This action plan has been developed for use by all of Michigan's citizens and conservation partners, who have different scopes of interest and different sets of available resources. As implementation of the action plan begins, these partners will need to make decisions about their own priorities and abilities for implementing the recommended conservation actions, research and monitoring. As the scale of planning and implementation becomes finer, determining priorities for specific sites will become easier because the threats to be addressed will likely become more limited in number.
The following are links to further information about priorities identified in the action plan.
Priority Threats
Priority Conservation Needs
One of the first actions that must be completed following development of this document is an analysis of the extent to which conservation partners are already addressing particular conservation needs and implementing recommended conservation actions, research and monitoring. Gaps in coverage will become priorities for the DNR or other conservation partners with the resources to address them. Further analysis to determine which conservation partner is best able to implement each of the recommended efforts would also be valuable.