MassConn is one of over 43 Regional Conservation Partnerships (RCPs) in the Northeast U.S.

RCPs are inspired by the Wildlands and Woodlands vision, and for the most part consist of informal networks of private and public organizations and agencies that work together to implement a shared, long-term conservation vision across town and sometimes state boundaries.

Political boundaries are irrelevant to plant and animal communities, and to ecosystem processes. Ecologists increasingly understand the importance of landscape connectivity — contiguous and connected forested areas that allow species to migrate, interbreed, and shift their ranges in response to changes in the environment — to the health and sustainability of our ecosystems, and ultimately our planet. It is increasingly important that conservation groups work together to conserve land in a way that is meaningful on a larger, regional scale, and to tap into resources that are not available to organizations or individuals working alone.