Implemen'ngtheConnec'cutRiverWatershedLandscapeConserva'onDesign
KimLutz,FriendsofConteSarahWells,NorthQuabbinRegionalLandscapePartnership SW
“ConnecttheConnec'cut”Discussion
• Whatisit?• HowcouldRCPsuseit?• WhyshouldRCPSuseit?
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What? How? Why?
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What? How? Why?
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ConnecttheConnec'cutprovidesaregionalcontextfordecisionsatanyscale,andincludesuppor'ngdatathatcanhelpaddressques'onsrelatedtolanduseandmanagement,suchas:• Wheredoimportantecosystemsandspecieshabitatsoccurandoverlap?
• Wherewillclimatechangeandsealevelriseplacethemoststressonthelandscape?
• Whereisdevelopmentmostlikelytooccurinthecomingdecades?
What? How? Why?
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EcologicalIntegrity
CoresandConnectors
ResiliencyandSpeciesmodeling
Species HabitatWoodThrush Maturedeciduousforest
AmericanWoodcock,RuffedGrouse YoungdeciduousforestBlackBear Largeforestblocks
Moose,BlackburnianWarbler
Mixedconiferousanddeciduousforest
BlackpollWarbler Spruce-firforest
PrairieWarblerPinebarrensandyoungforest
EasternMeadowlark Grasslands
LouisianaWaterthrushRiparianandfloodplainforest
NorthernWaterthrush,WoodDuck Forestedwetlands
BrookTrout,WoodTurtleStreamsandassociateduplands
Alewife,AmericanShad,BluebackHerring,ShortnoseSturgeon,SeaLamprey RiversMarshWren Marshes
“ConnecttheConnec'cut”Discussion
• Whattoolsareyoucurrentlyusing?
• HowcouldthisresourcehelpyoumakeevenbeYerdecisions?
• Whataddi'onalinforma'on/trainingwouldyouneedtousethisresource?
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What? How? Why?
EngageCo-ConserversEx:checkinwithRCPmembers
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What? How? Why?
EngageCo-ConserversEx:workingwithlandownerstoconserveland!
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What? How? Why?
EngageCo-ConserversEx:outreachtoplanningagencies
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What? How? Why?
EngageCo-ConserversEx:FriendsofContewithMassForestAllianceandNHTimberlandOwnersAssocia'on
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What? How? Why?
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NewFunding
• Catalystfund• Impactinves'ng
• Newfederalorprivatefunding
“ConnecttheConnec'cut”Discussion
• Whichofthesefundingthemes
seemmostpromising?
• Areyouwillingtoexplorefeasibilitywithasmallteam?
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What? How? Why?
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NewFunding
• Federalfunding• NRCS
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Long Island Sound RCPP Healthy Forest Reserve Program - 2016 Grant Round
• NineApplica'ons• 3500acresinall• AllNineApplica'onshaveRCPmembersaspartners
What? How? Why?
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Ex:CurrentFunding
“ConnecttheConnec'cut”Discussion
• Whatareyourthoughtsforaccessingnewfederalfundingstreams?
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“ConnecttheConnec'cut”
OpenDiscussion
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