Chapter 6 Conservation Goals and Priorities
Examples of successes that have been achieved as a result of the NCSCP include: more than 20,000 acres protected through collaborative land conservation efforts and leveraging of funds; the development of GIS data layers identifying the lands and waterways most important to natural resource conservation and management; the expansion and sharing of resources to improve land management including prescribed burning and invasive plant control; the development of a strategic plan that includes threat assessments, implementation strategies, and monitoring; increased communication and collaboration between partners; the training of several local government land-use planning staff in the use of conservation data; and the recovery of the NC Sandhills population of the endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker to levels identified in the national recovery plan. In addition, results compiled through a 10-year review conducted in 2010 indicate that the NCSCP provides partners with invaluable opportunities to build their personal and professional networks, to bolster internal capacity and support for accomplishing conservation objectives, and to demonstrate the success of the collaborative approach to conservation. Additional information is available from its website https://www.ncscp.org. 6.9.15 Onslow Bight Conservation Forum The Onslow Bight is a unique geographic landform located along the mid-coast region of North Carolina and includes all or portions of 13 coastal counties. The landscape stretches from the lower Northeast Cape Fear River to the Pamlico River and from offshore waters to approximately 40 miles inland. The Onslow Bight contains large federal- and state-managed areas including three Marine Corps installations, the Croatan National Forest, and the Holly Shelter and Angola Bay state game lands. The landscape contains rare and unusual animal and plant life such as the Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Venus Flytrap, and Carolina Gopher Frog. The region includes barrier islands, marshes, riverine wetlands, pocosins, Longleaf Pine savannas, and many other Coastal Plain and coastal habitats. The mission of the Onslow Bight Conservation Forum is to allow open communication between the collaborating partners to achieve forum goals for the conservation, protection, and restoration of the Onslow Bight landscape. The Onslow Bight Conservation Forum facilitates collaborative partnership between organizations and individuals dedicated to conservation within the Onslow Bight landscape while helping to preserve mission-compatible land use adjacent to the military installations. The forum fosters a strong collaborative relationship among regional military installations, federal, state, and local agencies, and a wide array of environmental groups. 6.9.16 Resource Conservation & Development Councils (RC&D) The Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Program promotes the protection and conservation of land and water resources. The program is implemented through independent nonprofit RC&D Councils that are organized through the National RC&D Councils (NARCDC)
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