NATURAL RESOURCES

EEI provides natural resources management support to many DoD installations that requires the preparation of Natural Resource Management Plans which take into account the bio-diversity found on the installation.  The Sikes Act requires the development of Integrated Natural Resources Management Plans (INRMPS).  These plans include, as appropriate, the following sections: I - General; II - Land Management and Ground Maintenance; III - Forest Management; IV - Fish and Wildlife Management; and V - Outdoor Recreation.

These plans are used by Installation Planners and implementers of mission activities as well as natural resource managers.  The Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) is a component and supporting element of the installation master plan.

The natural resources management plan is integrated when the following criteria are met:

1. All renewable natural resources and areas of critical or special concern are adequately addressed,

2. The natural resources management methodologies will sustain the capabilities of the renewable resources to support military requirements,

3. The plan includes current inventories and conditions of natural resources; goals; management methods; schedules of activities and projects; priorities; responsibilities of installation planners and decision makers; monitoring systems; protection and enforcement systems; land use restrictions limitations and potentials or capabilities; and resource requirements,

4. Each plan segment or component exhibits compatible methodologies and goals including compliance with the Endangered Species Act and applicable Endangered Species Management Plans,

5. The plan is compatible with the installations master plan, pest management plan, and Master Training Schedule.

Client Support includes:

• Vegetation Assessment and Management, Fort Eustis and Fort Story, VA.

• Natural Resources Management, Fort Dix, NJ.

• Wildlife Population and Habitat Monitoring, Fort Hunter Liggett, CA.

• Inspect and Maintain Endangered Species sites, Fort Bragg, NC.

• Natural Resources Management, Parks RFTA, Dublin, CA.

• Enumeration, Identification, and Characterization of Benthic Macroinvertebrates, Ohio River Basin, Pittsburgh, PA.

• Biological, chemical and physical sampling and analysis, Rochester Harbor Project, NY.