2013 Investments & Expectations

1. 2013 Investments & Expectations

2. 2013 Financial Resources

3. 2013 Potential Expenditures

4. FWS ExpectationsConservation Activity Areas • Organizational Operations– Addresses fundamental organizational and administrative components necessary to establish and maintain an LCC as part of the National Network. • Landscape Conservation Planning Foundation – Defines the foundation upon which an LCC builds an integrated landscape conservation planning, design, and delivery process. • Landscape Conservation Design– Integrates the biological, ecological, and cultural goals and objectives that support priority resources defined by an LCC.

5. FWS ExpectationsConservation Activity Areas • Informing Conservation Delivery– Communicates and delivers science and technology products and tools for decision making and on-the-ground actions so as to influence current and future landscape conditions. • Decision-based Monitoring– Tracks status and trajectory of priority resources and changes in landscape conditions and conservation objectives. • Assumption-driven Research- Evaluates key uncertainties and assumptions through targeted research to help guide improvements for biological planning conservation design, delivery, inventory and monitoring, and operational evaluations.

6. FWS ExpectationsConservation Activity Areas • Data Management and Integration– Facilitates information discovery, sharing, and collaboration. • Science and Conservation Community Integration- Engages with the key science consortia and conservation partnerships within the geography. • Conservation Science and Adaptation Strategy– Provides context and strategies for LCC actions and identifies processes for sharing information, knowledge, products, tools, and strategies that benefit the LCC Network’s vision, mission, and guiding principles.