June 12 th 2013 – EBTJV Meeting – Frostburg, MD

1. 15 States • 14 National Forests • 9 National Park Areas • 6 Wildlife Refuges (+3– proposed in the SE Region) • 3 FWS Regions • 3 USGS Areas • 3 NPS Regions • 2 EPA Regions June 12th 2013 – EBTJV Meeting – Frostburg, MD

2. grassland pasture18.3% / hay Fed. Listed (170) Candidate (35) Proposed (3^) 62% forest 1. croplands7.9% ^ 2010 data 26% Ag Lands • Federally listed species 2. snail 9% flowering plants 29% 3. mussel- clam 31% fish 16% Major Threats Energy: NG / Hydro- “fracking” Energy: Mt Top Mining Water Stress / Extreme Events Urban Expansion / Ag conversion 4.

3. Vision: Ecological Integrity. Environmental Benefits. Sustainable Wildlife Populations. Interim Steering Comm. (29) 9 States … 8 Votes (13)Fed … 1 Tribal (EBC) … 3 NGO ... 3 regional Partner- ships

4. AppLCC Funding – Science Information & Decision Support Tools

5. Landscape Conservation Cooperative SCIENCE address the science needs PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT build the institution engage key partners / broader society http://applcc.org Work Plan Oct 2012 applcc.org + companion site 2012

6. http://applcc.org easternbrooktrout.org Companion Sites & sarp.org

7. Content Management System --Shared Platform Keywords derivative products Resources sarp.org applcc.org easternbrooktrout.org

9. http://applcc.org easternbrooktrout.org “on-the-ground” sarp.org

11. serve data share data store data share data sarp.org easternbrooktrout.org applcc.org

12. AppLCC Funding – Science Information & Decision Support Tools

14. 11% Catchment 33% Subwatershed (6th HUC) 76% Watershed (5th HUC) 100% Sub-basin (4th HUC) Source: M. Hudy

16. NO YES

17. Jean Brennan AppLCC Coordinator jean_brennan@fws.gov Bridgett Costanzo Science Coordinator bridgett_costanzo@fws.gov Matthew Cimitile Communications (PT) cmatth8@vt.edu Photo Source: B. Smith Paul Leonard GIS & Data Mgmt Specialist (PT) paul_leonard@fws.gov