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Tuesday, March 27
Welcome and Opening Keynote Presentations
Broadening Our Perspective: The Value of Large-scale Landscape Approaches and the Context, Vision and Historical Basis for Landscape-scale Conservation Cooperatives
Dr. Dave Theobald, Colorado State University: Big Ideas, Many Challenges, Great Opportunities
Dr. Bruce A. Stein, National Wildlife Federation: Envisioning Conservation in a Climate-Altered Future
Targeting the Right Science in the Right Places for Efficient and Effective Landscape-Scale Conservation
“From Tundra to Tropics: Collaborative Development of Ecological Models in Data-sparse Environments”
Greg Balogh, Arctic LCC – Part I: Tundra to Tropics Part I
Jeff Burgett, Pacific Islands CCC - Part II: Tundra to Tropics Part II
“Transitioning from LCC Science Needs, to Science Planning, to Action: 3 Case Studies in Processes Used and Lessons Learned”
Karen Murphy, Western Alaska LCC: Three Case Studies in Processes Used and Lessons Learned
“Developing Decision Support Tools for Changing Landscapes”
Andrew Milliken, North Atlantic LCC: Providing Science and Tools in Support of the North Atlantic and South Atlantic LCCs: Designing sustainable Landscapes for Wildlife
Thomas Eason, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: Planning for Transformational Change in Florida
“Alignment of National Landscape-scale Conservation: Potential and Critical Need for Existing Programs to Work with LCCs and Each Other
Kevin Hunting: CA Dept of Fish & Game: NationalLCC_Kevin_Hunting
Gary Morishima, Quinault Indian Nation: LCCs and IndianTribes
“Ongoing Large-scale Conservation Efforts and LCCs: Working Together”
Anne Carlson, The Wilderness Society: Collaborative Forest Land Restoration Planning in the Southern Crown of the Continent: A Partner Perspective
Deb Finch, USDA Forest Service: Partnership Opportunities in Fire Ecology and Restoration between USFS and DOI LCCs
Paul Schmidt, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: Blazing the Trail: How Joint Ventures and the North American Waterfowl Management Plan Modeled Cooperative Conservation
Scott Robinson, Southeastern Aquatic Resources Partnership: Landscape Conservation for Fish: A Southern View of the Roles of Fish Habitat Partnerships and LCCs (The National Fish Habitat Action Plan)
Raul Morales, Bureau of Land Management: Sage-grouse Conservation
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Wednesday, March 28
Conservation Adaptation Planning
Pamela Repp and Todd Lickfett, USFWS: LEAP: An Online Decision Support Tool for Energy Developers and Conservation Managers
Erika Rowland, Wildlife Conservation Society: Scenario Planning as a Tool for Climate Change Adaptation Planning
Identifying and Understanding Landscape Trends and Using Tools for Effective Landscape Conservation
Krista Karstensen and Mark Drummond, USGS: USGS Land-cover Trends: A Focus on Contemporary Land-use and Land-cover Change Within the LCCs
Breece Robertson and Jad Daley, Trust for Public Land: Using Tools and Data for Effective Landscape-scale Conservation Planning, Implementation, and Progress Tracking
Organic Linkages: Climate Science Centers (CSC) and LCCs
“Descriptions by Paired CSC Directors and LCC Coordinators on Evolving Processes”
Robin O’Malley, USGS: CSC and LCC Linkage Diagram
Gustavo Bisbal, NW CSC and John Mankowski, North Pacific LCC: NW CSC & Three LCCs: Harmonizing Science Development & Delivery
Gerard McMahon, SE CSC: An Evolving Relationship Between the LCC and CSC in the Southeast
Tools and Approaches to Facilitate Review of Renewable Energy Proposals
Larry Bright and Bob Krska, USFWS; Sarah Quinn, NPS; and Allison Vogt, Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies: An Opportunity for a Conservation Community Approach
Assessing and Mapping Wildlife Habitat, Corridors, and Other Resources at Landscape-scales: Examples from Western U.S.
Travis Haby and Jason Taylor, BLM: BLM’s Rapid Ecoregional Assessments
Gregg Servheen, Idaho Department of Fish and Game: The Western Governors’ Association Crucial Habitat Assessment Tools: Wildlife Corridor Initiative
Heather Whitlaw, Great Plains LCC and Mike Carter, Playa Lakes Joint Venture: The Western Governors’ Association Crucial Habitat Assessment Tools: The Lesser Prairie Chicken Example
Indigenous Peoples’ Conservation Practices and Knowledge Systems: Perspectives from Different Communities
Ulalia Woodside, Pacific Islands CCC: Building on a Legacy of Collaboration in the Pacific: A Biocultural Approach to Facilitate Implementation
Kyle Powys Whyte, Michigan State University: Partnering with Tribes, First Nations and Non-Native Indigenous Peoples: Redefining Science for Our Cooperatives
Best Practices Approach to Data Management
Mike Olson, Plains & Prairie Potholes LCC, Moderator: Best Practices Approach to Data Management
Regional Conservation Initiatives: Opportunities for the LCCs to Define the Conservation Landscape of the 21st Century
Tim Breault, Peninsular Florida LCC: Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy: Defining a Future Conservation Landscape in the Southeastern US
Ken Elowe, USFWS: Northeast Conservation Framework
Locating the Cultural in the Cooperative
Marcy Rockman, NPS: A Cultural Resources Toolbox for Climate Change Adaptation in the LCC Network
Community Vulnerability to Climate Change | NOAA Participation and Partnerships with LCCs
Daniel Williams, USFS: Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity in the Interior West: A Research Program to Improve Assessments and Enhance Resilience of Communities at Risk
Adam Parris, NOAA: NOAA Participation and Partnership with the LCC Network
Completing a Wildlife Habitat System for the Nation and Making it Climate-worthy
Dennis Figg, Missouri Department of Conservation: Establishing a Wildlife Habitat System for the Nation in the 21st Century
Mark Shaffer, USFWS: National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy: Implications for LCCs
Science-Management Partnerships at the Landscape Scale: Learning From and Partnering with the USDA Forest Service
Monica Tomosy, Greg Kujawa, Keith Nislow, USFS; and Bill Gould, Caribbean LCC: Science-Management Partnerships at the Landscape Scale: Learning From and Partnering with the USDA Forest Service
