NASCA Executive Director Mike Brown, along with NRCS Western Regional Conservationist Astor Boozer, have been asked to co-chair the new National Conservation Planning Partnership Leadership Team. The team’s purpose is to reinvigorate conservation planning as the foundation for voluntary conservation delivery. The team includes representatives the Core Conservation Partnership (NASCA, NACD, NRCS, NCDEA, and NARC&DC) and has committed to develop a multi-year comprehensive action plan by the Fall of 2015.