ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We wish to thank all <strong>of</strong> the participants in the workshop for their valuable contributions before, during <strong>and</strong> after the workshop. Mark Shaffer, senior vice president for program, Laura Watchman, vice president for habitat conservation, <strong>and</strong> Sara Vickerman, director west coast <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> <strong>Defenders</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Wildlife</strong> provided guidance in the creation <strong>of</strong> the workshop <strong>and</strong> this report. Tim Mealey, senior partner at Meridian Institute served as an effective facilitator at the workshop. Chuck Huckelberry, Pima County Administrator, <strong>and</strong> Sharon McGregor, Massachusetts Executive Office <strong>of</strong> Environmental Affairs, both gave excellent overview presentations <strong>of</strong> their planning projects at the workshop. Marc Bonta, Lisa Hummon, Inga Sedlovsky, <strong>and</strong> Chapman Stewart <strong>of</strong> <strong>Defenders</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Wildlife</strong> helped with logistics for the workshop. Kathie Cowell <strong>and</strong> Mitzi Wallace at the Aspen Wye River Conference Center were extremely helpful in arranging the workshop. Maeveen Behan, Pima County, Arizona, <strong>and</strong> Jessica Patalano, Massachusetts Natural Heritage Program, provided map graphics for the report. The authors especially wish to acknowledge Kass<strong>and</strong>ra Stirling, media production specialist with <strong>Defenders</strong>' west coast <strong>of</strong>fice for bringing the final report together. Any errors or misrepresentations <strong>of</strong> the various planning efforts described here are ultimately the fault <strong>of</strong> the authors. Authors Jeffrey P. Cohn, writer, Takoma Park, Maryl<strong>and</strong> Jeffrey A. Lerner, Conservation <strong>Planning</strong> Associate, <strong>Defenders</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Wildlife</strong> Editor Elizabeth Grossman, writer, Portl<strong>and</strong>, Oregon Project Manager Jeffrey A. Lerner, Conservation <strong>Planning</strong> Associate, <strong>Defenders</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Wildlife</strong> Production Lisa Hummon, Habitat Program Coordinator, <strong>Defenders</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Wildlife</strong> Kass<strong>and</strong>ra Stirling, Media Production Specialist, <strong>Defenders</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Wildlife</strong> Designer M<strong>and</strong>a Beckett, Claritas Consortium, Portl<strong>and</strong>, Oregon Maps provided by Oregon <strong>Biodiversity</strong> Project, West Linn, Oregon; <strong>Defenders</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Wildlife</strong>, Washington D.C.; Willamette Restoration Initiative, Salem, Oregon; Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan, Pima County, Arizona; The BioMap Project, Westborough, Massachusetts. Additional copies <strong>of</strong> this report may be downloaded from the <strong>Biodiversity</strong> Partnership website at www.biodiversitypartners.org Copyright © 2003 by <strong>Defenders</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Wildlife</strong>, 1101 Fourteenth Street, NW, Suite 1400, Washington, D.C. 20005 All rights reserved. Abstracting is permitted with credit to the source. Printed on recycled paper
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