Urban growth, climate change, and increasing demand for renewable energy are rapidly changing the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. Supporting thriving fish and wildlife populations and improved quality of life for people will require new ways of working together across spatial scales.

The Southeast Conservation Blueprint is a living, spatial plan that identifies priority areas for a connected network of lands and waters across the Southeast and Caribbean. The Blueprint identifies priority areas based on a suite of natural and cultural resource indicators representing terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. It's helping more than 450 people from over 180 organizations bring in new funding and inform their conservation decisions. So far, more than 2,000 people from over 600 different organizations have actively participated in developing the Southeast Blueprint.

This seminar by Southeast Conservation Blueprint coordinator Rua Mordecai will discuss the latest methods for the Blueprint, examples of its use at multiple spatial scales, and lessons learned from more than 10 years of development and support.