Appalachian Landscape Conservation Cooperative 15 States 14 National Forests 9 National Park Areas 6 Wildlife Refuges 3 FWS Regions 3 NPS Regions 2 EPA Regions Webinar: Oct 18th 2012. NPS – National Capital Region, NAT Meeting Appalachian Landscape Conservation Cooperative Jean Brennan Appalachian LCC Coordinator jean_brennan@fws.gov Jan. 2011 – last NPS/NAT briefing

Organizations & Partnerships (13) Fed => 6 Vote 11 State … 1 Tribal 3 NGO ... 3 regional Partner- ships Interim Steering Comm. ( 30 ) Organizations & Partnerships

Mission WHAT Achieving sustainable landscape-level conservation in the Appalachians through partnerships and shared resources by developing common conservation targets, enhancing science-based management capacity, integrating landscape-level planning, supporting conservation actions and research as part of a national network, and engaging traditional and non-traditional partners, and the public at-large WHAT WHERE HOW

New Conservation Equation: Landscape-level Conservation SCIENCE ADDRESS ( science needs ) MANAGEMENT BUSINESS MODEL ( organization / institution ) PARTNERSHIP ENGAGE ( ‘fabric of society’ ) = & & Nov ‘11 SN Workshop Portfolio & Ann. Rev. - COP July ’12 SC Workshop Work Plan & Ann. Rev. - SC Workshops (Products & Process)

Nov’11 Conservation Priorities Science Needs Workshop --- Balance Representation Sector % Federal 43% State (+Coop +CESU) 28% Other (=NGO, Univ, Copr.) Profession 139  Managers 72 Researchers 67 Photo Source: B. Smith  Total Expertise /Profession  Total North South 44 Aq-Manager 26 11 15   Aq-Researcher 18 7 42 Terr-Manager 23 13 10 Terr-Researcher 19 8 14 CC-Manager 6 3 CC-Researcher 4 25 Human Dim-Manager 12 5 Human Dim-Researcher IT-InfoMgmt-Manager 2 IT-InfoMgmt-Researcher 9 TOTALS 139 74 65

Nov’11 Science Needs Workshop => 151 Researchers & Managers Research and Products Nov’11 Science Needs Workshop => 151 Researchers & Managers I. Aquatic Habitat Classification (2-yr) “A Stream Classification System for the AppLCC” Anderson & Olivier TNC/ORNL II. Ecological Flows (2-yr) “Developing a Hydrologic Foundation and Flow-ecology Relationships for Monitoring Riverine Resources in the Marcellus Shale Region” Fisher/Cornell II. Forecasting Energy Development (1-yr) “Assessing Future Impacts of Energy Development in the Appalachians” Kiesecker & Dunscomb/TNC (note: this project will address coal, gas, and wind) II. Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments (2-yr) “Support for Understanding Land Use & Climate Changes in Appalachians” Young & Sneddon/NatureServe III. Decision Support Tool: Climate Change & Restoration (1-yr) “Web-Based Tool for Riparian Restoration Prioritization to Promote Climate Change Resilience (RPCCR) in Eastern US Streams” Nislow et al./FS

derivative products resources data easternbrooktrout.org applcc.org slide to describe the portal (as a PLATFORM) for all linked portal-sites to come together => to share/access data, derivative products generated within the Portal (PLATFORM), and => to access/share/deliver resources – as electronic “print” media, video recordings of events/training materials/LiveStream Broadcasts etc.

July’12 (3-Day) ISC Workshop => 3-5 year Work Plan Strategic Direction (to fulfill our mission: how we work / what we deliver to the partnership) July’12 (3-Day) ISC Workshop => 3-5 year Work Plan - Create and deliver a landscape-level data sharing strategy and scalable toolset - Deliver landscape-level conservation plans for regional use - Promote engagement and dialogue across the Appalachian LCC region - Align conservation actions to achieve Cooperative Members’ shared vision Goal 1 (data / tools) Goal 2 (planning / models) Goal 3 (reaching out) Goal 4 (working within) Goal 1: Create and deliver a landscape-level data sharing strategy and scalable toolset FOCUS: Address the creation of underlying data that is needed to support, build, or enhance landscape-level understanding, or data that are foundational to developing the tools that feed in at a higher level to landscape level plans.   GENERAL PRINCIPLE: Utilize open source model programming and/or data and ensure open access to the information created. Data sharing policies will guide our efforts to obtained and integrate relevant data into landscape-level modeling efforts. (Acknowledge that some sources of data will need to be controlled and may not be publically available as source data due to sensitivity of the data.)  Goal 2: Deliver landscape-level conservation plans for regional use that provide critical feedback, information, and insight to Members. The focus of Goal 2 is support of landscape-level planning and coordination, and helping to focus conservation actions in and adaptive manner. AppLCC will deliver landscape-level conservation plans that coordinate integration and utilization of Member’s plans into a landscape-level framework. The emphasis is facilitating the development of the "big picture" elements necessary for creating landscape level decision-support models. This ncludes work related to establishment of the coordination processes and frameworks that enable Members to assess current and emerging conservation threats and identify the priority investments and actions that will yield the greatest return are essential for success. GENERAL PRINCIPLES: Ranking and prioritizing the conservation planning components and actions necessary for understanding resiliency and/or facilitating adaption through the restoration, establishment, and enhancement of key components and system functions are paramount. Emphasis will be placed on ensuring a feedback loop is established to assess the effectiveness of the AppLCC planning and on-the-ground efforts. Goal 3: Create an on-going facilitated process to promote engagement and dialogue across the Appalachian LCC region FOCUS: Focus on development of a cooperative set of messages for the AppLCC Cooperative Members to utilize with their key constituents and linking those messages to a broader audience that includes the general public. Address the creation of a transparent, cooperative, and inclusive process within which all interested parties can participate in meaningful dialogue for creating new ways of delivering conservation GENERAL PRINCIPLE: Our conservation dialogue is multi-dimensional, fosters cooperation, understanding and relies upon joint decision making for communication and utilization. It is important to demonstrate our work is not outside of society, but directly benefits the things that are important to society – jobs, outdoor recreation, quality of life, preservation of heritage, and a clean and healthy environment. We will improve understanding of how to effectively target and connect with identified audiences and communicate the importance and collective benefit of our work. Our efforts should: Engage in meaningful multi-party dialogue that leads to ACTION. Create a community that rolls up its sleeves and takes action. Include traditional and nontraditional partners by making the link to society and the value of what we do the larger society. Provide a sense of accountability for conservation to the whole community. Create opportunities for sharing the AppLCC agenda and ensure adoption by others is easy and frictionless. Engage the general public. Make it easy to engage existing work and groups with minimal effort. Communicate how science helps inform landscape conservation. Explore opportunities for linking to societal activities that reinforce and reaffirm what lay-people think is important in their lives. Demonstrate to all participants in conservation how their efforts have contributed to landscape conservation and show the linkage between efforts. Goal 4: Assess and align conservation goals and actions that reflect our cooperative members’ common and shared vision FOCUS: An internal operational goal that reflects the commitments of the Steering Committee and focuses the efforts of the Steering Committee, Staff, and Members on organizing, coordinating, and implementing this Work Plan. GENERAL PRINCIPLE: By acting as facilitator/coordinator, the Cooperative will help partners align approaches and address landscape level challenges that achieve greater conservation efficiency and effectiveness at a local level. We will always seek to foster a two-way, cooperative relationship with our partners and focus interactions on mutual benefits. Additionally, AppLCC identifies its role as a strategic information node that provides landscape-level INSIGHT to our members and others within Appalachia.

Work Plan – Goals, Objectives Goal 1 (data / tools) - Create and deliver a landscape-level data sharing strategy and scalable toolset 1.1 Conduct AppLCC data needs assessment 1.2 Develop data sharing policies 1.3 Provide science information, tools, and data support to existing habitat partnerships and JVs 1.4 Feed data to SWAPs and other partner plans 1.5 Manage Climate Science Center relationship 1.6 Lead data integration and standards creation 1.7 Develop a scalable landscape-level planning tools (example)

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for more information contact & visit us at http: //www.applcc.org Staff Jean Brennan LCC Coordinator Bridgett Costanzo Science Coordinator jean_brennan@fws.gov bridgett_costanzo@fws.gov Steering Committee Chair David Whitehurst VA DGIF Vice-Chair Paul Johansen WV DNR