Idaho's wetland program plan: a plan for implementing the Idaho Wetland Conservation Strategy focused on Idaho Department of Fish and Game's wetland and riparian habitats

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Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) is the lead state agency regarding on-the-ground wetland management, restoration, enhancement, and conservation, as well as classification, mapping, inventory, assessment, monitoring, education, and outreach. IDFG manages or influences many of Idaho’s most important wetlands. IDFG has management authority on about 389,000 ac, of which an estimated 10% is wetland and riparian habitat. Up to 89% of IDFG wetland and riparian habitat occurs on Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) and similar lands managed for wildlife habitat and recreation. Because IDFG influences a significant amount of wetlands on non-federal lands in Idaho and supports the state’s de facto wetland program, it needed a Wetland Program Plan (WPP) to help ensure that actions and activities are positive and defensible for improving condition, function, conservation, and restoration, while also consistent with IDFG's goals and objectives. A WPP is an action plan for implementing effective and efficient wetland conservation, restoration, and management, including assessment and monitoring. It includes overall programmatic goals and a schedule for implementation. This WPP focuses on the EPA wetland program core elements of Assessment and Monitoring (including classification, mapping, and inventory) and Voluntary Restoration and Protection (including management, maintenance, enhancement, and creation). The plan also includes important statewide wetland program building actions related to Coordination and Partnerships, including Data Management and Delivery, Mitigation, and Outreach and Education. This WPP is unique in that it summarizes specific, on-the-ground actions and activities that will occur on portions of 42,000–48,000 ac of IDFG-managed wetland and riparian habitat during the next 5 years. Wetland and riparian activities directly affecting these habitats are detailed in 31 site-specific WMA management plans (revised with public and IDFG input between 2012 and 2014), which form the foundation for much of this WPP. The characteristics of IDFG-managed wetland and riparian habitats are also summarized, including their conservation importance, extent, types, condition, and functions.

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SWAP (2/19/2016) citation (revised):
Murphy C. 2014. Idaho's wetland program plan: a plan for implementing the Idaho Wetland Conservation Strategy focused on Idaho Department of Fish and Game's wetland and riparian habitats. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Wildlife Bureau, Habitat Section. 99 p. Report prepared for US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, Wetland Program Development Grant No.: CD–00J49001-0.

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