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- Environmental Flow Analysis for the Marcellus Shale Region PDF — by Web Editor — last modified Jul 14, 2016 09:17 AM
- A technical report submitted to the Appalachian Landscape Conservation Cooperative in completion of grant# 2012-03 - Final Report
- Data Access — by Jean Brennan — last modified Jun 21, 2016 10:22 AM
- Phase I of this project involved an inventory of flow models and the underlying, or potential, data sources from instream monitoring networks.
- Key Findings & Management Recommendations — by Jean Brennan — last modified Jun 21, 2016 10:22 AM
- The Appalachian LCC-funded study is the first region-wide assessment to document “flow-ecology” relationships – showing connections between observed impacts under current water withdrawal standards (based on daily water gauge data collected over the last 15 years and fish surveys) and the decline in freshwater fish communities.
- Connecticut River Watershed Landscape Conservation Design Pilot — by mmallek — last modified Jun 01, 2016 01:56 PM
- Connect the Connecticut - Fact Sheet — by bmacdonald — last modified May 17, 2016 03:25 PM
- High-level overview of the landscape conservation design project. May 2016.
- Connect the Connecticut Report — by Scott Schwenk — last modified May 17, 2016 12:43 PM
- Connect the Connecticut Report - report summarizing the process and results of the project. May 2016.
- Draft Connect the Connecticut Report — by mmallek — last modified May 04, 2016 12:11 PM
- Current version of Connect the Connecticut report for Core Team review
- Implementing the LCD — by mmallek — last modified Apr 29, 2016 11:12 AM
- Implementing the LCD, Patrick Comins
- Model Evaluation Project — by mmallek — last modified Apr 29, 2016 10:06 AM
- 1-page pdf
- Communications update, April 29, 2016 — by bmacdonald — last modified Apr 29, 2016 09:56 AM
- For Core Team meeting
- Nulhegan Road-Stream Crossings — by mmallek — last modified Apr 28, 2016 03:32 PM
- Map of road-stream crossings on the Nulhegan Division
- Removal of Illegally Introduced and Missed Rainbow Trout from Lynn Camp Prong, Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee — by admin — last modified Apr 07, 2016 02:35 PM
- This project will remove the illegally introduced and missed rainbow trout from the Lynn Camp Prong Watershed in Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Once complete, the project will reconnect brook trout populations in three tributary streams thus eliminating fragmentation in this watershed. (Photo: Lynn Camp Prong in Smoky Mountain National Park in Tennessee.)
- Bat Summary for Appalachian LCC Cave/Karst Study — by Jessica Rhodes — last modified Mar 10, 2016 03:55 PM
- This document contains a list of the bat species that regularly use caves and mines in the Appalachian LCC region, federal status of these species, and sources of bat data.
- Guidelines for Using the NatureServe Climate Change Vulnerability Index — by Lesley Sneddon — last modified Mar 10, 2016 12:26 PM
- Motivated by the need to rapidly assess the vulnerability of species to climate change, NatureServe developed a Climate Change Vulnerability Index. The Index uses a scoring system that integrates a species’ predicted exposure to climate change within an area and three sets of factors associated with climate change sensitivity, each supported by published studies: 1) indirect exposure to climate change, 2) species-specific sensitivity and adaptive capacity factors and 3) documented response to climate change. Our primary goal for the Index is to provide valuable input for key planning documents, such as revisions of state wildlife action plans, to allow consideration of climate change impacts together with other stressors. We also hope this tool will help land managers develop and prioritize strategies for climate change adaptation that lead to actions that increase the resilience of species to climate change.
- County Distribution of Assessed Species — by Matthew Cimitile — last modified Mar 10, 2016 12:23 PM
- County distribution for the climate change vulnerability of 41 newly assessed species is available for download. The entire package is available at the link provided.
- Previous Climate Assessments on 700 Species — by Matthew Cimitile — last modified Mar 10, 2016 12:21 PM
- Find here Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments from previous research. Each excel file contains a subset of data from a compilation of climate change vulnerability scores for 700 species in the Appalachian LCC.
- Final Report: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments in the Appalachian LCC — by NatureServe — last modified Mar 10, 2016 12:04 PM
- The Appalachian LCC tasked NatureServe with a two-phase project that explores the understanding of climate change in the Appalachian landscape. The first phase focused on assembling a panel of experts to provide guidance on a) prioritizing species and habitats to assess for vulnerability to climate change; b) selecting approaches to conduct vulnerability assessments, and c) identifying appropriate climate data to use in the assessments. Guided by the recommendations of the Panel, Phase II analyzes the results of 700 existing species assessments, and conducts vulnerability analyses on 41 additional species and 3 habitats. We used the recommendations of the Expert Panel, as well as the existing compilation to guide our recommended list of additional species and habitats to be assessed in Phase II. Criteria included a focus on the Interior Low Plateau and on plants, neither of which were well represented in existing assessments, as well as species of high conservation significance, keystone or species otherwise important to the habitat, and those of high value as indicators of climate change. This report summarizes Phase II of this effort.
- Stream Classification Story Map — by Web Editor — last modified Mar 10, 2016 11:09 AM
- Literature Review of Freshwater Classification Frameworks — by The Nature Conservancy — last modified Mar 10, 2016 10:54 AM
- Identifying aquatic ecosystems requires a classification of stream and lake features into recognizable categories. Although a number of nationally recognized terrestrial community classifications exist, currently there is no national or international standard for classifying aquatic communities or ecosystems. Despite the lack of a national aquatic community classification, aquatic ecosystem classifications and frameworks have been developed at a variety of spatial scales to reflect the distribution of aquatic biological communities. This report reviews these freshwater classification frameworks, providing detailed analysis and application examples of taxonomic, environmental, and hydrologic classifications in use within the Appalachian region.
- Background Materials: Stream Impacts from Water Withdrawals in the Marcellus Shale Region — by Matthew Cimitile — last modified Mar 09, 2016 11:50 AM
