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Mapping Nature from Town to Parcel:A Primer for Local Boards
April 29, 2019
New York Planning Federation Conference
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Today’s Natural Resource Planning Session:
• Introduction to natural resources inventories (NRIs)
• Guidance and data sources
• Case studies of NRIs and NRI uses
• Online map tools and online map publishing
• Site-level assessmentsPhoto by Laura Heady
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Natural Resources InventoriesApril 29, 2019
New York Planning Federation Conference
Ingrid HaeckelConservation and Land Use Specialist
Hudson River Estuary Program and Cornell University
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Hudson River Estuary Program
Working to achieve key benefits:
• clean water
• resilient communities
• vital estuary ecosystem
• fish, wildlife, and habitat
• natural scenery
• education, access,
recreation, and inspiration
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Photo by Laura Heady
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a compilation and
description of natural
resources
includes maps, associated
data, and a report
primary focus is naturally-
occurring resources, but
often include scenic,
recreation, and historic
resources.
What is a Natural Resources Inventory (NRI)?
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www.dec.ny.gov/lands/100925.html
NRI Guidebook available online
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geologyand soils
cultural resources
habitats &wildlife
climate conditions
water resources land use
Photos by Laura Heady
What is included in an NRI?
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Opportunities to conduct an NRI:
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educate landowners and
developers
valuable reference for land use
planning and decision-making
keep track of the “big picture”
foundation for comprehensive
plan and zoning updates, open
space planning and acquisition
Why inventory natural resources?
Photo by Laura Heady
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Photo by Laura Heady
water quality and quantity
flood control
temperature moderation
carbon storage
clean air
human health
recreation and education
scenery
fisheries and forest products
natural pollinators
natural resources
“ecosystem services”
What’s at stake?
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“In many instances, it is less expensive for a community to
maintain open space that naturally maintains water quality,
reduces runoff, or controls flooding than to use tax dollars for
costly engineered infrastructure projects such as water
filtration plants and storm sewers.”
What’s at stake?
Economic Benefits
of Open Space:
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Photo by L. Heady
What’s at stake?
Resilience to:• increasing temperatures,
• sea level rise, and
• variability in precipitation.
Photo by L. Heady
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Individual land-use
decisions can
lead to death
by 1000 cuts.
These benefits are vulnerable.
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• Outlines an approach to developing
an NRI
• Recommends resources to inventory
• Suggests existing data to include
and where to find help
• Considers ways to analyze the data
• Presents ideas and examples for
putting the inventory to work
www.dec.ny.gov/lands/100925.html
The Guidebook at a Glance
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Examples: Coeymans NRI (draft)
Steep slopes
Karst geology
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Examples: Cornwall NRI (draft)
Waterbody Assessment &Stream Infrastructure
Flood Zones & Flooded Roads
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Examples: Columbia County NRI
Large Forests Open Habitats Important Areas
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Examples: City of Poughkeepsie NRI (draft)
Street Trees Public Access to ParksStormwater Infrastructure
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Filling the Gaps: Local Studies
• Habitat mapping
• “Ancient” forests
• Vernal pools
• Small streams
• Culverts
• Scenic viewpoints
• Historic sites
New Lebanon Natural Resource
Conservation Plan (2017)
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View and link to 30+ data sets, both regional and statewide:
• Estuary
• Streams and Watersheds
• Wetlands
• Forests
• Biodiversity
• Scenic and Recreation
www.dec.ny.gov/gis/hre
ORIGINAL
Hudson Valley Natural Resource Mapper
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NRI uses: Open Space Planning
Identify priority conservation areas
Cornwall DRAFT
Priority Areas (2019)
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Update Site Plan and Subdivision Checklists
NRI uses: Project Review
Example from the Town of Rhinebeck:
stream and waterbody buffers?
significant habitats?
wildlife corridors?
active farmland?
scenic and historic resources?
(see Appendix H, NRI guidebook)
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Town of Warwick
Biodiversity
Overlay Zone:
Incorporates a habitat
assessment process
for major subdivisions,
conventional minor
subdivisions, and for
certain uses requiring
site plan approval.
NRI uses: Overlay Zoning
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• Hudson River Estuary Grants
• Hudson River Valley Greenway Grants
• Climate Smart Communities Grants
Funding Sources
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Thank you! Questions?
Ingrid HaeckelConservation & Land Use Specialist
Hudson River Estuary Program
845-256-3829