The Strategy will be guided by input and participation from a diverse group of agencies from across the country. For this reason, federal, state and tribal agencies have been asked to participate as members of an intergovernmental Steering Committee to provide advice and support for development of the Strategy by 2012.
The Steering Committee consists of representatives from 16 federal agencies with management authorities for fish, wildlife, plants, or their habitat, as well as representatives from five state fish and wildlife agencies and two tribal commissions.
The purpose of the Steering Committee is to exchange views, information, and advice relating to the management and implementation of the Strategy. The Committee will oversee the Technical (writing) Teams, ensure a robust engagement process with a diverse group of stakeholders, and facilitate coordination and communication across agencies and departments.
Co‐chaired by the USFWS, NOAA and State of New York, the Steering Committee is composed of senior representatives from the following organizations:
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- Bureau of Land Management
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- California Department of Fish and Game
- Department of Defense: Installations
- Environmental Protection Agency: Office of Water
- Farm Services Agency
- Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
- NOAA: Ocean Service
- NOAA: Fisheries Service
- National Park Service
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- New York Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
- Northwest Indian Fishing Commission
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Forest Service
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- White House Council on Environmental Quality
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
