PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE FOR EVALUATING WETLAND MITIGATION PROJECTS IN CALIFORNIA'S COASTAL ZONE
2. The Regulatory and Policy Context
2.1. Relevant State Regulations and Policies
2.2. Relevant Federal Regulations and Policies
4. General Procedures for Evaluating the Performance of Wetland Mitigation Projects
4.1. The Overall Framework
4.2 Individual Elements of the Framework
4.2.1. Ecological Assessment
4.2.1.1. Assessing wetland habitat
4.2.1.2. Assessing wetland functions
4.2.1.3. Assessing a wetland's ecological contribution to the landscape
4.2.1.4. Other issues to consider in an ecological assessment
4.2.2. Goals, Objectives, and Performance Standards
4.2.3. Mitigation Attributes
4.2.3.1. Types of compensatory mitigation
4.2.3.2. Mitigation project location
4.2.3.3. The mitigation ratio
4.2.4. Monitoring Program
4.2.4.1. Types of monitoring program assessments
4.2.4.2. What to include in a monitoring program
4.2.5. Performance Evaluation
4.2.5.1. The evaluation process
4.2.5.2. Determining the basis for evaluating wetland performance
4.2.5.3. Performance curves: a potential tool for evaluating wetland performance
5. The Concept of Adaptive Management
6. Mitigation Plan Development and Evaluation
7. Evaluating the Performance of Out-of-Kind Mitigation Projects
7.1. Comparing Dissimilar Habitats
7.2. Using the Procedures Described for In-Kind Mitigation
8. Evaluating the Performance of Noncompensatory Wetland Restoration Projects
9. Evaluating the Performance of Noncompensatory Wetland Enhancement Projects
10.1. Lone Tree Slide/Bolinas Lagoon Case Study
10.1.1. Ecological Assessment
10.1.2. Goals, Objectives, and Performance Standards
10.1.3. Mitigation Attributes
10.1.4. Monitoring Program
10.1.5. Evaluation of Performance
10.1.6. Applying the General Procedures for Evaluating Wetland Mitigation Project Performance
Checklist of Information Included in the Permit File and the Mitigation Plan for the Lone Tree Slide/Bolinas Lagoon Mitigation Project
Lone Tree Slide/Bolinas Lagoon Permit File Review
Lone Tree Slide/Bolinas Lagoon Mitigation Site Evaluation
10.2. Moss Landing South Harbor Case Study
10.2.1. Ecological Assessment
10.2.2. Goals, Objectives, and Performance Standards
10.2.3. Mitigation Attributes
10.2.4. Monitoring Program
10.2.5. Evaluation of Performance
10.2.6. Applying the General Procedures for Evaluating Wetland Mitigation Project Performance
Checklist of Information Included in the Permit File and the Mitigation Plan for the Moss Landing South Harbor Mitigation Project
Moss Landing South Harbor Permit File Review
Moss Landing South Harbor Mitigation Site Evaluation
10.3. Sweetwater Marsh Case Study
10.3.1. Ecological Assessment
10.3.2. Goals, Objectives, and Performance Standards
10.3.3. Mitigation Attributes
10.3.4. Monitoring Program
10.3.5. Evaluation of Performance
10.3.6. Applying the General Procedures for Evaluating Wetland Mitigation Project Performance
Checklist of Information Included in the Permit File and the Biological Opinion for the Sweetwater Marsh Mitigation Project
Sweetwater Marsh Permit File Review
Sweetwater Marsh Mitigation Site Evaluation
Appendix A: Sample Forms for Use in Reviewing Mitigation Plans and Permit Files and for Completing Site Evaluations
Checklist of Information Recommended for Inclusion in Compensatory Mitigation Plans
Permit File Review Form
Mitigation/Restoration Site Evaluation Form
Appendix B: Annotated Bibliography
A Guide to the Annotated Bibliography
Literature Citations and Annotations
Appendix C: Wetland Mitigation Guidelines and Policy Statements from Other Agencies
Habitat Mitigation and Monitoring Proposal Guidelines Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District
Habitat Mitigation and Monitoring Proposal Guidelines Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District
Mitigation Policy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Table 1 A list of the Attributes Potentially Important to Assessing Wetland Habitats and Functions
Table 2 Example of a Monitoring Program for a Tidally Influenced Wetland with Open-water and Marsh Habitats
Table 3 A Comparison of Goals, Objectives and Performance Standards for the Lone Tree Slide/Bolinas Lagoon Project
Table 4 Summary of Applicable Acreage Values and Resulting Mitigation Ratio for the Moss Landing South Harbor Mitigation Project
Table B-1 Bibliographic References by Subject Matter
Table B-2 Bibliographic Reference Locations and Availability
Figure 1 A Diagram of the Overall Framework for Developing Wetland Mitigation Plans and for Evaluating Wetland Mitigation Project Performance
Figure 2 Relationship Between, Goals, Objectives, and Performance Standards
Figure 3 Performance Evaluation Process
Figure 4 Hypothetical Performance Curves
Box One Regional Assessments of Wetland Resources
Box Two Goals, Objectives, and Performance Standards Established for the Sweetwater Marsh Mitigation Project
Box Three Defining Success
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