Landscape Partnership Work Group Materials
ACP Position paper WG
ACP 1. Develop a position paper of vision, goals to serve Partnership over next few years. Work Group: Gwen Brewer (MD DNR) lead: Participants: Bridgett Costanzo (NRCS), Bill Jenkins (EPA-3), Perry Wheelock (NPS-NCR). Focus: i. ID workplan, work groups, gaps, communication needs ii. Develop next steps
ACP State of the Appalachians WG
Situational analysis “State of the Appalachians”. Danny Lee (USFS-SRS): Lead. Members: Rick Durbrow (EPA-4), Bill Jenkins (EPA-R3), Cale Godfry (VA DGIF), Cindy Williams (FWS-R4-ACP). Work group focus: i. Where we are, how the investment we’ve done has advanced things ii. Focus on water quality, landscape, etc. iii. Can think about metrics, monitoring
ACP Project Manager WG
ACP Work Group 3. Plan for project manager. Work Group: Jon Gasset (WMI, service fees apply) lead. Participants: Bridgett Costanzo (NRCS), Paul Johansen (WV DNR). Focus: i. Propose/draft a scope of work for this type of support ii. Seek money and fitting person
ACP Tools Evaluation WG
ACP Work Group 4. Evaluation of existing tools and their value to Partners. Work Group: Ray Albright (NPS-SE) as lead. Participants: Jason Duke(FWS-Region-4) , Perry Wheelock (NPS-NRC), and Danny Lee (USFS-SRS). Focus: i. Evaluate how each tool will fit within agencies’ work ii. How does it apply at the management level?
LCC Lessons Learned WG
Work Group Lead: Jean Brennan (FWS-SA). What’s worked elsewhere that we can learn from in redefining our 2nd generation Landscape Conservation Partnership? Participants: Members of the LCC community (focus on Coordinators-level). SOW to include: • Can capture the context of how partnerships evolve, 22 LCCs • Look at existing organizational development research • Think about conservation partnerships and networks more broadly {see dedicated work space: [PEOPLES] tab, [WORKSHOP] secondary navigation}
