partnership committee 2012 report

Partnership CommitteePartnership Committee2012 Report2012 Report

Partnership Committee PurposePartnership Committee Purpose

To provide information, analysis, and To provide information, analysis, and recommendations for Board action on a recommendations for Board action on a full range of FHP issues.full range of FHP issues.

2012 Priority Tasks2012 Priority Tasks

• Provide guidance that helps with implementing Provide guidance that helps with implementing the Board’s 2012 Multi-state Conservation Grant the Board’s 2012 Multi-state Conservation Grant (MSCG) project.(MSCG) project.

• Assist with growing the community of support for Assist with growing the community of support for Fish Habitat Partnerships (FHP).Fish Habitat Partnerships (FHP).

• Develop a minimum benchmark set of fish Develop a minimum benchmark set of fish habitat conservation project prioritization criteria.habitat conservation project prioritization criteria.

2012 Priority Task Outputs2012 Priority Task Outputs

• Recommended selecting River Network as the Recommended selecting River Network as the vendor to conduct the requisite training identified vendor to conduct the requisite training identified in the 2012 MSCG project.in the 2012 MSCG project.

• Initiated a process aimed at identifying common Initiated a process aimed at identifying common FHP outreach needs.FHP outreach needs.

• Drafted a core set of project prioritization criteria.Drafted a core set of project prioritization criteria.

Recommended Project Prioritization Criteria

1. Direct linkages of project to specific Fish Habitat Partnership strategic plan/framework priorities and/or National Fish Habitat Partnership action plan (2nd edition)/priority conservation strategies.

2. Project alignment/compatibility with other conservation plans (e.g. State Wildlife Plans; Biological Opinions, Land Management Plans).


3. Project identification of specific measures of success and performance targets that are observable and amenable to pre- and post-project monitoring.

4. Capabilities/experience of project proponents to complete what is proposed.


5. Well-defined budget linked to clear deliverables and outcomes.

6. Leveraging of funds.

7. Project protects aquatic habitat or addresses the causes and process behind aquatic habitat decline .


8. Project has an outreach/education component in the local community.

Tentative List of 2013 PrioritiesTentative List of 2013 Priorities

1.1. Guidance that assists FHPs establish Guidance that assists FHPs establish strong, strategic priorities and associated strong, strategic priorities and associated milestones that tracks progress and milestones that tracks progress and outcomes.outcomes.

Budget needBudget need: $5,000 to assist in supporting a : $5,000 to assist in supporting a

face-to-face meeting of FHP representatives.face-to-face meeting of FHP representatives.


2.2. Development of a process that builds Development of a process that builds consensus support among FHPs for consensus support among FHPs for Multi-state Conservation Grant proposals Multi-state Conservation Grant proposals submitted by the NFH Board on their submitted by the NFH Board on their behalf. behalf.


3.3. Establishment of a vetting process for Establishment of a vetting process for fish habitat conservation projects fish habitat conservation projects submitted to non-NFHP funding sources submitted to non-NFHP funding sources that need endorsements from FHPs.that need endorsements from FHPs.


4.4. Identification of approaches for Identification of approaches for estimating the costs for FHPs to achieve estimating the costs for FHPs to achieve their priority conservation outcomes. their priority conservation outcomes.

Partnership Committee MembersPartnership Committee Members

Steve PerrySteve Perry (Board member) (Board member)Tom BusiahnTom Busiahn (FWS, Board staff, liaison to FHPs) (FWS, Board staff, liaison to FHPs)Stan AllenStan Allen (Board member proxy) (Board member proxy)Scott RobinsonScott Robinson (SARP) (SARP)Doug StangDoug Stang (EBTJV) (EBTJV)Robin KnoxRobin Knox (WNTI) (WNTI)Emily GreeneEmily Greene (ACFHP) (ACFHP)Jeff BoxruckerJeff Boxrucker (RFHP) (RFHP)Kayla BarrettKayla Barrett (DFHP) (DFHP)Heidi KeulerHeidi Keuler (FFP) (FFP)Lisa DeBruyckereLisa DeBruyckere (PMEP) (PMEP)Cecil RichCecil Rich (FWS) (FWS)Maureen GallagherMaureen Gallagher (FWS) (FWS)

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