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From page 38... ... Valuing Wildlife Crossings and Enhancements for Mitigation Credits 35 4.0 CONSIDERATIONS FOR DEVELOPING A PROGRAM FOR ADVANCE MITIGATION AND CREDITING FOR WILDLIFE CONNECTIVITY The process to establish, apply, and manage advance mitigation credits for wildlife connectivity would have similarities to the well-established conservation banking program authorized by USFWS and the wetland mitigation banking program administered by USACE. State DOTs could review the lessons learned from mitigation banking a decade ago according to the U.S. Read the entire page →
From page 39... ... Valuing Wildlife Crossings and Enhancements for Mitigation Credits 36 Once potential metrics are identified for priority wildlife crossing locations, the working group would need to identify a scientifically defensible quantification method for the number of credits and identify performance standards to ensure that those credits represent viable wildlife connectivity outcomes. At the outset, a site visit would be necessary to confirm site eligibility, the estimation of credits, and the adequacy of performance standards and monitoring plans. Read the entire page →
From page 40... ... Valuing Wildlife Crossings and Enhancements for Mitigation Credits 37 Like wetland mitigation banks and species conservation banks, the geographic area where credits could be used for mitigation must be defined. The service area to use credits generated from a wildlife connectivity mitigation measure would likely be defined by the overall range of the focal species or regional population(s) Read the entire page →
From page 41... ... Valuing Wildlife Crossings and Enhancements for Mitigation Credits 38 Like other forms of compensatory mitigation, monitoring the effectiveness of wildlife connectivity mitigation is essential to ensure they meet their objectives of reduced impacts on wildlife, increased highway crossings, improved motorist safety, or other targets. A properly designed monitoring program that includes pre-defined performance targets would be required (see Appendix D of Clevenger and Huijser 2011) Read the entire page →
From page 42... ... Valuing Wildlife Crossings and Enhancements for Mitigation Credits 39 rare or difficult to monitor, developing cost-effective performance standards for credit release would present an obstacle that would need to be overcome before mitigation credits could be generated. Implementing wildlife connectivity mitigation may not be enough by itself to ensure that a focal species is maintained or conserved over the long term. Read the entire page →

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... Valuing Wildlife Crossings and Enhancements for Mitigation Credits 35 4.0 CONSIDERATIONS FOR DEVELOPING A PROGRAM FOR ADVANCE MITIGATION AND CREDITING FOR WILDLIFE CONNECTIVITY The process to establish, apply, and manage advance mitigation credits for wildlife connectivity would have similarities to the well-established conservation banking program authorized by USFWS and the wetland mitigation banking program administered by USACE. State DOTs could review the lessons learned from mitigation banking a decade ago according to the U.S.

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... Valuing Wildlife Crossings and Enhancements for Mitigation Credits 36 Once potential metrics are identified for priority wildlife crossing locations, the working group would need to identify a scientifically defensible quantification method for the number of credits and identify performance standards to ensure that those credits represent viable wildlife connectivity outcomes. At the outset, a site visit would be necessary to confirm site eligibility, the estimation of credits, and the adequacy of performance standards and monitoring plans.

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... Valuing Wildlife Crossings and Enhancements for Mitigation Credits 37 Like wetland mitigation banks and species conservation banks, the geographic area where credits could be used for mitigation must be defined. The service area to use credits generated from a wildlife connectivity mitigation measure would likely be defined by the overall range of the focal species or regional population(s)

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From page 41...

... Valuing Wildlife Crossings and Enhancements for Mitigation Credits 38 Like other forms of compensatory mitigation, monitoring the effectiveness of wildlife connectivity mitigation is essential to ensure they meet their objectives of reduced impacts on wildlife, increased highway crossings, improved motorist safety, or other targets. A properly designed monitoring program that includes pre-defined performance targets would be required (see Appendix D of Clevenger and Huijser 2011)

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From page 42...

... Valuing Wildlife Crossings and Enhancements for Mitigation Credits 39 rare or difficult to monitor, developing cost-effective performance standards for credit release would present an obstacle that would need to be overcome before mitigation credits could be generated. Implementing wildlife connectivity mitigation may not be enough by itself to ensure that a focal species is maintained or conserved over the long term.

Read the entire page →

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