North Carolina Sandhills Conservation Partnership

The mission of the NCSCP is to coordinate the development and implementation of conservation strategies for the red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis), other native biota, longleaf pine and other ecosystems in the Sandhills of North Carolina.

RCW Recovery Working Group

The purpose of the RCW Working Group is to develop a series of strategies to address overall recovery goal in the NC Sandhills including connectivity between sub-populations. Objectives include:

Evaluate applicability of new species recovery plan to NC Sandhills population
Define measure of success for recovery for this population
Run demographic analysis of population constrained by existing and/or potential habitat variables to identify priority areas
Evaluate importance of protecting existing habitat and restoring habitat within GAP area.
Develop protocols for intra-population translocation
Develop regional sampling protocol to monitor annual population status