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Local

Implementation

Team

Update

Andrew SchockLongleaf Partnership CouncilOkefenokee/Osceola Longleaf Implementation TeamApril 25, 2013

Success with the goals identified in the Range-wide Conservation Plan for Longleaf Pine requires the resources, talents, leadership, and collaborative efforts of a full range of private and public landowners. Implementation Teams are the workers on the ground to get this done while enhancing collaboration between public and private landowners.

BackgroundCurrent Implementation TeamsOngoing Activities and AccomplishmentsImplementation Needs and RecommendationsCommunication and CollaborationImplementation Team Update OverviewNew Teams (7)

Fort Stewart/Altamaha PartnershipOkefenokee/Osceola Longleaf Implementation TeamMountain Longleaf Local Implementation Team Ocala Local Implementation TeamCape Fear Arch Partnership Texas Ridge Partnership Sewee Longleaf Conservation Cooperative

Implementation TeamsExisting Teams (12)

Sandhills Longleaf Pine Conservation Partnership Low Country of South CarolinaChattahoochee Fall Line Conservation PartnershipApalachicola Regional Stewardship AllianceGeorgia Red Hills RegionWest- Central Louisiana Ecosystem Conservation ProjectOnslow Bight Conservation Forum North Carolina Sandhills Conservation PartnershipOsceola NF Cooperative Forest Landscape Restoration ProjectGulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem Partnership (GCPEP)DeSoto-Camp Shelby Longleaf Implementation TeamLongleaf Ridge Place Based Project

Implementation Teams

2013 NFWF Longleaf Stewardship Fund Update2013 Partnership Performance ReportLongleaf Maintenance Condition Class DefinitionsLongleaf Seedling Planting DensityUpdate on RESTORE ACTLongleaf Seedling/Sapling Toppling 2012 FIA Longleaf Status and Trends Report http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/compass/2013/01/15/longleaf-pine-forests-in-the-south-past-and-future/Longleaf Growth and Yield Model Update http://carboncenter.ifas.ufl.edu/models.shtml

Implementation Team Conference CallMarch 19, 2013Longleaf and groundcover restoration almost 8,000 acresHire Implementation Team CoordinatorsLand acquisition/protection establish connectivity, base buffering >26,000Technical Outreach private landowners and resource professionals field days ,workshops, academies - >1200Prescribed burning communications, resource sharing, fire strike teams almost 100,000Invasive species controlCooperative research and monitoringCoordinated conservation funding/grants

Ongoing Activities & AccomplishmentsSeveral Implementation Team startups are occurring now. Ongoing support/engagement of these teams noted as they will be anchor points for future longleaf efforts.

Landowner incentive programs and grants by NRCS, USFWS, and NFWF/Southern Company are crucial to restoration and management efforts. The Longleaf Stewardship Fund that emphasized Significant Geographic Areas and Sites provided new opportunities to Implementation Teams.Implementation Needs & RecommendationsLongleaf focused education needs remain. Working with large industrial owners is critical. Consider successful partner training programs, where they are most needed across the longleaf range, and how we can get them there.

Seasonal or permanent fire teams are priorities for many teams and are either in place, have just been initiated, or are planned

Implementation Needs & RecommendationsExtraordinary land protection opportunities exist in light of the economic downturn, especially related to key connector projects and base buffering efforts.

Chattahoochee Fall Line success 23,000 acresFort Stewart/Altamaha 2700 acresLand & Water Conservation Fund Collaborative Funding in FY14 Presidents Budget ($9.4 MM) Need for creative funding/agreements that prioritize restoration of these lands so losses do not occur on other lands currently being managed sustainably or those recently restored.

Implementation Needs & RecommendationsIn depth conversations need to occur between the Local Implementation Teams especially around:

Fire teams and equipment - sharingFunding opportunities - synergiesLarge landowner partnerships - learningCommunication and Coordination

Thank You For All You Do In Support of Implementation Teams

Thank You For All You Do In Support of Implementation Teams

Beth Maynor Young