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<br />Tools for encouraging conservation measures
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<br />Toolbox of Incentives
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<br />NPS has developed a prototype package (illk<d the Toolbox of Incefltive5 for Resoorre Conservation:
<br />A Hrmdbook. of Ideas fOl Neighbcn ill :he CUfecanti A/&J. This loolboio; identlfil'$ present and poten-
<br />tial methods thdt can be employt"d to ef1COUrage (UreGjnti area neighbors--pt'ivate landowners, local
<br />communities, and city, county. state, and federal ageflC.ies-IO work in pall~h'p to manage their
<br />lands for more effeocwe resource comervanon. It has been develope-d to help COl'I$erve the natural,
<br />cultural, reQeiltJOllal. and Kenic resourc~ within and suHouodlOg Cure<:am,. Examples 01 topiCS
<br />include:
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<br />Principle$ for FoIging Long-Term. SllSta~bll" Partnerstllpc;
<br />Technical Assistance
<br />General AglI~emell!s
<br />Pvrchase and Rela;1ll"d use and Occupancy
<br />Fee Simple AcquiSlllOn from Willing Seller
<br />Conservation Easements
<br />WOl"king \O<lth Llnd Trusts
<br />. Transferal Dl'YE'lopmern Rights (TDR)
<br />Endangered S;l<<ies IncE'OtM'S
<br />landownt'l' locenti~e Pr09lam
<br />PrlVate Stewardship Grants Program
<br />Colorado Species Conservation Parlnershlp
<br />. Grazing and Open Spact' lnct'ntiVt'S
<br />Sources of ResoUfCt' COf\!rE'fValjOl1 Assi~tance and Funding
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<br />To vil'W the Toolbox, vi'ilt the Cure<anti websitt'. log onto www.np5.govlcurE..clkl.:onResourct.Pro-
<br />{i'Q".on Study under News and fVf'nts, then click on Too/box of Incenfrves 'Of ResourcE' Con:seNatlOfl,
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<br />Park Neighbor Booklet
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<br />In ApflJ. 2003, NPS in cooperation WIth Gunruson and Montrose COUf1!it"i produced an 8-page
<br />bOOklet efItitled CUIet:iJnti.- Gleat Scenery, Outstanding Resoorces aoo Good Neighbol5. This boo<<;let
<br />offers ideas about how agencies and landownffi can work together to maintain the- outStilOOlllg
<br />qualities that we commonly "alllE' in the Curecanti area---the Nlvr.d, coltural. recreational, and scenic
<br />rt"5.Qurcl"S lhat make the arl"a within and surround.ng Cweeanl' such a great plaCe 10 ~ve, work and
<br />play. Topics coveled indude'
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<br />Siting and DesIgn ConsideialJOns
<br />Building Mat~al~ oll.aw VlstJallmpact
<br />E~teri()( lighllrlg
<br />PreseMng and Improving Natural Hab'ta!
<br />PrOlecttl1g Water Quality
<br />Protecting yourself and Property from Wildflfe
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<br />llieful Wf'bsltes fOl Add_tional Informatiol1
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<br />Curecanti:Gre.t kenery,
<br />OUtllandingReo;ourct'1
<br />aad' Good Nl'ighboc"s
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<br />To view the Bookie!. ,.;s'\ the Curecarttl webSltl" log onto .........w.nP'i.govkure. cI'c~_ on Resource Pro-
<br />recr.on Study undef New'> a'ld EVf'Ilts, thtn elie.. on (urKantl: G,eal Xf'lJel}', Ovmanding Resources
<br />;md Good NeighbOr;
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<br />10 Newsletter 3. eurKant! Resource Protection Study
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<br />What lies ahead for the
<br />study?
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<br />11w next ~Icp IS to asses~ puhh.. ft'lorOflSe to
<br />thC;l!ll'rn.1fiycspn'""'nf,,d ht.rt.',reline the
<br />allernatls',-", hasl'J on comments recelwd. and
<br />rfl'p.He a Dral! R.....our..e Protecllon Studyl
<br />Em'lfonmcntallmpact ':-.tatt"mcnl (RPS/E\'i).
<br />In the DraftRI'SIEIS,theallcrnalTwswlllhc
<br />descrihed in mort' deta,l, incluJmg any rt'finc-
<br />ments thaI result tmm the publiC commt'nt
<br />f'Cflnd, and a preferred alternalive (Proposed
<br />Action) will t>t, identlticd. The impad.s of ca..:h
<br />altcrn;lllvc on the natural, cultuml and sueio-
<br />t't'nn,'mi..: cnv,ronnwnl will also l1-c as<;cs.-;ed.
<br />Tht'" Drah RI'S/E1S WIll be dismbuled nex,
<br />~rnng followed by puhlic ml'crings and Ihe
<br />solidtatlon (If wnt1l"n comments, After cnn-
<br />sidenngall eommt'nts on tnl' draft dncumcnt,
<br />a Hnal RPS/EIS....111 hcwriltcnand released [0
<br />the puhlic.and a rcport on the study'.. findin~s
<br />and fl'n,mmendaliuns will he sent to Con-
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