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From page 13... ... 11 Using the IEF steps outlined in Table 3.1 and the subsequent sections of this chapter, state departments of transportation (DOTs) , MPOs, and resource agencies can work together during transportation/infrastructure planning to identify transportation/infrastructure program needs, potential environmental confl icts, and strategic conservation and restoration priorities in the state, ecoregion, or watershed. Read the entire page →
From page 14... ... 12 MANAGER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK LEVERAGING EXISTING RESOURCES Partners should draw on existing resources, such as the following: State wildlife action plans (SWAPs) nationwide, Crucial Habitat Assessment Tools (CHATs) Read the entire page →
From page 15... ... 13 MANAGER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK Step Purpose Step 3: Define transportation and infrastructure scenarios for assessment Integrate existing, proposed, and forecasted development, transportation/infrastructure, and -- optionally -- other plans into one or more scenarios to assess cumulative effects on resources. Step 4: Create a Regional Ecosystem and Infrastructure Development Framework (REIDF) Read the entire page →
From page 16... ... 14 MANAGER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK The following sections summarize the nine major steps in the IEF process. Note that there have been some minor but important modifications to some of the steps presented here since the original TRB publication. Read the entire page →
From page 17... ... 15 MANAGER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK • 1d. Record ideas and develop an MOU on potential new processes for increasing conservation, efficiency, and predictability through collaborative planning. Read the entire page →
From page 18... ... 16 MANAGER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK • 2e. Delineate priority areas for conservation and mitigation, if these do not already exist. Read the entire page →
From page 19... ... 17 MANAGER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK Implementation • 3a. Convene stakeholders and identify appropriate scenarios to represent. Read the entire page →
From page 20... ... 18 MANAGER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK Implementation • 4a. Work collaboratively with stakeholders to weight the relative importance of resources as needed to help establish the significance of impacts and importance for mitigating actions. Read the entire page →
From page 21... ... 19 MANAGER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK Step 5: Establish and Prioritize Ecological Actions Purpose Establish mitigation and conservation priorities and rank action opportunities using assessment results from Steps 3 and 4. Implementation • 5a. Read the entire page →
From page 22... ... 20 MANAGER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK opportunities with ranking score (as described in Substep 5a) and context of conservation actions of other federal, state, local, and NGO programs to determine overall benefit and effectiveness. Read the entire page →
From page 23... ... 21 MANAGER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK Implementation • 6a. Diagnose the measurement need. Read the entire page →
From page 24... ... 22 MANAGER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK Step 7: Develop Programmatic Consultation, Biological Opinion, or Permit Purpose Take advantage of identified regional conservation and restoration objectives to develop MOUs, programmatic agreements (e.g., CWA Section 404 permits or ESA Section 7 consultations) , or other CWA agreements for transportation/infrastructure projects in a way that documents the goals and priorities identified in Step 6 and the parameters for achieving these goals. Read the entire page →
From page 25... ... 23 MANAGER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK • 7e. Develop programmatic ESA Section 7 consultation, special area management plan (SAMP) Read the entire page →
From page 26... ... 24 MANAGER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK design experts, and tracking via performance measures (e.g., acres of habitat or wetlands) Read the entire page →
From page 27... ... 25 MANAGER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK • 9d. Update the scenarios and the regional cumulative effects analysis with new infrastructure or ecological developments and/or disturbances, proposals, and trends (e.g., ecosystem-altering wildfire, new policies, plans, proposals, and trends, such as new sea-level-rise inundation models) Read the entire page →
From page 28... ... 26 MANAGER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK conservation goals would help prioritize and direct mitigation actions to ensure these funds are spent to achieve the greatest benefit. The focus of Step 2 is identifying areas of mitigation investment that can be linked to project impacts and are recognized high priorities that are contributing to larger conservation goals. Read the entire page →

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... 11 Using the IEF steps outlined in Table 3.1 and the subsequent sections of this chapter, state departments of transportation (DOTs) , MPOs, and resource agencies can work together during transportation/infrastructure planning to identify transportation/infrastructure program needs, potential environmental confl icts, and strategic conservation and restoration priorities in the state, ecoregion, or watershed.