Gregg Elliott, Author at Partnerscapes

An Example of Landscape-Scale Collaborative Conservation Outside the United States – Friends of Usambara

Partnerscapes recently received an email from Nusura Seleman Ramadhan an environmental specialist working with the Friends of Usambara society in Tanzania. The description of the organization and its work on all three “legs of the stool” (the ecologic, economic and sociologic aspects of a place) is very familiar to Partnerscapes and all others involved in collaborative community-based conservation in this country.

Gregg Elliott2023-09-13T17:14:19-05:00September 13th, 2023|

USFWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Reauthorization News

Recently introduced bipartisan legislation in both the Senate and House of Representatives would reauthorize the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, which enables wildlife and habitat conservation in all 50 states and territories.

Gregg Elliott2023-08-17T17:58:23-05:00August 17th, 2023|

Partnerscapes and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Convene Eastern Partnership Forum

Partnerscapes and staff from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program are planning an Eastern Partnership Forum for January 2024.

Gregg Elliott2023-07-20T08:53:23-05:00July 19th, 2023|

Partnerscapes Participates in 10th Western Working Lands for Wildlife Workshop

Almost 300 conservation practitioners and landowners gathered July 12-13 in Manhattan, Kansas for the 10th Western Working Lands for Wildlife Workshop, originally slated for 2020 but delayed for three years due to the pandemic.

Gregg Elliott2023-07-20T12:28:38-05:00July 19th, 2023|

Reese Thompson Named Forest Landowner of the Year by Forest Landowner Association

Former Partnerscapes Board Director and Georgia tree farmer, Reese Thompson, was recognized by Forest Landowners Association as their Landowner of the Year at their National Conference of Private Forest Landowners held recently in Nashville, Tennessee!

Gregg Elliott2023-06-23T16:45:09-05:00June 23rd, 2023|

Partnerscapes Participates in Historic Florida Landscape Conservation Summit

The Western Partnership Forum did a great job of sharing some of those insights and ideas in real time through social media postings and short videos on both Instagram and Facebook. We have also distilled what the participants had to say in a report now available on our website.

Gregg Elliott2023-06-23T17:19:11-05:00June 23rd, 2023|

The Challenges of Implementing Historic Conservation Funding on Private Land

Conservation dollars are here. Now the challenge is developing rules, developing relationships and partners, and getting work down on the ground with some pretty aggressive timelines for implementation.

Gregg Elliott2023-05-19T12:58:05-05:00May 19th, 2023|

The Natural Resource Funding Tsunami is Hitting Shore, Now What?

The federal funding environment for natural resource management has changed drastically over the last several years reaching a level that has been described as “generational."

Gregg Elliott2023-04-10T16:19:33-05:00April 10th, 2023|

Administration’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget for Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Released

The Administration has released its proposed Federal budget for Fiscal Year 2024. The budget includes $80 million for the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program a 33% increase over the budget enacted for the current year.

Gregg Elliott2023-03-15T17:29:20-05:00March 15th, 2023|

Western Partnership Forum 2023 Summary Report Available

The Western Partnership Forum did a great job of sharing some of those insights and ideas in real time through social media postings and short videos on both Instagram and Facebook. We have also distilled what the participants had to say in a report now available on our website.

Gregg Elliott2023-02-22T13:59:32-06:00February 21st, 2023|

Getting Work Done at the Western Lands Partnership Forum in Nevada

A group of 80 plus landowners and collaborative partners gathered for the Western Lands Partnership Forum in early January in Las Vegas, Nevada. Partnerscapes and staff from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Partners for Fish and Wildlife program worked together to plan and deliver a unique forum.

Gregg Elliott2023-01-26T08:23:39-06:00January 26th, 2023|

Conservation Partnerships, Cooperation, and Collaboration Key for 2023

Federal funding for conservation, specifically under the headings of ecosystem restoration and climate, has truly reached “once-in-a-lifetime” levels with passage of huge pieces of funding legislation such as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the 117th Congress.

Gregg Elliott2022-12-13T15:29:11-06:00December 13th, 2022|

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