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maintenance and construction (e.g., viewing platform on Bertelsen Slough) <br /> monitoring of restoration and enhancement projects <br /> research project coordination <br /> volunteer coordination <br /> on -going outreach and education <br /> Other short-term items include (in response to WET actions and discussions): <br /> • strategy for youth corps in 1996 (LCOG lead with partner input) <br /> • Willow Creek basin land use primer for WET (LCOG lead with help from EPW Water Resources <br /> Team) <br /> • amended joint agreement for OYCC involvement (and partnership statement) (LCOG lead) <br /> • seeking Corps partnership (LCOG lead) <br /> Status of studies: <br /> 1. Prescribed Bum Strategic Action Plan (TNC and City target date 1996 ?) <br /> 2 . Habitat Conservation Strategy (BLM, TNC - draft proposal in contracts, but unfunded to date - 1995 -. <br /> 98 ? ?) <br /> 3 . Communications Strategic Action Plan (TNC lead with BLM and City 1995 -96 ?) <br /> 4 . Public Access Strategic Action Plan (no action to date) <br /> 5 . Nursery and Seed Bank Strategy (no action to date) <br /> 6. Volunteer Coordination Strategy (all three agencies have programs, no coordinated strategy <br /> development to date) <br /> 7 . Data Management Strategy (no coordinated effort to date) <br /> 8 . Stewart Pond/Bertelsen Slough Management Unit Plan (BLM lead, EA completed, land mgt. Plan <br /> not yet begun - 1995 -98 ?) <br /> RECOMMENDATION TO WET: <br /> The following are in process: <br /> 1. Burn Plan <br /> 2. Communications Plan <br /> 3. Stewart/Bertelsen Management Plan <br /> 4. Habitat Conservation Strategy (longer range) <br /> Next priority - Nursery and Seed Bank Strategy <br /> Limitations on seed and plant sources could affect the progress of restoration and enhancement projects <br /> and the advanced credit system for the mitigation bank. This study should examine existing sources <br /> (public and private), contract services, the feasibility of creating our own sources, possibilities for <br /> farmers to grow cash native wetland crops to supplement other sources. With refinements to the CIP <br /> and growing experience with restoration and enhancement projects, we can estimate our needs more <br />