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oui}487 . Coordinate with and seek: the support and participation of the many local governments, org~ions, and interests which could be significantly affected by these efforts; · Establish agreements" with appropriate federal agencies to secure their support for the implementation of necessary research, planning, and actions; and . IdentitY potential funding and seek broad public support for implementation of the indicated actions. . An important threshold issue if a native species conservation partnership approach were to move forward is where to focus initial efforts. While some coordinated and consistent statewide efforts would seem important, the two Departments suggest that initially resources should be targeted around current high priority concerns. For example, ongoing South Platte River resource management issues may suggest a focussed pilot project effort in that basin. The roles that would be played by the agencies of DNR and DPHE with respect to fostering native aquatic species conservation partnerships are anticipated to fall principally into the categories of technical assistance, coordinatio~, and facilitation. As one example, it would be important for these agencies to develop compatible software to maximize the oppOrtunities for data sharing that would support these conservation partnerships. It is anticipated that if the need is sufficient to support these conservation partnerships, the interaction between these agencies would be further defined in an inter-agency Memorandum of Understanding. L ~ ci ~ ~ ~ ~ .. 6. NEXT SfEP This Draft Concept Paper is being circulated broadly in the hope of initiating a dialogue regarding what DNR and DPHE believe to be an extremely important environmental and.nanuaJ. resources management issue facing Colorado today. The proposed aPProach represents one {)Ossible response to this issue. However, any response will ultimately be successful only if there is a shared consensus that it is the appropriate.way to proceed. Therefore, the two Departments are seeking input from the full spectrum of persons interested in these issues to determine whether the suggested approach, or something like it, is worth pursuing. I l! As a first step in further exploring the issue of declining aquatic species and the viability of the possible responses presented in this Draft Concept Paper, the members of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission, and the Colorado Wildlife Commission will conduct a Public Workshop, scheduled for March 15, 1995. The Public Workshop should provide an opportunity both to explore the basic idea of partnerships to protect native aquatic species, and to begin to identify specific actions that might be pursued if decisions are made to proceed. Over the next several weeks, the two Departments will be seeking public input to better define the content of the Public Workshop. If you have suggestions, please contact Doug Robotham at the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado, 80203. I f: 5