NGA Center for Best Practices Briefing on Forming Conservation Partnerships to Prevent Encroachment of

Military

Richard Rogers

One North Carolina NaturallyConservation and Community Affairs

Department of Environment and Natural ResourcesSeptember 17, 2004

Partnerships in Conservation North Carolina’s Military Bases

North Carolina’s Major Military Installations

• Fort Bragg / Pope AFB – Camp MacKall

• Camp Lejeune

• Seymour Johnson AFB

• MCB Cherry Point

One NC Naturally Map with

Military Bases

Fort Bragg

Camp MacKall

SeymourJohnsonAFB

Dare CountyAir Force Range

MCAS Cherry Point

Camp Lejeune

Military OceanTerminalSunny Point

Conservation & Military BasesOutcomes

• Provide compatible use areas around our military bases

• Provide resource protection of water, land, animals and plants.

• Provide opportunity to retain important cultural heritage of the region.

• Provide opportunity to sustain and enhance the regions economy.

Conservation Partners

• Governmental Agencies– Clean Water Management

Trust Fund– Natural Heritage Trust Fund– Parks & Recreation Trust Fund– Ecosystem Enhancement

Program– Wildlife Resources

Commission– U.S. Fish & Wildlife– U.S. Forest Service– Dept. of Transportation– Dept. of Environment & Natural

Resources

• Non-Governmental Organizations– The Nature Conservancy

– Sandhills Area Land Trust

– NC Coastal Land Trust

– The Conservation Fund

– Land Loss Prevention Project

Conservation Partners

• Local & Regional Government– Municipalities

– County Commission

– Regional Council of Governments

• Military Bases– Fort Bragg / Pope AFB

– Camp Lejeune

– Seymour Johnson AFB

– MCB Cherry Point

Regional Planning Initiatives

• Sandhills Conservation Partnership

• Onslow Bight Conservation Forum

• Military & Agricultural Economic Security in Eastern NC

North Carolina Sandhills ConservationPartnership Primary Stakeholders

Partners’ focus areas near Camp Lejeune

Military & Agricultural Economic Security in Eastern NC

Conservation PartnershipsKey Ingredients

• Leadership

• Coordination & Communication

• Conservation Funding

One NC Naturally Map with

Military Bases

Fort Bragg

Camp MacKall

SeymourJohnsonAFB

Dare CountyAir Force Range

MCAS Cherry Point

Camp Lejeune

Military OceanTerminalSunny Point

NGA Center for Best Practices Briefing on Forming Conservation Partnerships to Prevent Encroachment of

Military

Richard Rogers

One North Carolina NaturallyConservation and Community Affairs

Department of Environment and Natural ResourcesSeptember 17, 2004

Partnerships in Conservation North Carolina’s Military Bases