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Wake Nature Preserves Partnership
Presentation to the
Municipal Park Directors
of Wake County
2008 October 2
Open Space & Parks in Wake
Municipal & County Owned
Natural Heritage Sites
Wake Nature
Our Mission
Wake Nature Preserves Partnership will organize and provide resources to identify ecologically valuable, protected open spaces within Wake County and to build capacity for appropriate, long-term stewardship of those areas.
Who We Are
NC Museum of Natural Sciences
NC Natural Heritage Program
NC State University
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Triangle Land Conservancy
Wake Audubon Society
Wake County Environmental Services
Wake County Parks, Recreation, & Open Space
Why We Are Doing This
People who use ecologically valuable areas in parks and open spaces would like them conserved.
County and municipalities have invested in these areas, but funding for stewardship is limited.
We’d like to help leverage the substantial, untapped resources we have in this region.
Our Vision: Best Practice Conservation Management
Natural resources inventories
Management plans
Active stewardship
Other Places Doing This
Charlotte / Mecklenburg, NC
Chicago Wilderness Consortium, IL
Cleveland Metro Parks, OH
East Bay Regional Parks, Oakland, CA
Fairfax County Parks, VA
Marin County Parks, CA
What We Have Been DoingBeginning to identify ecologically valuable areas.
Piloting our ideas by partnering with Wake County.
Planning database for all Wake County open space.
Developing service-learning connections with NCSU.
Seeking additional partners and volunteers.
Identifying Ecologically Valuable Areas
Natural Heritage Program
NC Wildlife Action Plan Priority Species Habitat
On-site inventory
Demonstration Project: Marks Creek
Establish an example process for later efforts to emulate or learn from.
Started inventory in early 2008.
Draft management plan in early 2009.
Mobilize resources for active stewardship as needed.
Willing partners we’d like to involve
Willing partners we’d like to involve
You and your staffs.
Volunteers and interns.
NCSU students and faculty.
What are we asking of you?Open a conversation.
How can we work together?
Can we modify partnership to work better for you?
What would you like to see or do next?
Contact Information
George Hess :: NC State University
919.515.7437 :: [email protected]
Gary Blank :: NC State University
919.515.7566 :: [email protected]
Chris Snow :: Wake County Parks, Recreation, & Open Space
919.856.6677 :: [email protected]
Jamie Ramsey :: Wake Open Space & Parks Advisory Committee :: 919.821.9059 :: [email protected]
