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.
From the blog
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Inspecting harvested rivercane. Photo by Louise Vaughn. Learning to listen to rivercane
This blog is a companion to Mr. Michael Fedoroff’s and Ms. Rose Fisher’s blog entitled The burdens that these baskets carry: A rivercane reflection, also featured in this newsletter.
I’m still learning to listen and hope to get better. Listening is like a language that takes practice and commitment. But learning to become a more fluent listener is a skill I have to cultivate to build stronger relationships and support the SECAS partnership.
In 2021, I attended the Indigenous Approaches to Rivercane Restoration Workshop hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tribal Nations Technical Center of Expertise in collaboration with the Rivercane Restoration Alliance (RRA) and other partners. This three-day virtual event provided a forum in which almost 200 people had the opportunity to learn about both the importance of rivercane to Indigenous communities as well as Indigenous knowledge and perspectives about rivercane science and restoration. And the workshop did exactly what it was meant to—inspire and connect.
Since that workshop, SECAS has worked with partners to help elevate and promote the importance of rivercane restoration, especially for Tribes within the Southeast and with ancestral homelands in the Southeast.
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The Midwest Landscape Initiative is releasing their latest Blueprint update on November 21st. Register for their webinar to learn more! Register for a webinar announcing the release of the latest Midwest Conservation Blueprint
Our colleagues with the Midwest Landscape Initiative are releasing the next version of the Midwest Conservation Blueprint in a webinar next month.
Register at this link to participate on Thursday, November 21st at 1 pm ET. You’ll also be able to read more about it in next month’s newsletter!
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Southeast Conservation Blueprint Version 2024 identifies priority areas for a connected network of lands and waters across the Southeast and U.S. Caribbean. Southeast Conservation Blueprint 2024 now available
The latest update to the Southeast Conservation Blueprint, version 2024, is now available!
Here are the major improvements for this year:
- Improvements for 12 indicators covering terrestrial, freshwater, and marine
- Two new indicators: landscape condition and grasslands and savannas
- Major updates to three indicators: imperiled aquatic species, amphibian and reptile areas, and gulf coral and hardbottom
- Smaller updates to five more indicators
- Improvements for 12 indicators covering terrestrial, freshwater, and marine
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