Heart of the Continent Partnership

About Heart of the Continent Partnership

Because the Heart of the Continent ecosystem is an interconnected whole, a magnificent network of lakes, forests, and human communities, a region-wide, cross-border vision is necessary to ensure its sustainability. The ecosystem’s landscape is divided by various boundary lines: park and forest boundaries, county lines and an international border. These divisions have historically posed barriers to collaboration among agency land managers.

HOCP is a nonpolicy partnership whose goal is to create opportunities for groups to reach across these lines, to work together in new ways that can benefit the lakes, forests, wildlife and people of this ecosystem. Already, cooperative leadership among the Heart of the Continent partners is leading to an increase in knowledge, trust, projects, funding, and effectiveness, which in turn will lead to an increase in the stature and sustainability of the region’s public lands.

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