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 […]
The Midwest Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need database and list identifies those animals whose conservation is largely dependent on Midwestern states and their combined efforts to save them and their habitat. Information summarized in this project will improve the coordination of conservation delivery across the Midwest. Teams of species experts, called taxa teams, […]
The Midwest Landscape Initiative (MLI) had a busy and productive year in 2021. Despite the ongoing challenges of the pandemic, the MLI’s Steering Committee, Technical Committee, and Working Groups continued to meet regularly, though remotely, throughout the year to develop and refine products, further define our identity and vision, and chart a path forward for […]
The Midwest Landscape Initiative (MLI) will host an all-day symposium Tuesday, Feb. 15 at the 82nd Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference in Des Moines, Iowa. This symposium will provide a brief overview of the MLI, a thorough examination of the Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need effort, and an opportunity for participants to help chart the […]
Amanda Wuestefeld, of the Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife, and Keith Warnke, of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, have been named to the steering committee of the Midwest Landscape Initiative.
The Midwest Landscape Initiative has completed the first phase of the Midwest Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need project.
JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Sara Parker Pauley, director of the Missouri Department of Conservation, has been named co-chair of the Midwest Landscape Initiative steering committee, joining Craig Czarnecki of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The Midwest Landscape Initiative released Nov. 1 a mobile-friendly website designed to be a resource for collaborators and partners across a 13-state region working on at-risk species and habitat conservation issues.
