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Conservation Planning Process
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Conservation planning identifies and prioritizes lands that encompass important natural or cultural resources across the landscape (e.g., critical watersheds, habitat for rare or threatened species) and develops protection and management strategies for these lands. It is a process where science is at the core of planning, but the science is informed by groups of stakeholders using their on-the-ground knowledge and expertise. Dr. Robert Baldwin of Clemson University explains in this video the steps involved in the conservation planning process.
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Conservation Planning
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Conservation Planning Software
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An index of common (open-source) tools to achieve a systematic conservation planning exercise.
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Conservation Planning
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Assessing Future Energy Development
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Assessing Future Energy Development across the Appalachian LCC uses models that combine data on energy development trends and identifies where these may intersect with important natural resource and ecosystem services to give a more comprehensive picture of what potential energy development could look like in the Appalachians. A web-based mapping tool allows policy makers, land management agencies, industries, and others to see where development may likely occur and intersect with important natural values to inform regional landscape planning decisions. Ultimately this information is intended to support dialogue and conservation on how to effectively avoid, minimize, and offset impacts from energy development to important natural areas and the valuable services they provide.
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Tools & Resources
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Energy Forecast Mapping Tool Tutorial
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This video presentation by Judy Dunscomb, Senior Conservation Scientist at The Nature Conservancy, provides a detailed overview of how to use the Energy Forecast Mapping Tool.
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Tools & Resources
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Assessing Future Energy Development
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App LCC Boundary Map
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Detailed map of the Appalachian LCC area.
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Planning In Practice
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Community Foundational Maps
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App LCC States Map
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Depicts 15 states within the Appalachian LCC Boundary
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Planning In Practice
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Community Foundational Maps
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App LCC Coal Fields
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Depicts coal fields, coal types, and likely accessibility.
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Planning In Practice
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Community Foundational Maps
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App LCC Crop Biomass
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Depicts estimate of Crop Biomass from 2008 by county.
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Planning In Practice
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Community Foundational Maps
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App LCC Ecoregions (EPA level III)
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Depicts EPA level III ecoregions which are encompassed by LCC
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Planning In Practice
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Community Foundational Maps
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App LCC Forest Biomass
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Depicts estimate of forest residual biomass from 2007 per county.
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Planning In Practice
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Community Foundational Maps