Florida Three Rivers Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc.

Projects in This New Agreement Implement the Tyndall Integrated Natural Resources Management Plans Through Natural Resource Conservation Efforts That Have Been Executed on Tyndall Afb for Many Years. the Continuation of These Projects Is Critical for Species Conservation as Well as Maintaining Compliance With Current Biological Opinions and the Sikes Act. Budget Sheets for Each Project Are Provided for Reference and Detailed Spending Requirements. Project Goals Include: 1) Annually Identify and Map Locations of Invasive Plant Species, and Treat Priority Areas. Funds Will Support Requirements to Control the Presence and Spread of Invasive Species as Required by Inrmp. 2) Implement Mitigation Activities Consisting of Enhancement of 71 Acres of Off Site Wetlands and Uplands in Accordance With Tyndall Afb Repair Airfield Drainage Phase 1 and 3 Compensatory Mitigation Plan. 3) Controll Invasive Species in Wetlands and Flood Plains for Mission Use, Habitat Improvement, and Protection of Listed Species. Manage and Restore Wetlands, Floodplains, Riparian Areas, and Related Projects, in Accordance With (IAW) All State, Federal and Air Force Regulations. This Project Will Involve Manipulation of the Physical, Chemical, or Biological Characteristics of a Site With the Goal of Returning Natural/historic Functions to Former Degraded Wetlands, Floodplains, or Riparian Areas. Implement Restoration Actions to Protect and Restore Wetland Hydrology All Across Tyndall. 4) Restore and Improve Key Habitats of Multiple Threatened and Endangered Species, Including the Endangered Red Cockaded Woodpecker, the Gopher Tortoise, the Eastern Indigo Snake and Other Species Listed in Eglin's Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan, as Well as the Associated Imperiled Longleaf Pine Sandhills Ecosystem. 5) Provide Support and Technical Expertise for Subject Species, Conduct Species and Habitat Surveys (including Edna), Assess Needs, Implement Protections, Prepare and Implement Management Prescriptions, and Coordinate Work.