Designing Sustainable Landscapes, Phase 1
Assessment of Landscape Changes in the North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative: Decision Support Tools for Conservation (Phase 1)
The purpose of this project was to assess the capability of current and potential future landscapes to provide integral ecosystems and suitable habitat for a suite of representative species, and provide guidance for strategic habitat conservation. Part of the project included a comparison and evaluation of a representative (focal) species approach against a coarse filter (ecosystem-based) approach to biodiversity conservation to assess what set of complementary approaches are most effective. This was an 18-month first phase that focused on three pilot watersheds and initial model development.
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Project Scope and Objectives This project is designed to support the overall goals of the North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NALCC), which are as follows:
While the focus of this scope of work is #1 and #2 above, the NALCC modeling framework we develop will provide the basis for #3 (and #4) in the long term. Thus, the modeling framework will ultimately allow us to assess landscape change, assess changes in ecological integrity and habitat capability for representative species, and allow us to identify priorities for land protection (i.e., what lands to protect to get the biggest bang for the buck) and conservation priorities for existing conservation lands (i.e., what should be the management priorities on each conservation tract).
In this context, the specific objectives of this scope of work are as follows:
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Phase 1 ended in June 2012. During Delaware and Maryland. In October 2012, LCC and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff worked with UMass to conduct three one-day workshops to introduce conservation managers and other partners to the initial rthis phase, the approach was developed in three pilot study areas: the Kennebec River watershed in Maine, the middle Connecticut River in Massachusetts and adjacent states, and the Pocomoke and Nanticoke River watersheds in esults as well as to engage them in developing useful and relevant conservation tools during Phase 2 of the project. Results of Phase 1, other workshop materials, and extensive documentation of the project are available at the UMass Landscape Ecology Lab website.
NALCC Funding- $435,000
Results of Phase 1, other workshop materials, and extensive documentation of the project are available at the UMass Landscape Ecology Lab website.
Final Reports
Kennebec River Watershed Final Report
Middle Connecticut River Watershed Final Report
Pocomoke & Nanticoke Rivers Watershed Final Report
Presentations
Product Page(s):
| Project ID | NALCC_2010_01 |
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| Project URL | link |
| Start Date: | October 01, 2010 |
| End Date: | June 01, 2012 |
| Contact phone (work) | (413) 577-0655 |
Results of Phase 1, other workshop materials, and extensive documentation of the project are available at the UMass Landscape Ecology Lab website.
Final Reports
Kennebec River Watershed Final Report
Middle Connecticut River Watershed Final Report
Pocomoke & Nanticoke Rivers Watershed Final Report
