Project: A project is one or more efforts, treatments, structures, or plans designed to accomplish a single goal. An example would be conducting three different seedings, an herbicide spray, natural regeneration, and a fuel break to try and rehabilitate a recently burned area. These different treatments occur in different parts of the burned area. The Project encompasses all of the burned area and is represented as a polygon that encompasses all of the treatments. A single treatment, conservation effort, structure, or plan can constitute a project or multiple efforts over multiple years can constitute a project.
Conservation Effort: This is a general term used to encompass treatments, structures, and plans. This refers to all actions undertaken to restore an individual species or habitat.
Treatment: A treatment is defined as a single on-the-ground action that manipulates soil, vegetation, or a species and is designed to accomplish a specific objective. Examples include a native seeding, herbicide spray, conservation easement, native fish introduction, or invasive fish removal.
Structure: A structure is an artificial construction that is either installed, removed, or modified to benefit a particular ecosystem or species. Examples include a fish barrier installation to prevent non-native fish passage, a dam removal to allow native fish passage, or fence marking to prevent accidental bird collisions.
Plan: A plan is official documentation of activities or protection/preservation actions that will occur within a designated area to help preserve, protect, or restore an ecosystem or species. Examples include Compensatory Mitigation Plans, Federal Land Use Plans, and Programmatic Candidate Conservation Agreements.
