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monk seal habitat. • Take great care to keep information about sensitive resources unpublished and not public in order to minimize impacts, theft, vandalism, and other breaches in protocol. Develop site-specific and watershed -specific management plans tailored to high-priority areas and resources • Secure assistance with and funding for developing Watershed Management Plans (see Appendix V4A). Funding sources include the DOH Polluted Runoff Control (PRC) program and DOFAW's Watershed Partnership Program. • Develop Watershed Management Plans for high priority areas. Watershed management plans are data - driven, technical, and detailed plans for specific watersheds that identify the sources of pollution and the recommended management strategies. Analysis that drives the planning includes community goals; hazard risks; unique social, cultural, economic, and environmental characteristics; mauka-makai connections; and stakeholder interests and potential for collaboration. As recommended by the ORMP, the plans may include strategies to: • Address specific land-based pollution threat • Meet total maximum daily load (TMDL) targets • Leverage state, federal, and private sector funding to implement best management practices • Monitor best management practices Implement management plans for priority areas and resources. Organizational Considerations: 1% JW The Action Committee may want to establish one or more subcommittees to spearhead this action. Likewise, it may want to ask community partners to assume responsibility for some of the steps. It may also be helpful for groups to focus on specific high-priority sites or areas. Other Resources: Technical guides for developing watershed and other resource management plans (see Appendix V4A) Other communities: Hanalei Watershed Hui, Ka'upulehu Marine Life Advisory Committee, Kahalu'u Bay Education Center (KBEC), Hui Aloha Kiholo, Hui Malama o Mo'omomi, Blackfoot Challenges Grants and other financial assistance from partners, the Harold K.L. Foundation, the NOAA Marine Education and Training Mini Grant Program, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, US FWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP), Natural Area Partnership Program (NAPP), Forest Stewardship Program (FSP), Wetlands Conservation Grants, National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program, The Conservation Fund, Conservation Finance Network, Public Lands Everyday, The Conservation Alliance Community Action Guide: 2017 32