ࡱ> {}z#` 4bjbj .r, 8LD MKh pd!d!d!d!S#S#S#JJJJJJJ$LhOJ*O#S#**Jd!d!J*///*d!d!J/*J//lDFd! !,E`HLK<MK&EO-ZO,FFOFS#m%/&4!(S#S#S#JJ/S#S#S#MK****  Northeast Regional Conservation Needs Program Project Title: The Conservation Status of Key Habitats and Species of Greatest Conservation Need in the Eastern Region. Project Director: Mark G. Anderson Ph.D. Director of Conservation Science The Nature Conservancy, Eastern Region  HYPERLINK "mailto:manderson@tnc.org" manderson@tnc.org 11 Avenue de Lafayette, 5th floor Boston, MA 02111 617-542-1908 x 215 phone 617-482-5866 fax Other Principal Investigators: Charles Ferree MS. Landscape Ecologist The Nature Conservancy, Eastern Region cferree HYPERLINK "mailto:manderson@tnc.org" @tnc.org 11 Avenue de Lafayette, 5th floor Boston, MA 02111 617-542-1908 phone 617-482-5866 fax Arlene Olivero MS. Aquatic Ecologist The Nature Conservancy, Eastern Region Arlene_olivero HYPERLINK "mailto:manderson@tnc.org" @tnc.org 11 Avenue de Lafayette, 5th floor Boston, MA 02111 617-542-1908 phone 617-482-5866 fax References: Lesley Sneddon  HYPERLINK "mailto:lesley_sneddon@natureserve.org" lesley_sneddon@natureserve.org 617-542-1908 x 245 phone Kim Lutz  HYPERLINK "mailto:klutz@tnc.org" klutz@tnc.org 413-584-1016 Development of Regional Indicators and Measures In response to the Northeast Regional Conservation Needs Grant Program Request for Proposals, this proposal addresses Priority # 6 Regional Indicators and Measures. Product: A report detailing the Regional Conservation Status of Key Habitats and Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). The report will use agreed-upon regional protocols based on the ownership, management and conversion rates of land on which species and key habitats are located. Organization and format will follow the recommendations developed by NEAFWAs Northeast Regional Indicators and Performance Measures workshop. Geographic Extent: The area covered in the report will include all states from Maine to Virginia, west to New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Background: For over 15 years, the Nature Conservancys Eastern Conservation Science office has worked collaboratively with state offices and science partners in government agencies and academic institutions to develop and maintain data on species and ecosystems of the region. Recently we compiled ownership and management information for over 150,000 parcels of land with conservation value. The spatially comprehensive data layer includes both public and private lands having fee ownership or easements that prevent its conversion to development. NEAFWAs Northeast Regional Indicator and Performance Measures workshop held in June 2007 agreed upon a reporting scheme for eight key habitats and species targets. With the addition of coastal features, these will form the structure of the report: Forest Managed Grassland & Shrublands Unique Habitats in the Northeast Freshwater Wetlands Riverine Systems Lakes and Ponds Highly Migratory Species Regionally Significant SGCN Coastal dunes and barrens Tidal wetlands Goal: We will summarize the regional conservation status of each key habitat and species target by overlaying information on the location and condition of the target with information on conservation land ownership and management. Because the wildlife action plans in most States identified loss of habitat due to degradation, conversion and fragmentation as the primary problem impacting SPCN in their states, the report will serve as a powerful first-step, and a solid platform, for developing the more ambitious product described by the workshop participants. Production of this report will also facilitate collaboration, develop a sense of teamwork and bring into focus the regional context of the individual state wildlife reports. Methods and Data: The content rich, and spatially explicit, data layers compiled from the state, federal and private sources will provide the information foundation for this project. The data layers include: Bedrock and surficial geology Landforms Climate zones Elevation and elevation zones Landcover and canopy closure (NLCD 2001) State Natural Heritage Element Occurrences NWI wetlands TNC critical occurrences of species and ecosystems (portfolio sites) Forest Inventory and Analysis points Streams and critical stream networks Lakes and ponds Watersheds State wildlife grant locations of species and supporting landscapes Conservation land parcels Housing density pressure by census block Roads, infra-structure and fragmenting features Dams and toxic release points The intersection of the spatial data layers, specifically targets, conservation lands and housing density pressure, allow us to report on the status of any single target, or group of targets, as well as key habitats. Additionally, we are developing a map of wildlife habitat in collaboration with NatureServe and state programs (RCN#1), if a draft of the map product is sufficiently complete, it will be incorporated into this project. State Participation and Review To guide the work, we will establish a collaborative network of state agency representatives and biologists. The network will participate in 1) the selection of indicators/measures/datasets; 2) the development of the report format and layout, and 3) quality control of the data and results. We will identify a representative from each state agency and use quarterly calls and web postings to provide examples of alternative formats and layouts. Comments will be harvested and adjustments made to the report as appropriate. We will use the same system of web postings and calls to circulate drafts of chapters (maps and data trends) for review of accuracy and as a quality check on the data and results. The final product will reflect an agreed upon format and a balance between detail and generalization. References Anderson, M.G., Ferree, C., Khanna, S.K., Olivero, A., Morse, D. 2006 Conservation Status of the Northeastern US and Maritime Canada. The Nature Conservancy, Eastern Region, Boston, MA, 77 pp. Anderson, M.G., M.D. Merrill, and F. D. Biasi. 1998b. Connecticut River Watershed Analysis: Ecological communities and Neo-tropical migratory birds. Final Report to USGS Biological Resources Division. The Nature Conservancy, Boston MA.. 236 pp. Anderson, M.G., P. Bourgeron, M.T. Bryer, R. Crawford, L. Engelking, D. Faber-Langendoen, M. Gallyoun, K. Goodin, D.H. Grossman, S. Landaal, K. Metzler, K.D. Patterson, M. Pyne, M. Reid, L. Sneddon, and A.S. Weakley. 1998c. International classification of ecological communities: terrestrial vegetation of the United States. Volume II: The National Vegetation Classification System: list of types. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA. This report will rely on eight TNC ecoregional assessments performed over the last decade ( HYPERLINK "http://www.onserveonline/ECS/ecoregional" www.onserveonline/ECS/ecoregionalplans) and on the 13 State Wildlife action plans. Reviewer Comments (addressed on next page) Please consider the comments below as important inputs to your revision. Please add the following detail to the budget: Full proposals will be scored in part on the amount of certified non-federal match contributed to the proposed project. It is in your interest to include all non-federal match available, including both direct and indirect costs. Include your organizations approved indirect cost rate or provide a quantification of indirect expenses that are included within your indirect or overhead rate. Please provide more detail on what constitutes in-kind services. For volunteer time, please list the number of hours expected per volunteer, how those hours will be quantified, and how you determined the value per hour. For proposals that are claiming state agency or other staff time as match, you must certify that the staff time is paid through non-federal funds that have not been previously used as match for any other source of federal funds. A letter from the state agency Federal Aid Coordinator would be helpful in providing certification of match contributions. For personnel costs, please list the number of hours to be worked, hourly salary and fringe benefits. Please include a description of the fringe benefits included. For contractual costs, please list the hourly rate and work to be accomplished. For travel, please estimate the type of travel, the number of people traveling and associated expenses. Expanded Budget: Addressing Reviewers Questions Estimate of Project Costs:RCN RequestTNC MatchTotal CostPersonnel (TNC Staff)1 23,743.75  30,886.61  54,630.36 Fringe Benefits (40%)2 9,497.50  12,354.64  21,852.14 Production Costs: Supplies, Materials, Phone, Postage, Printing, Contractual, etc.3 10,000.00  -  10,000.00 Subtotal Direct Costs 43,241.25  43,241.25  86,482.50 Indirect (23% of direct)4 9,945.49  9,945.49  19,890.98 Grand Total 53,186.74  53,186.74  106,373.48 1TNC staff time estimate of $54.630.36 represents approximately 300 days (2100 hours). A portion of this will serve as match and a portion will be grant-funded. The source of the funds paying for the match costs is non-federal (private fundraising); and the match costs will not serve as match on any other federal grant. Personnel providing grant/match hours on this project include the Director Conservation Science, Landscape Ecologist, Aquatic Ecologist, and other TNC staff.2Fringe benefits for regular staff at 40% in accordance with our July 24, 2007 NICRA with the U.S. Department of the Interior (copy attached). Fringe benefits typically include paid time off, insurance, FICA, worker's comp, state unemployment taxes, 401(k), etc.3Production costs are costs associated with producing final products. As described in the proposal, a network of state agency representatives and biologists will participate in the determination of the report format and layout, thus the exact types of costs are hard to predict at this time. Possible costs including printing, supplies/materials, phone costs associated with network conference calls, contractor to help execute final report production, etc.4Indirects costs in accordance with our July 24, 2007 NICRA with the U.S. Department of the Interior.  Principal Investigator Qualifications The Nature Conservancy Mark G. Anderson, PhD is the Director of Conservation Science of The Nature Conservancys Eastern Region where he developed and performed ecological and biophysical assessments of large regions. Dr. Anderson developed the ecoregion assessment methodology and led science teams to apply the methodology in ecoregional conservation planning and measuring conservation progress in TNCs eastern region. Dr. Anderson has been with TNC since 1991, where he began as an ecologist. Arlene P. Olivero, MS, is the Geographic Information Systems Manager and Aquatic Ecologist in TNCs eastern region. Ms. Olivero is responsible for GIS data preparation, analysis, documentation, map production, and technical support. She has supported ecoregional planning in both aquatic and terrestrial realms since 1998. Charles Ferree, MS, is a Landscape Ecologist in TNCs Eastern Conservation Science Office. 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