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Monarch CCAA Toolkit

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The purpose of this toolkit is to support interested applicants and enrolled partners participating in the Nationwide Monarch Butterfly Candidate Conservation Agreement for Energy and Transportation Lands (CCAA).

The tools and guidelines linked here were developed to aid organizations in consistent and effective implementation of the CCAA. This toolkit also provides a place to find best practices and other resources developed collaboratively or sourced from across the CCAA partner network.

Liability for the implementation of the CCAA, or any use made of these implementation resources by its partners, is the sole responsibility of the partner itself. None of the authors, contributors, administrators, or anyone else connected with the CCAA, in any way whatsoever, can be responsible for your use of the information contained in or linked in these resources.

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Adaptive Management Addendum

Conservation Agreements

This addendum provides the modified process of assessing adaptive management to recognize nectar plant contributions from Midwest and Eastern Partners.

 

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Using the CCAA Reporting Tool

Conservation Agreements

This video tutorial introduces Monarch CCAA participants to the CCAA Reporting Tool in ArcGIS Pro. 

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Effectiveness Monitoring Template & CCAA Results Monitoring Calculator

Conservation Agreements

This spreadsheet provides a template for tracking effectiveness monitoring requirements in a tabular format. Also included is a calculator to help CCAA Partners perform their adaptive management calculations.

Updated 12/15/2023.

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Landowner Self-Certification Form for Buffer Zone Activities

Conservation Agreements

This example self-certification form can be used by landowners to document their incidental take coverage under the buffer zone provision of the Monarch CCAA permit.

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Landowner Guide

Conservation Agreements

This guide, developed in collaboration with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and American Farm Bureau Federation, provides information about the Monarch CCAA relevant to landowners on or adjacent to enrolled and adopted acres.

Alt text: A detailed guide on revising a CCAA Certificate of Inclusion, outlining the necessary forms and steps for making administrative changes, adding or removing conservation measures, and transferring enrolled lands between organizations. The document includes specific requirements for submissions and potential modification fees.

Certificate of Inclusion Modification Form

Conservation Agreements

This document provides guidance on making modifications to Certificates of Inclusion, including a fillable PDF form to formally make such requests to the Program Administrator. 

 

Updated 3/21/2025