Resources
The Southeast Conservation Blueprint
The Southeast Conservation Blueprint is a living, spatial plan that identifies priority areas for a connected network of lands and waters.
- Visit the Blueprint page to learn more
- Start simple in the Blueprint Explorer
- Dig deeper into the Blueprint on the SECAS Atlas
- Download the GIS data
Recent trends in Southeastern ecosystems
We measure progress toward the SECAS 10% goal using the best available data from existing Southeast-wide monitoring programs since SECAS was established in 2011.
- Read the 2024 pdf report
- Explore the 2024 results in an interative story map
- Learn more about the SECAS 10% goal
Supporting Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) states and territories
Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need
The Southeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies’ Wildlife Diversity Committee has developed a list of “Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need” (RSGCN) that highlights the region’s extraordinary biodiversity and endemism and identifies priority species for cross-state cooperation.
Animals
- Read this blog to learn more
- Visit the website for this project to download animal RSGCN lists by taxanomic group
- See the full list of all animal RSGCN (pdf)
- Read the final report for this project
Plants
- Read this blog to learn more
- Visit the website for this project
- Download the plant RSGCN list (.xlsx)
- Read the final report
State Wildlife Action Plan Alignment Survey
In 2021, SECAS assisted with a survey of Southeast State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) coordinators to help improve regional SWAP alignment.
- Read a brief report summarizing the survey results and next steps
- See a full export of the survey results
State Blueprint Reports
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Puerto Rico
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Virginia
- West Virginia
The 2020 SECAS Futures Project
The 2020 SECAS Futures Project was a year-long effort to examine how SECAS is adding value to partner organizations and sustaining progress toward meeting its vision and goal. The final report provides a comprehensive evaluation of the partnership.
SECAS Charter
The official charter outlines the governance structure of SECAS and the function of the Executive Steering Committee. The Steering Committee approved the charter in August 2023 and the SEAFWA Board of Directors later adopted it at their annual business meeting in October.
SECAS Statement of Shared Purpose
The SECAS Statement of Shared Purpose was approved by the Steering Committee in May 2021. As one of the recommendations of the Futures Project, the statement was collaboratively developed among the SECAS Points of Contact, SECAS staff, Steering Committee, and other partnership representatives to improve coordination and communication about SECAS while providing greater detail on the vision, structure, function and organization of the initiative.
SECAS Organizational Structure
Learn how the SECAS partnership is organized: