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Landscape Conservation Cooperatives



Secretarial Order No. 3289 establishes Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs), a network of public-private partnerships that provide shared science to ensure the sustainability of America's land, water, wildlife and cultural resources.

DOI Landscape Conservation Cooperatives Appalachian Appalachian California California Desert Desert Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers Great Basin Great Basin Great Northern Great Northern Great Plains Great Plains Gulf Coast Prairie Gulf Coast Prairie Gulf Coast Plains and Ozarks Gulf Coast Plains and Ozarks Northern Atlantic Northern Atlantic North Pacific North Pacific North Pacific Peninsular Florida Peninsular Florida Plains and Prairie Potholes Plains and Prairie Potholes South Atlantic South Atlantic Southern Rockies Southern Rockies Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Aleutian and Bering Sea Islands Aleutian and Bering Sea Islands Arctic Arctic Northwestern Interior Forest Northwestern Interior Forest Western Alaska Western Alaska Pacific Islands Pacific Islands Caribbean Caribbean

Protecting the nation’s natural and cultural resources and landscapes is essential to sustaining our quality of life and economy. Native fish and wildlife species depend on healthy rivers, streams, wetlands, forests, grasslands and coastal areas in order to thrive. Managing these natural and cultural resources and landscapes, however, has become increasingly complex. Land use changes and impacts such as drought, wildfire, habitat fragmentation, contaminants, pollution, invasive species, disease and a rapidly changing climate can threaten human populations as well as native species and their habitats.

Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) recognize that these challenges transcend political and jurisdictional boundaries and require a more networked approach to conservation—holistic, collaborative, adaptive and grounded in science to ensure the sustainability of America's land, water, wildlife and cultural resources.

As a collaborative, LCCs seek to identify best practices, connect efforts, identify gaps, and avoid duplication through improved conservation planning and design. Partner agencies and organizations coordinate with each other while working within their existing authorities and jurisdictions.

The 22 LCCs collectively form a national network of land, water, wildlife, and cultural resource managers, scientists, and interested public and private organizations—within the U.S. and across our international borders—that share a common need for scientific information and interest in conservation.