2. Interstate Regional Collaboratives - Grazing & Wetlands.pdf
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About this session.
Even before receiving nearly a $1M investment from NFWF in their respective Innovative Nutrient & Sediment Reduction programs in 2018 and 2019, respectively, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) conducted extensive work in building collaborative approaches around high impact practices for the Chesapeake Bay watershed landscape. For CBF, the collaborative was an offshoot of earlier work with a Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG), scaling up to convene partners and facilitate a PA-MD-VA network for promoting and improving precision and rotational grazing. For TNC, the focus on wetland restoration grew from water quality and habitat work and conservation investments across the Delmarva and Pennsylvania. Both efforts recognized a need for building broader networks to reach new audiences and stakeholders to achieve lasting water quality benefits. These collaboratives have strong missions and visions, but also have opportunities for deploying evaluation as a mechanism for improving overall sustainability and longevity of their efforts.
Other resources from this session.
About this session.
Even before receiving nearly a $1M investment from NFWF in their respective Innovative Nutrient & Sediment Reduction programs in 2018 and 2019, respectively, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) conducted extensive work in building collaborative approaches around high impact practices for the Chesapeake Bay watershed landscape. For CBF, the collaborative was an offshoot of earlier work with a Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG), scaling up to convene partners and facilitate a PA-MD-VA network for promoting and improving precision and rotational grazing. For TNC, the focus on wetland restoration grew from water quality and habitat work and conservation investments across the Delmarva and Pennsylvania. Both efforts recognized a need for building broader networks to reach new audiences and stakeholders to achieve lasting water quality benefits. These collaboratives have strong missions and visions, but also have opportunities for deploying evaluation as a mechanism for improving overall sustainability and longevity of their efforts.
Other resources from this session.
- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Program
- Mountains-to-Bay Grazing Alliance
Presenters.
Beth McGee, Director of Science and Agricultural Policy, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Amy Jacobs, Program Director, The Nature Conservancy
Kristen Hughes Evans, Executive Director, Sustainable Chesapeake (moderator)