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Restoring Coal-Mined Lands to Create Habitat for Imperiled Birds by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Aug 27, 2014 01:38 PM: AMJV and the Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative are partnering up to re-establish habitat on previously mined land to create greater breeding grounds for declining bird species in the Appalachian Region. Using ARRI’s Forestry Reclamation Approach, this collaboration is replanting trees on disturbed sites in heavily populated bird areas to restore the function and form of habitats that existed prior to mining.

Assessment and Restoration of Southern Appalachian Brook Trout by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Aug 27, 2014 01:37 PM: This project will complete an assessment of brook trout in-stream habitat, water quality, and fish distribution information in all Jocassee Gorges streams during the first two years of the project.

Stream Classification by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Aug 27, 2014 01:34 PM: River classification information is needed to develop and implement instream flow standards and management recommendations so that environmental flows can become integral to all water management decisions from the onset. This project will develop a hierarchical classification for stream and river systems and a GIS map for aquatic ecosystems within the Appalachian LCC. The classification will identify and consistently map ecologically similar types of rivers and streams using a hierarchical set of geomorphic and hydrologic variables deemed appropriate by independent peer reviews and relevant to the spatial scale of management.

Document: Notes from August 18 Terrestrial Team Meeting by mmallek, last updated: Aug 27, 2014 10:01 AM: Please read if you were unable to make this call.

Land managers to gain tools to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions by Virginia Tech, last updated: Aug 26, 2014 04:05 PM: Trees take in and store a lot of carbon dioxide, or CO2, a greenhouse gas. Being able to measure forestry and agricultural intake and emissions of CO2 is critical to developing a strategy for addressing climate change by reducing greenhouse gases.

Connecticut River Pilot Core Team Meeting 08-28-2014 by mmallek, last updated: Aug 26, 2014 08:36 AM: Agenda, materials, and notes from the August Core Team meeting

Brook Trout Restoration and Expansion by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Aug 22, 2014 10:19 AM: This project will restore and improve stream and riparian habitat within a 2,357 foot project area located in the headwaters of Garth Run which was severely impacted by catastrophic flooding that occurred in 1995.

Forestlands Best Management Practices for Golden-winged Warblers by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Aug 22, 2014 10:14 AM: Combing through habitat literature and conducting two years of surveys for the presence of Golden-winged Warblers at forest stands, the AMJV and partners developed best management practices for providing breeding habitat for Golden-winged Warblers through timber harvesting.

Regional Glade Conservation Assessment by Web Editor, last updated: Aug 22, 2014 10:10 AM: Glades and glade-woodland complexes are natural communities which provide high-quality habitat for several priority bird species including the Prairie Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, Field Sparrow, Northern Bobwhite, Eastern Wood-Pewee. We also recognize the importance of glade complexes to other flora and fauna species of conservation concern.

Impact of Urbanization on Priority Bird Populations by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Aug 22, 2014 10:09 AM: 25 bird species models were developed to determine the sensitivity of priority bird species populations to urbanization.

August 19, 2014 Terrestrial/Wetlands Subteam Meeting by mmallek, last updated: Aug 19, 2014 11:10 AM: Meeting materials for August 19.

Document: CT River Watershed Species weighting matrix by mmallek, last updated: Aug 19, 2014 11:09 AM: Draft matrix for weighting species, to be discussed during meeting on 8/19/2014.

Connecticut River Pilot Core Team Meeting 06-27-2014 by mmallek, last updated: Aug 15, 2014 11:38 AM: Folder with agenda, handouts, presentations, notes, and any additional meeting materials.

SHC Wheel Image by Rosanne Hessmiller, last updated: Aug 15, 2014 01:06 AM: Image for SHC

Terrestrial Subteam Meeting by mmallek, last updated: Aug 12, 2014 09:53 AM: Terrestrial and Wetlands subteam meeting - Connecticut River Watershed Landscape Conservation Design Pilot

RCP Network Gathering by mmallek, last updated: Aug 12, 2014 09:47 AM: 2014 Regional Conservation Partnership Meeting

Large Landscape Conservation Workshop by mmallek, last updated: Aug 12, 2014 08:54 AM: North Atlantic LCC staff will be presenting and attending the workshop.