Partnerships
Working together is the foundation upon which LCCs are being built. Considering today's conservation challenges, no single entity can ensure the sustainability of our nation’s fish and wildlife resources by working independently. LCCs combine the resources and strengths of resource management agencies and science entities from federal, state, and local governments, tribes, universities, non-governmental organizations and landowners. The CA LCC will create stakeholder communities charged with providing scientific and technical support for landscape-scale conservation in an adaptive management framework.
Who is helping now
To assist with the development of the CA LCC, an Interim Steering Committee (ISC) was identified. As the partnership expands, the composition of the steering committee will change. The ISC will be replaced by a permanent organizational structure after the entire geographic scope of the CA LCC has been encompassed. Currently, the ISC is composed of representatives from the following agencies and organizations:
- Federal Agencies:
- Bureau of Land Management
- Bureau of Reclamation
- National Park Service
- NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- US Geological Survey
- US Forest Service
- State Agencies:
- California Resources Agency
- California Department of Fish and Game
- California Department of Water Resources
- Other:
- Central Valley Joint Venture
- Defenders of Wildlife
- Ducks Unlimited
- PRBO Conservation Science
- The Nature Conservancy
- San Francisco Bay Joint Venture
- University of California
How you can get Involved
We are looking for interested agencies and organizations who are willing to embrace a new era of interdependence and work together with a set of common conservation goals and shared capacity to conserve and sustain natural ecosystems. Right now, we are working on the formation of the CA LCC. Over the next 12 to 18 months we will seek additional partners who will be integral in its development. We intend to use a variety of methods to inform interested parties of our progress and partner participation.
Here are some ways you can plug into the CA LCC right now:
- Look for our updates and progress on this webpage
- Contact your agency's representative
- Watch for workshops and meetings in your area
As the CA LCC matures and becomes well represented by a variety of partners, so will the evolution of opportunities to engage in activities at a local, regional, and landscape scales. As we move through this journey of development we hope to progress in a swift but deliberate pace. We are certain to change .........so, stay tuned!