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Green Infrastructure Network

Beaufort County, North Carolina. Green Infrastructure Network. Growing Green with Wetland Conservation. Beaufort County, North Carolina. Green Infrastructure Network. Objectives. Develop criteria to define high priority wetlands Determine acreage of high priority wetlands

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Green Infrastructure Network

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  1. Beaufort County, North Carolina Green Infrastructure Network Growing Green with Wetland Conservation

  2. Beaufort County, North Carolina Green Infrastructure Network Objectives • Develop criteria to define high priority wetlands • Determine acreage of high priority wetlands • Develop wetlands protection overlay zone • Determine which lands are most important for continued protection of wetlands

  3. Beaufort County, North Carolina Green Infrastructure Network Data Management

  4. Beaufort County, North Carolina Green Infrastructure Network Data Management

  5. Beaufort County, North Carolina Green Infrastructure Network Criteria for Ranking High Priority Wetlands High and Medium Priority - Unique Ecosystem - Riparian Wetlands Low Priority - Altered by human activity

  6. Beaufort County, North Carolina Green Infrastructure Network High Priority Wetlands 62,145 acres (32% of total)

  7. Beaufort County, North Carolina Green Infrastructure Network Percent Impervious Surface

  8. Beaufort County, North Carolina Green Infrastructure Network LULC Conversion From 1992-2001

  9. Beaufort County, North Carolina Green Infrastructure Network Wetland Core Areas • Identify areas where high priority wetland resources occur within watersheds of concern • Watersheds of Concern = High Impervious Surface % & Increasing Trend of Conversion from Wetland to Urban

  10. Beaufort County, North Carolina Green Infrastructure Network Spatial Analyses Methods • Spatial Analyst Raster Calculator • Conduct Neighborhood Statistics

  11. Beaufort County, North Carolina Green Infrastructure Network Wetland Core Areas Priority Level Low High

  12. Beaufort County, North Carolina Green Infrastructure Network Wetland Core Area Example 1

  13. Beaufort County, North Carolina Green Infrastructure Network Wetland Core Area Example 1

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