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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Boosts State Endangered Species Conservation Efforts with $32 Million in Grants: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced nearly $32 million in grants to 20 states to help advance their collaborative efforts to conserve America’s rarest species. The cooperative grants will provide vital support to efforts by partnering state wildlife agencies and conservation organizations to improve the health of the land and water that supports these species and scores of communities across the nation.

USDA and DOI Highlight Successes of Protecting Bird Habitat on Private Lands: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell today announced the release of the State of the Birds 2013 Report on Private Lands. A collaborative effort as part of the U.S. North American Bird Conservation Initiative, involving federal and state wildlife agencies and scientific and conservation organizations, the report shows how private land conservation incentives positively impact bird habitat.

Designing reserves for biodiversity: What is the best way to design a new conservation reserve? There are multiple factors to consider, including species diversity, spatial extent, and future climate changes.

Surrogate Species Framework: This framework provides a way for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and State Fish and Wildlife Agencies to work together in the selection of species to serve as surrogates in landscape conservation design. This framework accomplishes a path forward on several important points: • It establishes a peer-to-peer relationship between the Service and the States • It respects the different authorities and responsibilities of States and the Service • It clarifies the decision-making roles of the States and the Service • It helps define the role of LCCs, not as decision bodies, but rather as forums providing significant additional capacity, information, and tools to assist States and the Service with approaches to landscape-scale conservation in their geographies.

Surrogate Species Framework Letter: A letter introducing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Surrogate Species Framework.

Preliminary Draft List of Indicators for Appalachian LCC: Lists represents early work of the leadership and members of this workgroup to begin more detailed conversations on appropriate and comprehensive indicators for this LCC.

No Regrets Framework: Guidance Framework for Identifying “No Regrets1” High Value Conservation Areas in the Appalachian LCC Region

Proposed Boundary Change: Slight boundary change with the SALCC pertaining to the ACF Basin (Upper Chattahoochee watershed)

Governance Charter: Revised governance charter to include AppLCC State Map and removing line numbers.

Communications Work Group: Final iteration of target audiences and communication messages - includes Steering Committee feedback and review from Communications Work Group.

Protecting Southern Appalachian Wildlife in an Era of Climate Change: The Open Space Institute is pleased to announce the second round of funding through the Southern Cumberland Land Protection Fund, which will award grants and loans to conservation projects protecting habitat that facilitates wildlife adaptation to changes in climate and other environmental factors.