SECAS brings together public and private organizations around a bold vision for the future of our region. We're connecting the lands and waters of the Southeast and Caribbean to support healthy ecosystems, thriving fish and wildlife populations, and vibrant communities. With a data-driven spatial plan and an ambitious regional goal, SECAS helps accelerate conservation action in the places where it will make the biggest impact.
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Southern Appalachian mountaintop vista. Photo by Gary Peeples/USFWS. Building a strong foundation for regional fish and wildlife collaboration in the Northeast
Cross-posted from the Wildlife Management Institute’s Outdoor News Bulletin March 2026 Edition - Volume 80, Issue 3
For decades, partners in the Northeast have been setting the stage for a transformational approach to conservation – looking past jurisdictional boundaries to identify shared goals for species and natural systems and co-develop science to inform strategic actions on the ground. The Northeast Landscape Wildlife Conservation Committee continues this legacy, connecting state agencies, federal partners, and nongovernmental organizations around priority landscapes and regionwide needs.
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SECAS staff are starting to explore improvements to corridors methods in the Southeast Blueprint (version 2025 pictured here). Taking a closer look at corridors in the Southeast Conservation Blueprint
Landscape connectivity and wildlife corridors are emerging as an important topic in conservation. We spend a lot of time talking about the indicator layers that drive the identification of priority areas in the Blueprint, but we don’t always spend as much time sharing information about the corridor analysis that is included in the Blueprint.
As a part of the Blueprint, we include a corridor analysis that covers the 15 states and 2 U.S. Caribbean territories that make up the SECAS region. As with the other parts of the Blueprint, we regularly update the corridor analysis to incorporate new and improved data.
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Rivercane near Tahlequah, OK managed by Roger Cain of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians. Indigenous people have had a close relationship with rivercane for countless millennia and have long managed rivercane as part of shaping their homelands. Photo by Jennifer Byram. SECAS steps up efforts to promote rivercane restoration with a new indicator in the Blueprint
For the past few years, SECAS staff have been working to find a way to include river cane within the Southeast Conservation Blueprint. It took a while for us to get here, but through a lot of conversations, the work of our three Fellows (Alyssa Quan, Levi West, and Jennifer Byram), and a lot of help from our partners (especially Roger Cain, Ryan Spring, Michael Fedoroff, and the Rivercane Restoration Alliance) river cane restoration is a part of the Blueprint and our regional strategy for connecting lands and waters.
We still have work to do, but we welcome river cane restoration to our indicator family!
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