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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Upcoming webinars in the SECAS Third Thursday Web Forum series. Summer 2026 web forum flyer schedule announced
The Third Thursday Web Forum schedule for June, July, and August is now available! SECAS hosts these webinars on the third Thursday of each month at 10 am Eastern time. »Click here for an interactive pdf of the flyer, with functioning links.
- June 18th @ 10 am ET: Make your voice heard: Ensuring SECAS stays focused on what matters most. The June web forum will offer a unique opportunity for attendees to actively participate in shaping the focus of the SECAS partnership. In the face of recent disruption and loss of capacity, staff are seeking feedback on how to best balance competing priorities and ensure that the partnership sustains the products and services that matter most to our community. Register here: https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/b2fe810b-b003-4fd6-9914-e97bbf8b4bbe@0693b5ba-4b18-4d7b-9341-f32f400a5494.
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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
The first of three spotlights on neighboring landscape conservation initiatives, 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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