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Prioritization and Conservation Status of Rare Plants in the North Atlantic
https://atlanticsalmonrestoration.org/projects/rare-plant-prioritization/prioritization-and-conservation-status-of-rare-plants-in-the-north-atlantic
This project created a prioritized list of rare plant species for conservation actions, with a comprehensive analysis of rarity, threats, trends, legal protection, inclusion in State Wildlife Action Plan revisions, conservation status, habitat, and climate change. No publisher2016-05-10T21:45:00ZProjectRiver Corridor Assessment for the North Atlantic Region
https://atlanticsalmonrestoration.org/projects/river-corridors/river-corridor-assessment-for-the-north-atlantic-region
An urgent need exists to uniformly assess river corridors, including floodplains, and to prioritize areas for protection across the North Atlantic landscape. This project will develop a river corridor assessment method and conservation prioritization toolkit. The tools will be tested through three pilot projects across different topographies before being expanded to additional river corridors across the region.No publisher2016-05-10T21:10:00ZProjectDevelopment of a Rapid Assessment Protocol for Aquatic Passability of Tidally Influenced Road-Stream Crossings
https://atlanticsalmonrestoration.org/projects/tidally-influenced-crossings/tidally-influenced-crossing
There is growing interest among conservation practitioners to have a method to assess tidally influenced crossings for their potential as barriers to aquatic organism passage. Protocols designed for freshwater streams will not adequately address the passage challenges of bi-directional flow and widely variable depth and velocity of tidally influenced systems. Diadromous and coastal fish must be able to overcome the enhanced water velocities associated with tidal restrictions to reach upstream spawning habitat. This project will build on the existing North Atlantic Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative's protocol, database and scoring procedures to extend the applicability of this region-wide program to road-stream crossings in tidally influenced settings.No publisherCoastal ResilienceAquatic ResiliencyHurricane Sandy2015-11-24T21:45:00ZProjectExtending the Northeast Aquatic Habitat Map to Canada
https://atlanticsalmonrestoration.org/projects/aquatic-habitat-map-canada/extending-the-northeast-aquatic-habitat-map-to-canada
This project contributed to the development of a comprehensive aquatic habitat map for the entire extent of the North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NALCC) region by extending the Northeast Aquatic Habitat Map to Canada and southern Quebec.No publisher2015-10-23T21:40:00ZProjectDesigning Sustainable Landscapes
https://atlanticsalmonrestoration.org/projects/designing-sustainable-landscapes/designing-sustainable-landscapes
This project highlights the potential for collaboration and coordination among conservation practitioners and research scientists to plan for the future. A team of UMass scientists has developed a landscape change, assessment and design model to assess ecosystems and their capacity to sustain populations of wildlife in the northeastern U.S. in the face of urban growth, climate change, and other stressors. The project plays a major role in developing the science and data for two collaborative landscape planning and design efforts: 1) Connect the Connecticut, the pilot Landscape Conservation Design for the Connecticut River Watershed, and 2) Nature's Network, which expands and elaborates on the data to extend to throughout New England and the Mid-Atlantic. Using the best available science and information, participating partners are developing tools and strategies for conserving a connected network of lands and waters to sustain natural resources and communities within the watershed.No publisherNorth Atlantic LCC2015-01-09T21:20:00ZProjectStandardization of Terrestrial and Wetland Habitat Classification and Mapping
https://atlanticsalmonrestoration.org/projects/land-cover-reconciliation/land-cover-reconciliation
This project, sponsored by the Northeast Climate Science Center, facilitated coordination among the scientific community to assess existing habitat classification and mapping products within the Northeastern and Midwest United States.No publisherNorth Atlantic LCC2014-06-26T14:30:00ZProjectRestoring Aquatic Connectivity and Increasing Flood Resilience
https://atlanticsalmonrestoration.org/projects/aquatic-connectivity/restoring-aquatic-connectivity-and-increasing-flood-resilience
This project brings together the major partners involved in road-stream crossings to assess river and stream continuity and set priorities for restoring connectivity, and reducing flood damage to road crossings, within the North Atlantic region.No publisher2014-01-17T20:45:00ZProjectVernal Pool Mapping and Conservation
https://atlanticsalmonrestoration.org/projects/vernal-pools/vernal-pool-mapping-and-conservation
Vernal pools are small, temporary bodies of water that can serve as critical habitat for frogs, salamanders, reptiles, invertebrates, and other species. This project compiled a comprehensive GIS dataset of known and potential vernal pool locations in the North Atlantic region, reviewing vernal pool mapping approaches, and demonstrating a remote sensing method to identify potential vernal pool sites.No publisherNorth Atlantic LCC2014-01-17T17:30:00ZProjectIdentifying Important Migratory Landbird Stopover Sites in the Northeast
https://atlanticsalmonrestoration.org/projects/migratory-landbird-radar/migratory-landbird-stopover-sites-in-the-northeast
Dozens of species of landbirds, such as warblers, hummingbirds, and orioles, migrate through the Northeastern United States from their summer breeding grounds in the U.S. and Canada to their nonbreeding grounds as far south as South America. During the migration period, birds must find habitat where they can stop, rest and replenish their energy reserves. Conservation efforts are increasingly focused on identifying stopover sites that are important for sustaining migratory landbird populations. This project built upon prior work by the University of Delaware and USGS to use weather surveillance data and field surveys to map and predict important migratory bird stopover sites.No publisherNorth Atlantic LCCProjects2013-07-11T15:45:00ZProjectRevisions to the Northeastern Aquatic Habitat Classification
https://atlanticsalmonrestoration.org/projects/aquatic-classification-revisions/revisions-to-the-northeastern-aquatic-habitat-classification
This project updated the 2008 Northeastern Aquatic Habitat Classification (NAHCS) prepared by The Nature Conservancy and the Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (NEAFWA). The updates added a tidal component to the classification of streams and rivers and a mapped classification of lakes; the lake classification was revised in 2015. No publisherNorth Atlantic LCC2013-04-29T18:40:00ZProjectCoastal Update to the National Wetlands Inventory
https://atlanticsalmonrestoration.org/projects/rapid-update-to-coastal-nwi/coastal-update-to-the-national-wetlands-inventory
This project completed a rapid update for wetland mapping in 162 coastal areas (1:24,000 topographic quadrangles in ME, MD, MA, NJ, NY, PA, and VA) that were last updated prior to 2000. The updates, which were incorporated into the National Wetland Inventory, have many applications in conservation analysis and coastal planning, including the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project (also funded by the North Atlantic LCC).No publisherNorth Atlantic LCCProjects2013-04-26T19:10:00ZProjectNorth Atlantic LCC Demonstration Project: White Mountains to Moosehead Lake Initiative
https://atlanticsalmonrestoration.org/projects/demo-project-white-mountains-to-moosehead-lake-initiative/demo-project-white-mountains-to-moosehead-lake-initiative
The purpose of this demonstration project was to show how North Atlantic LCC science products can be used to inform conservation for a Northeast habitat and resilience "hotspot." The Trust for Public Land will integrate LCC and other science products into a clearinghouse and analysis tool for parcel-level conservation planning in the 2.7 million acre White Mountains to Moosehead Lake region of Maine and New Hampshire.No publisherNorth Atlantic LCC2013-04-26T18:25:00ZProjectNorth Atlantic LCC Demonstration Project: Climate Adaptation in Appalachian Forests
https://atlanticsalmonrestoration.org/projects/demo-project-appalachian-forests/demo-project-appalachian-forests
The goal of the project was to help more efficiently achieve a resilient Appalachian forest landscape within the NALCC geography that would be built upon a broadly shared vision for a sustainable, connected mosaic of forest habitats and waters that are home to thriving intact ecosystems and human communities. This project was intended to identify and showcase efforts that, in the light of advances in climate adaptation, best contribute to effective landscape conservation actions in the region.No publisherNorth Atlantic LCC2013-04-25T16:10:00ZProjectNorth Atlantic LCC Demonstration Project: Marsh Migration
https://atlanticsalmonrestoration.org/projects/demo-project-marsh-migration/demo-project-marsh-migration
Coastal marshes serve a variety of important functions including flood control, spawning/rearing areas for marine life, and critical habitat for many bird species of conservation concern. The focus of this project was to facilitate local actions in Maine to accommodate the needs of coastal marshes to migrate landward in response to rising sea levels.No publisherNorth Atlantic LCC2013-04-24T18:30:00ZProjectDecision Support Tool to Assess Aquatic Habitats and Threats in North Atlantic Watersheds and Estuaries
https://atlanticsalmonrestoration.org/projects/downstream-strategies-project/downstream-strategies-decision-support-tool
Through a stakeholder-driven process, the project team developed a multi-criteria decision support tool to allow resource managers to visualize and manipulate information on aquatic habitats and threats to prioritize areas for conservation action.No publisherNorth Atlantic LCCProjects2013-04-09T04:10:00ZProject