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Document: Core Team Meeting Notes, 11-21-2014 by mmallek, last updated: Sep 08, 2015 04:40 PM: Notes for November meeting

Background Materials: Riparian Restoration to Promote Climate Change Resilience in Eastern U.S. Streams by Web Editor, last updated: Sep 08, 2015 11:15 AM

Background Materials: Assessing Future Energy Development Across the Appalachians by Web Editor, last updated: Sep 08, 2015 11:10 AM

Environmental Educator Broadcast: Landscape Conservation Cooperatives by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Sep 08, 2015 10:29 AM: On August 26th, Appalachian LCC Coordinator Jean Brennan, National LCC Coordinator Elsa Haubold, and National LCC Communication Coordinator Laura McClean participated in a live broadcast that provided an update on the work of Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) to environmental educators.

Webinar Image by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Sep 03, 2015 12:36 PM: For Webinar Landing Page

Newsletter by Rosanne Hessmiller, last updated: Sep 03, 2015 11:18 AM: A quarterly newsletter from the Appalachian Landscape Conservation Cooperative that touches on recent achievements, funded projects, building the cooperative, and more.

SEAFWA Conference by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Sep 02, 2015 02:17 PM: The annual conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies is a forum for the exchange of ideas and critical information regarding the management and protection of fish and wildlife resources primarily in the southeast.

Appalachian LCC 2012 Annual Report by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Sep 02, 2015 08:24 AM: Landscape conservation is about bringing people, expertise, and resources together across a region to effectively respond to environmental challenges and attempt to create sustainable ecosystems. The Appalachian LCC has built a strong foundation to provide greater support toward landscape conservation that will achieve lasting benefit for the environment, wildlife, natural resources, and the people of the Appalachians.

Appalachian LCC - First Annual Report 2011 by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Sep 02, 2015 08:23 AM: This report details the formation and achievements of the Appalachian LCC in its first year. During this year, the Appalachian LCC set in place the governance and decision-making Interim Steering Committee body, identified partners and partnerships that would be critical to achieving its mission, and made a number of important decisions to set the direction and tone of the partnership. Each of these decisions is leading to progress toward the primary goal of improving the science foundation for conservation work in the Appalachians.

Appalachian Assessments by Karin Rogers, last updated: Sep 01, 2015 03:04 PM

Figure 1. Conceptual diagram depicting the hydraulic fracturing process by Jean Brennan, last updated: Sep 01, 2015 08:21 AM: from: Brian Buchanan et al., 2015

Riparian Restoration Appendix 1: Canopy Cover Statistics by Riparian Restoration Research Team, last updated: Sep 01, 2015 08:12 AM: Canopy Cover by State.

Ecosystem Benefits and Environmental Threats Project by Web Editor, last updated: Aug 31, 2015 09:25 PM

Alternatives for Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Report to the Appalachian LCC by Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Research Team, last updated: Aug 31, 2015 12:22 PM: How should the Appalachian LCC acquire information about the vulnerability of Appalachian species and habitats to climate change to share with its partners? This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of a seven-member Expert Panel that sought to answer this question identified as a major research priority. The Panel addressed three aspects of the question: the selection of species and habitats to assess, approaches to vulnerability assessment, and the availability of downscaled climate data.

Riparian Restoration Appendix 1: Canopy Cover Statistics by Riparian Restoration Research Team, last updated: Aug 31, 2015 12:20 PM: Canopy Cover by State.

Literature Review of Freshwater Classification Frameworks by The Nature Conservancy, last updated: Aug 31, 2015 12:12 PM: Identifying aquatic ecosystems requires a classification of stream and lake features into recognizable entities or categories. Although a number of nationally recognized terrestrial community classifications exist, the most accepted being the National Vegetation Classification System (Grossman et al. 1998), currently there is no national or international standard for classifying aquatic communities or ecosystems. Despite the lack of a national aquatic community classification, aquatic ecosystem classifications and frameworks have been developed at a variety of spatial scales. Their goal is often to reflect the distribution of aqutic biological communities. These assemblages recur across the landscape under similar habitat conditions and ecological processes (Higgins et al. 2005). The methods used to develop aquatic ecosystem classifications vary widely, as do the biotic and abiotic variables considered in the classifications. The classifications generally fall into two broad categories: 1) taxonomic or bio-ecosystem classifications and 2) environmental or geo-physical ecosystem classifications (Rowe and Barnes 1994); however some classifications combine aspects of both.

WoW Express (Watershed on Wheels) by Web Editor, last updated: Aug 28, 2015 07:37 PM: The Watershed on Wheels (WoW Express) is the mobile visitor center for the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. In addition to attending local fairs and festivals throughout the Connecticut River watershed, the WoW Express has a free environmental education program tied to state and national science standards for 3rd-5th grades that focuses on watersheds, rivers, adaptations, and habitats.