ABSTRACT: The Staying Connected Initiative (SCI) is a bi-national collaboration of over 65 partners – including natural resource and transportation agencies, conservation groups, and universities – working since 2009 to ensure landscape connections across the globally significant, 80 million-acre Northern Appalachian-Acadian region. To sustain a connected forested landscape at this scale, SCI partners use an innovative, multi-pronged approach including conservation science, land protection, land use planning, engagement with private landowners, transportation mitigation, and policy advocacy. This presentation will provide an overview of the importance of landscape connectivity, the activities of the SCI partnership, and key achievements to date.
Tuesday April 17, 2018 8:00am - 8:20am EDT
Montpelier A&B
