Results of the October 1998 Workshop

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Results of the October 1998 Workshop

Here's a report on the results of the October 1998 workshop. Please scroll down to read the description of each of the pages available for you to view. To visit the page, click on the phrase highlighted like this on the gray background.

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Workshop Report

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1. Workshop Summary

This document briefly describes the October 1998 workshop -- how the workshop was structured, who made presentations, the key recommendations that resulted from the small group discussions, and the reactions participants had to the time they spent together. When you are done, click the back button on your browser tool bar to return to this page.

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2. Workshop Proposals

This document describes the proposals that were developed as a result of input from workshop participants during the small group disucssions. Again, when done, click the back button to return to this page.

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3. Workshop Presentations:
Highlights

This document summarizes each of the presentations that were made by the 12 speakers who described existing conservation programs at the federal, state, water management district and local levels and the private options that are available to landowners. Questions posed by the audience and answers given by each speaker are included. Again, when done, click the back button to return to this page.

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4. Results of Small Group Discussions

This page provides a link to three documents describing the proposals that were developed during the small group discussions: (1) recommendations on how existing conservation programs can be improved, (2) proposals on how four outstanding issues can be resolved, and (3) the discussions that led to consensus on the content and form of the proposed Resource Conservation Agreement. Again, when done, click the back button to return to this page.

Documents for Discussion at the Workshop

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5. Background Information

This page describes the work that led up to the workshop and the steps that will be taken over the next year -- guided by input from the workshop -- to advance the "Private Lands: Partners in Conserving America's Resources" project. Again, when done, click the back button to return to this page.

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6. Topics for Discussion -
Existing Conservation Programs

This page contains a list of 10 proposed topics for discussion following the presentations on existing conservation programs at the federal, state, water management district and local levels. The recommendations that resulted from this discussion group can be seen under number 4 above. Again, when done, click the back button to return to this page.

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7. The proposed "Resource Conservation Agreement"

This document can be viewed in two different versions. One version provides an outline of the proposed Resource Conservation Agreement, as edited by input from the workshop. The second version shows the input from workshop participants with a report on the discussions that took place about key provisions. Again, when done, click the back button to return to this page.

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8. The Property Analysis Record

This page describes a database developed through grants from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to accurately determine the costs of each type of management activity that could be carried out over time to maintain habitats for endangered species, wetlands and other natural resources. It is possible this database could be used as a basis for determining an acreage rate that accurately reflects the value of each service provided by a landowner under the proposed "Resource Conservation Agreement." Again, when done, click the back button to return to this page.

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9. Criteria for Evaluating Private Lands

This proposal was developed by Martin B. Main, Ph.D., a wildlife ecologist at the University of Florida, to help in determining which parcels of land should receive priority in offering "Resource Conservation Agreements" -- or incentives to participate in conservation programs -- to landowners. This proposal focuses on preservation of the endangered Florida panther, but could be modified to include criteria for other natural resources. Again, when done, click the back button to return to this page.

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10. Proposed Concepts & Guidelines for the "Resource Conservation Agreements"

These concepts and guidelines were discussed at the May 1998 workshop. The text reflects the consensus that was reached among participants during the May 1998 workshop. This document was reviewed again during the October 1998 workshop. When done, click the back button to return to this page.

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11. Points of Discussion

Out of the 45 concepts and issues discussed at the May 1998 workshop, four were left unresolved. These points were discussed and consensus was reached on how they could be resolved during the October 1998 workshop.

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