Chesapeake Bay Program s New Land Cover Map (and some other neat stuff)

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1 Chesapeake Bay Program s New Land Cover Map (and some other neat stuff) Cassandra Pallai Geospatial Project Manager Chesapeake Conservancy December 6, 2016 Potomac Watershed Partnership

2 Chesapeake Conservancy

3 Conservation & Community

4 Combining Community Input with Landscape Analysis Community Engagement Conservation Prioritization Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Community supported, evidence based conservation solutions

5 Need for data to address specific challenges Funded by NALCC: USFWS/WMI Community Engagement Workshops

6 Enabling Partners Data Land Cover/Use Stream Maps Web-based tools Access Products

7 Enabling Partners Data Land Cover/Use Stream Maps Web-based tools Access Products

8 Bay-wide land cover data What s on the landscape? How much pollution is contributed, and how much is reduced from projects? How do we standardize project reporting?

9 Dataset development drivers National Land Cover Data 30-meter resolution No local engagement

10 Dataset development drivers CBP Land Cover Incorporates local data Stakeholder review

11 Dataset development drivers

12 Land cover dataset specs MD, WV, PA, NY, DE, D.C. VA Raster format 1 meter pixel size 4-bit pixel depth Projection: Albers Equal Area USGS version

13 Land cover dataset specs Bay-wide

14 Bay-wide land use data

15 Learn more? Chesapeake Bay Program Land Use Work Group: Webinars (land cover): Thursday, 12/8 from 1-2 PM Monday, 12/12 from AM Wednesday, 12/14 from AM Contact - Margaret Markham mmarkham@chesapeakeconservancy.org to register Download data:

16 Stream dataset development drivers NASA Satellite Imagery York County Planning Commission

17 Dataset development 1) Start with a Digital Elevation Model.

18 Dataset development 2) Figure out how water moves over the landscape.

19 Dataset development 3) Find the areas where water accumulates. Flow path

20 Dataset development 4) Determine stream width. Land cover Stream width Flow path

21 Dataset specs High resolution & Large scale Will facilitate: Buffer gap identification Goal setting Prioritization

22 Case study from analysis to action USES IN PLANNING Buffers, Water quality, Reporting

23 Long term strategy for Restoration: Pennsylvania PA Department of Environmental Protection Chesapeake Bay Restoration Strategy ( Reboot ) Accelerate the installation of forest riparian buffers Putting science-based, high-impact, low cost projects on the ground and working with partners in a focused manner Improving reporting, record keeping, and data systems

24 From analysis to action: PA Buffers Bay Agreement: Restore and Conserve Riparian Forested Buffers until 70% buffer coverage is achieved PA Environmental Digest Daily PA DCNR Buffer Initiative: the goal is to plant an additional 95,000 acres of buffers by 2025

25 How were these goals determined? NHD CC

26 How were these goals determined? 35 Buffer NHD CC

27 How were these goals determined? 35 Buffer NHD CC

28 Kettle Creek case study Buffer gaps Riparian Buffer Gaps 2.95 acres CC 1.5 acres NHD

29 Kettle Creek case study Buffer gaps Kettle Creek HUC ,689 acres NHD = 7,800 gaps CC = 11,613 gaps Trout Unlimited Projects CC streams identified 20% more buffer gaps = 100 acres of additional opportunities

30 Kettle Creek case study Prioritization

31 Kettle Creek case study Prioritization

32 Kettle Creek case study Prioritization

33 Kettle Creek case study Prioritization

34 Enabling Partners Data Land Cover/Use Stream Maps Web-based tools Access Products

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36 Conservation Toolbox

37 Conservation Toolbox

38 Demo Username: monacan Password:

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44 Stormwater BMP Prioritization Tool Web-based application Non-GIS users BMP site identification Dynamic queries Product generation Spreadsheets

45 Stormwater BMP Prioritization Tool Ian Plant

46 Stormwater BMP Prioritization Tool

47 Easement Monitoring - MET

48 Easement Monitoring - MET

49 Easement Monitoring - MET

50 Susquehanna River near Hyner, PA Thank you! Cassandra Pallai