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.

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Board of Directors

     {See a list of Our Advisors HERE.}

• Charles Roe, President   Former Land Trust Alliance Southeast U.S. regional program director; and founding director of the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program & Conservation Trust for North Carolina 
• Milo Pyne, Board Chair   Retired NatureServe senior regional ecologist; current board president Friends of Plant Conservation (NC) 
• Hugh Archer   Retired co-founder and executive director of Kentucky Natural Lands Trust and Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission 
• Charlotte Jones-Roe   Retired North Carolina Botanical Garden director of development and conservation
• Nelwyn McInnis   President of Southern Wild LLC consulting firm; retired conservation scientist with The Nature Conservancy-Louisiana; advisor to the Land Trust for Louisiana
• 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 advisory council 
• Kathleen Williams   Retired founder and president of Tennessee Parks & Greenways Foundation (TennGreen)

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​We recently began supporting selected projects with small grants. 
​ READ ABOUT IT

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​Our Goals

• Encourage and strengthen the 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 objecti

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.

Currently, our blog offers slides from the introductory plenary presentation by Alan Weakley at this fall's Forum on the Future of Conservation in Chapel Hill, NC, which Southern Conservation Partners co-sponsored.

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Check Out Our "Viewpoint" Blog

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The Importance of International Connections

It is no surprise that as the world recovers from the isolation of the Covid pandemic, rebuilding international ties has become a priority. For those in the conservation community, the long-delayed UN Conference on Biodiversity, held in Montréal in December 2022, was an important moment of reconnection--a landmark event forging a stronger linkage between culture and nature, with the goal of a more sustainable future. READ ABOUT that conference in The Living Landscape Observer. . . .
Also, learn how nations have agreed on a deal to protect ocean life.

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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. Send a check (address below) or donate through our secure online giving option offered through PayPal. You may designate your contribution for one of our sponsored projects or in general support of our mission.* THANK YOU!   

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​*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​

Photo by Mike Dunn

Sponsored Project:
North Carolina Biodiversity Project
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Photo by Brady Beck

Venus Flytrap Champions:
an exciting conservation collaboration