A full review and revision of this action plan will be completed three years after the final release of this first edition. Addressing gaps identified during the current project period will be a high priority. Completion of a second full review and revision is planned for ten years after the current edition is finalized. The timeline of the second review may be altered based on the outcome of the three-year review. Federal requirements tied to SWG funding mandate reviews of the action plan at intervals not to exceed ten years.
This action plan should be considered a living document. As conditions in Michigan change, the recommended conservation actions, research and monitoring must be updated as needed to adapt to these changes and integrate new information that becomes available. The immediacy of existing and emerging threats may warrant amendment prior to the next scheduled review and revision process.
Each new edition will be adapted as appropriate, integrating information from conservation actions, research, surveys and monitoring implemented under previous editions. New information is anticipated from several sources, including: additional conservation partners; new research and publications, such as the Breeding Bird Atlas, Herp Atlas and Biodiversity Atlas; planning processes occurring during the intervening years, such as the currently ongoing review of State listed threatened and endangered species, watershed assessments, State forest certification, and the Michigan Bird Conservation Initiative's development of priority bird species; and an additional full review of more recently published scientific literature. The incorporation of this information will improve the common knowledge base of conservation partners, fill information gaps in the action plan, and continue to increase the value of the action plan to Michigan.
Updates of landscape feature and SGCN summaries will be required to incorporate new information. To reflect these changes, priorities will be re-assessed at statewide, ecoregion, lake basin, and species levels. Any future evaluation of priorities must also include results of the analysis to determine gaps in coverage as described in Identifying Priorities. Gaps that remain unaddressed should become progressively higher priorities with each edition of the action plan.
The review and revision process followed will be very similar to that used to develop this first edition. As well as those steps described above, this will include: a full review of the set of SGCN, with the assistance of species experts; an evaluation of the landscape feature and threat frameworks, with consideration of feedback received from participating conservation partners that have been involved with implementation of the action plan; and attempts to encourage participation in workshops and workgroups from additional conservation partners (as described earlier, conservation partners include State, Federal and tribal agencies, local governments, conservation organizations, universities, private landowners, and other interested individuals). Additionally, each edition will incorporate program assessment information and evaluate the effectiveness and success of the action plan thus far.
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