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Map: CT River Watershed - Terrestrial and Aquatic Cores: DRAFT Maps for illustrative purposes only. Side by side maps of the entire Connecticut River Watershed. These maps show (1) potential terrestrial cores contrasting the slicing vs. the kernel approach and (2) a preliminary example of how the aquatic cores might look. Both are highly subject to change.

Map: CT River Watershed - Terrestrial Core Areas: DRAFT Maps for illustrative purposes only. Side by side maps of the entire Connecticut River Watershed. Two methods of creating core terrestrial areas are shown: the continuously scaled draft selection index and the kernel-expansion method in which the top 5% of the index (at left) is used as seeds to grow core areas until 30% of the landscape is represented.

Map: CT River Watershed - Stream Temperature, Rare Systems: DRAFT Maps for illustrative purposes only. Side by side maps of the entire Connecticut River Watershed. Headwater stream temperature sensitivity (USGS) and Rare Natural Communities are shown. These are two of the spatial datasets to be incorporated into the overall selection index for the conservation design.

Map: CT River Watershed - Combined IEI, Resiliency: DRAFT Maps for illustrative purposes only. Side by side maps of the entire Connecticut River Watershed. The Index of Ecological Integrity (UMass) and Resilient Sites for Terrestrial Conservation (The Nature Conservancy) are combined to highlight areas where these two indices align or diverge in their relative assessment of the landscape. These are two of the spatial datasets to be incorporated into the overall selection index for the conservation design.

Map: CT River Watershed - IEI and Resiliency: DRAFT Maps for illustrative purposes only. Side by side maps of the entire Connecticut River Watershed. The Index of Ecological Integrity (UMass) and Resilient Sites for Terrestrial Conservation (The Nature Conservancy) are shown. These are two of the spatial datasets to be incorporated into the overall selection index for the conservation design.

Webinar: Audio and Video from July Core Team Meeting: Recording of the morning Connecticut River Pilot Core Team Meeting on July 25, 2014.

Veni, George: Cave and karst hydrogeologist, expertise in groundwater quality and supply delineation and protection, land management including sinkhole formation, and associated management and protection of threatened and endangered species in karst.

BioClimate: Periodic News from the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC) and the DOI Climate Science Centers (CSCs)

The Important Mission of USFWS: Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell shares her thoughts on “What makes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service different from other bureaus with the Department of the Interior?” She also has a special message for Service employees.

Presentation: Connecticut River Pilot - Goals & Objectives: Draft ideas for discussion at meeting on February 24, 2014

Revised criteria for prioritizing species (06-27-2014): Criteria for Prioritizing Habitat for Representative Wildlife Species in Conservation Design for the Connecticut River Watershed. Updated from the 05-30-2014 version.

Document: Summary points from the USFWS Connecticut River Coordinator 1-15-14: Summary points from the USFWS Connecticut River Coordinator/Executive Assistant to the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission (CRASC), Ken Sprankle. Presented at LCC Connecticut River Pilot Meeting, 01-15-14.

Document: Action Items and Meeting Notes 01-15-2014: Action items from preliminary Connecticut River Pilot meeting and notes from the day.

Agenda - Connecticut River Pilot Preliminary Meeting 01-15-2014: Agenda, handouts and presentations for Jan 15th Connecticut River Pilot FWS employee meeting in Hadley, Massachusetts from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Document: Representative species being modeled in CT River Watershed: At 2011 workshops in each of the three sub-regions, Service scientists and other experts selected a total of 87 terrestrial and wetland representative species. This table lists the representative species that occur in the Connecticut River Watershed for which habitat models are being developed through the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project, including the 13 species that are due to be completed first. The table includes associated habitats and examples of the species they are intended to represent.

Core Team Subgroup Members: Subteam assignments based on response to Feb 24, 2104 Core Team meeting request to “self-assign” to a subteam. Last updated 03-28-2014.

Frye, Christopher: Maryland State Botanist and curator of vascular plants, TAWES Herbarium.

Presentation: Terrestrial Sub-Team Meeting Summary - 04-22-2014: Connecticut River Project Terrestrial Sub-Team: Meeting Summary Presentation - 22 April 2014

Agenda: May 13, 2014 Subteam Meeting (Terrestrial/Wetland): May 13, 2014 Terrestrial Subteam Meeting for the Connecticut River Pilot.