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6Information on conservation and restoration priorities is a desirable input to the transportation planning process; metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) , state DOTs, and local governments are likely to use it if they have it.
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7PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK mitigation and enhancement opportunities. In the process, it addresses several key questions in the transportation and conservation planning and project development process: • What areas and resources will be directly affected by transportation development?
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8PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK • More timely conservation investments that can make a difference for species, ecosystems, and watershed restoration. • Identification of potential CWA Section 404 compensatory mitigation sites on a watershed basis and according to watershed goals/needs and other ecological considerations, in compliance with the 2008 compensatory mitigation rule (see box on page 70)
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9PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FINDINGS FROM PILOT TESTING THE FRAMEWORK The IEF process was pilot tested in three states: Colorado, Michigan, and Oregon. This testing, reported in the SHRP 2 C06 Report Volume 2, uncovered the following benefits: • Better outcomes -- lower impacts and mitigation sites with more ecological benefits.
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10 PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK integrating plans across agency boundaries and endorses ecosystem-based mitigation. This broader ecosystem approach addresses highest-priority needs for watershed restoration, species viability and recovery, and sustainability of ecological communities -- considering multiple resources in each mitigation investment decision.
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11 PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK and allow impacts to be assessed and quantified early in the transportation planning and project delivery process.
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12 PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE TO THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK TABLE 2.1. STEPS OF THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK Step Purpose Step 1: Build and strengthen collaborative partnerships, vision Build support among a group of stakeholders to achieve a statewide or regional planning process that integrates conservation and transportation planning.
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