Current Work
What's New
The Northeastern Area was honored to present an Upper Mississippi Forest
Partnership display at the White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation
held August 29-31, 2005 in St. Louis, Missouri. Over a thousand federal,
state, local, non-profit, and corporation conservation attendeded this historic
conference. The purpose of the conference was to “strengthen shared
governance and citizen stewardship.” This theme certainly embodies
the essence of the Upper Mississippi Forest Partnership—by working
together in a focused manner across the region forest restoration can positively
impact the water quality of the region.
Grant Opportunities
- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation annouces the Upper Mississippi River Watershed Fund. See their website for more information.
Deadline for pre-proposals are April 1 and September 1, each year.
Spring 2006 NFWF Grants
Migratory Bird Grant Recipients
On-going Projects
- Purpose of GIS Analysis
The Mississippi River is the largest floodplain river ecosystem in North America and the world’s third largest, draining nearly 2/3 of the continental United States. The Upper Mississippi River Basin is a major sub-watershed of the Mississippi, draining approximately 189,000 square miles in portions of 6 Midwest states. Because of its size, this GIS analysis was undertaken to help identify high priority areas for riparian reforestation and establishing forestland land to improve watershed health by reducing erosion and water yield, to promote water quality protection by identifying existing forest lands of particular importance in maintaining water quality, and to help the Partnership identify potential focus areas for bird conservation efforts. The analysis was conducted by the USGS, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, under guidance from the Upper Mississippi Forest Partnership steering committee.
- Background
"Identification of Priority Forests in the Upper Mississippi River System" produced by the USGS, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center.
- Introduction - the document covers the following topics:
- Spatial Datasets Used in Selected Analyses
- Existing Bottomland Forests and Priority Areas for Bottomland Forest Restoration
- Riparian Corridor - Reforestation and Forest Conservation Priority Analyses
- Important Migratory Bird Habitat
- Priority Forests for Conservation
- Next Steps
- Maps
(To download maps, click on the format and resolution of your choice.)
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| Bottomland Forest Restoration |
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| ~ Existing Bottomland Forests and Priority Areas for Bottomland Forest Restoration |
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| Migratory Bird Habitat |
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| ~ Important Migratory Bird Habitat - Upland Forest Birds |
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| ~ Important Migratory Bird Habitat - Bottomland Forest Birds |
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| ~ Important Migratory Bird Habitat - Grassland Birds |
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| ~ Important Migratory Bird Habitat - Shrubland Birds |
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| Riparian Buffer Priority Analysis |
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| ~ Preservation of Riparian Corridor Water Quality and Aquatic Habitat, South Fork Salt River Watershed Analysis |
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| ~ Preservation of Riparian Corridor Water Quality and Aquatic Habitat, Watonwan River Watershed Analysis |
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| Priority Forests for Conservation |
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| ~ Priority Forests for Conservation |
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