Coordinator: Mark Ashton; Rosa Goldman
Contact Info: mark.ashton@yale.edu; rosa.goldman@yale.edu
Mission Statement:
“The QCI creates partnerships that expand the educational and research opportunities for students and faculty at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, while supporting the work of private landowners, natural resource managers, and forest industry professionals in and around the Yale-Myers Forest. The QCI promotes strengthened local livelihoods, increased forest health, and rural economic development for the long-term benefit of the land and those that live on it by providing knowledge, energy, and expertise to our partnering landowners and organizations”
General Location: Ashford, Eastford, Union
Acreage of Area Covered by Partnership: 102,626
Number of Partners: 7
RCP Status: Maturing
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
Funding sources:
- Federal Grant or Program (USFS Landscape Scale Restoration Grant – 2011 - 2015)
- Philanthropic Foundation
- Individual Donors
Website: qci.yale.edu
Social Media: Facebook