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Williams, Chuck: Chuck Williams heads Williams Ecological, LLC. which offers survey, monitoring, research, and planning services focused on the conservation and management of plants, wildlife, and land and water resources in the Appalachian region. Our goal is to provide informed, balanced and cost-effective solutions for the sustainable management of local and regional natural resources benefiting both people and nature.

Forecasting environmental change: modeling thermal refugia and brook trout abundance: Forecasting environmental change: modeling thermal refugia and brook trout abundance by Dr. Than Hitt

Presentation: Review and Lessons Learned: Slides to facilitate review meeting for the Connecticut River Pilot LCD

Connecticut River Pilot Comments and Options: Major Comments on Connecticut River Watershed Conservation Design and Potential Options to Address Them

Connecticut River Pilot Core Team Meeting 05-01-2015: Core Team Meeting May 1st, 2015

Marxan Training Software Installation Instructions: Installation instructions for software used during the Marxan training.

Marxan Training Suggested Readings: Valuable references which discuss the importance of protected areas for conservation and the use of Marxan for identifying areas which are important for conservation if biological integrity.

Marxan Training Course Handbooks: Handbooks and instructions for Marxan training exercises.

Marxan Training Presentations: Powerpoint presentation from Marxan training.

Marxan Training Overall Agenda PDF: PDF of the Agenda for Day 1 and Day 2 of Marxan training.

National Cave and Karst Management Symposium: The theme for the Symposium is "Hidden Landscapes – Hidden Challenges", with particular emphasis on management issues related to human impact on karst.

Land and Water Conservation Fund Secures View from Virginia's Spy Rock, One of the Most Scenic Overlooks along the Appalachian Trail: Today, United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Arthur "Butch" Blazer joined representatives of The Conservation FundThis is an external link or third-party site outside of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) website., and the U.S. Forest Service to celebrate the protection of property within George Washington-Jefferson National Forests along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. Funding support was provided through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).

New National Wildlife Refuge Established to Protect Some of Appalachia’s Rarest Places: The Mountain Bogs National Wildlife Refuge became America’s 563rd refuge today.

U.S. Protected Lands Mismatch Biodiversity Priorities, Implications for the Southeast: Former NCSU researcher Clinton Jenkins will present a webinar discussing the Southeast implications of his recent paper published in PNAS.

USFWS Region 5 Endangered Species Act Update: A periodic update pertaining to recovery planning and implementation, incidental take, and other information related to the Endangered Species Act within Region 5 of the USFWS.

Map of Listed, Proposed, and Candidate Fish in the UTRB: Map depicting the number of listed, proposed, and candidate fish species within each 12-digit HUC within the Upper Tennessee River Basin. Occurrences include extant and historical records. Areas within the UTRB boundary not shaded by a color denoted in the key have no records of imperiled fish species occurrences.