Where We Work Working with landowners and communities to conserve - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

LuAnn Craighton ( The Nature Conservancy ) Brent Widener ( Fort Benning ) Dr. Dwight McLaurin ( Owner, McLaurin Farms )

Where We Work “Working with landowners and communities to conserve the Fall Line’s natural heritage and quality of life…..”

Fall Line Biodiversity

In the Beginning… 1990s – Fort Benning partners with The Nature Conservancy 2006 – Army Compatible Use Buffer (ACUB) program at Fort Benning 2010 – ACUB Biennial Review Recommendation (Army Environmental Command) 2011 – Chattahoochee Fall Line Conservation Partnership (CFLCP) formed

CFLCP Partners Working together to provide technical expertise, strategic coordination and leveraged resources for land conservation and ecosystem restoration along the Chattahoochee Fall Line • Atlanta Botanical Garden • Natural Resources Conservation Service • Chattahoochee RiverWarden • Oxbow Meadow Environmental Center • Chattahoochee Valley Land Trust • Private Landowners • City of Columbus • Southern Company • Coalition for Sound Growth • The Conservation Fund • Columbus Museum • The Nature Conservancy • Columbus State University • The Trust for Public Land • Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources • Trees Columbus • Georgia Forestry Commission • Tuskegee National Forest • Jones Ecological Research Center • Tuskegee University • The Longleaf Alliance • U.S. Army • MeadWestvaco Foundation • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • National Fish and Wildlife Foundation • National Wild Turkey Federation

CFLCP Accomplishments Land Protection 27,000 ac in ACUB area under permanent conservation protection Stewardship Activities • Prescribed fire: >37,000 acres burned • Longleaf pine planted: >3,200 acres • Invasive species/sand pine removal: 1,200 acres • Ecological timber harvest: 1,200 acres • Ecological monitoring plots: >250 established

CFLCP Accomplishments Ecological Restoration and Outdoor Recreation • Opened 11,000-acre Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA • Co-owned and co-managed by Georgia DNR and The Nature Conservancy Outreach and Education • Landowner Workshops • Community Events • Volunteer Activities • Presentations • Field Tours • Resource Materials

Moving Forward…. • Mapping • Land protection • Stewardship (rx fire) • Demonstration sites • Landowner outreach