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Partners for Conservation Involved with Upcoming Voluntary Conservation Focused Events
Partners for Conservation has assisted with the planning, is presenting or is otherwise involved with several voluntary conservation events focused on collaboration and partnerships scheduled for 2020.
Private Lands Partners Day 2019 Report Released
In September of 2019 almost 170 landowners and conservation partners gathered in Ogden, Utah for the 12th annual Private Lands Partners Day, this year focusing on private lands conservation partnerships in a state where two-thirds of the land is federally-owned.
Dedication of the Owen Preserve at Raccoon Creek Pinelands – Virginia
On October 25th, 2019 over 120 family members, neighbors, and conservation partners gathered to dedicate The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) Owen Preserve in Yale, Virginia (Sussex County). The Owen land consists of over 1,850 acres and is being managed for recovery of northern savannas, among the rarest of longleaf habitats across the southeastern U.S.
Partners for Conservation at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service All Biologist Meeting
Partners for Conservation (PFC) Executive Director Steve Jester and Texas Board Director Gary Price participated in a panel on communication and partnership among diverse perspectives at a session held for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Biologists in the southwestern states.
Partners for Conservation Hosts Private Lands Partners Day and Diverse Perspective Partnerships for Team Leaders in September
September was a very busy month for Partners for Conservation in our efforts to support public-private partnerships and collaborative conservation, with both a workshop and Private Lands Partners Day!
PFC New Mexico Director’s Ute Creek Cattle Company recognized by National Cattlemen’s Beef Association – Environmental Stewardship Award
Ute Creek Cattle Company, in Bueyeros, N.M., has been selected as one of seven regional finalists of the Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP). The award, announced during the 2019 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting July 30 in Denver, recognizes the operation’s outstanding stewardship and conservation efforts.
Private Lands Conservation Partnerships Highlighted at Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Meeting
Earlier this month state and federal conservation agency staff and nongovernmental organization representatives from across the West gathered in Manhattan, Kansas to focus on private lands conservation partnerships. This was the theme for the bi-annual Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) meeting.
Western Working Lands For Wildlife Resilient Rangelands Workshop
Partners for Conservation was honored to partner with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, Pheasants Forever, and others as a part of the first Western Working Lands for Wildlife Workshop held June 18-20 in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Partners for Conservation at Western Governors’ Association Working Lands Roundtable
PFC attended a recent Working Lands Roundtable convened by the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) examining topics such as at-risk species conservation, broad-scale threats to western working landscapes, and cross-boundary coordination in resource management and planning.
Film Featuring Partners for Conservation Board Director Honored at Two Film Festivals
Partners for Conservation convened the 2019 annual meeting and January 2019 board meeting in Atlanta, Georgia January 23 and 24.
Partners for Conservation Elects New Board Directors in Atlanta
Partners for Conservation convened the 2019 annual meeting and January 2019 board meeting in Atlanta, Georgia January 23 and 24.
Hosting Proposals Sought For Private Lands Partners Day 2021 and 2022
Over the last decade, Private Lands Partners Day (PLPD) has evolved to become the premier national gathering of private landowners and resource professionals engaged in public-private conservation partnerships.
