Mapping and Prioritizing Habitat Restoration with the Tennessee State Wildlife Action Plan

Mapping and PrioritizingHabitat Restoration with the Tennessee State Wildlife Action Plan Joey Wisby GIS Manager Tennessee Chapter of The Nature Conservancy

TN Plan Database Concept • Relational Databases • (MS Access) • Data Management • Modeling • Input/Output • GIS • (ArcGIS) • Spatial Relationships • Mapping Results • Visualizatioin/Interaction Capture & Organize Information about 8 Elements Detailed Comprehensive Spatially Explicit Define relationships between elements Use models to allow evaluation and prioritization

Observations of Conservation Target Species Sources: TDEC Natural Heritage TVA Heritage TWRA Non-Game Inventory Program TWRA Aquatic Database (TADS) Scientific Collection Permits Various Others – BISON, etc.

Prioritization and Weighting of GCN Species Observations Species Conservation Priority Score: Weight by Rarity/Legal Status G Rank (40 pts) S Rank (40 pts) Federal Status (10 pts) TN State Status (10 pts) Exponential (G1 = 40, G2 = 20, G3 = 10, etc) Viability/Confidence Scores for Observations Last Observation Date (old records, less points) Heritage EO Ranks Where Available

Linking GCN Species Observations to Habitats Terrestrial Occurrences Linked to 700-acre hexagon clusters called rosettes Aquatic Occurrences Linked to NHDPlus Flowlines& Associated Catchments Subterranean Observations Linked to Cave Systems Cave system entrances linked to 100-acre hexagons

Modeled Species Footprint for Pygmy Salamander

Mapped Habitat Preferences for Pygmy Salamander

Habitat Priorities forPygmy Salamander

Terrestrial Habitat Priorities

Aquatic Conservation TargetsUpper Duck

Aquatic Habitat PrioritiesUpper Duck

Priority Areas Upstream of Aquatic Habitat Priorities

Aquatic Habitat Priorities

Mollusk Population Restoration Priorities

Evaluating Terrestrial Habitat Restoration Priorities Assume mapped semi-natural habitat restored to dominant matrix forest type within subregion Use restored habitat preference scores (P) for existing GCN occurrences in/around semi-natural habitat Net Restoration Priority = Restored Score – Current Semi-natural Score If had antecedent or other potential restoration habitat map, could use to dictate restoration scenario

Restoration Priorities: Terrestrial Semi-Natural Habitatsto Matrix Forest Ecological System

Terrestrial Habitat Priorities Stones River Watershed

Potential Wetland Priorities Stones River Watershed

Aquatic Habitat Priorities Stones River Watershed

Riparian Priorities for Adjacent and Downstream Aquatic Habitats Stones River Watershed

Riparian Priorities for Terrestrial and In/Downstream Aquatic Habitats Stones River Watershed

Streamside Buffer Priorityto Abate Ag.-Related Risk

Mapping and Prioritizing Habitat Restoration with the Tennessee State Wildlife Action Plan

Mapping and Prioritizing Habitat Restoration with the Tennessee State Wildlife Action Plan

Presentation Transcript

NRCS Action Plan for Fish, Wildlife and Wetlands

The Nevada Wildlife Action Plan:

Understanding Wildlife Habitat

The National Fish Habitat Action Plan – A National Plan to Conserve Fish (and Shellfish) Habitat

Backyard Wildlife Habitat

Webinar Series on State Wildlife Action Plan Revision

Fire and Wildlife Habitat Restoration Johanna Freeman, PhD student

Evaluating MODIS data for mapping wildlife habitat distribution

The 2012 Revision of Nevada’s Wildlife Action Plan

Wildlife Habitat Requirements

Prioritizing and Mapping the Curriculum with the Learning-Focused Toolbox

National Fish Habitat Action Plan

“ Wildlife Habitat Requirements”

State Wildlife Action Plan saving the world one piece at a time

Virginia Wildlife Action Plan

Wildlife Habitat

Wildlife Management Managing Wildlife and Their Habitat

Wildlife Habitat Management Institute

Fish Habitat Restoration

Wildlife Habitat

Creating Wildlife Habitat

Indiana Wildlife Habitat