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A National Experiment in Manager-Scientist Partnerships to Apply an Adaptation Framework: Forest managers across the U.S. are faced with implementing adaptation strategies in the face of severe droughts, wildfires, and other climate-related impacts.

NatureServe Enhances LandScope Chesapeake Conservation Tool with New Data and Content: With support from the North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NALCC), NatureServe recently completed a project to expand LandScope Chesapeake, a web-based mapping platform designed to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

Welcome Aboard: Greg Sheehan Appointed as FWS Deputy Director: Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced on June 5 that Greg Sheehan, Director of Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources, has been appointed to serve as Deputy Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Synthesis of Appalachian Fire History Webinar: Join us for a presentation from Charles LaFon (Texas A&M University) on how fires shaped Appalachian forests before the fire exclusion era.

Chesapeake Executive Council signs resolution in support of Bay Program partnership: Today, at the annual meeting of the Chesapeake Executive Council, representatives from the six Chesapeake Bay watershed states, the District of Columbia and the Chesapeake Bay Commission signed a resolution in support of the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership.

RPCCR how-to Handout: Find here a document which outlines how to use the RPCCR too. This was developed for the Crossville TWRA workshop in Feb 2017.

AppLCC/USFS Landscape Dynamics Assessment Tool Workshop: The Appalachian LCC and the U.S. Forest Service wish to invite you to attend or nominate a representative to attend a 1-day hands-on roll-out of the Landscape Dynamics Assessment Tool.

Wildlife refuge biologist in West Virginia honored for endangered mussel conservation: Patricia Morrison of Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge has been selected as a 2016 Recovery Champion for her leadership in recovering freshwater mussels like the purple cat’s paw pearlymussel and orange-foot pimpleback.

Synthesis of Science Investments: Information and tools to guide landscape conservation in the Appalachians. This document provides a synthesis of all Appalachian LCC funded research project deliverables such as decision support tools, data layers, final reports, and other vital information that will help plan and manage for the conservation of aquatic and terrestrial systems throughout the region.

Fact Sheet: Online Resources to Inform Natural Resource Management: Research from the Appalachian Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) and the U.S. Forest Service is integrating society’s value of ecosystems with future risks, to inform natural resource planning and management across the Appalachians and help decision makers, industry and the public adopt policies that protect and invest in these resources.

Fact Sheet: Stream Classification: Developing consistent region-wide information to ensure enough water for people and wildlife.

Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture Technical Committee Meeting: Annual meeting of the AMJV Technical Committee, comprised of federal, state, NGO, and university partners to discuss science needs, barriers, and other technical issues surrounding bird conservation in the Appalachians.

Survey: Controlled Invasive Plants on Property: As you know, the Blue Ridge PRISM seeks to expand the control of invasive plant species in our ten-county region.

Request for Statements of Interest: Assessment of Natural Resource Condition for First State National Historical Park: Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest will be used to identify potential investigators for a project to be funded by the National Park Service which seeks to compile and assess existing information documenting the state of knowledge and known condition of natural resources within First State Historical Park (FRST).

Partners launch ‘Nature’s Network’ to guide conservation from Maine to Virginia: The North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) brought together partners from 13 states to develop a regional conservation design that can help communities work with nature to sustain wildlife and people throughout the Northeast.