St. Croix International Management Plan Progress Update 1993-2014
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2014
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21
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St. Croix International Management Plan Progress Update
Abstract
"Introduction
The original international management plan for the St. Croix Waterway was designed to be a cooperative, voluntary management plan, facilitated by the St. Croix International Waterway Commission. The area included in this plan covers the eastern branch of the St. Croix River from Monument Brook to Passamaquoddy Bay at Robbinston, ME and St. Andrews, Nb. It does not include the western branch of the river, which lies within the state of Maine. The boundary corridor is strictly defined as all lands and waters that fall within 75m/250 feet of mean high water. However, the management plan also includes land beyond this corridor, if it is “recognized jointly by New Brunswick and Maine as held or managed for purposes of the Waterway.”
The plan was developed through a public consultation process within the watershed. As a result, it is upheld as an example of local cooperative management plans throughout North America.
Two previous attempts to update this plan in its entirety were made, in 2007 and 2010, but were not completed.
This process report highlights the progress made towards the principal and individual goals described in the 1993 plan, as a written summary, in preparation for an update in 2014. A detailed timeline of individual progress items is located in the appendix and online at www.stcroix.org. It was completed by the St. Croix International Waterway Commission as part of its mandate."
The original international management plan for the St. Croix Waterway was designed to be a cooperative, voluntary management plan, facilitated by the St. Croix International Waterway Commission. The area included in this plan covers the eastern branch of the St. Croix River from Monument Brook to Passamaquoddy Bay at Robbinston, ME and St. Andrews, Nb. It does not include the western branch of the river, which lies within the state of Maine. The boundary corridor is strictly defined as all lands and waters that fall within 75m/250 feet of mean high water. However, the management plan also includes land beyond this corridor, if it is “recognized jointly by New Brunswick and Maine as held or managed for purposes of the Waterway.”
The plan was developed through a public consultation process within the watershed. As a result, it is upheld as an example of local cooperative management plans throughout North America.
Two previous attempts to update this plan in its entirety were made, in 2007 and 2010, but were not completed.
This process report highlights the progress made towards the principal and individual goals described in the 1993 plan, as a written summary, in preparation for an update in 2014. A detailed timeline of individual progress items is located in the appendix and online at www.stcroix.org. It was completed by the St. Croix International Waterway Commission as part of its mandate."
Description
This document provides an update and review on how the St. Croix International Waterway Commission has or has not met the goals outlined in the 1993 Management Plan.
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