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Current and Emerging Natural Resources Management Issues

    Managers submitted opened responses that identified the major unresolved management issues associated with their project's natural resource program (Question 59). They also provided responses that identified emerging management challenges they expected to confront within the next 10 years (Question 60).

    Summary of Natural Resources Management Issues of Concern to Corps of Engineers Project Managers. The five most often reported responses are highlighted in yellow.
    Response Category Number of Managers Reporting
    A Present Concern An Emerging Concern Within 10 Years Total Pct of Responses (Total / 220)
    Ability To Carry Out Management Tasks
    Funding Issues 62 13 75 42%
    Staffing Issues 51 14 65 38%
    Visitor Management Issues
    Recreation Impacts on Natural Resources 34 16 50 28%
    Competing Resource Uses 16 9 25 14%
    All Terrain Vehicles (ATV's) 13 4 17 10%
    Competing Expectations
    Relationship with Natural Resource Agencies and Organizations 16 22 38 21%
    Agency Regulations/Policies/Priorities 15 19 34 19%
    Safety Issues 7 3 10 6%
    Public Education/Awareness 5 3 8 5%
    Environmental Quality
    Water Quality 25 11 36 20%
    Water Supply/Allocation 14 10 24 14%
    Erosion 13 2 15 8%
    Sedimentation 8 3 11 6%
    Mining Issues 8 1 9 5%
    Pollution 4 5 9 5%
    Habitat/Species Management Issues
    Terrestrial Habitat Management 17 13 30 17%
    Invasive Species and Disease 16 10 26 17%
    Endangered Species 12 9 21 12%
    Aquatic Habitat Management 6 3 9 5%
    Environmental Restoration 0 4 4 2%
    Inventory/Monitoring 3 0 3 2%
    Land Use Trends
    Land Use Changes at Project Boundaries 19 7 26 15%
    Regional Development 10 16 26 15%
    Encroachment 11 8 19 11%
    Shoreline Development 4 0 4 2%
     
    Cultural Resource Issues 7 0 7 4%
     
    Miscellaneous Comments 36 8 44 25%

 

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Updated: April 11, 2003