Coordinator: Dea Brickner Wood
Contact Info: info@greatbaypartnership.org
Mission Statement:
“The Great Bay Resource Protection Partnership is a collaboration of conservation organizations in the coastal region that promotes landscape-scale land conservation and stewardship. ”
General Location: Southeastern NH (42-municipalities of the NH Coastal Watershed)
Acreage of Area Covered by Partnership: 531,283
Acres Conserved by Partnership: 6100
Number of Partners: 9
RCP Status: Conserving
Steps Taken in Forming Partnership:
- Draft a vision, mission statement, goals, and/or objectives
- Develop a governance structure
- Develop an RCP website; develop a strategic conservation map
- Engage landowners and/or municipal officials in your region
- Engage state agencies, federal agencies, and/or philanthropic organizations
- Craft a compelling case statement
- Coordinate or collaborate to conserve land as an RCP
- Navigate a significant transition in leadership, funding, priorities, or organization
Funding sources:
- Federal grant or program (esp NAWCA + NOAA funds, 1997-2014)
- Jessie B Cox innovation grant (2015)
- Philanthropic foundation (now)
Website: http://www.greatbaypartnership.org/