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Texas Priority Area Shapefiles by Sage Voorhees, last updated: Mar 05, 2022 08:27 AM: Northern Bobwhite Quail Partnership 2022-2026 Prioirty Area

Information by Rosanne Hessmiller, last updated: Mar 05, 2022 08:06 AM: Collection of resources to support technical partners and communities that work on the Northern Bobwhite Quail, Grasslands, and Savannas

Conservation Innovation Grants: Successful Grazing Lands - Innovation to Implementation by USDA NRCS Science and Technology, last updated: Mar 05, 2022 01:56 AM: Join pasture specialists, local graziers, and NRCS staff to discuss the Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) on Grazing Lands and the benefits of establishing and grazing native warm season grasses for livestock and ground nesting wildlife. See how NRCS is helping more farmers establish and utilize good grazing techniques on their farms. Featuring Dr. Pat Keyser (Center for Native Grasslands Management), J.B. Daniel (NRCS Virginia), and Keith Tuck (Virginia Grazier).

Native Grass College: Video series by admin, last updated: Mar 05, 2022 01:54 AM: The Native Grass College offers short videos and resources for practitioner and landowners to learn how to 1) Establish Native Grasses, 2) Control Grass Competition, and 3) Manage grazing. Native grasses are better for grazing and for wildlife. Developed by Dr. Pat Keyser, Center for Native Grasslands Management at the University of Tennessee.

Conservation Adaptation Strategy by Web Editor, last updated: Mar 04, 2022 11:34 PM: Dr. Bill Uihlein, US Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Regional Office, Assistant Regional Director, Science Applications.

Data Sharing and the AppLCC Web Portal by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Mar 04, 2022 11:33 PM: Video Presentation by Appalachian LCC GIS Specialist Paul Leonard that describes the vision and functionality of the AppLCC web portal in regards to sharing and visualizing data.

Conservation Adaptation Strategy by Web Editor, last updated: Mar 04, 2022 11:27 PM: The Conservation Adaptation Strategy webinar provides a directional overview of Landscape Conservation Cooperatives in the Southeast, underscores the importance of calibrating science – the “For What” factor, and acknowledges critical steps being taken to ensure the emergence of a (Inter)National Network of LCCs.

Planning for Growth and Open Space Conservation Webinar Series by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Mar 04, 2022 11:25 PM: In 2012, we embarked on a project to help inform natural resource professionals, land use planners, private landowners and others about the issues facing our forestlands – both public and private – and to help them learn about opportunities and strategies to conserve open space through a series of monthly webinars. Below is the archive of these webinars. We hope you find them interesting!

Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium Webinar by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Mar 04, 2022 11:21 PM: Using prescribed fire to manage wildlife habitat in the Mid-South.

Assessing the Impact of Projected Housing Density on High Priority Forest Birds by Web Editor, last updated: Mar 04, 2022 11:20 PM: Dr. Todd Jones-Farrand, Science Coordinator, Central Hardwoods Bird Joint Venture

Planning for Growth and Open Space Conservation Webinar Series by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Mar 04, 2022 11:17 PM: Discussion on Federal Landscape Conservation Initiatives with overviews from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Department of Defense.

Private Land Conservation Programs from the Farm Bill and Other Sources by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Mar 04, 2022 11:16 PM: Join us for a discussion of current and future Farm Bill programs administered by the Forest Service, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and Farm Service Agency that support private landowner efforts to protect working forests and conserve open space.

Can Landscape-scale Management Influence Insect Outbreak Dynamics by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Mar 04, 2022 11:15 PM: We hypothesized that landscape connectivity of host tree species increases forest susceptibility to insect pest damage. We evaluated this hypothesis for spruce budworm within a 6 million hectare “experimental” landscape at the international border between the Midwestern US and Canada, containing wilderness plus two contrasting harvest patterns (coarse vs. fine).

Planning for Growth and Open Space Conservation Webinar Series by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Mar 04, 2022 11:13 PM: Conserving Private Lands in Perpetuity: Monitoring and Enforcement of Conservation Easements

Webinar Series on State Wildlife Action Plan Revision by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Mar 04, 2022 11:12 PM: A webinar series to help states as they revise their SWAPs. Webinars will take place monthly on Thursdays from 1:00-2:30pm eastern.

Oak, Fire and Mesophication: Past, current and future trends of oak in the eastern United States by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Mar 04, 2022 11:12 PM: Fire has been a preeminent force over much of the eastern United States for multi-millennia. As such, pyrogenic vegetation types dominated this region in pre-European times, including oak, oak-pine, and pine savannas/woodlands/forests and tallgrass prairies.

Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium Webinar by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Mar 04, 2022 11:12 PM: Reconstructing pre-European fire regimes, forests and wildlife habitats in the eastern United States: Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky

Prescribed Fire and Bats Webinar by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Mar 04, 2022 11:11 PM: With bat populations declining due to white-nose syndrome and other factors, it is critical to strike a balance between the use of prescribed fire for managing natural areas and the need to protect bats and their critical habitats.

The Planning for Growth and Open Space Conservation Webinar Series by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Mar 04, 2022 11:11 PM: Session #26: Using Social Marketing and Micro Targeting to Engage and Move Woodland Owners to Stewardship.

LANDFIRE Data Applications for Research in Fire Ecology, Forest Mgmt in California by Web Editor, last updated: Mar 04, 2022 11:09 PM: Brandon Collins presents the second in a series of webinars that LANDFIRE co-hosts with the California Fire Science Consortium. Collins is a USFS Research Forester based in Davis, CA, whose interests involve characterizing effects of fire and fuels treatments on forests at both the stand and landscape levels. He says, "My research intends to provide meaningful information to managers interested in improving forest resiliency and incorporating more natural fire-vegetation dynamics across landscapes."