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Comprehensive Wildlife Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan (CWCP) Conservation Plan (CWCP)
and Citizen-based Monitoringand Citizen-based Monitoring
Signe HoltzWisconsin Department of Natural Resources
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Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan
• Required to remain eligible for federal funding through State Wildlife Grants
• Set priorities and provide guidance for future conservation work
• “Species of Greatest Conservation Need” (SGCN)
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Species of Greatest Conservation Need
• Birds, fish, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and invertebrates
• Includes threatened and endangered species
• Low or declining populations
A. Sheldon
D. Malueg
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Protection of SGCN and their Habitats
• Species
• Habitats
• Ecological landscapes
B. Smith
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Ultimate Question:
Are we keeping species off the list?
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MonitoringSpecies and Natural Communities
• DNR’s role
• Citizen’s role
WDNR
R. Read
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Breeding Bird Survey (BBS)
• 39 years
• International monitoring program
• Provides baseline data on abundance and distribution of species
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Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey (DNR)
• 25 years
• Surveys run entirely by volunteers
• Surveys all frog species and almost every county in Wisconsin
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Additional Surveys/Programs
Bobcat Hunter/Trapper SurveyBowhunter Wildlife SurveyChristmas Bird CountFur Trapper SurveyIncidental Wolf ObservationsNature MappingRuffed Grouse Drumming SurveyWinter Track CountWI Statewide Small Mammal Inventory
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CBM Partnership Program
• $100,000 in 2006
• Initiate or expand monitoring programs
• Aquatic and terrestrial plants• Animals and their habitats
• CWCP and Water Monitoring Strategy
E. Padley
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Project Limitations in Citizen Monitoring
• Hazardous activities/unnecessary risks
• Financial constraints• Complex training• Equipment availability• Rare species• Regulatory work
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CWCP and Citizen Monitoring
• Numerous opportunities for conservation groups
• Citizen-based Monitoring Partnership Program
• Regional ecologists– Application ideas– Contract questions