1. L. Peter Boice Deputy Director, Natural Resources

2. 1. Hot Issue: Candidate Species 2. Policy and Guidance 3. Evaluating DoD’s Natural Resource Programs 4. Tools and Training 5. Partnerships 6. Looking Ahead

4.  Center for Biological Diversity and Wild Earth Guardians filed suit with USFWS on 757 species  Judge approved settlement September 10, 2011  USFWS agreed to:  A 6-year schedule for final listing decisions on 251 species on the candidate list  Developing initial findings on 506 other species  Formal data call to DoD Components  Key species  Level of concern (Red, Yellow, Green, White)  Information available

5. LEVEL OF CONCERN ARMYNAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL RED 6011 8 ORANGE 25613 29 YELLOW 453834 71 TOTALS 724356110 Level of Concern SUMMARY RESULTS

6.  Red knot (3 Military Services; 31 installations)  Greater sage grouse  Washington ground squirrel  Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly  Streaked horned lark  Roy prairie pocket gopher  Louisiana pine snake  Lesser prairie chicken

7.  Collect updates through FY 2013 EMR  Implement processes that ensure INRMPs adequately address candidate species on an ongoing basis  Ensure INRMPs are up-to-date

9.  DoDI 4715.03  INRMP Implementation Manual  Tripartite MOU  Migratory Bird MOU  DoD Partners in Flight Plan  DoD Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Plan

10.  Purposes  Improve the integration of mission and stewardship  Integrate a conservation ethic throughout DoD  Facilitate military readiness and cost-effective policies through sustained use of natural resources  Identify opportunities for improved cooperation, information sharing, technology demonstration and transfer, and public communications  www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/471503p.pdf

11.  General INRMP provisions  Coordination, review and public comment  Implementation and special management  Ecosystem-based management  INRMP contents  In Formal Coordination

12.  Clarifies definitions for:  Compliant INRMP  INRMP Review  INRMP Update  INRMP Revision  Streamlined review process  Anticipate by end of June  Companion USFWS Sikes Act Guidance Update  To be published NLT September 2013  Definitions consistent w/ MOU  Help ensure USFWS input to annual Focus Area metrics

13.  Adds responsibilities for implementing Executive Order 13186  Clarifies information sharing among Migratory Bird Council members  Provides guidance for implementing changes in cantonment areas and best practices for non-readiness activities (e.g., reducing amount of reflective glass, using native plants for landscaping)  Anticipate update before end of fiscal year

15.  Goals:  Evaluate effectiveness of natural resources support to the military mission  Assess overall health and trends of each installation's natural resources program  Identify and correct potential funding and other resource shortfalls

17. INRMPs and Critical Habitat Exclusions 51 installations and satellites have used INRMP exclusion: 4(a)(3)(B); 22 more than once Majority of recent occurrences – Hawaii plants 99 total difference species 34 bases used readiness exclusion: 4(b)(2) 1 since 2006 (two coral species)

18. Front office query – what do we get for this level of investment? FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 REQUEST$320M$380M$379M$363M ESTIMATE$325M$408M$380M ACTUAL$394M$388M

19.  Manpower  Education and Training (Natural)  Listed and At-Risk Species  Endangered Species Act  Wetlands  Clean Water Act  Natural Resources Conservation & Rehabilitation  Sikes Act  Marine Mammal Protection Act  Other Natural Resources  Migratory Bird Treaty Act  Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act

21.  Define Needs and Address Gaps  Information Exchange  Strategic Planning

22.  Sikes and ESA courses developed and implemented. Now online only:  www.Dodworkshops.org/Training.html  No additional Legacy-sponsored course offerings projected  Evaluating alternative training methods  e.g., webinars, distant learning

23. www.dodworkshops.org/Workshops.html

24.  Biodiversity  www. Dodbiodiversity.org  Invasive Species Outreach  www.dodinvasives.org

26.  Improve understanding of DoD mission and stewardship needs  Place DoD lands into larger regional context, and leverage resources across geopolitical boundaries  Enhance resource sharing and cost efficiencies  Ease INRMP approval and implementation  Increase management flexibility  Demonstrate DoD’s community engagement

27.  Economy Act (31 USC 1535 and 1536)  Sikes Act (16 USC 670c-1)  Legacy Program (10 USC 2694)  REPI (10 USC 2684a)

28.  Internal DoD  External – Federal  US Fish and Wildlife Service  USDA Forest Service  Bureau of Land Management  External - NGO  National Military Fish and Wildlife Association  Cooperative Ecosystem Study Units  Cooperative Conservation  Non-Profit Organizations

29.  DoD Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI): www.denix.osd.mil/sri/repi  DoD Partners in Flight: http://dodpif.org  DoD Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation: www.parcplace.org/resources/dod-parc.html

30.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  Key partner – regulator  Regular meetings between DoD NR Program and Ecological Services, Migratory Bird, and Endangered Species offices  Award-winning outcomes 2012 Presidential Migratory Bird Stewardship Award (Burrowing Owls) 2013 Military Conservation Partner Award (Naval Base Coronado)

31.  Coalition of military installation natural resource managers and contractors  Future: more webinars and other online resources

32.  Currently a member of 15 CESU units  CESU – New Regions for 2013  Pacific Northwest, Great Basin  Ft. Worth District  FY12: 62 new and 65 continuing projects  $34.0M  Sliding scale fee

33.  Regional Partnerships  Ecosystem Management Initiatives  SE Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability (SERPPAS) and Western Regional partnership (WRP)  Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas  Locally Implemented Partnerships  National Public Lands Day  Bat Conservation International  National Wild Turkey Federation  Ducks Unlimited

34.  Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)  Caught in the Crosshairs: Combating the Illegal Wildlife Trade in Iraq & Afghanistan  www.wcswildlifetrade.org/military  Pollinator Partnership  Variety of project funded, primarily through National Public Lands Day  www.pollinator.org  National Wildlife Federation  Scanning the Conservation Horizon: A Guide to Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment  www.nwf.org/vulernabiltyguide  The Wildlife Society  New Military Working Group  www.wildlife.org/subunits/working-groups

36.  Limited travel – mission essential  Alternative means of communications  Compliance-driven requirements will dominate budget decisions (e.g., Listed and at-risk species)  FWS expected to propose additional changes to ESA rules and policies  Continued off-base partnership opportunities  Climate change focus → missions and facilities  Sustainability (e.g., water)

37.  Websites  DoDNaturalResources.net  DENIX.osd.mil/NaturalResources  DoDLegacy.org  Natural Selections Newsletters  Publications/Brochures  YouTube Animations  http://dodnaturalresources.net/Animation.html http://dodnaturalresources.net/Animation.html  www.youtube.com/watch?v=zipNe0rnu3E www.youtube.com/watch?v=zipNe0rnu3E  Social Media  DoD Facebook and Blog  Twitter: @DoDNatRes

38. Peter.Boice@osd.mil