Confluence 2024 Land Acknowledgement
We respectfully acknowledge that Confluence 2024 is taking place on the land of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes as well as other Indigenous communities, and Tucson is home to the O’odham and the Yaqui. We also acknowledge that the geographic extent of the Western Collaborative Conservation Network, spanning the […]
CCC News March 2023
Another month, another newsletter! This month, the CCC Team shares our thoughts on the importance of gathering. “Truthfully, conservation is a human act, like gardening, and we can’t do it alone. Gathering is just a piece of this community building, but it’s essential – not only for our work, but for our own well-being.” We […]
Relationship Building and Networking for Communicators – Presentation by Lucinda Morris
Why is networking so important, especially for communicators? How can we make our communications more effective and reach wider audiences through relationship building and collaboration? Lucinda Morris of the Prairie Pothole Joint Venture (ppjv.org) and the Northern Great Plains Joint Venture (ngpjv.org) presented and led this month’s hour-long, topic-based discussion. Here we share our thoughts […]
Join our Mentorship Match at Confluence 2024!
At Confluence this April, the Emerging Leadership Working Group is playing match maker – and you’re invited to join in the fun! The fewer people you know in a room, the more intimidating it can feel. To combat that intimidation, we will be pairing participants interested in being mentees/mentors as an opportunity to connect and […]
CCC News: February 2024
Our Monthly Newsletter is a chance to get to know the CCC better: who we are, what we are thinking about, and how we are taking action. See what we are up to this month here: https://mailchi.mp/f05780f90364/ccc-news-february-2024
WCCN Collaborative Voices: Winter 2024
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, check out what passionate collaborative conservationists are getting engaged in across the West in our WCCN quarterly newsletter, Collaborative Voices! In it, you’ll find news from the WCCN as well as updates from the states within our network.
Ask Atti: What We Love About Collaboration
“Dear Atti, what do you love about collaboration?” – Rox Atti, the Peach-faced Lovebird, studiously gathered responses from other WCCN (Western Collaborative Conservation Network) partners to support Rox, and this is what he found- just in time for Valentine’s Day! The things Atti loves about collaboration are many; it’s hard to pick just one favorite! […]
Pilot Project: Assessing populations and distribution of Preble’s meadow jumping mouse in the North Poudre Site Conservation area
Rob Schorr and Terutaka Funabashi This project was an initial evaluation of the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse (PMJM) populations that exist within the North Poudre Site Conservation watershed, which includes North Fork of the Poudre River, Rabbit Creek, Lone Pine Creek, and various tributaries. Sections of the creeks are considered to be high-, medium-, and […]
CCC News January 2024
This month, we’re thinking about climate change in Colorado, the Western Collaborative Conservation Network’s Confluence in April, the Colorado Forest Health Council & forest collaboratives, relationships and trust in conservation, and the complexities of sustainable food systems. Read about all this and more here: https://mailchi.mp/7dc14921a0cc/ccc-news-january-2024
Rabbit Creek Stream and Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse Mitigation Project
The proposed 105-acre Rabbit Creek Mitigation Bank stream mitigation and Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse conservation bank project is located on a section of state trust land adjacent to the 28,000-acre Cherokee Park State Wildlife Area. Preble’s mouse are dependent on shrub and grass vegetation closely associated with riparian corridors between 4,650 and 7,600 feet in […]
