Chapter 6 Conservation Goals and Priorities
Coast (BCR 30), Atlantic Northern Forest (BCR 14), Lower Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Plain (BCR 13), Piedmont (BCR 29), Peninsular Florida (BCR 31). BCR Plans synthesize information of all these planning efforts for each bird initiative on an ecoregional scale, integrating the planning and implementation vision for all these species/initiatives into a single BCR plan. • Single Species Planning efforts: National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative, North American Grouse Management Strategy, Woodcock Management Plan, Atlantic Brant Management Plan 6.9.4 Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) The Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to partnering with landowners and local communities to permanently protect natural resources with agricultural, cultural, recreational, ecological, and scenic value in northwest North Carolina. Operating in seven counties (Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey), the BRC collaborates with private farmland owners to voluntarily safeguard working and productive farms, ensuring that farmers can continue their agricultural activities while preserving the land as farmland. The BRC also partners with state agencies, including the NCWRC, to expand the public’s access to land with recreational, cultural, and ecological value. More information about land conservation options and conservation easements is available on the BRC website https://blueridgeconservancy.org. 6.9.5 Cape Fear Arch Conservation Collaborative (CFACC) The Cape Fear Arch (CFA) is a region distinguished by unusual geology and the greatest biological diversity along the Atlantic Coast north of Florida. It is located between Cape Lookout in North Carolina and Cape Romain in South Carolina and extends inland beyond Fayetteville to the Sandhills region of the Carolinas. In North Carolina, the Cape Fear Arch includes the watersheds of the lower Cape Fear and Waccamaw rivers. The area is under great development pressure, which requires infrastructure that often eliminates habitat for important wildlife species. The Cape Fear Arch Conservation Collaborative (CFACC) is a nonprofit partnership of organizations and individuals created in 2006 to enhance cooperation and communication regarding regional conservation issues within the CFA landscape. The participating organizations represent a broad spectrum of land managers and land conservation advocates with differing missions. All are dedicated to sustainable natural resource management, providing for human needs while retaining the natural heritage of the region. A conservation plan was first developed in 2009 and revised in 2015 that identifies, evaluates, and prioritizes an interconnected network of essential core ecosystems in the Cape Fear Arch region and identifies gaps in the existing network for protection and restoration priorities. The Cape Fear Arch Conservation Plan contains 21 focal areas to focus long-term planning and
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