Evaluation of The Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk

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Annex 4 Case Studies Outline

Case Study Topic Proponent(s) Year / HSP Funding Core Questions
Measurement of outcomes of outreach projects:

Prairie Conservation Action Plan (Saskatchewan)
Prairie Conservation Action Plan 2004–2005: $30,000

2005–2006:
$45,000

2006–2007:
$40,000

2007–2008:
$80,000
1) What were the expected outcomes of this project and how were they measured?

2) What lessons learned and best practices can be derived from this project that may be applied for outcomes measurement and reporting of other outreach projects?
Longer-term project investment:

Plan de gestion durable du Mont-Rougemont (Quebec)
Nature-Action Québec 2002–2003:
$43,170

2003–2004:
$60,000

2004–2005:
$70,000

2005–2006:
$95,000

2006–2007:
$95,000

2007–2008:
$76,355
1) What were the benefits of repeated funding for the success of this initiative?

2) What would have been the likely impacts of not repeating funding for this project?

3) How have outcomes related to the protection of species-at-risk habitat and the mitigation of human threats to species-at-risk habitat been measured?

4) What are the best practices and lessons learned from this project that could be applied to other longer-term projects?

Longer-term project investment: Eastern Loggerhead Shrike and Associated Short Grassland Species

(Ontario)
Wildlife Preservation Canada 2004–2005:
$130,000

2005–2006:
$95,000

2006–2007:
$90,000

2007–2008:
$88,500

1) What were the benefits of repeated funding for the success of this initiative?

2) What would have been the likely impacts of not repeating funding for this project?

3) How has an ecosystem management approach benefited the recovery efforts for the focus species as well as for associated species?

4) What are the best practices and lessons learned from this project that could be applied to other longer-term projects?

Freshwater species at risk: White Sturgeon (Pacific) Nechako White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative 2004–2005:
$24,780

2005–2006:
$26,500

2006–2007:
$29,000

2007–2008:
$20,500

2008–2009:
$14,900
1) What were the challenges of delivering an aquatic species-at-risk project in freshwater?

2) What were the strengths/advantages that helped the project achieve the intended results?

3) How have outcomes for freshwater species at risk been measured and documented?

4) Is the information gathered on this species at risk shared and made available to other organizations? How?

5) What are the best practices and lessons learned from this project that could be applied to other freshwater species-at-risk projects?
Marine species at risk: North Atlantic right whale (Atlantic) Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station 2005-2006: $28,000
2006-2007: $37,000
1) What were the challenges of delivering marine species-at-risk projects?

2) What were the strengths/advantages that helped the projects achieve the intended results?

3) How have outcomes for marine species at risk been measured and documented?

4) Is the information gathered on this species at risk shared and made available to other organizations? How?

5) What are the best practices and lessons learned from these projects that could be applied to other marine species-at-risk projects?

Dalhousie University 2005-2006: $20,000

2006-2007: $20,000

2007-2008: $34,195

Canadian Whale Institute 2006-2007: $30,000

2007-2008: $23,000

World Wildlife Fund Canada 2007-2008: $80,000

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