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Project T-97-R1

Project Title: Revision and Update of the Illinois Wildlife Action Plan's Streams Campaign

Community and/or Species Focus:  n/a

Goals/Objectives:
  1. Develop a narrative describing the status of the Streams Campaign
  2. Develop a narrative for the Streams Campaign describing the selection and prioritization of focal themes
  3. Develop a narrative for the Streams Campaign containing Action Items to address priorities and data deficiencies within focal themes
Achievements:
  1. ​Information associated with aquatic habitats and species as part of the Illinois Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan and Strategy was reviewed and consolidated to revise the Streams Campaign
  2. Progress of IWAP implementation was reviewed in order to describe current conditions for aquatic habitat and SGNC
  3. Conservation needs for aquatic habitat and SGNC were updated and prioritized into focal themes
  4. Four types of conservation priorities for Illinois watersheds were defined based on biodiversity and connectivity
  5. Several sections of the Streams Campaign were revised and incorporated into the draft, including Stresses/Threats, Focal Areas, Focal Species, and Performance Measures
  6. Actions to address Campaign priorities were revised and identified

Post-Project Survey (if applicable): n/a

Project Period: 9/1/14 - 10/30/15

Principle Investigator(s):

 Leon Hinz, Jodi Vandermyde (Illinois Natural History Survey)

Final Report:
T-97-R1​