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How To Add Content to the Portal: Instructions for adding content to the portal including: a general overview; pages; news items; links; files; events; collections; and discussions.

Connecticut River Pilot FAQs: Connecticut River Pilot FAQs, 3-28-2014 version

Proposed Process for Decisions Connecticut River Pilot: Proposed Process for Decisions Connecticut River Pilot

Draft Goals for Connecticut River Pilot as of 3-28-2014: Draft Goals for Connecticut River Pilot as of 3-28-2014

Product Description: Northeast Aquatic Connectivity: An Assessment of Dams on Northeastern Rivers: Short Product Description: Northeast Aquatic Connectivity: An Assessment of Dams on Northeastern Rivers

Fish and Wildlife Service conducts five-year status reviews of 33 southeastern species: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will conduct five-year status reviews of 25 endangered and eight threatened species occurring in one or more of the 10 states in the Southeast and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The public is invited to provide written information and comments concerning these species on or before May 27, 2014.

AAAS Kicks Off Initiative to Recognize Climate Change Risks: AAAS is announcing the launch of a new initiative to expand the dialogue on the risks of climate change.

Conservation Planning Projects: Links to ongoing conservation planning efforts or places to read about such efforts.

Data Needs Assessment Research Project Update: This presentation from Dr. Robert Baldwin of Clemson University provides an update to the Steering Committee on the Appalachian LCC funded research project. The Data Needs Assessment project is evaluating existing spatial data, assembling public data in geodatabase, defining conservation planning tasks that can be accomplished, identifying problems to address if data gaps are filled, interpreting uses of data, and conducting analysis of ongoing planning efforts.

NPS Natural Heritage Areas: Map indicating the location of Natural Heritage Areas.

No Regrets Working Group Guidance: At the April meeting of the Appalachian Landscape Conservation Cooperative, the Steering Committee tasked a work group to advance the identification of previously assessed high value conservation areas (HVCA) for which there may be a general consensus about their significance and relevance inside the LCC geography. This contributes to the effort of the LCC by identifying areas that can be promoted as needing special attention and consideration by managers (and others) in advance of more systematic modeling or LCC-sponsored analyses or structured decision-making and prioritization in the future.

Data Management & Sharing Recommendations: Recommendations from Appalachian LCC Data Management Working group.

Draft List of Indicators for Terrestrial, Aquatic, and Human Dimensions Measures for the Appalachian LCC: Developed by the Indicators and Surrogate Species Steering Committee Working Group.

WNC Vitality Index: The Western North Carolina Vitality Index reports on the 27 counties of Western North Carolina through the perspectives of the region’s natural, social, built, and economic environments. Designed to assist local governments, interest groups, and the public in furtherance of the Mountain Resources Commission’s overall mission to take care of our natural resources to enhance and sustain quality of life and ensure the long-term health of our region and our people.