There are several potential partners in meeting information needs, including the States, universities, conservation organizations, and industry. Set Resource Goals and Objectives - Goals and objectives are established to guide Service activities in each ecosystem unit and, more specifically, in focus areas. Goals reflect desired future conditions in the ecosystem. Goals should be few in number and achievable. Goals can reflect priority species or groups of species, habitat types of significance to Service trust resources, or important focus areas within the ecosystem unit.
Objectives are more specific and quantifiable than goals, and are a means of measuring progress.
Objectives should be specific enough that progress and effectiveness can be measured and evaluated. Identify and Implement Needed Action Strategies - Suggested action strategies should be developed to achieve each objective identified. Solutions will make the most efficient and integrated use of our many tools such as land acquisition, land protection easements, refuge management, habitat restoration, natural resource damage assessment, landowner assistance, endangered species recovery, regulatory evaluations, fish restoration, Federal Aid programs, outreach, and education. Action strategies should be prioritized and specify which facility will do what by when. Implementation should involve public and private partners and leveraging of resources whenever possible.