Landscape Partnership Resources Library
Document: Macro-group and IEI Metrics Weighting Plans, June 12, 2014
Team leaders discussion on Macro-group and IEI Metrics Weighting Plans
Document: Notes from 08-28-2014 Core Team Meeting
Summary, notes, and discussion from the August 28 Core Team Meeting in Hadley, MA.
Document: Threats Ranking Framework
Threats-ranking framework from the NE Lexicon: the document that the NE states are using to try to make State Wildlife Action Plans more comparable
Presentation: Core Area Prioritization and Network Design
UMass presentation on Core Area Prioritization and Network Design
Document: Process and Decisions for Design on the Connecticut River Pilot Project
This document includes the key decisions made through August 2014 on the Connecticut River Pilot Landscape Conservation Design Project. Where available, details such as the meeting at which we reached consensus, options considered, and associated documents are included.
Document: Connecticut River Watershed Species Weighting Matrix
The following matrix is being used by the Terrestrial and Wetland Subteam in applying the weighting criteria that the Subteam previously discussed and identified for use in assigning weights to Representative Species in the context of informing the process of how to identify core areas based on combining species landscape capability models into an optimized selection index. The matrix entries in this document are DRAFT and need Terrestrial and Wetland Subteam input to assign final entries and decide on final weights. (Note 8.5”x14” page size for printing the matrix) (Revised slightly 8/27/14 to add habitat acreage for several species)
Document: Notes from August 18 Terrestrial Team Meeting
Please read if you were unable to make this call.
Document: CT River Watershed Species weighting matrix
Draft matrix for weighting species, to be discussed during meeting on 8/19/2014.
Document: Terrestial/Wetland Subteam Meeting Notes 07-25-2014
Notes/summary from terrestrial and wetland technical subteam breakout session.
Document: Core Team Meeting Notes 04-25-2014
Notes and summary information from April Core Team meeting.
Document: Ecosystem Goals, Objectives, and Tradeoffs (07-21-2014)
Overview provided by Scott Schwenk on the Ecosystem goal, general and specific objectives, and tradeoffs related to specific decisions about the conservation design strategy.
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.
