Fifteen years ago, The Blackfoot Challenge and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program competed for and won an Innovations in American Government grant from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard to transfer collaborative conservation lessons learned delivering years of locally-led collaborative conservation in western Montana to the rest of the country.
The need for practitioners in multiple specialties from fish and wildlife to watershed management and everything in between is already large, is increasing every day--and includes a need for expertise in the "art" of conservation.
An event developed specifically for practitioners who work directly with private landowners was held July 12-13 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Partnerships with private landowners are the bedrock of natural resource and wildlife conservation in the United States. Learn about the great partnerships that are happening in Arkansas.
An event developed specifically for practitioners who work directly with private landowners is scheduled for July 12-13 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Private Lands Partners Day (in person) is back for 2022! We hope you can join us October 4-6 in Fayetteville, Arkansas for the original national gathering of landowners and conservation practitioners engaged in natural resource partnerships.
The Central Grasslands Roadmap is a collaborative effort to increase conservation of North America's Central Grasslands, which span more than 600 million acres across Canada, the United States and Mexico.
If you think about it, our North American model of wildlife conservation is by definition a diverse-perspective partnership where wildlife are recognized as a public trust resource, owned by both nobody and everybody and managed by public agencies for the public good. In the United States, wildlife conservation has been a partnership since our founding! But how do we know if we have trust or how do we begin to build trust?
It is hard to believe it has almost been a year since the Administration stated its vision of a new path for conservation: An idea that became a commitment to support the function of landscapes, collaboratively, for human and natural values, developed and led locally as described in the America the Beautiful preliminary report.
As with everything, it has been difficult for Partnerscapes, and all organizations that count on public support, to meet and communicate effectively with potential supporters over the last two years. With that in mind, please consider supporting Partnerscapes and/or your local collaborative effort as we all look forward to a much improved 2022!
The Western Collaborative Conservation Network is pleased to share recommendations developed over the last two years for those federal agencies, and by extension other agencies and organizations, that want to work collaboratively with local and landowner perspectives to ensure that collaborative approaches are an important part of their work.
For the second year in a row, we were not able to gather in person in October due to the pandemic, but we were able to organize some stories of collaborative conservation from across the country, virtually, as well as hear from a couple of our national conservation leaders.
Partnerscapes Conservation Network Facebook Group is a national community for anyone involved in collaborative conservation. It’s a place to share stories, learn from others, and celebrate success. Landowners, Tribal members, agencies, organizations, and individuals are all welcome—whether you’re bringing years of experience or just getting started.
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