the etowah initiative:
fall
2003
hcp: putting the legal bite into an enforceable
and adaptive incidental take permit for the etowah river habitat conservation
plan
Memorandum: HCP Enforcement and Adaptive
Management (PDF)
The Etowah River is threatened by rapid urban growth and development
of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As a result, there is an ever-increasing
threat to endangered or imperiled species' populations and habitats. It
is vital to protect the Etowah River watershed through the creation of
a regional Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) that spans the ten county watershed.
Stakeholders in the Etowah watershed are interested in the development
of a regional HCP under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to ensure protection
of the Etowah's imperiled aquatic species. It is also beneficial for the
counties to implement a regional HCP to minimize their individual administrative
work. Currently, an HCP must be created for every project that affects
endangered species of the Etowah. The goal is to streamline this process
with one regional HCP.
Working with faculty from the University of Georgia's Institute of Ecology
and stakeholders, our group will prepare several memoranda on adaptive
management provisions and enforcement strategies for the HCP and Incidental
Take Permit. In addition, our group will incorporate these memoranda into
a draft Incidental Take Permit and relevant portions of the HCP.
Group Work Plan (MS Word)
Jennifer McCabe |
John Fortuna |
Jason McLarry |
Chad Pannell |
David Stewart |
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· John Fortuna (Law)
· Jennifer McCabe (Ecology)
· Jason McLarry (Law)
· Chad Pannell (Law)
· David Stewart (Law)
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