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Forest Legacy Assessment of Need Draft Proposed Forest Legacy Areas

Forest Legacy Assessment of Need Draft Proposed Forest Legacy Areas. Governor’s Commission for Protecting the Chesapeake Bay through Sustainable Forestry April 19, 2006. Today’s Objectives:. Review Goals and Criteria responses Present revised “Draft Forest Legacy Areas”

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Forest Legacy Assessment of Need Draft Proposed Forest Legacy Areas

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  1. Forest Legacy Assessment of NeedDraft Proposed Forest Legacy Areas Governor’s Commission for Protecting the Chesapeake Bay through Sustainable Forestry April 19, 2006

  2. Today’s Objectives: • Review Goals and Criteria responses • Present revised “Draft Forest Legacy Areas” • Identify Next Steps

  3. Goals and Criteria • Survey Response • All Goals retained • Greater than 50 % support for each goal • Descriptive Profile of FLAs • Example provided • To be included in the AON report

  4. Goals and Criteria • Justify and Refine draft boundaries • Will be used to evaluate and rank projects • Criteria importance determined by survey ranks • Offers objective, quantitative and scientifically valid approach for national competition

  5. Parcel Ecological Value • Ecological Score of GI within Parcel • Acres of Green Infrastructure (GI) • Percent of Parcel in GI • Acres of Protected Land within 1 Mile • Contribution to Protection of Hub or Corridor • Composite Score

  6. Parcel Economic Value • Economic Score of Forest within Parcel • Parcel Size (acres) • Percent of Parcel Forested • Forest Patch Size • Proximity to Existing Forest Stewardship Plans • Composite Score

  7. Revised “Draft Forest Legacy Areas” • Commission feedback • Join adjacent areas • Expand areas to incorporate important forest land • Other modifications • High ranking (top 30th eco-rank) GI hubs • TNC forest matrix blocks

  8. Draft Proposed Forest Legacy Areas Presented to Commission on March 13th, 2006 ORIGINAL Draft Proposed Forest Legacy Areas FLA Total Area: 3,800 sq miles = 38.9% land area 2432931.684

  9. Draft Proposed Forest Legacy Areas Presented to Commission on April 19th, 2006 REVISED Draft Proposed Forest Legacy Areas FLA Total Area: 4,590 sq miles = 47.0% land area 2432931.684

  10. Forest Legacy Areas Forest Ownership (acres) Total 2002 MDP Forest = 2,491,260 acres, proposed FLA’s capture 58% forests in MD

  11. Draft Proposed Forest Legacy Areas Catoctin- South Mountain Greater Youghiogheny Northeastern Cumberland-Licking Creek Black Bird Creek- Upper Tuckahoe Lower Monocacy- Potomac Complex Liberty-Patuxent Southeastern Draft Proposed FLA Ecologic and Economic Rank Low Medium High Southern

  12. Draft Proposed Forest Legacy Areas Catoctin- South Mountain Greater Youghiogheny Northeastern Cumberland-Licking Creek Black Bird Creek- Upper Tuckahoe Lower Monocacy- Potomac Complex Liberty-Patuxent Southeastern Draft Proposed FLA Vulnerability Rank Low Medium High Southern

  13. Forest Legacy Areas Profile

  14. Program Open Space Rural Legacy MALPF Maryland Environmental Trust Maryland Historical Trust Greenways and Water Trails The Nature Conservancy The Conservation Fund Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Fund (NOAA) DNR Wildlife and Heritage Next Steps: Outreach to Maryland’s Conservation Programs and Partners

  15. Next Steps: Presentation to Forest Stewardship Coordinating Committee • Executive Order requirement • Guidance and recommendations for an updated Forest Legacy Assessment of Need Plan

  16. Next Steps: Outreach to Local Government and the Public • Four regional meetings • Notice on “e-Resource” • On-line maps • Solicit comments • Revise FLAs • Finalize AON • Submit report

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