carl rountree, assistant director chris mcalear, deputy assistant director

NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYSTEM

& COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

Carl Rountree, Assistant DirectorChris McAlear, Deputy Assistant Director

OVERVIEWNational 15-

Year Strategy & Implementation

Plan

Budget Planning and Allocation

Budget Justifications

State 3-Year Strategies &

Implementation Plans

Manager’s Report

On-the-ground Accomplishments

15-YEAR NATIONAL STRATEGY

Organized around 4 Themes

1. Conserve, Protect, Restore2. Collaborative Management3. Raising Public Awareness4. Commitment to Conservation

Policy Development and Implementation

(Goal 1A)

Science(Goals 1B,1C,1D)

On-the-ground Actions

(Goals 1A through 1F)

Management across Boundaries

(Goal 2A)

Conservation Values in Land Use

Planning & Project Review

(Goal 2A)

Community Based Recreation &

Tourism(Goal 2D)

Communication and Outreach

(Goal 3A)

Partnerships and Volunteers

(Goal 3B,3C,3D)

Veterans and Youth

Engagement and Employment

(Goal 3B,3C,3D, 3E)

Internal Communication

(Goal 4A)

Policy Coordination(Goal 4B)

National and State Strategy

Integration(Goal 4C)

Conserve, Protect, Restore

Collaborative Management

Raising Public Awareness

Commitment toConservation

Theme 1 Theme 2 Theme 3 Theme 4

NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FY 2013-2017

NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLANTHEME 1: CONSERVE, PROTECT, RESTORE

Policy Development and Implementation

10 Manuals and supplemental guidance Develop curricula (FY 2013-2014)

On the Ground Actions

Develop NM/NCA Assessment Tools

Effective Performance Measures

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NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLANTHEME 1: CONSERVE, PROTECT, RESTORE

Science

Science Grant Program (FY2013 and continuing) Unit Science Plans

Assessment, Inventory, & Monitoring (AIM)

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NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLANTHEME 2: COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT

Management Across Boundaries: Regional landscape initiatives

BLM’s draft Climate Change Strategy Sage Grouse Plan Amendments (ongoing) Wilderness Monitoring (ongoing) LWCF Acquisitions

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Conservation Values in Land Use Planning and Project Review

Integration of policy into proposed land use plans and environmental analysis (NEPA) for projects More thorough review of RMPs and NEPA Landscape scale approach to land use planning NM/NCA RMP development

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Community Based Recreation and Tourism

GSENM Tourism Projects Facilitate responsible recreation use Enhance understanding of economic benefits of National Conservation Lands

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NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLANTHEME 3: RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS

Communication and Outreach 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act Oh Ranger! publication featuring BLM-CA Making better use of technology: webinars and Social Media (e.g. Tumblr, Pinterest, Yonder)

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Partnerships and Volunteers BLM’s National Partnership Strategy (Jan. 2014) Greater use of partnerships; increased volunteer engagement Liability Guidance for Volunteers and Partners

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Veteran Engagement and Employment Sierra Club Mission Outdoors MOU Veterans Action Plan development SCA Field School development

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Youth Engagement and Employment National Education, Interpretation, and Youth Engagement Strategy and Implementation Plan Junior Explorer booklet series; Hands-on-the Lands program at conservation units 21st Century Conservation Service Corps

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Internal Communication Plan Enhance internal communication through training, detail opportunities, and employee orientation Internal and external meetings and conferences

Policy Coordination Foster interdisciplinary manual development

National and State Strategy Implementation Use National and State Strategies/Implementation Plans to inform budget development

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NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLANTHEME 4: COMMITMENT TO CONSERVATION

OUT-YEAR FOCUS ~ FY 2015 - 2017

“…the future is the path ahead, and the present is the choice of the path we take.” ~ Anonymous

OUT-YEAR FOCUS - FY 2015-2017THEME 1: CONSERVE, PROTECT, RESTORE

Policy Curricula development & Training

Science Integration & Enhancement

BLM Director’s Report

Citizen Science Initiative

OUT-YEAR FOCUS - FY 2015-2017THEME 2: COLLABORATIVE/LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT

Conservation Land Assessments

Planning 2.0 – Landscape-Scale

Planning

Regional/Off-Site Mitigation

Tourism/Closer Community

Involvement

OUT-YEAR FOCUS - FY 2015-2017THEME 3: RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS

Visual Identity Project – “Similar Look & Feel”

Conservation Lands Poster Series

OUT-YEAR FOCUS - FY 2015-2017THEME 4: COMMITMENT TO CONSERVATION

Delegated Authority Policy

Stable NM/NCA staffing

Greater, More Aggressive In-Reach

Little Known ~ Ruggedly Beautiful ~ Yours to Explore

Corbis

carl rountree, assistant director chris mcalear, deputy assistant director

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