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The Greater Uwharrie Conservation Partnership

The Greater Uwharrie Conservation Partnership. Jeff Marcus, Piedmont Wildlife Diversity Supervisor. July 23, 2009.

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The Greater Uwharrie Conservation Partnership

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  1. The Greater Uwharrie Conservation Partnership Jeff Marcus, Piedmont Wildlife Diversity Supervisor July 23, 2009

  2. Mission:To work for the long-term conservation and enhancement of biological diversity and ecosystem sustainability throughout the Greater Uwharrie Landscape, compatible with the land use, conservation and management objectives of participating organizations and agencies.

  3. Plant Protection Program Land Trust for Central NC

  4. Greater Uwharries Conservation Partnership background • Uwharrie Trail • State Wildlife Grants • Recognition of many groups with similar interests • Initial meeting January 2005 • Modeled after the Sandhills Conservation Partnership • MOU & Charter

  5. Organization of the Partnership • Forum • All partners and stakeholders • Information sharing • Steering Committee • One representative from each partner • Makes decision on organization and direction of partnership • Decisions by consensus • Work Groups • Geographically focused • Consists of “on-the-ground” folks • Includes non-partner stakeholders • Information sharing & work on topics • Look for opportunities for collaborative projects

  6. Greater Uwharries Conservation Partnership Goals • Improve communication and cooperation • Identify and map common conservation priorities • Leverage funding and resources • land conservation • land management • land use planning

  7. Communication • Forum and Steering Committee meets ~4x/ year • Work Groups meet every 2-4 months, as needed • Google-group email lists • Wiki-space data sharing web site

  8. Identifying highest priority resources- “Conservation Targets” • Start with Wildlife Action Plan & Natural Heritage lists • Focus on those targets with greatest conservation opportunity in the Uwharries- consider rarity and endemism. • Experts whittle list & assign ranks, partners approve • Over 100 species, habitats and natural communities

  9. Examples of Conservation Targets Granitic flatrock Prairies and Grasslands Mature hardwood forest Wetlands Yadkin River goldenrod Swainson’s Warbler Robust redhorse Mole salamander

  10. Greater Uwharries Conservation Planning Map

  11. GUCP Partner’s strategies-putting conservation on the ground • Land acquisition • Conservation easements • Improving private lands management • Species and habitat inventory and monitoring • County Planning, growth modeling

  12. Piedmont Longleaf Restoration • USFWS Partners program and Environmental Defense collaborate on funding • USFWS, NCWRC, the Zoo, LTCNC and NRCS find willing landowners • USFS contributes $ for controlled burning on private lands near Forest

  13. GUCP Project: Projected Development in the South Central Piedmont 2030 Developed Undeveloped Renaissance Computing Institute UNC Charlotte

  14. Thank You Questions? Photo by Erica Newman

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