9.2. PARTNERSHIPS An extensive array of existing relationships contributes to natural resource protection within the Park. Leveraging this naturally evolving list will add to the effectiveness of the Plan. Organizations listed here include: partners that have overlapping jurisdictional responsibilities with the JIA, partners that actively allocate resources to projects that directly support the objectives of this Plan, partners that organize steering committees or advisory groups on which JIA conservation staff serve, partners that have recently been involved in a formal agreement with the JIA pertaining to conservation work, and institutions that host professional colleagues who have recently engaged with the JIA in specific collaborative projects pertaining to the objectives of this Plan. Below is a list of current partners and prospective partnerships: Jekyll Island-based • Georgia 4-H at Camp Jekyll and Tidelands Nature Center • Jekyll Island Banding Station (JIBS) • Jekyll Island Foundation Local and Regional • Butterflies of the Atlantic Flyway Alliance • Coastal Georgia Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area • Coastal Regional Commission • Georgia Sea Turtle Cooperative • Georgia Shorebird Alliance • Glynn County State and Federal • Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission • Georgia Department of Natural Resources • Georgia Department of Transportation • Georgia Forestry Commission • Georgia Public Service Commission • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant • US Army Corps of Engineers • US Fish and Wildlife Service • US Geologic Survey Non-Governmental Organizations • Audubon International • Georgia Audubon, including Coastal Chapter • Georgia Conservancy • Keep Golden Isles Beautiful • Loggerhead Marinelife Center • Manomet, Inc. • The Nature Conservancy in Georgia • The Rattlesnake Conservancy
Academic Institutions • College of Coastal Georgia • Duke University • Florida Atlantic University • Georgia Southern • Loma Linda University • Penn State Beaver • Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study • University of California, Davis • University of Exeter • University of Florida, including: - Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research – Cooperative Marine Turtle Tagging Program • University of Georgia, including: - Integrative Conservation Ph.D. Program (ICON) - Skidaway Institute of Oceanography - New Materials Institute • University of North Florida Private Sector • Cherry Street Energy • Filtrexx • Georgia Power Company • Little Saint Simons Island Professional Development Programs • Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders • Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership Prospective partnerships to create or renew • Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Georgia • Coastal Wildscapes • Georgia Climate Project • Georgia Environmental Finance Authority • Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway • The Coca-Cola Foundation • University of Central Florida • US Green Building Council
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