The Plan
Wildlife Action Plan

Wisconsin's Strategy for Wildlife Species of Greatest Conservation Need

Title Page [PDF 197KB]
Foreword [PDF 14KB]
Acknowledgments [PDF 9KB]
Executive Summary [PDF 240KB]
Provides information about the purpose, development, and approach used in producing the Strategy for Wildlife Species of Greatest Conservation Need.
Table of Contents [PDF 73KB]
Full listing of Strategy chapters and section titles, tables, figures, and appendices.
Chapter 1. Introduction and Purpose [PDF 66KB]
Provides background information and context for the plan, the federal guidance, and requirements that must be addressed in the plan. This also gives a overview of how the document is organized into various sections and a description of the results and benefits of this plan.

Chapter 2. Approach and Methods

2.1 Organizational Structure [PDF 20KB]
Descriptions of the interactive teams used to develop the plan.
2.2 Ecological Framework
Overview of Wisconsin’s Ecological Landscapes and the natural and surrogate communities used in this report, followed by detailed descriptions of the 16 ecological landscapes in Wisconsin including lists of the natural communities occurring in each landscape.
2.3 Methodology for Determining Species of Greatest Conservation Need [PDF 46KB]
2.3.2 Methodology for Determining Invertebrate Species of Greatest Conservation Need [PDF 67KB]
2.4 Methodology for Identifying Habitat Associations of Species of Greatest Conservation Need [PDF 27KB]
2.5 Methodology for Identifying Habitat and Species Threats, Issues, and Conservation Actions [PDF 9KB]

Chapter 3. Vertebrate Species of Greatest Conservation Need: Assessments and Conservation Strategies
Provides access to Strategy results in three ways: individual Species of Greatest Conservation Need, Ecological Landscape, and natural community. The various sections also provide information on threats, issues, and priority conservation actions for Species of Greatest Conservation Need and the natural communities with which they are associated. Note: since the plan must be updated as new information becomes available, Chapter 3 of the plan has been replaced by a dynamic online version that pulls information directly from the Wildlife Action Plan Database. Please see Explore Wildlife Action Plan Data.

Chapter 4. Invertebrate Species of Greatest Conservation Need: Assessments and Conservation Strategies [PDF 100KB]
Provides information on Wisconsin’s Invertebrate Species of Greatest Conservation Need including general threats and issues and priority conservation actions that must be considered in conserving Wisconsin invertebrates, the list of Species of Greatest Conservation Need, and threats, issues, and priority conservation actions by taxonomic group for the invertebrate Species of Greatest Conservation Need.
Chapter 5. Monitoring [PDF 99KB]
Provides an overview of current species and habitat monitoring efforts in Wisconsin that are relevant to the Species of Greatest Conservation Need and identifies gaps in those efforts. The conceptual basis for monitoring Species of Greatest Conservation Need and their habitats is also presented, along with the basic approach for monitoring the effectiveness of the species and natural community priority conservation actions presented in Chapter 3. Strategies for adapting conservation actions through application of an adaptive management model are also described along with strategies for incorporating citizen-based monitoring into the monitoring efforts related to the Strategy.
Chapter 6. Public Participation and Plan Coordination [PDF 31KB]
Describes the public involvement process used and coordination efforts with other agencies, tribes, and conservation partners and describes strategies for the continued coordination and involvement of various conservation partners and interested parties in the implementation, review, and revision of the Strategy.
Chapter 7. Plan Review and Revision [PDF 31KB]
Describes the steps of the review and revision process, defining its scope, breadth, and timing. Review and revision will include assessment of the overall administration and coordination of the Strategy, and perhaps even more importantly, it will evaluate and report the success of the conservation actions implemented to protect the Species of Greatest Conservation Need and their habitats.

Bibliography [PDF 401KB]
Appendix A. [PDF 38KB]
An Alphabetical Listing of Common and Scientific Names of Organisms Mentioned in the Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan that Were Not Evaluated in the Process of Determining Vertebrate and/or Invertebrate Species of Greatest Conservation Need
Appendix B. [PDF 49KB]
Categorization of All Vertebrate Species Considered During the Process of Determining Wisconsin’s Species of Greatest Conservation Need
Appendix C. [PDF 119KB]
State Natural Areas and other Ecological Reference Sites by Ecological Landscape
Appendix D. [PDF 193KB]
Existing or Historic Inventory and Monitoring Programs in Wisconsin
Appendix E. [PDF 1.44MB]
Public Involvement Materials
Appendix F. [PDF 3.48MB]
Letters of Support
Appendix G. [PDF 65KB]
Quick Guide to the 8 Required Elements
Appendix H. [PDF 54KB]
Selected Index of Vertebrate Species of Greatest Conservation Need in Wisconsin's Strategy for Wildlife Species of Greatest Conservation Need