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Page 49 The final step in the prioritization process entails assessing the opportunities available to the Team as they identify projects for the upcoming field season (see Table 3-3). During this next ~ assessment, cooperators must assess the level of opportunity present for each potential conservation action. Opportunities may include funding, interest among members of the public, land ownership surrounding the project area, and the severity and addressability of threats in each project area. The highest priority projects identified through both the risk and opportunity assessment will be the highest priority projects for implementation by the Team. ~ Table 3-3 Opportunity assessment. The opportunity assessment for prioritization of conservation actions considers the presence of opportunities for implementation of projects in each 8-digit HUC. Opportune Assessment Ownershi /mana ement All surroundin lands rivatel owned = 0 Maori of surroundin lands private) owned = 1 Ma'orit of surroundin lands ublicl owned and mana ed b coo erator = 2 All surroundin lands ublicl owned and mana ed b a coo erator = 3 Possible total = 3 Local o inion Public not amenable to ro osed conservation action = 0 Partial public su ort for action = 1 Public su ort for ro osed conservation action = 2 Possible total = 2 Fundin Potential fundin not identified = 0 Potential fundin source identified, fundin not secured = 1 Potental fundin source identified, fundin like) to be secured = 2 Potential fundin source identified, fundin secured = 3 Possible total = 3 Reversibilit of threats Threats resent and not like) to be minimized without extreme effort = 0 Threats resent and ma otentiall be minimized with ade uate effort = 1 Threats, re ardless of how severe, can be minimized = 2 Possible total = 2 Overall ossible total = 10 All conservation actions will be reviewed thoroughly before implementation to ensure compatibility with the overall conservation strategy. Where feasible, these conservation actions will be tied to other priority actions implemented through other plans (i.e. watershed planning ~ activities, the State's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy, etc.). Annual Priorities Document Rather than including an exhaustive list of conservation actions in this document, we have chosen to include specific conservation actions in a separate Annual Priorities document. Our ~ intention in separating these documents is to maintain greater flexibility to add and remove potential projects as new information is acquired. New information, obtained from baseline surveys and assessments of conservation actions will be used to update the list of conservation