Southern Conservation Partners

Cherokee & Pisgah National Forests border TN/NC (photo by David Ramsey)

Southern Conservation Partners helps local initiatives and communities across the southern U.S. to save, restore, and enhance premier environmental resources and natural heritage assets. We promote innovative collaborations designed to conserve and care for the South's natural and cultural heritage and ecological health.
We believe in the power of partnerships, creativity, and storytelling
to respect and care for the South's natural heritage.

Board of Directors

{See a list of Our Advisors HERE.}

Charles Roe, President Retired former Southeast U.S. regional program director for the Land Trust Alliance; founding director of the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, NC Natural Heritage Foundation, and Conservation Trust for North Carolina.
Milo Pyne, Board Chair Retired NatureServe senior regional ecologist; current chair of NC Friends of Plant Conservation; actively involved with other nonprofit conservation and community organizations.
Hugh Archer Retired co-founder and executive director of Kentucky Natural Lands Trust and Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission; actively involved with other nonprofit conservation organizations.
Charlotte Jones-Roe Retired North Carolina Botanical Garden director of development and conservation; actively involved with other nonprofit conservation and community organizations, including City of Oaks (Raleigh) Foundation Board of Directors.
Nelwyn McInnis President, Southern Wild Heritage, LLC; Land Trust for Louisiana advisory board member and chair of its land conservation committee; retired from 25-year career with The Nature Conservancy-Louisiana as a program manager specializing in wetlands mitigation.
Julie H. Moore Retired US Fish & Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species-Ecological Services; Longleaf Alliance founding Board member; current chair of North Carolina's Plant Conservation Program advisory board; actively involved with other nonprofit conservation organizations and initiatives, including Venus Flytrap Champions.
Kathleen Williams Retired founder and president of Tennessee Parks & Greenways Foundation (TennGreen). Co-chair of Alliance for the Conservation of Nashville's Highlands Rim Forest.

Recent blog posts include excerpts from a new book, a PBS video on the role of southeastern grasslands in reducing climate impact, and a link to a presentation on the importance of engagement with natural history.

Our Goals

Encourage and strengthen capabilities of local initiatives to save, safeguard, and sustain the best of the South’s natural heritage.
Forge connections and foster collaboration among groups and individuals sharing similar objectives.
Help local project leaders improve skills so they can manage their programs effectively to reach their conservation objectives.

How It Works

SCP is a service center that provides matchmaking, educational, and project fiscal sponsorship assistance.
SCP is designed to be an entrepreneurial, innovative, adaptive, opportunity-oriented, and resourceful change agent.
SCP does not hold land or conservation easements; we are not a membership organization.

Friends of the Black River

Southern Conservation Partners is collaborating with individuals and allied organizations who would like to see long-term protection, security, and integrity of North Carolina’s extraordinary Black River and its primary tributary streams.
A major tributary to the Cape Fear River, this stream’s ecological and historical heritage includes swamp forests containing bald cypress trees that are 1000 to nearly 3000 years old. These are the oldest known wetland trees in the world! READ about one person's experience with these ancient trees in our Viewpoint Blog.
More details coming soon.
CONTACT US if you'd like to offer ideas and support.
(Photo above courtesy of Dan Griffin.)

Southern Conservation Partners is operated by volunteers. We depend on donations to finance our operational expenses and services. Become a partner and offer financial support for continued operation of SCP or in support of a project we sponsor. DONATE through our secure online giving option offered through PayPal, where you may designate your contribution for one of our sponsored projects or in general support of our mission (see dropdown menu in the PayPal link). THANK YOU! (You may also send a check to the address below.)

SUPPORT OUR WORK

Southern Conservation Partners, Inc., is IRS-certified as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity.

Of Special Interest
{click photos below for details}

Conserve Nashville's Highland Rim Forest:
a new project, represented by SCP board member Kathleen Williams

We were fiscal sponsor for a new documentary about Nantahala & Pisgah National Forests:
"The River Runs On"

Photo by Brady Beck

Venus Flytrap Champions:
an exciting conservation collaboration

Board of Directors

​Our Goals

How It Works

Friends of the Black River

Of Special Interest{click photos below for details}

Conserve Nashville's Highland Rim Forest:a new project, represented by SCP board member Kathleen Williams​

We were fiscal sponsor for a new documentary about Nantahala & Pisgah National Forests:​"The River Runs On"​

Our Goals

Of Special Interest
{click photos below for details}

Conserve Nashville's Highland Rim Forest:
a new project, represented by SCP board member Kathleen Williams

We were fiscal sponsor for a new documentary about Nantahala & Pisgah National Forests:
"The River Runs On"