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USFWS: Northeast Region Endangered freshwater mussels: Endangered freshwater mussels in the Clinch and Powell River Watersheds in Virginia (Bottom diagonal row, left to right: Cumberlandian combshell, Oyster mussel. Middle Row: Shiny pigtoe, Birdwing pearlymussel, Cumberland monkeyface. Top row: Rough rabitsfoot)

USFWS: Endangered mussels bound for the Powell River: On September 25, 2012, the Service , Virginia Tech, Lincoln Memorial University, and several other partners released 5,000 endangered mussels into the Tennessee stretch of the Powell River.

Planning in Practice: The Appalachian LCC has designed multiple static foundational maps for viewing and download. In addition, you may also view map products which were produced from AppLCC, other LCC's, partner funded projects such as Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture and TNC. These maps are often constructed with new data and may serve as a launching point for your exploration of these data products. Also

LCCs and Climate Science Centers (CSCs): Working together to provide scientific information, tools, and support for decisions to conserve large connected areas that sustain natural and cultural resources and people in a rapidly changing world.

Eastern Brook Trout Status Map: Brook trout status among the entire geographic range.

Secretary Jewell Announces New Wildlife and Climate Studies at the Northeast Climate Science Center: Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced recently that Interior’s Northeast Climate Science Center (NE CSC) is awarding nearly $700,000 to universities and other partners for research to guide managers of parks, refuges and other cultural and natural resources in planning how to help species and ecosystems adapt to climate change.

USGS Releases a New U.S. Karst Map: USGS has released a digital map compilation, database and report delineating areas of the United States, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, having karst or the potential for development of karst and pseudokarst.

Wind Turbine Energy Development Probability: Map showing existing wind turbines with the probability that a given area will be developed indicated by color (dark red is high probability; dark blue is low).

Image of Energy Mapping Forecast Tool: Mapping tool displays intersection between high probability energy development and forest cover.

Assessing Future Energy Development Across the Appalachians Research Update: This presentation from Judy Dunscomb of The Nature Conservancy provides an update to the Steering Committee on this Appalachian LCC funded research project. Assessing Future Impacts of Energy Extraction project is creating models of wind, shale gas, and coal development potential for the entire range of the Appalachian to predict potential future energy development and impacts to natural resources within the Appalachians. Models results and a web-based map server will help inform regional landscape planning decisions that can effectively avoid, mitigate, or offset impacts from energy development to important natural areas and the valuable services they provide.

Major Decisions and Discussions from Nov. 2014 Meeting: Major Decisions and Discussions from Nov. 2014 Core Team Meeting

LCC Network Releases 2014 Strategic Plan: The Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) Network has developed a strategic plan that articulates a path for the next five years to achieving the LCC Network’s vision and mission to conserve and maintain landscapes and seascapes capable of sustaining natural and cultural resources for current and future generations.