SECAS brings together public and private organizations around a bold vision for the future of our region. We're connecting the lands and waters of the Southeast and Caribbean to support healthy ecosystems, thriving fish and wildlife populations, and vibrant communities. With a data-driven spatial plan and an ambitious regional goal, SECAS helps accelerate conservation action in the places where it will make the biggest impact.
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Upcoming webinars in the SECAS Third Thursday Web Forum series. SECAS Fall 2025 webinar schedule announced
Check out the Third Thursday Web Forum schedule for the 2025 fall season! The schedule has fantastic presentations lined up for September, October, and November. SECAS hosts these webinars on the third Thursday of each month at 10 am Eastern time. »Click here for an interactive pdf of the flyer with links to register.
- September 18th, 2025 @ 10 am ET: Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge into conservation and restoration: An overview of the SGI Tribal Program. The September presentation by Corlee Thomas-Hill, Tribal Liaison with the Southeastern Grasslands Institute, will provide an overview of the Southeastern Grassland Institute (SGI) Tribal Program, which works to incorporate Indigenous ecological knowledge into SGI’s conservation and restoration projects and ensure that tribal priorities are considered in all aspects of SGI’s work.
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SECAS staff use numerous LANDFIRE layers, including the pictured Existing Vegetation Type, in Southeast Blueprint indicators--especially in the U.S. Caribbean. Help improve LANDFIRE- Data on landscape change needed by 10/31
Do you have data on landscape changes? The LANDFIRE program produces lots of helpful data on current and historic vegetation and disturbances. We use LANDFIRE in a number of Blueprint indicators. LANDFIRE staff have also been super helpful and responsive to feedback and questions. They always get back to me quickly when I have questions. They’ve made a number of improvements, especially in the U.S. Caribbean, based on issues we’ve found. Unlike some other mapping efforts (I’m looking at you, NLCD!), they also map and regularly update products that cover the U.S. Caribbean.
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Still image taken from video of a dive down to 5,000 meters (16,405 feet) on Mona Seamount near Puerto Rico, one of the deepest dives ever to reach the seafloor in that part of the world. Despite the depth of the dive, the site was not devoid of life. Media courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Exploring Deep-sea Habitats off Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Short videos of deep-sea species in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
These short videos aren’t new, but I ran across them again in looking up some deep-sea related information. It’s so great to be able to see the amazing deep-sea diversity in the Southeast. I’m also thankful that NOAA efforts like the Okeanos Explorer, which make videos and share images to make this world more accessible to all of us.
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