2004 Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem Team Strategic
Action Plans. . . . 2003
Team Plans
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Lake Sturgeon Restoration and Management (pdf-144
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- Focus on developing and implementing a Lake Sturgeon
Rehabilitation Plan for the Great Lakes
- Assess Great Lakes tributary streams for lake sturgeon
- Improve the knowledge base for lake sturgeon genetics
- Expand Service efforts toward working with commercial
fishermen throughout the Great Lakes
Great Lakes Islands Protection (pdf-59
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- Establish a binational collaborative dedicated to addressing
the issue of Great Lakes islands conservation
- Demonstrate the importance of Great Lakes islands
- Develop a conservation strategy for Great Lakes islands
- Increase multi-partner coordination and involvement in islands issues
- Identify priority islands for conservation
- Rank islands in terms of ecological significance
- Provide general information on Great Lakes islands to a wide sector
of the general public via the web site
Geographic Information System/Decision Support System Development (GIS/DSS)
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- Identify and summarize Great Lakes basin issues that
can be addressed using geospatial technologies
- Inventory existing geospatial capabilities and data
- Distribute pilot decision support system to the field stations for
feedback
- Implement geospatial technologies throughout the Great Lakes basin
- Maintain and update information and the capabilities of the decision
support sytstems
- Assist other committees and programs within the Service and their
partners with development of geospatial technologies to achieve their
long-term outcomes
Coastal Habitat Restoration (pdf-59
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- As a new committee, establish workgroup members, goals, and objectives
- Strengthen the Service's Coastal Program in the Great Lakes
- Coordinate activities within the other GLBET sub-committees
- Increase and improve coordination with external pertner's coastal
programs and habitat restoration programs
- Increase outreach to Congressional members on coastal resources
- Provide education to the public regarding the values of coastal resources
- Provide input to the Corps of Engineers on the potential impacts
of the Great Lakes Navigation Improvement Project, water level study
on Lake Ontario
Endangered Species Conservation (pdf-64
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- As a new committee, develop a core committee and agree on
general mission
- Identify 1-2 habitat focus area priorities and develop conservation
strategies for priority focus areas
- Ensure all listed species have a recovery plan and that all candidate
species have some form of conservation plan
- Assist with 5-year status reviews
Education and Outreach (pdf-74
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- Develop priority messages and activities which
will inform about team projects and team outreach efforts
- Survey key stakeholders on their needs and priorities for the team
and for Great Lakes basin issues
- Develop key messages to communicate Great Lakes conservation and
GLBET activities
- Develop a concept/outline for a long-term communications campaign
- Provide a suite of products such as brochures, videos, fact sheets,
etc.
- Provide increased participation and support for Great Lakes basin
issues to the media, Congress, other key stakeholders, and within
our group
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