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The United States Federal Government is represented by a collection of agencies. On the platform we generally organize wiki pages at the Department or Service level choosing a scale that best describes a coheret body of programs. Ongoing programs are generally described as Efforts, and often include an effort category describing purpose. As with the agencies of the State of Washington or Canadian conterparts, The US Federal government tends to control the operating environment of ecosystem work by controlling funding and regulation as well as fielding technical staff. Except where agencies serve as land managers (for example US Forest Service, or refuges of the US Fish and Wildlife Service) agencies are somewhat disconnected from Place and with mroe generalized authorities based in The Law.
Government Agencies As Meta-Systems
For the purpose of complex system analysis by on-the-ground practitioners it can be useful to focus on how programs across agencies naturally form systems that represent a cumulative public capability. Local teams can draw on various agencies and programs to schieve stewardship. Three such meta-systems can define a wide range of stewardship functions:
- Planning and Funding Systems - which evaluate the relative importance of actions to the public trust and allocate resources among willing actors.
- Regulation and Mitigation Systems - which track and constrain private activity where it affects the public trust, sometimes requiring compensatory efforts.
- Observation and Learning Systems - which gather and synthesize data to understand the nature of systems to inform public decisions.
Notes
- Three major capital flows define federal funding for ecosystem management:
- Clean Water Act particularly the EPA national estuary program
- The Endangered Species Act which engendered the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund which largely created Salmon Recovery.
- The Farm Bill which distributes funds through USDA and particularly NRCS assistance programs.
- Federal actions, including regulation or funding, trigger a set of requirements under federal law including:
- National Environmental Protection Act which defines procedures that agencies must use to consider effects on the human environment when making decisions.
- National Historical Protection Act which requires federal agencies to protect cultural resources.
- Endangered Species Act which requires agencies to consider effects of threatened or endangered species and their habitats.
- And a long list of other requirements and Executive Orders that drive federal policy to greater or lesser degrees.
Workgroups and Efforts in USA and Federal
Workgroups
The following workgroup pages are categorized USA and Federal.
| Workgroup | Categories |
|---|---|
| Workgroup | Categories |
| Environmental Protection Agency | Standard • Federal • USA |
| Federal Emergency Management Agency | Standard • Federal • USA • Flood Management |
| National Forest Foundation | Standard • Private • Federal • USA • Forestry • Funding |
| National Marine Sanctuary Foundation | Standard • NGO • Federal • USA |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Standard • Federal • USA • Regulation • Funding • Research |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Marine Fisheries Service | Standard • Federal • USA • Coastal Management |
| NOAA Restoration Center | Standard • Federal • USA |
| Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Standard • Federal • Juan de Fuca • USA • Eelgrass |
| Pacific Northwest Research Station | Standard • Federal • USA • Forestry |
| Puget Sound Federal Task Force | Standard • Federal • USA |
| US Army Corps of Engineers | Standard • Federal • USA • Coastal Management |
| US Department of Agriculture | Standard • Federal • USA |
| US Department of Justice | Standard • Federal • USA |
| US Fish and Wildlife Service | Standard • Federal • USA |
| US Forest Service | Standard • Federal • USA • Forestry • Wildfire |
| US Geological Survey | Standard • Federal • USA |
| US Navy | Standard • Federal • USA |
Efforts
The following effort pages are categorized USA and Federal.
| Efforts | Categories |
|---|---|
| Efforts | Categories |
| American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) | Standard • Funding • USA • Federal |
| Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) | Standard • Funding • USA • Federal • Flood Management |
| Community-based Restoration Program (CRP) | Standard • Funding • USA • Federal |
| Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) | Standard • Funding • USA • Federal • Agriculture |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) | Standard • Funding • USA • Federal |
| Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) | Standard • Funding • USA • Federal |
| National Agricultural Imagery Program | Standard • USA • Federal • Land Use • Agriculture |
| National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant | Standard • Restoration • Protection • Funding • USA • Federal |
| Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) | Standard • Funding • USA • Federal |
| Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program | Standard • Funding • USA • Federal |
| Puget Sound National Estuary Program (NEP) | Standard • Funding • Coordination • USA • Federal |
| Puget Sound Nearshore Habitat Conservation Calculator | Standard • Regulation • USA • Federal • Salmon • Beach • Embayment |
| Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) | Standard • Funding • USA • Federal |
| Wetland Reserve Program | Standard • Funding • USA • Federal |
