North Carolina's Wildlife Action Plan Workshops: Partner and Stakeholder Involvement

1. North Carolina’s Wildlife Action Plan
Workshops -
Partner and Stakeholder Involvement
Cindy Carr
Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

2. http://www.ncwildlife.org/Plan/Revision/September2010Workshop.aspx

3. Federal Agency Cape Lookout and Cape Hatteras National Seashores
National Fish Health Laboratory
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Tennessee Valley Authority
US Army Corps of Engineers
US Army Environmental Command
US Fish & Wildlife Service
USFWS, Partners for Fish and Wildlife program
US Forest Service
US Geological Survey Cooperative Extension Unit
USGS, North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
US Marine Corps, Camp Lejeune
US National Park Service
Uwharrie National Forest
State Agency NC Cooperative Extension Service
NC Department of Transportation
NC Division of Coastal Management
NC Division of Community Assistance
NC Division of Forest Resources
NC Division of Parks and Recreation
NC Division of Soil & Water Conservation
NC Division of Water Resources
NC Division of Water Quality
NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program
NC Museum of Natural History
NC Museum of Natural Science
NC Natural Heritage Program
NC Plant Protection Program
NC Sea Grant
NC State Parks
NC Zoo
Piedmont Triad Council of Governments
Soil and Water Conservation Service
State Sea Turtle Protection Program
Multi-Agency/Group
Partnership
Cape Fear Arch Conservation Collaborative (CFA)
Carolinas Robust Redhorse Technical Working Group
Forest Landbird Legacy Program (a multi-agency cooperative)
Greater Uwharrie Conservation Partnership
Johnston County Green Infrastructure Partnership
NC Birding Trail Initiative (a multi-agency cooperative)
NC Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (NCPARC)
NC Partners in Flight (NCPIF)
Onslow Bight Conservation Forum (a multi-agency cooperative)
Project Bog Turtle
Robust Redhorse Conservation Committee
Sandhills Conservation Partnership
SE Bat Diversity Network
Southeast Painted Bunting Cooperative
Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership
Southeastern Partners in Flight Working Group
Western NC Alliance/French Broad Riverkeeper
Yadkin-Pee Dee Robust Redhorse Technical Working Group
Yadkin-Pee Dee Lakes Project
National Environmental/Conservation Organizations Defenders of Wildlife
Ducks Unlimited
Environmental Defense Fund
National Wildlife Federation
The Nature Conservancy
Teaming With Wildlife
Private/Non-Profit Audubon NC
Appalachian Mountain Joint Venture
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Carolina Bird Club
Carolina Raptor Center
Chatham Conservation Partnership
Conservation Trust of North Carolina (CTNC)
Goose Creek Stakeholders Committee
Grandfather Mountain
Haywood Greenways Council
Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust
Land-of-Sky Regional Council
LandTrust and Stanly County Friends of the Land
Land Trust for Central North Carolina (LTCNC)
Little Tennessee Watershed Association
NC Coastal Land Trust
NC Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network
NC Wildlife Federation
New Hope Audubon
Piedmont Cooperative Land Conservation Project
Piedmont Land Conservancy
Pigeon River Fund Board
Sustainable Sandhills
Triangle Greenways Council
Triangle Land Conservancy
Upper Tar River Collaboration
Wake Nature Preserves

9. Location
Total
Attendance
Number of Attendees
Other
Organizations WRC Staff
Williamston, Mar. 31 44 27 17
Burgaw, April 7 29 16 13
Lenoir, April 14 18 9 9
Waynesville, April 21 50 34 16
Asheboro, May 5 54 32 22
TOTALS 195 118 77
Continuing Education Credits:
• AICP
• ASLA
• SAF
• NC Environmental Educators
Overall Cost to Conduct 5 meetings: $970.84
(No meeting room costs)
Overall Cost Per Person for Refreshments: $3.60
(coffee, juice, pastry, chips)

10. Federal Agency Cape Lookout and Cape Hatteras National Seashores
National Fish Health Laboratory
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Tennessee Valley Authority
US Army Corps of Engineers
US Army Environmental Command
US Fish & Wildlife Service
USFWS, Partners for Fish and Wildlife program
US Forest Service
US Geological Survey Cooperative Extension Unit
USGS, North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
US Marine Corps, Camp Lejeune
US National Park Service
Uwharrie National Forest
State Agency NC Cooperative Extension Service
NC Department of Transportation
NC Division of Coastal Management
NC Division of Community Assistance
NC Division of Forest Resources
NC Division of Parks and Recreation
NC Division of Soil & Water Conservation
NC Division of Water Resources
NC Division of Water Quality
NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program
NC Museum of Natural History
NC Museum of Natural Science
NC Natural Heritage Program
NC Plant Protection Program
NC Sea Grant
NC State Parks
NC Zoo
Piedmont Triad Council of Governments
Soil and Water Conservation Service
State Sea Turtle Protection Program
Multi-Agency/Group
Partnership
Cape Fear Arch Conservation Collaborative (CFA)
Carolinas Robust Redhorse Technical Working Group
Forest Landbird Legacy Program (a multi-agency cooperative)
Greater Uwharrie Conservation Partnership
Johnston County Green Infrastructure Partnership
NC Birding Trail Initiative (a multi-agency cooperative)
NC Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (NCPARC)
NC Partners in Flight (NCPIF)
Onslow Bight Conservation Forum (a multi-agency cooperative)
Project Bog Turtle
Robust Redhorse Conservation Committee
Sandhills Conservation Partnership
SE Bat Diversity Network
Southeast Painted Bunting Cooperative
Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership
Southeastern Partners in Flight Working Group
Western NC Alliance/French Broad Riverkeeper
Yadkin-Pee Dee Robust Redhorse Technical Working Group
Yadkin-Pee Dee Lakes Project
National Environmental/Conservation Organizations Defenders of Wildlife
Ducks Unlimited
Environmental Defense Fund
National Wildlife Federation
The Nature Conservancy
Teaming With Wildlife
Private/Non-Profit Audubon NC
Appalachian Mountain Joint Venture
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Carolina Bird Club
Carolina Raptor Center
Chatham Conservation Partnership
Conservation Trust of North Carolina (CTNC)
Goose Creek Stakeholders Committee
Grandfather Mountain
Haywood Greenways Council
Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust
Land-of-Sky Regional Council
LandTrust and Stanly County Friends of the Land
Land Trust for Central North Carolina (LTCNC)
Little Tennessee Watershed Association
NC Coastal Land Trust
NC Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network
NC Wildlife Federation
New Hope Audubon
Piedmont Cooperative Land Conservation Project
Piedmont Land Conservancy
Pigeon River Fund Board
Sustainable Sandhills
Triangle Greenways Council
Triangle Land Conservancy
Upper Tar River Collaboration
Wake Nature Preserves

11. Do you have any questions that were not answered by the information presented today? Any
comments about the workshop?
• Need more on-the-ground examples of adaptation measures
• Need participation by planners, non-governmental groups, Div. of Coastal Mgmt., county, soil & water
districts, real estate developers
• There should be Wildlife Friendly Development Certification interaction with consultants who specialize in
wildlife friendly development
Has your organization incorporated WAP into its operations/ mission? (Y/N)
• ‘No’ = 6 from total of 62 questionnaires
• ‘Don’t know’ = 4 from total of 62 questionnaires
Do you have any recommendations/ comments about the priorities (goals, species, or habitats)
described in the current WAP?
• Provide GIS data layers
• Web-based, interactive, searchable document
• Prioritize habitats and watersheds for conservation action, include stream headwaters
• Include game species
• Incorporate corridors and connectivity planning for all species and habitats
• Identify and address new threats
• Integrate other conservation plans
• Climate change adaptation recommendations

12. How can the WAP be revised to assist your organization with carrying out its mission?
• Provide GIS datasets
• Identify priority conservation for priority habitats and species; use suites, groups, guilds
• Provide searchable information broken out at County or local level
• Produce, maintain joint map with NHP for biodiversity wildlife habitat areas and priority species
• Include all species, incorporate role of game species in habitat and species guilds
What type of info does the WAP need to include to assist your organization with implementation of
actions?
• Provide GIS data layers
• Searchable, online document and mapping
• Prioritized conservation actions and research needs
• Climate change information
• Predictions or modeling for species, habitat movement patterns in response to climate change

14. Cindy Carr
Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
1751 Varsity Drive
Raleigh, NC 27606
www.ncwildlife.org/conserving
(919) 707-0227
cindy.carr@ncwildlife.org