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Rosanne Hessmiller on People Search by Rosanne Hessmiller, last updated:: Add Expertise Search here without AppLCC Banner

Tennessee River Basin Boundary by Jessica Rhodes, last updated: Jan 26, 2018 12:21 PM: This data includes a shapefile of the boundaries of the entire Tennessee River Basin. The total are includes 41,027 square miles.

CCVA Fact Sheets: Forested Stream and / or Seepage by Web Editor, last updated: Jan 26, 2018 11:20 AM: Forested Stream and/or Seepage Forested stream environments are typically found in the buffer zones between forested land and stream banks, often known as riparian zones. Stream headwaters and seepage areas occur where ground water percolates to the surface through muck, mossy rock, and nettles. It can also be found under rocks, among gravel, or cobble where water has begun to percolate in areas near open water. Breeding grounds are commonly found beneath mosses growing on rocks, on logs, or soil surfaces in these types of seepage areas. Predicted climate change will largely impact changes in temperature and moisture availability in forested stream and/or seepage systems, likely having a cascading effect on a species habitat and increasing stress to many of these species. The Appalachian LCC funded NatureServe to conduct vulnerability assessments on a suite of plants, animals, and habitats within the Appalachians. These assessments can be used as an early warning system to alert resource managers about changing conditions.

CCVA Fact Sheet: Open Woodlands by Rosanne Hessmiller, last updated: Jan 26, 2018 11:20 AM: Open Woodlands Used generally to describe low density forests, open woodland ecosystems contain widely spaced trees whose crowns do not touch, causing for an open canopy, insignificant midstory canopy layer, sparse understory and where groundcover is the most obvious feature of the landscape dominated by diverse flora (grasses, forbes, sedges). Open Woodlands provide habitat for a diverse mix of wildlife species, several of which are of conservation concern, such as Red Headed Woodpecker, Prairie Warbler, Kentucky Warbler, Northern Bobwhite and Eastern Red Bat. Predicted climate change will largely impact changes in temperature and moisture availability in open woodlands systems, likely having a cascading effect on a species habitat and increasing stress to many of these species. The Appalachian LCC funded NatureServe to conduct vulnerability assessments on a suite of plants, animals, and habitats within the Appalachians. These assessments can be used as an early warning system to alert resource managers about changing conditions.

CCVA Fact Sheet: Forest and Woodlands by Rosanne Hessmiller, last updated: Jan 26, 2018 11:20 AM: Forest/Woodland habitats describe large areas primarily dominated by trees, with moderate ground coverage, such as grasses and shrubs. Density, tree height, and land use may all vary, though woodland is typically used to describe lower density forests. A forest may have an open canopy, but a woodland must have an open canopy with enough sunlight to reach the ground and limited shade. Predicted climate change will largely impact changes in temperature and moisture availability in forest/ woodlands systems, likely having a cascading effect on a species habitat and increasing stress to many of these species. The Appalachian LCC funded NatureServe to conduct vulnerability assessments on a suite of plants, animals, and habitats within the Appalachians. These assessments can be used as an early warning system to alert resource managers about changing conditions.

CCVA Fact Sheet: Meadows and Marshlands by Rosanne Hessmiller, last updated: Jan 26, 2018 11:20 AM: Meadows are open grasslands where grass and other non-woody plants are the primary vegetation. With no tree coverage, meadows are typically open, sunny areas that attract flora and fauna that require both ample space and sunlight. These conditions allow for the growth of many wildflowers and are typically important ecosystems for pollinating insects. Marshlands are like meadows in that they typically have no tree coverage and host primarily grasses and woody plants. However, a defining characteristic of marshlands is their wetland features. Predicted climate change will largely impact changes in temperature and moisture availability in meadows and marshlands systems, likely having a cascading effect on a species habitat and increasing stress to many of these species. The Appalachian LCC funded NatureServe to conduct vulnerability assessments on a suite of plants, animals, and habitats within the Appalachians. These assessments can be used as an early warning system to alert resource managers about changing conditions.

CCVA Fact Sheet Meadows by Rosanne Hessmiller, last updated: Jan 26, 2018 11:20 AM: CCVA Meadow

Fact Sheet: Assessing Vulnerability of Species and Habitats by Web Editor, last updated: Jan 26, 2018 11:07 AM: New vulnerability assessments for 41 species and 3 habitats in the Appalachians now available.

McNaughton, David by Rosanne Hessmiller, last updated: Jan 05, 2018 01:15 PM

Lessons Learned - 2017 Dec 11th-15th by Jean Brennan, last updated: Dec 22, 2017 09:10 AM

Network of Landscape Conservation by Jean Brennan, last updated: Dec 22, 2017 08:56 AM: On the National Forum on Landscape Conservation: November 2017. NCTC. Shepherdstown WV.

ARC Assessment of Natural Assets in the Appalachian Region - Forest Resources by Jean Brennan, last updated: Dec 22, 2017 08:42 AM: Assessment of Natural Assets in the Appalachian Region-Forest Resources. Prepared for the ARC, 2014