Pathway to improving ecosystem integrity, part of the draft Blueprint implementation strategy. If you were at the spring Blueprint workshops, you'll probably remember that a new implementation strategy for the Blueprint is in the works. You might even remember that, through some of the activities, you were helping to create it. Even if [...]
May 18th, 2017: “Results of the 2017 Blueprint workshops” with Rua Mordecai, South Atlantic LCC At this web forum, Rua will summarize the feedback received at the 2017 Blueprint workshops and the tweaks planned so far to Draft Blueprint 2.2 in response to input from the broader cooperative. Maybe you attended an in-person workshop and want to see [...]
As your cooperative gears up for another round of Blueprint workshops in March, April, and early May of 2017, Rua will review how the South Atlantic Conservation Blueprint has evolved since Blueprint 1.0 was released in 2014. He will explain the process of developing the latest iteration of the Blueprint, Version 2.1, and provide an overview of how [...]
April 16th, 2015: "Blueprint 2.0 workshops and next steps" with Rua Mordecai, South Atlantic LCC Rua will provide an update on the recently-completed round of Blueprint 2.0 workshops. Your cooperative convened 8 workshops in Raleigh, Atlanta, Tallahassee, and Charleston over the last month, attended by almost 200 people from 65 organizations who helped shape the direction of [...]
Last winter, a series of iconic pictures--snapped on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh as commuters left work early in the face of oncoming snow--ignited the imagination of amateur photo-editors everywhere. WRAL, the local news station, even posted a photo gallery of all of the amusing shots called "Attack on Glenwood Avenue". It featured everything from the [...]
South Atlantic staff need your help to turn out the conservation community for the upcomingBlueprint 2.0 workshops! Want to see who's signed up so far? Follow this link... If you see any gaps, please spread the word and recruit your colleagues! Here's five reasons you can give to attend a Blueprint 2 .0 workshop: The [...]
TOOL TIME! BLUEPRINT WORKSHOP TIME! Almost, that is. The venues are all booked. All the staff's GIS workstations--and those of basically everyone we know--are smoking as they power through Zonation runs of ecological indicator data. Deep deliberation is underway about the relative merits of ordering sandwich platters to each location vs. going offsite for lunch [...]
A few years ago Stephen Colbert coined a new term that resonated with everyone who has ever waded into the waters of map making and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Truthiness. Truthiness refers to that feeling you get when you don’t have to prove you’re right about something because you just know you’re right. We [...]