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15 States 14 National Forests 9 National Park Areas 6 Wildlife Refuges (+3 – proposed in the SE Region) 3 FWS Regions 3 USGS Areas 3 NPS Regions 2 EPA Regions June 12th 2013 – EBTJV Meeting – Frostburg, MD grassland pasture 18.3% / hay 1. 62% forest croplands 7.9% Fed. Listed ( 170) Candidate ( 35 ) Proposed ( 3^ ) ^ 2010 data 26% Ag Lands 2. Federally listed species 3. 4. Major Threats 1. Energy: NG / Hydro- “fracking” 2. Energy: Mt Top Mining 3. Water Stress / Extreme Events 4. Urban Expansion / Ag conversion Vision: Ecological Integrity. Environmental Benefits. Interim Steering Comm. ( 29 ) 9 States … 8 Votes ( 13 ) Fed … 1 Tribal (EBC) … 3 NGO ... 3 regional Partnerships Sustainable Wildlife Populations. AppLCC Funding – Science Information & Decision Support Tools Foundational Stressor / Threat Vulnerability / Impact Management Response / DST A Stream Classification System for the Appalachian Landscape Conservation Cooperative Assessing Future Impacts of Energy Extraction in the Appalachian Mountains (wind, oil, gas, coal ) Support for Understanding Land Use and Climate Change in the Appalachian Landscape Development of a Hydrologic Foundation and Flow-ecology Relationships for Monitoring Riverine Resources in the Marcellus Shale Region Classification and Geo-Referencing Cave/Karst Resources across the Appalachian LCC Preliminary Assessment and Inventory (Landscape-level) Threats across the Appalachian Landscape: Preliminary Assessment and Inventory of Ecosystem Services across the Appalachian Landscape: Web-Based Tool for Riparian Restoration Prioritization to Promote Climate Change Resilience in Eastern US Streams (proposed FY13) (proposed FY13) (proposed FY13) Landscape Conservation Cooperative SCIENCE MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP Work Plan http://applcc.org 2012 address the science needs build the institution engage key partners / broader society Oct 2012 applcc.org + companion site http://applcc.org Companion Sites & Content Management System -- Shared Platform Resources applcc.org easternbrooktrout.org sarp.org http://applcc.org serve data sarp.org easternbrooktrout.org applcc.org AppLCC Funding – Science Information & Decision Support Tools Foundational Stressor / Threat Vulnerability / Impact Management Response / DST A Stream Classification System for the Appalachian Landscape Conservation Cooperative Assessing Future Impacts of Energy Extraction in the Appalachian Mountains (wind, oil, gas, coal ) Support for Understanding Land Use and Climate Change in the Appalachian Landscape Development of a Hydrologic Foundation and Flow-ecology Relationships for Monitoring Riverine Resources in the Marcellus Shale Region Classification and Geo-Referencing Cave/Karst Resources across the Appalachian LCC Preliminary Assessment and Inventory (Landscape-level) Threats across the Appalachian Landscape: Preliminary Assessment and Inventory of Ecosystem Services across the Appalachian Landscape: Web-Based Tool for Riparian Restoration Prioritization to Promote Climate Change Resilience in Eastern US Streams (proposed FY13) (proposed FY13) (proposed FY13) Management Response / DST Web-Based Tool for Riparian Restoration Prioritization to Promote Climate Change Resilience in Eastern US Streams 11% Catchment 33% Subwatershed (6th HUC) 76% Watershed (5th HUC) 100% Sub-basin (4th HUC) Source: M. Hudy NO YES Jean Brennan AppLCC Coordinator [email protected] Bridgett Costanzo Science Coordinator [email protected] [email protected] Paul Leonard GIS & Data Mgmt Specialist (PT) [email protected] Photo Source: B. Smith Matthew Cimitile Communications (PT)