Scientists, foresters, and communications specialists from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, and Connecticut joined with colleagues from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the Wildlife Management Institute at the annual New England Cottontail Technical Committee meeting. The purpose of the meeting, held January 14-16, 2020, in Southbury, CT, was to advance efforts in carrying out the Conservation Strategy for the New England Cottontail, released in 2012, a science-based strategy that relies on an adaptive management approach, incorporating frequent, ongoing input from field biologists and researchers.