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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has participated in watershed-based conservation planning efforts which identify flow protection and restoration strategies as priority conservation actions to conserve native fishes in Texas. Through this initiative, the Environmental Flow Information Toolkit (EFIT) was developed to inform identification of voluntary environmental flow protection and restoration areas. The EFIT is a web-based geospatial platform that provides data and information on water use, hydrologic alteration, and environmental flow targets to meet conservation objectives using a dashboard user interface. By increasing efficiencies and effectiveness of environmental flow conservation efforts, the EFIT will provide a valuable decision support tool for resource managers, water providers, and conservation organizations facing the challenge of conserving Texas’ water resources and rich natural heritage.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has participated in watershed-based conservation planning efforts which identify flow protection and restoration strategies as priority conservation actions to conserve native fishes in Texas. Through this initiative, the Environmental Flow Information Toolkit (EFIT) was developed to inform identification of voluntary environmental flow protection and restoration strategies areas. The EFIT is a web-based geospatial platform that provides data and information on water use, hydrologic alteration, and environmental flow targets to meet conservation objectives using a dashboard user interface. By increasing efficiencies and effectiveness of environmental flow conservation efforts, the EFIT will provide a valuable decision support tool for resource managers, water providers, and conservation organizations facing the challenge of conserving Texas’ water resources and rich natural heritage.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has participated in watershed-based conservation planning efforts which identify flow protection and restoration strategies as priority conservation actions to conserve native fishes in Texas. Through this initiative, the Environmental Flow Information Toolkit (EFIT) was developed to inform identification of voluntary environmental flow protection and restoration strategies areas. The EFIT is a web-based geospatial platform that provides data and information on water use, hydrologic alteration, and environmental flow targets to meet conservation objectives using a dashboard user interface. By increasing efficiencies and effectiveness of environmental flow conservation efforts, the EFIT will provide a valuable decision support tool for resource managers, water providers, and conservation organizations facing the challenge of conserving Texas’ water resources and rich natural heritage.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has participated in watershed-based conservation planning efforts which identify flow protection and restoration strategies as priority conservation actions to conserve native fishes in Texas. Through this initiative, the Environmental Flow Information Toolkit (EFIT) was developed to inform identification of voluntary environmental flow protection and restoration strategies areas. The EFIT is a web-based geospatial platform that provides data and information on water use, hydrologic alteration, and environmental flow targets to meet conservation objectives using a dashboard user interface. By increasing efficiencies and effectiveness of environmental flow conservation efforts, the EFIT will provide a valuable decision support tool for resource managers, water providers, and conservation organizations facing the challenge of conserving Texas’ water resources and rich natural heritage.
A watershed-scale (10-digit HUC or larger) area where management emphasizes conservation and restoration for long-term persistence of native fishes and other native aquatic species while allowing compatible uses (Williams et al. 2011). The foundational data used to create these conservation areas are the museum specimen data provided by the FoTX Project, which includes specimens held in 42 museums (including our own), collected from the 1850s to present. NFCAs were determined based on spatial prioritization algorithms that utilized Species Distribution Models (http://www.fishesoftexas.org/models/) for 91 freshwater fishes considered species of greatest conservation need, as well as watershed characteristics and presence of habitat conditions necessary to fulfill their life histories. These NFCAs thus represent “native fish strongholds” and are considered priority landscapes for natural resource conservation investments. Each NFCA has its own group of stakeholders (landowners, non-governmental organizations, state and federal agencies, universities, and local governments) who meet to collaboratively prioritize conservation projects to benefit native fish communities. These meetings catalyze collaborative, science-based stewardship of native freshwater fishes and aquatic habitats and encourage and facilitate coordination among stakeholders to achieve landscape-scale conservation within their focal watersheds. All NFCAs have eight common goals that serve as thematic topics to facilitate cooperative planning and identification of specific conservation needs, related conservation strategies, conservation actions, and research and monitoring needs:
•Protect & maintain intact habitats
•Restore altered habitats
•Restore instream & floodplain connectivity
•Mitigate invasive species effects
•Organize & facilitate conservation partnership networks
•Establish conservation demonstration areas
•Conduct research on critical science needs
•Monitor conservation outcomes & perform adaptive management
Description Credit: Native Fish Conservation 2022 https://nativefishconservation.org/network/texas/
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has participated in watershed-based conservation planning efforts which identify flow protection and restoration strategies as priority conservation actions to conserve native fishes in Texas. Through this initiative, the Environmental Flow Information Toolkit (EFIT) was developed to inform identification of voluntary environmental flow protection and restoration strategies areas. The EFIT is a web-based geospatial platform that provides data and information on water use, hydrologic alteration, and environmental flow targets to meet conservation objectives using a dashboard user interface. By increasing efficiencies and effectiveness of environmental flow conservation efforts, the EFIT will provide a valuable decision support tool for resource managers, water providers, and conservation organizations facing the challenge of conserving Texas’ water resources and rich natural heritage.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has participated in watershed-based conservation planning efforts which identify flow protection and restoration strategies as priority conservation actions to conserve native fishes in Texas. Through this initiative, the Environmental Flow Information Toolkit (EFIT) was developed to inform identification of voluntary environmental flow protection and restoration strategies areas. The EFIT is a web-based geospatial platform that provides data and information on water use, hydrologic alteration, and environmental flow targets to meet conservation objectives using a dashboard user interface. By increasing efficiencies and effectiveness of environmental flow conservation efforts, the EFIT will provide a valuable decision support tool for resource managers, water providers, and conservation organizations facing the challenge of conserving Texas’ water resources and rich natural heritage.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has participated in watershed-based conservation planning efforts which identify flow protection and restoration strategies as priority conservation actions to conserve native fishes in Texas. Through this initiative, the Environmental Flow Information Toolkit (EFIT) was developed to inform identification of voluntary environmental flow protection and restoration strategies areas. The EFIT is a web-based geospatial platform that provides data and information on water use, hydrologic alteration, and environmental flow targets to meet conservation objectives using a dashboard user interface. By increasing efficiencies and effectiveness of environmental flow conservation efforts, the EFIT will provide a valuable decision support tool for resource managers, water providers, and conservation organizations facing the challenge of conserving Texas’ water resources and rich natural heritage.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has participated in watershed-based conservation planning efforts which identify flow protection and restoration strategies as priority conservation actions to conserve native fishes in Texas. Through this initiative, the Environmental Flow Information Toolkit (EFIT) was developed to inform identification of voluntary environmental flow protection and restoration strategies areas. The EFIT is a web-based geospatial platform that provides data and information on water use, hydrologic alteration, and environmental flow targets to meet conservation objectives using a dashboard user interface. By increasing efficiencies and effectiveness of environmental flow conservation efforts, the EFIT will provide a valuable decision support tool for resource managers, water providers, and conservation organizations facing the challenge of conserving Texas’ water resources and rich natural heritage.