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Regional Conservation Needs, LCCs and a Conservation Framework for the Northeast

How the Results of a Recent Workshop Will Help Conservation Partners Develop Shared Science Capacity

 

Date: Thursday, November 10th, 2011, 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m., Northeast Region Office Large Auditorium

Presentation: Regional Conservation Needs, Landscape Conservation Cooperatives and a Conservation Framework for the Northeast: How the Results of a Recent Workshop Will Help Conservation Partners Develop Shared Science Capacity

Presenter: Andrew Milliken, North Atlantic LCC Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region Office

Abstract: The Northeast Regional Conservation Framework Workshop, held in June 2011, provided an opportunity to step back and synthesize the results of the many projects that have been completed or are underway through the Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Regional Conservation Needs (RCN) program and Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs), to determine how these projects might fit into a common regional conservation framework, and to identify the greatest needs for future work. By fostering information sharing and discussions among regional conservation experts, the workshop sought to clarify the “big picture” of conservation, illuminate how existing efforts complement each other, and identify key roles for each of the partners to play in the future. These activities all contributed to the overarching goal of achieving more effective and efficient conservation in the Northeast region. The workshop results are guiding the development of shared science capacity in the Northeast. The presentation will discuss workshop results and the accompanying poster session (in the Northeast Region Office small auditorium) will provide information on 30 ongoing or completed projects.

Bio: Andrew Milliken works for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service coordinating the North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, a conservation science partnership focused on developing collaborative science to guide conservation to address major threats including climate change in the North Atlantic Region. He previously worked as Atlantic Coast Joint Venture Coordinator focusing on the conservation of habitat for native birds and other wildlife in the Atlantic Flyway of the United States from Maine south to Puerto Rico and prior to that as a biologist for the Service’s Coastal Program, the Environmental Protection Agency, New York State Coastal Program and University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography.

Visit the Northeast Region Science Seminar Series website for more information: http://www.fws.gov/northeast/science/seminars/november2011.html

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