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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SECAS staff are helping several Southeast states and U.S. Caribbean territories update their Wildlife Action Plans by refining Conservation Opportunity Areas and writing an additional chapter focused on alignment with regional priorities. Working for wildlife – How SECAS is helping states and territories with their Wildlife Action Plans
Since 2005, every state and territorial fish and wildlife agency in our nation has produced a State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) and submitted it to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for approval in order to receive funding through the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants programs. These plans must be updated every ten years. Congress requires that each SWAP addresses eight common elements to help guide each agency in identifying Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) and management actions to best manage and conserve those species.
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Conservation professionals review an early draft of Southeast Conservation Blueprint 2023 in the U.S. Virgin Islands at a meeting of the Caribbean Community of Practice in Christiansted, St. Croix. Photo by Rua Mordecai. Save the date for Blueprint 2024 virtual workshops in Oct-Nov
Virtual workshops to review the latest version of the Southeast Conservation Blueprint are coming later this fall! Please mark your calendars for the 3-week stretch from Oct 22-Nov 7. Registration links will go out in the SECAS newsletter next month. If you’ve previously used the Blueprint or participated in its development, you’ll also get a direct email invitation.
You might be thinking, “Hey, aren’t workshops usually held in the spring?” If so, you’re right–historically, they have been. In the past, staff held workshops midway through the Blueprint revision cycle to get input on a draft of the latest plan. Then we’d squeeze in as many improvements as we could before finalizing and releasing the Blueprint around October.
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The SECAS logo and associated branding guide are accessible from the resources page of the SECAS website. New SECAS logo and usage guidelines now available
I’m so pleased to announce that the SECAS logo image files and associated branding guide are now available at the bottom of the resources page! This marks an important milestone for SECAS and reflects how our community and partnership have grown since our inception in 2011.
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