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Removal of Two Dams in the Wetmore Run Watershed, Potter County, PA: This project will remove the only two dams in the Wetmore Run Watershed in Potter County, Pennsylvania opening 8.5 miles of habitat for brook trout. Removal of the dams will also eliminate thermal pollution and restore lotic ecosystem function. (Photo: Looking upstream at the dam on Wetmore Run. No water is going over the spillway.)

Appalachian Energy Forecast Model: This web-based map tool of the energy assessment combines multiple layers of data on energy development trends and important natural resource and ecosystem services, to give a more comprehensive picture of what potential energy development could look like in the Appalachians. The tool shows where energy development is most likely to occur and indicates areas where such development may intersect with other significant values like intact forests, important streams, and vital ecological services such as drinking water supplies

Energy Forecast Mapping Tool Tutorial: 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.

Background Materials: Assessing Future Energy Development Across the Appalachians

Data Access: Assessing Future Energy Development study assembled and combined data on various energy development trends such as coal, wind, and shale gas to help in identifying 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.

Awareness and Outreach: The information and tools from this research is intended to inform planning decisions that can effectively avoid, minimize, or offset impacts from energy development to important natural areas.

Foundational Research: The research and online mapping tool funded by the Appalachian LCC is part of The Nature Conservancy’s Development by Design approach. This approach brings sound science to reflect the big picture of current and future impacts of energy development on nature and natural resources across the Appalachians.

Products and Tools: Models of wind, shale gas, and coal development for the entire study area have been created to predict potential future energy development and impacts to natural resources within the Appalachians. Models and data from all development projections populate a web-based mapping tool to help inform regional landscape planning decisions.

New bill may mean more ability to conserve at-risk wildlife species in Arkansas: WASHINGTON, DC – Conservation of our nation’s wildlife may see a dramatic boost thanks to a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives July 12 by Representatives Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI). The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) was introduced with bipartisan support to devote additional money to wildlife conservation throughout the U.S.

Submit a Project: Submit a Project or Conservation Activity that you wish to share with the Tennessee River Basin community. To submit a project, you must first be a member of the Web Portal and then logged in to the site. To add a project or activity, first login, then click on Add New in the green toolbar at the top and then click on Project. Fill out all the appropriate fields and click Save. Your content will then be placed in a Pending Publication Folder to be reviewed and published. If you are not a member and still wish to share your project or activity contact Gillian Bee: gilliab@g.clemson.edu

Final Report: A Stream Classification for the Appalachian LCC: A classification system and map was developed for stream and river systems in the Appalachian LCC region, encompassing parts of 17 states. The product is intended to complement state-based stream classifications by unifying them into a single consistent system that represents the region’s natural flowing aquatic habitats. The results can be used to understand ecological flow relationships and inform conservation planning for aquatic biodiversity in the region.

Expertise Search Page: The Member Directory encompasses a diverse range of individuals and expertise interested in participating in landscape conservation efforts throughout the region.