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15 and delivery approaches Begin landowner survey work to assess the efficacy of the Wheat Stubble Management Program Assess the loca on of current focus areas to assure that staff and resources are being efficiently directed Assess the feasibility of an upland game focus area spanning public and private lands in the Pla e River valley Assess the feasibility of developing corridor habitat projects connec ng large public lands (e.g., Sherman and Davis Creek WMAs) Assess the feasibility of leasing a large block (>5,000 acres) of private land to research pheasant responses to landscape- level habitat changes Assess the feasibility of a state- and/or federally-funded short-term set-aside program directed toward focus areas Assess the feasibility of mobile work crews to accomplish be er mid-contract management on Conserva on Reserve Program acres B2) NGPC Technical and Partnership Assistance Affecting USDA Conservation Programs Strategies • Provide technical assistance to USDA using the best available informa on about pheasant-habitat rela ons, landscape effects on pheasant popula on poten al, and social science on landowner a tudes to ensure pheasant friendly prac ces and focus areas considered in program offerings • Create incen ves to promote and increase the efficacy of exis ng USDA programs in producing quality pheasant habitat within focus areas • Pursue addi onal funding sources to increase the scale and array of incen ves • Create and maintain capacity-building partnerships to provide technical assistance to USDA programs Tactics Con nue to provide both technical and financial assistance for enrollees in the USDA's Conserva on Reserve Program (CRP), Environmental Quality Incen ves Program (EQIP), and Voluntary Public Access Habitat Incen ve Program Con nue to provide technical assistance for enrollees in the USDA's Agriculture Conserva on Easement Program (i.e., Wetland Reserve Program easements), and Regional Conserva on Partnership Program for Grassland Birds Con nue to help fund partner biologist posi ons located in USDA service centers Con nue to provide technical and financial assistance to promote use of pheasant-friendly seed mixtures in USDA program plan ngs Con nue par cipa on in USDA State Technical Commi ee and subcommi ees to ensure intended wildlife benefits of programs are realized