Dunes
Collaborative
Proposed Needs
as of
August 2004
If you would like
to be involved in one of these projects
please
contact us.
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Dunes Proposed Needs If you would like
to be involved in one of these projects |
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ITEM
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PROJECT TITLE |
| RESTORATION ORIENTED NEEDS. . | |
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1
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Invasive Species Treatment. . |
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a
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Treatment of Veldt Grass in Nipomo Lupine Habitat at Conoco-Philips |
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b
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Treatment of Veldt Grass in Foredunes for thistle & BSP of the refuge |
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c
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Treatment of Jubata Grass due to invasiveness at the Pismo Preserve |
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d
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Treatment of Jubata Grass in the Dune Lakes area |
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e
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Treatment of Jubata Grass in the SVRA |
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f
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Treatment of Jubata Grass in the Black lake Area |
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g
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Treatment of Jubata Grass in the Oso Flaco Lake Area |
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h
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Treatment of Jubata Grass in the Refuge |
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i
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Treatment of Beach Grass to protect abronia & malacothrix at Oso Flaco |
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j
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Treatment of Veldt Grass to protect Coreopsis at the Refuge |
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k
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Treatment of Veldt Grass due to fast spreading and Coreopsis habitat at Milepost foredunes in refuge |
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l
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Treatment of Beach Grass for Leading Edge and Coreopsis Habitat in Northern refuge |
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m
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Treatment of Beach Grass for a variety of sensitive species at Mill's property (Refuge) |
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n
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Treatment of Veldt Grass for Coreopsis and Horkelia at Dee peak (Refuge) |
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o
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Treatment of Veldt Grass for Horned Lizard habitat and Leading Edge at RGDP |
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p
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Treatment of Veldt/Conicosia for a variety of reasons at Black lake |
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q
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Treatment of Beach Grass due to new emergence at SVRA |
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r
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Treatment of Beach Grass due to new emergence at Pismo Preserve |
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s
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Treatment of Beach Grass due to new emergence at Black Lakes |
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t
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Treatment of Beach Grass due to new emergence at Dune Lakes |
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u
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Treatment of Veldt for Prickly Phlox at Black lake |
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v
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Treatment of Veldt Grass and other invasive species along the southern boundary of the NWR |
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w
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Weed abatement, veldt Grass, Papas grass, Ammophilia, Slender-leaf Ice Plant, Carpobrotus and German Ivy in the Dune preserve, veg islands and Oso Flaco by mechanical means, burning or application of herbicide (SP) |
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x
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Iceplant removal by manual crew (CNLM) |
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2
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Evaluation Projects |
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a
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Re-evaluate priorities at quarterly task force meetings |
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b
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re-evaluate removal techniques at a one day retreat |
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c
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Evaluate success of exotic removal techniques |
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d
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Map localities of purple ragwort and other invasive species in the NWR |
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e
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Generate a "weed free map" throughout the dunes complex (LC) |
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f
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Collect additional information on rare plants, etc. |
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g
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Comprehensive plant count that has both historic and present data - possibly getting CNPS and others involved in Contributing (LC) |
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3
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Rare Plant Management |
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a
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A counterbalance to spraying - actively replace exotics with natives at the same rate chemical treatment is occurring (LC) |
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b
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Acquire plant collection permit for collection of seed and cutting material for dune revegetation projects (i.e., beach Spectacle-pod, Nipomo Lupine, Surf Thistle (SP) |
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c
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Revegetation of Surf Thistle and Spectacle-pod - comprehensive research and development (LC) |
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d
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Continue seed collection and propagation of plant material for any dune projects at ODSRVA greenhouse (SP) |
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e
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Enhance and map LGT (NWR) |
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f
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Expand population of Nipomo Lupine (NWR) |
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G
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Implement recovery actions for Marsh Sandwort (NWR) |
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h
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Implement recovery actions for Gambel's Watercress (NWR) |
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4
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Ecosystem Management Planning (land unit based trials) |
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a
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Wetland/Estuary enhancement - assessment - waterways (i.e., Oso Flaco, and Arroyo Grande Creek) (SP) |
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b
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In-the-field workshops on landscape unit |
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c
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Develop habitat management plan for NWR |
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d
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Ecosystem Management Plan that is dune wide and adopted by all agencies in the dunes (LC) |
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e
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Bio-Geographical planning research focused on particular plant communities (LC) |
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f
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Restoration needs outside our existing work areas |
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g
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Come up with research entity to the endowment that strictly looks to promote research in the dunes (LC) |
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h
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Aquatic habitat evaluation and Water Quality (Jim Blecha) |
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i
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Collect baseline biological data |
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5
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GIS Data Management / Record Keeping |
| SPECIES MANAGEMENT RESEARCH | |
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Insects
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6
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Endemic and/or rare insect species - including Morro Blue butterfly (Jim Blecha).. |
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7
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Study of Pollinators of special interest plants and that may be affected by restoration efforts (Jim Blecha) |
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Amphibians
& Reptiles
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8
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California Red-legged Frog fungus surveys (Susan Christopher) |
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9
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Amphibian and reptile species of special concern and threatened species (Susan Christopher) |
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10
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Amphibian and reptile inventory (Susan Christopher) |
| Birds | |
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11
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Shorebird survey (NWR) |
| Mammals | |
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12
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Small mammal trapping (NWR) |
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13
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Plover and tern management |
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a
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Develop predator management plan and initiative efforts (NWR) |
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b
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Develop wildlife rehabilitation plan (NWR) |
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c
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Western Snowy Plover recovery & enhancement work |
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d
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Plover nest protection enclosures (NWR) |
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e
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Plover and least tern habitat enhancement (SP) |
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f
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Initiate efforts to establish tern colony on NWR (NWR) |
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g
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Tern colony protection at RGP (CNLM) |
| VISITOR SERVING ORIENTED NEEDS | |
| VISITOR ACCESS ENHANCEMENT | |
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1
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Oso Flaco Lake Parking Lot Improvements |
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2
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County Park Parking Lot Project |
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3
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Visitor Center Parking and Outdoor |
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4
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UNOCAL Access Plan |
| INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION | |
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5
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Phase two of the interpretive master plan - scope of interpretive master plan |
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6
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Informational Kiosks |
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7
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Expanded access |
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8
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Improve visitor orientation to dune access and recreational opportunities |
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9
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Dunes Center complex and new visitor center |
| OUTREACH | |
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10
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Expanded outreach to user |
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11
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Outreach to Hispanic community |
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12
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Relationships with other organizations |
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13
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Complex-wide interpretive training |
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14
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Dunes Symposium: Dune Quest |
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15
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Dunes Collaborative web site |
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16
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Dunes Collaborative informational packet |
| ADMINISTRATIVE NEEDS | |
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1
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Project and financial administration |
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2
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Meetings and workshops for the collaborative |
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3
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Collaborative business (i.e., operating procedures, work plan) |
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4
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Archive system for the projects and DSC business material |
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5
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Capacity building - Fund development |
| COORDINATION & COOPERATIVE STEWARDSHIP NEEDS | |
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1
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Restoration task force |
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2
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Invasive species task force |
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3
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Visitor services task force |
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4
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Ecosystem planning task force |
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5
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Fund development task force |
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6
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Rare plant task force |
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7
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GIS task force |
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8
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Private lands task force |
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9
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Develop scientific technical review team |
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2003, 2008 Dunes Collaborative, all rights reserved
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