Collaborative conservation takes time, and our investments pay off when we find shared priorities and create tools to help us make better decisions. We are excited to share that the Midwest Conservation Blueprint is now available to assist collaborative, landscape conservation efforts across the Midwest. The Midwest Conservation Blueprint is a base map of priority lands and […]
The Midwest Landscape Initiative (MLI) hosted an introductory webinar about the Midwest Conservation Blueprint on October 11, 2023. View this to get started using the blueprint. When questions arise or you are interested in learning more, check out our schedule below to attend additional webinars, meet the creators, and connect with other users. A recording […]
In anticipation of the MAFWA Annual Directors Meeting in Wisconsin from June 25-28, the Midwest Landscape Initiative (MLI) hosted an informational webinar on June 2, 2023, from 8:30-9:30 CT. Speakers included the MLI Staff. Participants attended the webinar to: Learn more about the MLI, how it started, who is participating, and where we are going […]
The MLI is helping connect states that want to develop collaborative, landscape-scale conservation proposals for the 2023 America the Beautiful Challenge grant. We’re looking for projects that would benefit from intergovernmental collaboration and that align with MAFWA’s three priority areas: 1) functional, connected grassland systems; 2) health and function of aquatic systems; and 3) improved, interconnected […]
The Midwest Landscape Initiative will host an all-day symposium Putting Regional Collaboration into Practice on Tuesday, February 14 at the Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference in Overland Park, Kansas. The morning session of the symposium will include an overview of the Midwest Landscape Initiative and progress on implementing recommendations for improved regional coordination around State […]
The NASA Earth Science Division is pleased to announce the release of the A.40 Earth Science Applications: Ecological Conservation (formerly Ecological Forecasting) solicitation. Funding is available for projects that that would enable: Decision-making to combat the spread of invasive species, Advance the use of ecosystem service assessment for decision-making, and Inform management, establishment, or protection […]
Notice of Funding Opportunity – Recovery Challenge Grants (deadline 11/15/22) The Recovery Challenge funding opportunity provides a unique financial assistance opportunity for non-federal partners – both new and longstanding – working on implementing high-priority recovery actions for species listed as endangered and threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as identified by the U.S. Fish […]
Job Announcement: Western Monarch Coordinator, Sacramento, CA (closes 9/27) Science Applications is recruiting a Biologist, GS-401-12/13 working in Sacramento, CA for the R8 ARD-Science Applications. As Western Monarch Coordinator, you will be a key member of the national Pollinator Conservation Center. You will collaborate across FWS programs and Regions and with others to develop and […]
The Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (MAFWA) took action to galvanize its commitment to landscape conservation and collaboration with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and other partners at its annual meeting in South Dakota in June. At the meeting, the Board unanimously approved an amendment to its bylaws that makes the Midwest […]
The Midwest Landscape Initiative (MLI) has been busy this year. As part of its annual presentation to the Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (MAFWA) at its Annual Meeting in June 2022, the MLI staff highlighted several accomplishments as well as new capacity it has added to pursue even more efforts, all published in […]
