2026
Announcing the 2026 Sentinel Landscape Designations and Release of the 2025 Accomplishments Report
6/8/26
The Sentinel Landscapes Partnership announced the 2026 Sentinel Landscape designations, the East Mississippi Sentinel Landscape and the Pikes Peak Sentinel Landscape in Colorado, as well as the release of its 2025 Accomplishments Report. Together, these milestones reaffirm the Partnership’s commitment to strengthening national defense, enhancing installation resilience, and advancing coordinated action among Federal, State, Local, Tribal, and private partners.
Comprised of the Department of War (DoW), the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Partnership integrates conservation and working-lands stewardship with national security priorities and the operational needs of defense installations. With the addition of Pikes Peak and East Mississippi, the network now includes 21 designated landscapes, marking over a decade of collaboration to safeguard critical training areas, promote compatible land use, and strengthen the resilience of defense communities. To learn more about Sentinel Landscapes, visit: https://sentinellandscapes.org/.
Anchored by Naval Air Station Meridian and home to Columbus Air Force Base, the East Mississippi Sentinel Landscape supports a critical portion of the nation’s pilot training enterprise through its extensive training routes, special-use airspace, and compatible rural lands. The East Mississippi Sentinel Landscape joins five other Sentinel Landscapes within the SERPPAS six-state region.
The 2025 Accomplishments Report underscores substantial progress in FY 2024, highlighting more than $1.75 billion in combined federal, state, local, and private investment to date, including $368 million secured in FY 2024 alone. These strategic investments play a critical role in supporting military readiness by protecting vital training corridors, mitigating encroachment pressures, and enhancing landscape resilience around priority installations. For more information on the 2025 Accomplishment Report, visit here.
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Updated prescribed fire liability report for the southern US
4/24/26
An updated Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute report outlines how liability for prescribed burning is handled across the southern United States, summarizing statutes and key court cases through 2025.
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State Roadmaps Released by the South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative (SASMI)
4/1/26
Implementation teams led by a state-based organization and comprised of local, state, and federal partners worked together with communities and key stakeholder groups to develop action-oriented roadmaps for each of the SASMI states.
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Prescribed Burn Planner, A Burn Notification and Planning Application
3/31/26
Tall Timbers has unveiled a major update to its Prescribed Burner Planner, establishing it as a comprehensive resource for land managers and private landowners. Developed in collaboration with the U.S Forest Service and Timmons Group, the upgraded tool enables users to customize weather and wind thresholds for each burn unit and receive real-time notifications when optimal conditions are predicted.
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NOAA Coastal Risk Finder
3/31/26
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released a Coastal Risk Finder tool that allows users to customize their sea level rise and coastal flood scenarios to learn who and what is at risk.
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Conserving Iconic Coastal Habitat In South Carolina’s Grand Strand
3/31/26
South Carolina will gain a new state park and heritage preserve thanks to a $4 million NOAA grant. The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism used the award to purchase 107 acres of critical coastal habitat near the Little River and Atlantic Ocean, safeguarding undeveloped carrier island, salt marsh, and maritime forest ecosystems.
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Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program released its 2026 Report to Congress
3/20/26
The Department of War’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program released its 2026 Report to Congress, highlighting two decades of protecting mission-critical capabilities. From FY 2003–FY 2025, REPI leveraged $1.7 billion, alongside $1.5 billion in partner contributions, to safeguard more than 1.4 million acres across 41 states and territories.
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Fall and winter tree insect pests
3/2/26
The University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources scientists have published an article on a few fall and winter tree insect pests that are currently active in Georgia and similar temperate regions.
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