Abstract
Abstract Cooperation among state, federal, and private conservation organizations is essential to help preserve coastal biodiversity. The Nature Conservancy's Natural Heritage Program, a state‐by‐state rare species and natural community inventory, has been adopted throughout most of the United States and was initially funded, in part, privately, but will ultimately be incorporated into and funded by state governments. Many more such novel programs combining public and private support will be necessary if the United States is to preserve coastal biodiversity. The first step is to state clearly as a mission throughout state and federal natural resource agencies that biodiversity preservation is of top priority. Then, by working cooperatively with private, nonprofit land trusts and conservation organizations, research, habitat acquisition, and management can be accomplished through pooled talents and resources much more efficiently. Two coastal examples, one regarding protection and research of an endangered...
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