Clinton N. Jenkins et al. PNAS 2015;112:5081-5086
“…we can ensure that the Monarch butterfly –the state insect of Texas- is here to stay” Laura Bush
Rio Grande ~ Rio Bravo
Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan (BCCP) facilitates economic development - gives project developers a streamlined Endangered Species Act compliance process Local solution to a federal regulation Voluntary participation Developers and Landowners: 789 BCCP Habitat Determination Applications 283 Participation Certificates on more than 12,600 acres PC process has facilitated $4.5 Billion assessed value of those improvements to the local tax base Public Infrastructure: 236 public service projects Travis County and City of Austin continued compliance with our permit enables us to offer this expedited service to our constituents
Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan 69 YOUTH EDUCATION EVENTS YOUTH EDU PARTICIPANT TOTAL:
2283
38 GUIDED HIKES OFFERED GUIDED HIKE PARTICIPANT TOTAL:
408
4 BCP HIKE AND LECTURE SERIES EVENTS FY13 HIKE AND LECTURE PARTICIPANT TOTAL:
95
31 SPECIAL TOURS, NEIGHBORHOOD PRESENTATIONS OR LARGER ACTIVITIES TOUR PARTICIPANT TOTAL: 1592
Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program (EARIP) A stakeholder-based effort initiated by the Service seeking to balance human needs with the recovery of listed species dependant on the springs and river ecosystems associated with the Edwards Aquifer – HCP permit issued 2013
Accomplishments (Texas): 2008-2014 Partners Program ● Habitat Restored or Enhanced: 33,343 wetland acres 327,012 upland acres
Coastal Program ● Habitat Restored, Enhanced or protected: 18,116 wetland acres 51,169 upland acres
Pine/mixed-hardwood/Juniper upland woodland forest habitat enhancement: Integrated restoration prescription: mechanical (mulching) X fire X chemical (IPT)
SSA Flips the Pyramid
Public Notice
Reviews/Rewrites & Surnames Determination?
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Document Prep Science
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Determination
Decision Analysis
SSA
Listing Program Action
Scientific Analysis
SSA Flips the Pyramid
Public Notice
Reviews/Rewrites & Surnames Determination?
Public Notice Review/Surname
Document Prep
Document Prep Science
Listing Program Action
Determination
Decision Analysis
SSA
Listing Program Action
Scientific Analysis