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1-14 III. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE This is a very important section of the recovery plan. It will be used to secure and obligate funds, establish associated regulatory and other management priorities, and will provide the basis for tracking plan implementation. The Implementation Schedule should be preceded by a page defining task priorities and acronyms used in the schedule. Several regions have found an introduction to the Implementation Schedule, like the one , below, useful to the readers of Recovery Plans: "The Implementation Schedule that follows outlines actions and estimated costs for the recovery program. It is a guide for meeting the objective discussed in Part II of this Plan. This schedule indicates task priorjties, task numbers, task descriptions, duration of tasks, the responsible agencies, and lastly, estimated costs. These actions, when accomplished, should bring about the recovery of the species and protect its habitat. It should be noted that the estimated monetary needs for all parties involved in recovery are identified and, therefore, Part III reflects the total estimated financial requirements for the recovery of this species." A hypothetical example follows this discussion. Each column of the schedule is discussed below: j A. Task Priori tv - In contrast to the Narrative Outline, tasks in the Implementation Schedule will be arranged in priority order; thus, all Priority 1 tasks will be listed first, consolidating them and increasing their visibility. Assign task priorities as follows: Priority 1 - An action that must be taken to prevent extinction or to prevent the species from declining irreversibly in the foreseeable future. Priority 2 - An action that must be taken to prevent a significant decline in species population/habitat quality, or some other significant negative impact short of extinction. Priority 3 - All other actions necessary to meet the recovery objectives. OS/25/90