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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.

Why Landscape Conservation Planning: An overview on the major environmental challenges of today and the need to shift conservation towards a larger, more comprehensive scale that protects species, habitats and ecosystems in interconnected landscapes through strategic conservation planning.

New Study Shows Americans’ Deep Appreciation for Nature, Barriers to Connection: The findings from an unprecedented national study of Americans’ relationship to nature reveal an alarming disconnection, but also widespread opportunities for reconnecting. The results are prompting nature conservation, environmental education, and outdoor recreation leaders to rethink how they work to connect people with nature.

Species and Habitat Vulnerability Assessments of Appalachian Species and Habitats: Future climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies will be dependent on the best available projections of how the regional climate will change and on estimates of the impacts those changes will have on the region’s natural and cultural resources. Thus understanding the vulnerability of various species and habitats within the Appalachian LCC to climate change is of critical importance.

Phase I: Alternatives for Vulnerability Assessments: Expert Panel Findings: How should the Appalachian LCC acquire information about species and habitat vulnerability to large-scale impacts in the Appalachians? 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.