Louisiana-Mississippi CDN
The Louisiana-Mississippi CDN was formally initiated in June 2012 with its first full membership meeting held in Vicksburg, MS. The CDN is somewhat unique in that it is the first attempt by the LMVJV partnership to establish a bi-state CDN (see map below). Similar to the establishment of the AR MAV CDN, the state wildlife agencies in LA & MS (i.e., LA Dept. of Wildlife & Fisheries and MS Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks) accepted responsibility for initiating its creation and supported that decision by appointing the CDN Chair and Vice-Chair respectively, from within each agency's staff. In addition, LMVJV partner organizations and other conservation partners in the region agreed to support the establishment of the new Network including the LA & MS USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, The Conservation Fund, Ducks Unlimited, Black Bear Conservation Coalition, Audubon, Delta Wildlife, Wildlife Mississippi, LA Dept of Ag & Forestry, and the MS Forestry Commission. The information provided on this page represents some of the key steps taken thus far by the LA-MS CDN to organize and initiate core planning toward identifying, targeting, and accomplishing priority conservation actions on the ground.
CDN Establishment and Governance:
Louisiana-Mississippi MAV CDN Operating Guidelines
Louisiana-Mississippi CDN Geographic Area Map
Developing an Approach to Landscape Level Delivery Planning:
Louisiana-Mississippi MAV CDN - Developing an Approach to Prioritization Conservation Actions
Map of Louisiana-Mississippi MAV CDN Prioritization Tool
LA-MS MAV CDN - Prioritization Tool Document Highlighting Focus Areas