Partnerships

Build Capacity, Increase Impact

Joint Ventures work directly with landowners and build bridges between policy and action to deliver conservation benefits. JV8 works through its member JVs and their network of local and regional partners to conserve habitat through different programs that support place-based needs. More on-the-ground staff is needed to scale up habitat conservation actions through JVs and other partners working to conserve the Central Grasslands. This includes working closely with the Central Grasslands Roadmap Initiative, the biome-wide effort that is bringing together partners across regions with a shared vision, common principles, and collaborative priorities for the many people and organizations living and working in the Central Grasslands.

The Goal: Quadruple Staff Delivering Services

By 2027, JV8 aims to increase staff from 50 to 200 positions within its eight member JVs as well as federal/state/provincial agencies, Indigenous Nations, NGOs, community-led coalitions and grazing associations, and other partners. Growing staff will help ensure organizations and agencies have the workforce needed to undertake the conservation actions identified in the JV8 Business Plan.
Pronatura Noreste staff from MX working with RGJV to install audio recording units (ARUs) to monitor birds

Additional staff members across public agencies and other organizations with a variety of expertise are needed, including:

  • Conservation delivery 
  • Partnership coordination to build and work within existing networks
  • Technical assistance for agricultural producers, Indigenous Nations, and other landowners to develop management plans and access conservation program funding
  • Strategic communications, education, and outreach
  • Public policy, economics, and other social sciences
  • Technical assistance to monitor and evaluate habitat treatments.
Hashknife Ranch in south central Kansas.

Working Through Partnerships

In line with the Central Grasslands Roadmap Initiative goals for partner engagement,

JV8 will focus on strengthening and developing new implementation partnerships and initiatives with groups such as:. 

  • Grazing land coalitions
  • Sustainable agriculture practitioners
  • Indigenous Nations and groups
  • Energy development initiatives
  • Water conservation efforts
  • Agriculture-based agencies
  • Other grassland habitat conservation groups
Photo Credits
  • Mesic Restoration: Photo: Beth Beckers
  • Pronatura Noreste staff from MX working with RGJV to install audio recording units (ARUs) to monitor birds: Photo: Jeff Bennett
  • usfws-heather-johnson-and-ed-koger: Photo: USFWS