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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?

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 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 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

LCC Coordinators Lessons Learned: This is a work group to capture the "lessons learned" from the 5-8 year life span of the DOI LCCs.

Workshops: Outreach materials and technical resources for upcoming and past Workshops from the Appalachian LCC. These workshops provide updates to the conservation and natural resource community on the activities of the LCC as well as deliver vital science products, tools, and information for partner's use in enhancing conservation throughout the region.

Funding Opportunities: An updated list of funding opportunities for projects pertaining to landscape conservation, climate change, and more.

Share Your Research: Submit a Research Project that you wish to share with the Appalachian LCC community. To submit your Research Project, you must first be a member of the Web Portal and then logged in to the site. To add a research project, click on Add New in the green toolbar at the top and then click on Project. Fill out all the appropriate fields and click Save. Your content will then be placed in a Pending Publication Folder to be reviewed and published by LCC staff.

AppLCC Funded Research and Science Investments: Final Narratives of AppLCC Funded Research

Greater Appalachian Conservation Partnership: Mock-up Banner for Partners to Discuss at April meeting in Shepherdstown

Partnership: Workshop Notes 12/2017: Partnership spin-off of AppLCC - formed Dec 2017, see workshop notes:

Overview: Key Science Investments: How can science investments work for you? This section delivers a set of short video presentations to help you learn about our many Science Investments, such as Research Products, Tools, and Data; Delivering Science; Building Capacity; and Networking Communities.

Forest Adaptation Planning and Practices Online Training: The popular Forest Adaptation Planning and Practices training will be available as an online, seven-week course for natural resource professionals working in New England and New York. Participants will use the Adaptation Workbook to create their own adaptation plans.

Integrating Cultural Resource Preservation at a Landscape Level: A collaborative research project sponsored by the National Park Service and the Appalachian LCC seeks to integrate cultural resources, such as historic bridges and Civil War Battlefields, into landscape conservation planning and design to emphasize both natural and cultural resources in defining conservation priorities.