Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Longleaf Partnership Council Meeting

Biloxi, Mississippi

SGA Conservation Planning Update

18 Significant Geographic Areas

15 Local Implementation Teams

Identify boundaries for restoration and maintenance

Define and implement priority management actions

Track and report results

Strategic approach

Longleaf Stewardship Fund

Land protection funding (LWCF)

Other funding sources for longleaf restoration and enhancement

CONSERVATION PLANNINGBACKGROUND AND NEED

October 2013 – LIT Meeting in Atlanta

LITs in various levels of maturity

Need for consistent information

Dynamic

Conservation Plan Template

Conservation Need – Background and Baseline Assessment

Define SGA boundary

Current conditions

Threats

Current capacity

CONSERVATION PLANNINGPROCESS AND TEMPLATE

Conservation Outcomes

Short and long-term goals

Implementation Plan

Primary strategies

Prioritize activities

Monitoring and Evaluation

Metrics

Financial Plan

CONSERVATION PLANNINGTEMPLATE CONT.

2014 Longleaf Stewardship Fund RFP

Draft Conservation Plan

Map with the SGA boundaries and major land ownership

Key 5-10 year outcomes for the SGA

Other info as available

Next steps

CONSERVATION PLANNINGSTATUS AND NEXT STEPS