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- New resource helps communities harness climate data for planning
- The Open Space Institute's "Conserving Nature in a Changing Climate" guide puts climate science in the hands of small groups who can have a big conservation impact. Read about a pioneering conservation partnership that is already using climate science to inform long-term planning in Massachusetts.
- RCOA team wraps up review process for Version 1.0 of regional conservation design
- Following a months-long review process for Regional Conservation Opportunity Areas Version 1.0 -- including a webinar series to introduce test users to the first iteration of data and tool, and several briefings for partners -- the North Atlantic LCC is taking next steps to put the Northeast region landscape conservation design in the hands of practitioners.
- Meet Acting North Atlantic LCC Coordinator Mike Slattery
- With the departure of Andrew Milliken for a new position with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lake Champlain Fisheries Resource Office, the Service's Chesapeake Bay Coordinator Mike Slattery has agreed to step in as Acting LCC Coordinator until the position is filled permanently. Mike’s role as a “conservation connector” in the Chesapeake Bay watershed will serve the LCC team well in a time of transition.
- New tool addresses a big obstacle for overcoming aquatic barriers: Knowing where to start
- A new decision-support tool developed by The Nature Conservancy offers a comprehensive view of aquatic barriers across the Northeast region, and an ecological basis for prioritizing which ones to target first for the greatest conservation benefit.
- Wildlife Management Institute highlights progress made in aquatic connectivity thanks to NAACC
- In a little more than a year, the North Atlantic LCC-supported North Atlantic Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative (NAACC) is helping partners across the region make significant headway in addressing barriers for aquatic organisms.
- White House recognizes FWS's Rick Bennett for climate leadership
- The Northeast Region's regional scientist was named the 2016 GreenGov Presidential Awards Climate Champion for his leadership of the Department of the Interior’s Hurricane Sandy Response Team.
- Vermont announces regional commitment to conserve forests across borders in face of climate change
- A new resolution to conserve major multi-state and provincial forests and waterways points to existing partnerships like the North Atlantic LCC that sustain intact, connected natural landscapes in the region.
- North Atlantic LCC Coordinator Andrew Milliken says farewell
- As he prepares to transition to a new position with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Resources Office and Western New England Complex in October, Andrew Milliken reflects on milestones in his journey as the coordinator of the North Atlantic LCC.
- Comings, goings, and new beginnings for North Atlantic LCC staff
- In addition to the departure of LCC Coordinator Andrew Milliken, we would like to acknowledge a number of other big transitions for the people who make up the LCC team, including Coastal Resilience Coordinator Megan Tyrrell’s acceptance of a new position with Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve starting in mid-October.
- George Wright Forum highlights LCCs
- A special edition of the journal of the George Wright Society features on article on Landscape Conservation Cooperatives co-authored by North Atlantic LCC Steering Committee member Amanda Babson.
- Three Hurricane Sandy-funded tools added to U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit
- Resources developed with support from the North Atlantic LCC to help increase aquatic connectivity and coastal resilience are now featured in a national clearinghouse for scientific information developed to support climate resilience.
- Partners meet to review initial products from effort to identify conservation priorities across the Northeast
- During a three-day workshop at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve, representatives from 10 states met to review the first versions of products from the Regional Conservation Opportunity Areas (RCOAs) project in advance of sharing them with target users for testing and refinement.
- Connect the Connecticut provides guidance for sound investments to protect Long Island Sound
- Information from the landscape conservation design for the Connecticut River watershed is being used to identify candidate projects for a grant program focused on reducing runoff into Long Island Sound by protecting private forestlands threatened by development.
- MARCO and NWF collaborate to remove barriers for practitioners in the field of coastal resilience
- Partners are working to support the use of natural and nature-based features (NNBF) to enhance coastal resilience with funding from a Hurricane Sandy grant facilitated by the North Atlantic LCC.
- LCC Network convenes to address National Academy of Sciences recommendations
- More than 60 LCC staff members and partners from across the continent met in St. Louis to discuss next steps in response to recommendations outline by the National Academy of Sciences in a 2015 report.
- FWS Director Dan Ashe presents award to Connect the Connecticut leadership team
- At an annual appreciation ceremony for employees in the Northeast Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff members who were instrumental in leading the Connect the Connecticut landscape conservation design project received an award for their collective role in fostering a strong partnership.
- North Atlantic LCC seeks GIS contractor
- The GIS technician will fill a three-month contract position helping to maintain, update, and provide technical support for spatial data.
- NOAA Fisheries calls for input on draft Northeast Climate Science Regional Action Plan
- North Atlantic LCC partners are encouraged to share input on the draft plan and identify opportunities to collaborate in its implementation over the next five years.
- Mass Live calls Connect the Connecticut "major conservation vision"
- The No. 1 news source for Western Massachusetts highlights the North Atlantic LCC's role in the innovative effort to use large datasets to inform collaborative conservation in the face of change.
- Science delivery heats up as summer approaches
- The North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative closed out the month of May with a series of discussions and training in Maine, New Hampshire, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. designed to share practical information and tools with diverse conservation partners working at multiple scales.
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