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DONATE: https://crc.kindful.com/?campaign=1038309 If you would like to follow along with the presenter's slides you can do so here!https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-9oTYaknsUnmUwVh_f5sd-7p-Wu956Ce/view?usp=sharing Approximately 75% of the land base of the Southeastern US is devoted to farming, ranching and forestry.  Privately owned working lands play a crucial role in the provision of water quality and quantity, connectivity, and habitat availability, which are essential to the survival of many aquatic species, including the Eastern hellbender. The most serious threats to this once widespread aquatic species can be linked to unsustainable agricultural practices. Defenders of Wildlife is spearheading the Southeastern Hellbender Conservation Initiative (SEHCI); an effort to utilize Farm Bill programs to benefit both producers and hellbenders on agricultural lands in the Southeast. This partnership is a novel collaboration between conservationists, the research community, the US Department of Agriculture and the landowners themselves. Through SEHCI, funds are directed to producers who help stabilize stream banks, restore riparian vegetation, and improve soil and water health in important hellbender habitat. SEHCI provides an opportunity to address the root cause of dwindling hellbender populations to benefit both agricultural producers and wildlife. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecompact/message