Common use of CONSERVATION ACTIONS Clause in Contracts

CONSERVATION ACTIONS. The Conservation Strategy clearly outlines the actions to be implemented for the conservation of CRCT over the next five years. In addition, four general administrative actions outlined below, will be implemented. - Administration of the Agreement will be conducted by the CRCT Conservation Team. The team shall consist of one designated representative from each state and tribal wildlife agency, one from the Fish and Wildlife Service, one each from the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service. The team may also include technical and legal advisors and other members as deemed necessary by the signatories. - The designated team leader may rotate annually among the representatives from the three state wildlife agencies involved. - Authority of the Conservation Team shall be limited to making recommendations for the conservation of CRCT to the administrators of the signatory agencies. - The Conservation Team will meet at least annually to develop range-wide priorities, review the annual conservation work plans developed for each state, coordinate tasks and agency resources to most effectively implement the work plan, and review and revise the Strategy as needed. Updates to the CRCT GIS will also occur on an annual basis. - The Conservation Team will produce a range-wide status assessment during the last year of this agreement. It will include information on the current distribution, genetic status, presence of competing and hybridizing species, disease and other threats to CRCT. This information will be used to evaluate the foreseeable risks and general population health of existing conservation populations. The status assessment will also discuss progress towards meeting objectives in the Conservation Strategy. Based on the assessment the Conservation Team will make recommendations on need for extending the Agreement and revisions to the Strategy. - Conservation Team meetings will be open to the public. Meeting decision summaries and progress reports will be available to the Conservation Team and other interested parties.

CONSERVATION ACTIONS. The Conservation Strategy Plans clearly outlines outline the actions to be implemented for the conservation of CRCT RGCT over the next five years. In addition, four general administrative actions outlined below, below will be implemented. - • Administration of the Agreement will be conducted by the CRCT RGCT Conservation Team. The team shall consist of one designated representative from each state and tribal wildlife agency, one from the Fish and Wildlife Service, one each from the Bureau of Land Management Management, Forest Service, and the Forest National Park Service. The team may also include technical and legal advisors and other members as deemed necessary by the signatories. - • The designated team leader may rotate annually among the representatives from the three two state wildlife agencies involved. - • Authority of the Conservation Team shall be limited to making recommendations for the conservation of CRCT RGCT to the administrators of the signatory agencies. - • The Conservation Team will meet at least annually to develop range-wide priorities, review the annual conservation work plans developed for each state, and coordinate tasks and agency resources to most effectively implement the work plan, and review and revise the Strategy as needed. Updates to the CRCT RGCT GIS will also occur on an annual basis. - • The Conservation Team will develop a Conservation Strategy that will encompass the goals, objectives and strategies outlined in the Conservation Plans. • The Conservation Team will produce a range-wide status assessment during the last year of this agreementAgreement. It will include information on the current distribution, genetic status, and presence of competing and hybridizing species, disease and other threats to CRCTRGCT. This information will be used to evaluate the foreseeable risks and general population health of existing conservation populations. The status assessment will also discuss progress towards meeting objectives strategies in the Conservation StrategyPlans. Based on the assessment assessment, the Conservation Team will make recommendations on need for extending the Agreement and revisions to the StrategyAgreement. - • Conservation Team meetings will be open to the public. Meeting decision summaries and progress reports will be available to the Conservation Team and to other interested parties.