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S trategic S ubwatershed I dentification P rocess

S trategic S ubwatershed I dentification P rocess. Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation 2000 Ecosystems Program. GOAL: To provide guidance to Ecosystem Partnerships for Watershed Protection and Restoration Efforts.

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S trategic S ubwatershed I dentification P rocess

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  1. StrategicSubwatershedIdentification Process Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation 2000 Ecosystems Program

  2. GOAL: To provide guidance to Ecosystem Partnerships for Watershed Protection and Restoration Efforts Maximizing Benefits of Ecosystem Management

  3. Rapidly assess and identify strategic sub-watersheds • In order to: • More effectively use resources • Easily recognize success • Program sustainability

  4. INTERACTIVE & DYNAMICPROCESS Natural Resource Data Partnership Involvement

  5. Strategic Sub-Watershed Identification PROCESS

  6. Habitat Quality Index Biologically significant stream miles % of sub-watershed that is wetland % of sub-watershed that is forest Forest & wetland hubs ( 250/25 acres) Illinois Natural Areas Inventory (acres) % of sub-watershed publicly-owned land Number of Threatened & Endangered sites 100-year floodplain acres Potential wetland restoration (hydric soils)

  7. Table 2: Scoring for Habitat Quality Index, Monitoring Sites and Conservation Activity

  8. Monitoring Sites # of USGS stations # of water quality monitoring stations (state) # of CTAP/EcoWatch Conservation Activities # of C2000 projects # of other DNR projects # of CREP projects # of other projects (federal, local, etc.)

  9. At-Risk Index % Urban Area % of land in row-crop Feet of channelized streams IEPA 303(d) listed streams

  10. Other Considerations Landowner willingness Planning activities at Sub-watershed level Location within the Partnership Future Threats Other Information from Partnership?

  11. Potential Funding Opportunities

  12. Strategic Sub-Watershed Process 6 or 7 Strategic Sub-Watersheds Identified

  13. How to Use SSIP • Focus future projects in strategic sub-watersheds • Use in prioritizing projects • Use as a marketing tool to influence landowners/local organizations/government officials located in strategic sub-watersheds to submit/support project proposals or other conservation activity • Incorporate in other agency planning processes • Use to leverage other funding sources

  14. Time Frame for Identifying Strategic Sub-Watersheds Identify High Quality Sub-Watersheds Meet with Ecosystem Partnership Incorporate Partnership Ideas Finalize SSIP with Partnership Develop & Implement Projects in Strategic Sub-Watersheds

  15. This process should be… RAPID SIMPLE DYNAMIC

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