Draft List of Existing Regional Partnerships with LCC Interactions to Date

Partnership / Focus / Interactions with LCC
Atlantic Coast Joint Venture / Birds and habitat conservation / Ongoing discussions at last three board and technical committee meetings; technical committee provided input on 2010 science projects and list of science needs for LCC
Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership / Coastal fish and habitat conservation / Presentation and discussion with at annual meeting in November, 2010
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission / Marine fisheries policy / Discussed with USFWS Fisheries Program staff. No contact yet.
Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture / Brook trout and coldwater stream habitat conservation / Provided input to LCC on 2010 science projects, Appalachian LCC Coordinator met with technical committee and board October 2010
Mid Atlantic Regional Council on the Oceans / Ocean issues in Mid Atlantic Marine zone / Discussed LCCs at DOI Northeast leadership meeting
Northeast Fish and Wildlife Diversity Technical Committee / State Species of Greatest Conservation Need, Regional Conservation Needs / Attended annual meeting and discussed informal and formal relationships and combining assessments of science needs for RCNs with LCC
Northeast Habitat Technical Committee / Habitat management and and species using managed and early successional habitats / Attended and presented at annual meeting and requested input and regular communications
Northeast Invasive Plant Working Group / Regional coordination on invasive species / Suggestion by The Nature Conservancy, no contact yet
Northeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation / Amphibians and Reptile science and issues in the northeast / Attended annual meeting and set up liaison with LCC for providing technical input
Northeast Regional Ocean Council / Ocean issues in New England Marine zone / Discussed LCCs at DOI Northeast leadership meeting
River Basin Commissions (Delaware, Susquehanna) / Management issues and science related to rivers / Discussed with USFWS Fisheries Program staff. No contact yet with RBCs
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Strategic Habitat Conservation / Cross program team addressing SHC issues and liaison to LCCs / Discussed role of team with LCCs on several conference calls
United South and Eastern Tribes Natural Resources Committee / Natural resource issues affecting tribes and on tribal lands / Presentation in winter meeting and fall USET Conference. Signed resolution in support of tribal involvement in LCCs and agreed on liaison.