Our Region
The East Gulf Coast Plain Joint Venture (EGCPJV) is a regional partnership that collaborates to restore and sustain native bird populations and habitats throughout the EGCPJV region. The EGCPJV comprises 6 state wildlife agencies from Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Louisiana; federal and regional habitat conservation agencies; and other organizations that share our vision. The partnership prioritizes work in pine- dominant communities, eastern interior grasslands, fresh water wetland communities, upland hardwood and pine-hardwood forests, and coastal communities to support the suite of vulnerable birds that depend on them. The EGCPJV is leading coordinated efforts to develop conservation plans and implement fire management strategies to ensure that the partnership can achieve its vision.
- EGCPJV Boundary
- Included & Surrounding States
Our Shared Values
Our values are foundational to the EGCPJV and serve as a touchstone for how we work collaboratively in partnership to accomplish our mission.
Synergistic
We engage in the partnership through cooperation and collaboration to build ‘a whole’ greater than the sum of its parts.
Results Driven
We practice accountability and commitment with a focus on delivering impactful conservation outcomes.
Courageous
We act boldly and whole-heartedly in meeting our bird conservation mission.
Adaptive
We embrace change, challenges, and opportunities successfully with flexibility and nimbleness to achieve positive change for bird conservation.
Dedicated
We serve the partnership with patience, persistence, and perseverance.
Passionate
We act with passion and appreciation for the conservation of birds.
Our Structure
Executive Committee: The Executive Committee currently includes Management Board representatives from American Bird Conservancy, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, The Longleaf Alliance, National Wild Turkey Federation, and the U.S. Forest Service. The Committee serves as a liaison between the Management Board and Joint Venture Coordinator in the interim between meetings of the full Management Board. (Chair, Dan Figert, KDFWR)
Technical Advisory team: (Chair, vacant contact Rob Holbrook, EGCPJV).
Prescribed Fire Team: (Chair, Derek Alkire, The National Wild Turkey Federation)