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Reversing Declines of Grasslands Biodiversity with the Regional Conservation Partnership Program in the Interior Low Plateau Ecoregion

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Jeremy Frencha and Brittney Viers, Quail Forever/Southeastern Grasslands Initiative The southeastern region of the U.S. was one of the most diverse grassland regions of North America, yet more than 99% has been lost due to such factors as conversion to row crop agriculture, forest succession, and wetland drainage. Reversing the decline in grassland biodiversity will […]

Managing Rights of Way for Resource Benefit

Allyson Read, Natural Resource Specialist, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, National Park Service The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area stretches along 48 miles of the Chattahoochee River from Buford Dam at Lake Lanier to Peachtree Creek in the city of Atlanta. The federal park includes the river plus 16 land units that provide almost 70% […]

Plant Conservation Programs of the Georgia Power Company

Jim Ozier, Environmental Specialist, Environmental and Natural Resources, Georgia Power Company The Georgia Power Company is an investor-owned utility that generates, delivers, and markets electricity throughout most of the state. The company is one of the state’s largest private landowners; conservation attributes of these lands include a refuge for the world’s only population of Georgia […]

Ephemeral Wetlands Management Workshops in Florida and North Carolina Restoration and Fire in Ephemeral Wetlands

Dennis David, National Wildlife Refuge Association; Chuck Hunter, US Fish & Wildlife Service; Duke Rankin, US Southeastern Partners in Plant Conservation 2020 Conference Abstracts – 38 – Forest Service; Joanne Baggs, US FS; Carrie Sekerak, US FS; Jeff Hall, NC Wildlife Resources Div.; Pierson Hill, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Com.; Greg Titus, FWS; Amy […]

Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need: Plants in the Southeastern U.S.

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Dr. Elizabeth Crisfield and Karen Terwilliger, Strategic Stewardship Initiative State boundaries have always been invisible to biota. But now, as climate change shifts climatic regimes over the landscape, as more invasive species become established, as people move native and exotic species from place to place – regional collaborative conservation across state lines is needed more […]

Regional and National Conservation Initiatives

Dr. Jon Ambrose, Georgia DNR, Chief of Wildlife Conservation All state wildlife agencies in the Southeast have developed State Wildlife Action Plans, strategic plans for conservation of rare or declining species and their habitats. Some states have included plants as species of greatest conservation need, and others are considering doing so in the next revision […]

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