State Wildlife Action Plans Alternatively Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategies (CWCS), State Comprehensive Wildlife Plans (SCWP), Etc. Created By The States To Support USFWS Defines Statewide Priorities For State Wildlife Grant Program – Much Like INRMP Defines Conservation Priorities for Service Funding – Priority Habitats as Well as Species

Responsibility SWAPs Include State Responsibilities – Percentage of Total Range Nationwide Within State – Percentage of Total Population Nationwide Within State – Distribution of State Within Range (“Core” Populations) – Includes Common Species, Edge of Range Rarities

INRMP Applicability Section 1.d. Responsibilities (2) External Stakeholders – Sets the Need and Commitments for Cooperation – Sets Timeline for State Agency Review(s) Section 1.e. Authority – Discuss State Code – State-Owned, Federally- Leased Property May Have to Comply With State Version of ESA

INRMP Applicability (Cont’d) 2.a.2. Regional Land Uses – ACUB Opportunities and Priorities – Chance to Discuss Cross- Boundary Priorities 2.c.3. and 2.c.4. Fauna and Flora Descriptions – Tie-in and Highlight State Responsibility Species 3.d. Beneficial Partnerships and Collaborative Resource Planning 3.f. Encroachment Partnering

INRMP Applicability (Cont’d) 3.g. A Whole Section Just for State Comprehensive Wildlife Plans! – Include the Shared Species Lists – Discuss Monitoring and Annual Programs – Discuss the SWAP Revision Cycle and Coordination with Annual and 5-Year Reviews

4.c. Law Enforcement, 4.d. Fish and Wildlife Management, 4.m. Outdoor Recreation – Common Topics for Partnering and Benefits to States – Often the Most Approachable Partnerships 4.p. Training of NR Personnel – Include State-Assisted Opportunities – Include Window for State Agency Personnel in In- House Training 5.c. Use of Cooperative Agreements INRMP Applicability (Cont’d)

T&E Discussions 2.c.1. General Biotic Environment, T&E AND Species of Concern 3.b. Natural Resources Consultation Requirements 4.a. T&E Program Elements Appendices 7 and 8 Endangered Spp. and Critical Habitat – Include State Species If State Lists and Code Are Applicable – Include State Rarities as Species of Concern

Funding National Guard Has STEPs for State-Listed Species on State-Owned Installations Use INRMP Text for State Wildlife Grant Applications Use INRMP Meetings to Develop Relationships and Communicate Opportunities Seek State Partners In- Kind Assistance Use State Partners to Attract Volunteers

Tools In Use Fort Indiantown Gap Examples – SWG Funds in for Grassland Restoration and Monitoring on Post – 2014 Partnering for Regal Release Sites – 2009-Present Cooperative Fire Assistance