Developing Your Goals and Management Plan

1. Planning involves more than considering individual resources. It focuses on the natural systems and ecological processes that sustain the resources. The planner strives to balance natural resource issues with economic and social needs through the development of resource management systems.  If you are interested in receiving assistance to complete a management plan, please Contact your nearest FWC private lands biologist.  FWC partners with the Natural Resources Conservation Service to deliver conservation planning.  Tune into this radio broadcast to learn more:  http://southeastagnet.com/2008/10/29/nrcs-program-outreach

2. Enhancing Wildlife Habitat Thought Process: Adapted from a PowerPoint Presentation by Chris Wynn

3. Forest Management Plan - University of Florida

Your forest property will serve your needs and interests best if it is managed according to a clear plan. A forest or natural resource management plan is a specific statement of the objectives you have for your land, followed by a series of activities that will take place in order to meet those objectives. In essence, your plan is a "road map" to guide you from where you are to where you want to be.

Use the links below to learn more:

• What Should Be in a Management Plan?
• Establishing Your Objectives
• A Sample Management Plan
• References & Resources

1. Other Planning Resources:

• Best Management Practices - from the Office of Agricultural Water Policy
• Florida Planning Toolbox
• Wildlife Conservation Planning MANUAL: Not yet completed