Sunset at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit: Kyra Neal, USFWS
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 […]
