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<br />," <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />, . <br />. I <br /> <br />. . <br />:,'11 <br /> <br />ReQuired Criteria' <br /> <br />1. Promotion of the Conservancy's statutory programs and purposes: See the <br />"Consistency with Conservancy's Enabling Legislation" section above. <br /> <br />2. Consistency with purposes of the funding source: See. the ..Project Financing" <br />section above. <br /> <br />, . <br />3. Support of tbe public: The 2006 Treatment and 2006-2009 Mapping and Monitoring <br />of Phase II of the ISP Control Program are strongly supported by findings of the <br />Third International Invasive Spartina Conference (November, 2004). Renowned <br />scientists from the San Francisco Bay Area, other coastal states, and around the world <br />agree that the Conservancy should continue its aggressive actions to eradicate <br />invasive Spartina from the Estuary. The objective of eradication of invasive Spartina <br />is also specifically supported in the qoals Report and by the SFBJV. Furthennore, in <br />the published Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan for the San Francisco <br />Estuary, San Francisco Estuary Project stakeholders have identified control of <br />invasive species as the top priority for the restoration and protection of the Estuary:. <br /> <br />4. Location This project is located in the nine San Francisco Bay Area Counties to <br />benefit the restoration of the San Francisco baylands. <br /> <br />5. Need: Augmentation of funding, for ISP's existing. grants for treatment and <br />eradication of invasive Spa'rtina, and additional ERP funding for environmental <br />service consultants and DC Davis for monitoring and mapping, are needed because of <br />the aggressive eradication strategy planned for 2005/2006 combined with the <br />surprisingly high costs of the herbicide i~azapyr and of applicator specialists. <br /> <br />6. Greater-than-local interest: IntroducedSpartina threatens to move up the <br />delta, and down the coast to southern California. In the San Francisco Bay, <br />introduced Spartina threatens t6 displace state and federally listed species, <br />such as the endangered California clapper rail, California black rail, and the <br />salt marsh harvest mouse. ' <br /> <br />Additional Criteria <br /> <br />5. Urgency: As confirmed at the Third International Invasive Spartina Conference, <br />experts from the region and around the world believe that if the spread of introduced <br />Spartina is not controlled within the next few years, the greater than exponential <br />spread of the plants and extensive hybridization with the native Spartina foliosa will <br />preclude any chance for successful control in' the future. If the Conservancy and its <br />partners can address the problem with the appropriately stepped ,up level of treatment <br />and monitoring in the short-term, long-term maintenance expenses can be avoided. <br /> <br />6. Readiness: In 2005 ISP and partners treated .1,010 acres of invasive Spartina. <br />EnvifOnmen~al service consultants and grantees are already fully engaged in the pre- <br />treatment season planning, including updating the existing Site-Specific Plans, and <br />are on board to continue treatment in 2006. Negotiations are underway with DC <br />Davis to continue genetic analysis. ISP consultants are ready to continue monitoring <br />activities that have the sanction of regulatory agencies and which have undergone <br />scientific peer review through the ERP application process. <br /> <br />0-9 <br /> <br />L:X.H18JT 7 <br />