Strategic Plan of Conservation Activities
Objectives 5 - 8

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The Plan

The Indiana Chapter Strategic Plan of Conservation Activities is available to download and print.

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The Conservancy's latest update on our strategic plan objectives.

The Indiana Chapter's Strategic Plan of Conservation Activities was adopted on June 1, 2007 and it is hoped that the goals set will be accomplished by June 30, 2016.

While the objectives listed coincide with the The Nature Conservany's global planning process, the high level actions reflect activities specific to Indiana alone.

5) Restore and maintain natural fire regimes.

High-level actions:
a. Implement appropriate fire management on 25% of fire-dependent portfolio sites by 2010.
b. Help increase ecological burning on public agency portfolio sites by assisting the agencies to develop and implement at least two revised burn management plans for the prairie/savanna mosaic.
c. Create a prescribed fire-friendly atmosphere with IDEM by securing blanket annual permits for all TNC managed burns at portfolio sites.

6) Reduce the threat to biodiversity from climate change, and enhance the ability of biodiversity to
adapt to the threat.

High-level actions:
a. Work with the Chicago Climate Exchange to explore market opportunities for carbon projects.
b. Work with partners to measure the response of species and/or biological communities to our management activities designed to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
c. Incorporate climate change factors into the preserve designs of all portfolio site plans to ensure the long term viability of species.
d. Lead by example by offsetting the carbon footprint of professional activities of Indiana staff through tree plantings at or next to portfolio sites within Indiana.

7) Build capacity to prevent, detect, and control invasive species with high potential to threaten biodiversity.

High-level actions:
a. Complete a state level invasives’ assessment by July 2008, which prioritizes threats and will help guide our field work.
b. In conjunction with partners, establish an invasive species early detection and rapid response program at critical portfolio sites.
c. Develop and implement a weed management plan at 30 terrestrial portfolio sites in order to set control priorities and develop most effective control methods.
d. Implement effective control and management of existing key invasive plants at 80% (24 of 30 sites) of TNC owned and managed portfolio sites.

8) Reduce the threat to freshwater biodiversity from nutrients, sediments and toxic pollutants.

High-level actions:
a. Develop 2-stage ditch technology to reduce agricultural runoff and leverage technology by developing standard practice guidelines for incorporation in the USDA Field Office Technical Guide by 2010.
b. Complete Wabash River Aquatic Assessment and develop a conservation plan that will focus conservation efforts on appropriate areas by 2009.
c. Advance the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact in the Indiana General Assembly.

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