2010Workshop.aspx

Continuing Education Credits: AICP ASLA SAF NC Environmental Educators Overall Cost to Conduct 5 meetings: $970.84 (No meeting room costs) Overall Cost Per Person for Refreshments: $3.60 (coffee, juice, pastry, chips)

Do you have any questions that were not answered by the information presented today? Any comments about the workshop? Need more on-the-ground examples of adaptation measures Need participation by planners, non-governmental groups, Div. of Coastal Mgmt., county, soil & water districts, real estate developers There should be Wildlife Friendly Development Certification interaction with consultants who specialize in wildlife friendly development Has your organization incorporated WAP into its operations/ mission? (Y/N) ‘No’ = 6 from total of 62 questionnaires ‘Don’t know’ = 4 from total of 62 questionnaires Do you have any recommendations/ comments about the priorities (goals, species, or habitats) described in the current WAP? Provide GIS data layers Web-based, interactive, searchable document Prioritize habitats and watersheds for conservation action, include stream headwaters Include game species Incorporate corridors and connectivity planning for all species and habitats Identify and address new threats Integrate other conservation plans Climate change adaptation recommendations

How can the WAP be revised to assist your organization with carrying out its mission? Provide GIS datasets Identify priority conservation for priority habitats and species; use suites, groups, guilds Provide searchable information broken out at County or local level Produce, maintain joint map with NHP for biodiversity wildlife habitat areas and priority species Include all species, incorporate role of game species in habitat and species guilds What type of info does the WAP need to include to assist your organization with implementation of actions? Provide GIS data layers Searchable, online document and mapping Prioritized conservation actions and research needs Climate change information Predictions or modeling for species, habitat movement patterns in response to climate change

Cindy Carr Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator NC Wildlife Resources Commission 1751 Varsity Drive Raleigh, NC 27606 www.ncwildlife.org/conserving (919) 707-0227 cindy.carr@ncwildlife.org

North Carolina’s Wildlife Action Plan Workshops - Partner and Stakeholder Involvement