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Ingrid Haeckel

Conservation and Land Use Specialist

DEC Hudson River Estuary Program/Cornell University

DEC Online Interactive MappersCapital District Regional Planning Commission

Planning and Zoning Webinar Series

May 21, 2020

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Working to achieve key benefits:

• clean water• resilient communities• vital estuary ecosystem• fish, wildlife, and habitat • natural scenery• education, access, recreation, and inspiration

The Hudson River Estuary Program

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Photo by Laura Heady

Recommended Planning Approach:

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https://www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/42937.html

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40+ geographic data sets:• Estuary• Streams and Watersheds• Wetlands• Forests• Biodiversity• Scenic and Recreationwww.dec.ny.gov/gis/hre

ORIGINAL

Hudson Valley Natural Resource Mapper

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What about the Environmental Resource Mapper?

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Regional coverageFocus on planning

Statewide coverageDo I need a permit?

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Launch Mapper

Fact Sheet

Landing Page on DEC website

Webinar

Recent Updates

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Instructions

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Full Screen

Zoom Base Maps

Expand tabs for map layersand functions

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Layers become visible at

different scales

Italics = not visible yet(zoom in or out)Turn individual

layers on

Layer Info

Scroll

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Layer descriptionPublication year

PublisherLinks

GIS data download

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Live Demo!

- Zoom in- Change Base Map- Measure/Print Tools

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tidal wetlands submerged aquatic

vegetation migratory fish runs significant coastal

fish and wildlife habitats

bathymetry

Data Layers: Estuary

Photo by Laura Heady

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Migratory Fish Runs

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Migratory Fish Runs

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watershed boundaries biomonitoring data DEC stream

classifications Priority Waterbody List dams priority road-stream

crossings stream condition index riparian areas FEMA flood zones

Data Layers: Streams and Watersheds

Photo by Ingrid Haeckel

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Stream Classifications

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Priority Waterbody List

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Priority Waterbody List

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Riparian Areas

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FEMA Flood Hazard Areas

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State-regulated freshwater wetlands and check zones

National Wetlands Inventory (NWI)

Wetland Soils (from soil drainage classes)

Data Layers: Wetlands

Photo by Ingrid Haeckel

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State Regulated Freshwater Wetlands

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National Wetlands Inventory

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Wetland Soils

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Forest Condition Index

matrix forests linkage zones

Data Layers: Forests

Photo by Ingrid Haeckel

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NEW! Forest Condition Index

- Identifies forest patches >100 acres and core forests using the most recent land cover data.

- Estimates the condition of each forest patch relative to other forests in the watershed using a variety of region-wide data.

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NEW! Forest Condition Index

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Core Forest (>100 meters from forest edge)

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Matrix Forests and Linkage Zones

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Data Layers: Biodiversity

significant biodiversity areas Audubon important bird areas known important areas for rare

plants and rare animals significant natural

communities

Photo by Mike Adamovic

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Known Important Areas

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Known Important Areas

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Known Important Areas

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Photo by Laura Heady

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• Use the mapper as a preliminary screening tool to identify resources on and near a site prior to initial meeting with applicant

• Conduct site visits to verify features and identify resources that may not appear on maps

• Incorporate information into application checklists

Photos by Laura Heady

Environmental Review

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- a compilation and description of naturally occurring resources

• view publicly available data for water resources, habitats, and conservation and public lands

• use mapper as an interactive companion tool

Town of East Greenbush Natural Resources Inventory

Natural Resources Inventory (NRI)

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Town of Blooming Grove

Open Space Inventory

Conservation and Land Use Planning

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Ingrid HaeckelConservation & Land Use

Specialist

Hudson River Estuary Programingrid.haeckel@dec.ny.gov

Natural Resource Mapper:www.dec.ny.gov/lands/112137.html

Thank you! Questions?