Statement of Mutual Benefits. It is the intent of the Parties to establish a Partnership to work together to develop and implement a comprehensive approach for conserving, improving, and creating a healthy riparian ecosystem along the White River that meets the ecological, cultural, socio-economic, and management goals (See Appendix A for Partnership Goals) of the Partnership through:
1. Commitment to Meeting Restoration Goals/Objectives and Maintaining Investment – Ensuring that ongoing consistent active treatment of sites continue until restoration goals/objectives are met so that resources/efforts are not wasted. Once sites satisfy the goals/objectives those sites will be ‘graduated’ to treatment under Maintenance Plan (see below) • Short-Term Maintenance of Restoration Goals/Objectives – (Once restoration goals are met) Planning and budgeting for short term (3-5 years) oversight and maintenance of restoration efforts (e.g., replanting or reseeding of unsuccessful active revegetation efforts, any remaining invasive follow-up treatment of previous or new infestations) to ensure restoration goals continue to be met. This phase generally requires more resources than Long-Term Maintenance, below. • Long-Term Sustainability/Maintenance of Restoration Goals/Objectives – (5 years+) Planning and budgeting for long term oversight and maintenance of restoration sites to ensure restoration goals continue to be met. Ideally most sites will be able to self- sustain riparian health; realistically some sites will continue to experience disturbance and will require continued frequent or infrequent maintenance efforts to ensure protection of restoration investment.
Statement of Mutual Benefits. It is the intent of the Parties to work together to develop and implement a comprehensive approach to:
1. Prioritize sites to determine where restoration could confer the greatest long-term cost benefit through the control of non-natives, water quality improvement projects, or other associated restoration techniques;
2. Control tamarisk, Russian olive, and other invasive species that directly impact riparian areas;
3. Re-vegetate impacted areas with appropriate vegetation;
4. Monitor outcomes;
5. Identify long-term maintenance strategies;
6. Structure educational efforts, conduct outreach and education meetings, workshops, and demonstrations to engage private landowners, partners, and funding sources;
7. Identify research needs;
8. Identify potential funding opportunities, help secure funding to support partnership activities;
9. Complete work in a coordinated manner that maximizes resource sharing and information exchange The Collaborative operates on the following principles:
1. Collaborative is inclusive; participation is voluntary
2. Landowner goals are respected and supported; expectations for landowners and land managers should be clearly outlined
3. Information sharing and maximization of resources is a priority
4. Outreach and community awareness should be fostered and promoted
5. Projects should be implemented based on a prioritization scheme that promotes a high return on invested funds By signing, Parties agree to collaborate to provide information and expertise, develop objective and acceptable strategies to meet the objectives of the Collaborative, and share knowledge of best management practices. Nothing in this MOU shall obligate the signatory or their agencies, communities, and organizations to obligate or transfer funds. The partnership does not pre-empt, override, or dictate management on any federal, state, local governments, or private lands, nor does it have the power to alter existing public land management prescriptions of the area. Changes in land management prescriptions are subject to federal, state, and local land use planning, policy, and decision-making procedures.
Statement of Mutual Benefits. NMFS and FWS have a well-established history of working collaboratively on seabird conservation activities and believe that an MOU can further strengthen this work. Although the FWS has primary responsibility for migratory birds in the United States, NMFS manages some human activities that affect migratory birds-- primarily fishing activities in U.S. waters and in U.S. fisheries on the high seas. NMFS’ activities and policies relate to ensuring the long-term sustainability of fisheries by taking into account habitat conservation issues and by making decisions based upon the best scientific information available. NMFS’ policies and activities may therefore affect migratory birds, particularly seabirds, and their prey. FWS and NMFS agree that migratory birds are important components of biological diversity and that their conservation and management will help sustain ecological integrity. Furthermore, both Parties agree that migratory birds are important economically, and recreational activities associated with migratory birds contribute to the economic base of many communities. Both Parties will take this into consideration, to the extent practicable, when taking actions to avoid take or, to the extent take cannot be avoided, to minimize take of seabirds. Two important issues surrounding the conservation of migratory birds are: (1) the interaction between fishery operations and birds, especially seabirds; and (2) the maintenance of healthy habitats and prey populations for foraging and breeding seabirds. This MOU provides a broad outline of collaborative and proactive ways to promote the conservation of migratory birds and avoid or, where take cannot be avoided, minimize to the extent practicable the potential measureable negative effects that NMFS actions may have on seabird populations. FWS and NMFS mutually agree that it is important to: (1) conserve migratory bird populations and their habitats; (2) recognize that actions taken to benefit some migratory bird populations may adversely affect other migratory bird populations; (3) recognize that actions that may provide long-term benefits to migratory bird populations may have short-term negative impacts on individual birds; (4) recognize that restoration of migratory bird populations and habitats can be a long-term endeavor; and (5) recognize that in certain instances, recovery actions for ESA- listed fish species may include management of predation by seabirds. Furthermore, the Parties mutually agree that...
Statement of Mutual Benefits. It is the intent of the Parties to work together to implement the DRRP Transition Plan for M&M as a means to improve and create self-sustaining healthy riparian habitat along the Xxxxxxx River and its major tributaries. The Transition Plan for M&M is a living document that guides the following actions:
1. Control non-native invasive tamarisk and other invasive plant species that directly impact riparian areas
2. Re-vegetate impacted areas with appropriate native and desirable vegetation
3. Implement and refine long-term monitoring and maintenance strategies to protect shared investments in restoration 4. Structure educational and communications efforts to xxxxxx resources, share lessons learned within the DRRP and with other interested watershed partnerships, and xxxxxx regional awareness about restoration efforts
5. Identify and help secure long-term funding
6. Sustain effective governance and capacity needed to support these restoration efforts The Parties agree to collaborate to provide information and expertise, develop acceptable strategies to meet the objectives, and share knowledge of best practices for this region.
Statement of Mutual Benefits. It is the VRC’s vision to have a thriving Lower Virgin River watershed that provides multiple uses for people and nature, maintained and restored through public and private collaboration, from now into the future. To achieve the vision above we intend to adhere to a mission of developing strategies, identifying partnerships, facilitating implementation and evaluating progress to improve the human values and ecological health of the Virgin River for future generations of residents, businesses, recreational users, farmers and ranchers. To guide the mission, the VRC will develop a Watershed Plan. The Plan shall be a living document and initially will focus on four targets identified by the VRC:
Statement of Mutual Benefits. It is the intent of the Parties to work together to develop and implement a Xxxxxxx River Restoration Action Plan (DR-RAP) as a means to return the Xxxxxxx River riparian area to native vegetation. The Action Plan (Attachment 1) will:
1. Control non-native invasive tamarisk and other invasive species that directly impact riparian areas
2. Re-vegetate impacted areas with appropriate vegetation
3. Monitor outcomes
4. Identify and implement long-term maintenance strategies
5. Structure educational efforts, conduct outreach and education meeting and workshops to engage private landowners and other partners in the Xxxxxxx River restoration effort
6. Identify research needs
7. Identify and help secure funding The Parties agree to collaborate to provide information and expertise, develop objectives and acceptable strategies to meet the objectives, and share knowledge of best practices for this region. The goal of the plan is to create a self-sustaining healthy riparian habitat along the Xxxxxxx River and its major tributaries. The Parties agree to provide assistance of technical experts, information, and/or input to help in the implementation of the comprehensive Xxxxxxx River – Restoration Action Plan. The Parties also agree to meet bi-annually to review projects and activities and to share information and data collected that are permitted to be shared. These meetings may occur at sub-regional levels depending on the status and project level work associated with specific sections of the Xxxxxxx River. At least once annually the Parties will meet as an entire group to review project accomplishments and share information and make any necessary updates to the DR-RAP. Current meeting schedule can be found in Attachment 2. Nothing in this MOU shall obligate the signatory or their agency, community, or organization to obligate or transfer funds.
Statement of Mutual Benefits. Reuse service to the User is mutually beneficial to the parties as defined below in this Section.
Statement of Mutual Benefits. The BLM and Forest Service are dedicated to the management of our Nation’s biological, cultural, recreational, scenic, geological, educational, and research resources. Underlying the purposes of and specific agreements contained in this MOU, the parties recognize a number of mutual interests that they wish to address, including, but not limited to: · Collaborative Approach in the Management of Natural Resources; · Sustainability of Ecosystems; · Tribal Self-Determination and Self-Governance; · Efficient and Effective Law Enforcement; and · Implementation of the Federal Trust Responsibility. Thus, to protect the resources within the National Monument and to comply with appropriate laws, the BLM and Forest Service agree that it is to their mutual benefit to work cooperatively and efficiently to develop and implement the Santa Xxxx and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Management Plan.
Statement of Mutual Benefits. The Parachute Pond SWA is owned and managed by CPW to provide access for fishing, wildlife viewing, and river access. Adjacent to the SWA, TOP owns and maintains Cottonwood Park for recreational use including basketball, dog walking, and community gatherings. A small gravel parking lot owned by CPW separates the SWA from Cottonwood Park and is often used by recreational users of both the SWA and the community park. Since the parking lot is part of Parachute SWA, a CPW annual access pass or valid hunting/fishing license is required to enter upon or park in this specific area. TOP and CPW maintain a cooperative agreement by which TOP maintains and is responsible for the gravel parking area and trash receptacles on the SWA. Expansion of this agreement to exclude users of TOP’s Cottonwood Park from CPW’s requirement for an access pass or valid license at Parachute Pond SWA will benefit the missions of both entities by encouraging outdoor recreation and local tourism. The CPW and the TOP enjoy a good working relationship and each depends on other community partners to achieve their respective missions. Continued growth and development of rural Colorado, increased statewide tourism promotion, local tourism promotion, ensuring natural resource and wildlife conservation, and consequent increases in public lands recreation-tourism use on public lands would be achieved with the adoption of this agreement between CPW and TOP. To this end, the parties to this agreement agree to work together to cooperatively manage and encourage the recreation use at Parachute SWA and Cottonwood Park, according to the following principles:
Statement of Mutual Benefits. It is the intent of the Parties to work together to implement the DRRP Transition Plan for M&M as a means to improve and create self-sustaining healthy riparian habitat along the Xxxxxxx River and its major tributaries. The Transition Plan for M&M is a living document that guides the following actions:
1. Control non-native invasive tamarisk and other invasive plant species that directly impact riparian areas
2. Re-vegetate impacted areas with appropriate native and desirable vegetation
3. Implement and refine long-term monitoring and maintenance strategies to protect shared investments in restoration 4. Structure educational and communications efforts to xxxxxx resources, share lessons learned within the DRRP and with other interested watershed partnerships, and xxxxxx regional awareness about restoration efforts
5. Identify and help secure long-term funding
6. Sustain effective governance and capacity needed to support these restoration efforts
7. Actively manage floodplain vegetation to improve connectivity during runoff events and to improve and maintain habitat for special status fish species. The Parties agree to collaborate to provide information and expertise, develop acceptable strategies to meet the objectives, and share knowledge of best practices for this region.
