GAP Implementation Scorecard

Try this scorecard to see how prepared your state (or region) is to implement GAP. For each item, pick a number from zero to ten to characterize the current situation:

________ GAP data sets for land cover, species distribution, ownership, and management

________ Gap Analysis with spatially explicit recommendations

________ Socioeconomic factors identified and incorporated into recommendations

________ Agreement for long-term updating, management of data sets

________ User-friendly products and easy electronic access to data and GAP results

________ Public involvement opportunities, training, and outreach (i.e. citizens' monitoring)

________ Effective integration into multiscale planning

________ Statewide and/or bioregional planning framework

________ A willingness to consider biodiversity; a demand for the information

________ Funding available for implementation (i.e. landowner incentives, acquisition funds)

________ Total

Sara Vickerman
Defenders of Wildlife
Portland, Oregon