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Landscape Conservation Cooperatives:
A Place for Friends
Southeast Regional Friends ConferenceCrystal River NWR, Crystal River, Florida Sunday, April 11, 2010
Landscape Conservation Cooperatives:
The Right Conservation in the Right Places
DOI POD BriefingFebruary 3, 2010
Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs):
The Right Science in the Right Places
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 75th North American Wildlife & Natural Resource Conference
Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Development and Operations Plan
Sustaining the Nation’s Treasured Natural Resources
December 2009
Landscape Conservation CooperativesFact Sheet
Responding to National-scale Stressors
October 2009
Landscape Conservation Cooperatives Science partnerships that develop decision-support tools to implement Strategic Habitat Conservation on a landscape scale.
• Self-directed, applied conservation science partnerships that will drive success at landscape scales.
• A seamless, national network of interdependent partnerships between the Service, USGS , other federal agencies, states, tribes, NGOs, universities and other entities which will inform resource management decisions to address national-scale stressors, including climate change.
• Scientific and technical support for landscape-scale conservation in the Strategic Habitat Conservation framework.
• Closely integrated with Regional Climate Impact Response Centers to conduct site specific climate impact studies and develop landscape-scale conservation plans.
Landscape Conservation CooperativesARE:
• Deliver on-the-ground conservation. That’s up to the Service, the states and other partners.
• Focus solely on climate adaptation. They provide science support for conservation actions addressing a variety of broad-scale challenges including water scarcity, invasive species and wildlife disease.
• Replace existing science capacities. Rather, it will compliment and build on current science and conservation work.
Landscape Conservation Cooperatives DO NOT:
Shared objectives stated as biological outcomes
Shared objectives stated as biological outcomes
Models tie populations to sites
and landscapes
Models tie populations to sites
and landscapes
Partners Deliver Conservation
Partners Deliver Conservation
Monitoring and assessment
Monitoring and assessment
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LCCs:“Resource Management SCIENCE Partnerships”
Climate Change – DOI Secretarial Order No. 3289
Issued September 14, 2009
includes the following:
“A network of Landscape Conservation Cooperatives will engage DOI and federal agencies, states, tribal and local governments and the public to craft practical, landscape-level strategies for managing climate change impacts…” = LCCs
LCCs are resource management science partnerships. LCCs will inform on-the-ground implementation to ensure the right science in the right place.
LCCs will be a national and international network.
Function of Landscape Conservation Cooperatives
Form of Landscape Conservation Cooperatives
LCCs will have:– Steering committee of
executive/management level representatives from partner organizations;
– LCC Coordinator(s);– Science and Technology Coordinator(s);
and– GIS capability and other expertise as
needed.
LCCs - Lower 48 (Caribbean not shown)
14
National Geographic Framework
US Fish & Wildlife Service
LCCs established in FY 2010
• Arctic• California• Great Northern• Great Plains• Gulf Coastal Plains &
Ozarks• North Atlantic• Pacific Islands• Plains and Prairie
Potholes• South Atlantic
Gulf Coastal Plain and Ozarks LCC
Interior Highlands
West Gulf Coastal Plains
East Gulf Coastal Plains
Mississippi Alluvial Valley
Florida FWCCLouisiana DWF
Missouri DC
Texas DPW
Auburn University
National Wild Turkey Fed
TNC
Northern Bobwhite Initiative
DU
Arkansas GFC Alabama DCNR Kentucky DFWR
Mississippi DWFP
Tennessee WRA
USGS
USFWS USFSABC
National Audubon Society
WMI
Oklahoma DWC
Lower Mississippi Valley JV East Gulf Coastal Plains JVCentral Hardwoods JV
GCPO – The Complexity (12 States; 3 JVs; 3 FWS, NPS, USGS Regions; 2 USFS and BLM Regions; 5 NPS I&M and others)
• Integrate Explicit Biological Objectives for Aquatic and Terrestrial Species/Systems (Linked to Larger “Plans” e.g., NAWMP, SARP, Recovery Plan)
Forest Breeding Birds Alligator Gar
Open Pine Forest Birds
Strategic Habitat Units:Priority Freshwater Mussels
Establishing the Science FoundationStepping Stones
South Atlantic LCCCoordinator – Ken McDermond
Development and Operations Plan
Key Partners: USGS RCCRCNPSAtlantic Coast Joint Venture
Identify Priority Species and Habitats
Identify Conservation Needs
Regional Climate Science Centers
• 8 CSCs across the nation– FY2010 in AK, NW, and the SE– FY2011 in SW and North Central regions
Arctic
AK Boreal
Boreal Transition
N. Pacific Maritime
Aleutian Islands
Western Tundra
2000-2009
2090-2099
2000
• Appalachian• Desert • Great Basin • Great Lakes • Gulf Coast• North Pacific• Peninsular Florida • Southern Rockies
LCCs in the Planning Stages
Peninsular Florida LCC
Interim Coordinators - Dawn JenningsTodd HopkinsSteve Traxler
Guiding Coalition- Paul SouzaDave HanklaJohn GalvezSylvia PelizzaCharlie PelizzaPaul TritaikBill Miller Dan Kimball (NPS)Barry Rosen (USGS)Tim Breault (FFWCC) Thomas Eason (FFWCC)
State Wildlife Action Plans
Data from State Plans included in LCC planning and design
LCCs offer opportunity for states and partners to develop regional adaptation strategies.
2010 Funding USFWS
─ $20 M for LCCs (capacity for conservation science) NPS
─ Positions for LCCs─ Inventory and Monitoring
USGS ($15 M)─ National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center─ Regional Climate Science Centers─ Support for LCCs ($5 M)
Additional 2010 Funding USFWS Program Funding for Climate Change
─National Wildlife Refuges ($12 M)─ Partners for Fish and Wildlife ($6 M)─ Fisheries ($2 M)
State Wildlife Grants Increased funding in FY 2010 ($15 M)
State Wildlife Action Plans will be updated to incorporate climate change
FY2011 Proposed Increased Funding for LCCs and CSCs
• FWS - $ 8.5 M • USGS - $ 10.4 M• NPS - $ 10 M• BLM - $ 2.5 M• BOR - $ 3.5 M• BIA - $ 200 K
How Can Friends Help?
•Learn more about LCCs in your area
•Contact the LCC Coordinator to offer partnership
•Assist in advocating for resources needed to conduct the planning, conservation design, and
inventorying & monitoring
•Volunteer to assist refuges in conservation delivery
http://www.fws.gov/southeast/LCC/#http://www.fws.gov/science/SHC/lcc.html
Dan Ashe, U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceCindy Dohner, U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceMarvin Moriarty, U. S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceBill Knapp, U. S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceTodd Hopkins, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Credits
Landscape Conservation Cooperatives - A Tribute to SAM HAMILTON’s Vision and Leadership
“His forward-thinking approach to conservation – including his view that we must think beyond boundaries at the landscape scale – will continue to shape our nation’s stewardship for years to come “
Secretary of Interior, Ken Salazar