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Play area. Walking path. Horseshoe pits. Fragmentation Activity. Shelter sources. http://naturescrusaders.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/mates.jpg. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3164/2950872087_6951c6860b.jpg. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3353/3209053921_4bf4e02513.jpg.
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Play area Walking path Horseshoe pits
Shelter sources http://naturescrusaders.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/mates.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3164/2950872087_6951c6860b.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3353/3209053921_4bf4e02513.jpg http://library.byways.org/display.php/Illinois%20River%20Road%20Banner%20Marsh_500px.JPG?ID=45479&FILE=Illinois_River_Road_Banner_Marsh_500px.JPG http://www.happyearth.com.au/storage/food-garden/Food%20Forest-Six%20Weeks.jpg Why are forests so important? Reproductive partners Food sources Water sources
http://www.fromoldbooks.org/Cassell-TheBritishIsles/pages/v1s1-204-On-the-Edge-of-Sherwood-Forest/http://www.fromoldbooks.org/Cassell-TheBritishIsles/pages/v1s1-204-On-the-Edge-of-Sherwood-Forest/ http://depts.washington.edu/rabep/Birds.3.jpg http://jamestaggart.com/images/DigitalForest1.jpg Inner vs Edge of Forest http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/NGSPOD/121925~A-Kamchatka-Brown-Bear-on-the-Edge-of-a-Forest-Posters.jpg
Inner species Nesting birds http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Bird_nest_in_grass.jpg Jack in the pulpit http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/jackinthepulpitlv.jpg Lady Fern http://www.fernridgefarms.com/images/LadyFern.jpg
Edge dwellers White Tailed Deer http://myfwc.com/critters/images/deer.jpg Red Tailed Hawks http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/caribbean/wildlife-facts/2005/wildlife-facts_images_2005/red-tailed_hawk.jpg
Humans create edge… • disrupting the continuity of the forest…making it hard for some species to get the requirements they need.
What is a land use plan? A plan for development of the land that encourages the sustainability of both the living and non-living organisms found on that land. To create a sustainable land use plan, you must consider several aspects of the environment:
http://www.baidas.net/public/images/aq01.JPG Urban Use • this includes human settlement uses such as urban roadways, pipelines for sanitation purposes, electricity, etc.
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http://www.sewickleycreek.com/images/waterways.jpg Waterways • These must be considered for development plans…what issues might you encounter that would change your plan? http://www.fws.gov/ChesapeakeBay/Newsletter/Summer05/Streams/Flowing%20stream.gif
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Preservation • Minimizing development so that the least amount of disruption occurs to landscape. • Preserving some amount of intact forest to help maintain the inner/edge habitats of original landscape.