RCN: An interactive, GIS-based application Mapping accuracy and NALCC: Habitat mapping expansions LCC with • •Consider to estimate continuous, unimpacted daily validation; and modeling at NALCC of consistent data Canadian streamflow at ungaged locations in the Layers (land use, threats, scale layers into Canada partners • Connecticut River Basin (RCN 2007-6) refugia, invasives); NALCC: Habitat mapping with North LCC, USFWS, •Work RCN: Instream Flow for Great Lakes Basin Create distribution maps for and modeling of marine Atlantic Marine Bird ACJV • of NY and PA (RCN 2010-2) regional responsibility/high bird distributions and Cooperative to assess DD: Northeast Aquatic Classification and concern species coastal migration of birds priorities Mapping/Northeast Aquatic Habitat aquatic temperature and bats •Better Classification System (Doris Duke) data/classification NALCC: Managed Lands with ACJV on LCC, ACJV •Work DD: Northeast Terrestrial Habitat Database Development proposal for database Classification System (Doris Duke) Consistent/updated incorporation LCC, TNC •Ensure DD: Secured Lands of the Northeast (Doris secured lands database of information from Duke 2007) National Conservation Easement Database into Northeast Secure Lands Database (TNC) Assess for LCC, USGS consistent data layers on stream temperature and hydrology Action 3: Assess the RCN: Geospatial Condition Analysis of Create distribution maps for NALCC: Assessment of first phase LCC, • •Complete existing habitat Northeast Habitats on the Northeast regional responsibility/high forest condition and of representative NEAFWA capacity SGCN Habitat Maps (RCN 2009-2) concern species. management species-habitat RCN: The Conservation Status of Key modeling including Habitats and Species of Greatest distribution maps; Conservation Need in the Eastern Region more •Consider (RCN 2007-5) detailed status assessments of habitats based on results of RCN
RCN: An interactive, GIS-based application to estimate continuous, unimpacted daily streamflow at ungaged locations in the Connecticut River Basin (RCN 2007-6) RCN: Instream Flow for Great Lakes Basin of NY and PA (RCN 2010-2) DD: Northeast Aquatic Classification and Mapping/Northeast Aquatic Habitat Classification System (Doris Duke) DD: Northeast Terrestrial Habitat Classification System (Doris Duke) DD: Secured Lands of the Northeast (Doris Duke 2007) • Mapping accuracy and validation; • Layers (land use, threats, refugia, invasives); • Create distribution maps for regional responsibility/high concern species •Better aquatic temperature data/classification NALCC: Habitat mapping and modeling at NALCC scale •Consider expansions of consistent data layers into Canada LCC with Canadian partners NALCC: Habitat mapping and modeling of marine bird distributions and coastal migration of birds and bats •Work with North Atlantic Marine Bird Cooperative to assess priorities LCC, USFWS, ACJV NALCC: Managed Lands Database Development •Work with ACJV on proposal for database LCC, ACJV Consistent/updated secured lands database •Ensure incorporation of information from National Conservation Easement Database into Northeast Secure Lands Database (TNC) LCC, TNC Assess for consistent data layers on stream temperature and hydrology LCC, USGS Action 3: Assess the existing habitat capacity RCN: Geospatial Condition Analysis of Northeast Habitats on the Northeast SGCN Habitat Maps (RCN 2009-2) RCN: The Conservation Status of Key Habitats and Species of Greatest Conservation Need in the Eastern Region (RCN 2007-5) • Create distribution maps for regional responsibility/high concern species. NALCC: Assessment of forest condition and management •Complete first phase of representative species-habitat modeling including distribution maps; •Consider more detailed status assessments of habitats based on results of RCN LCC, NEAFWA
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