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Presentation: Landscape Conservation Design in the Connecticut River Watershed and Northeast Region by Andrew Milliken, last updated: Aug 05, 2014 02:52 PM: Presentation on Landscape Conservation Design in the Connecticut River Watershed and Northeast Region given by Scott Schwenk at Connecticut River Pilot Core Team meeting on February 24, 2014.

Document: Ecosystem Goals, Objectives, and Tradeoffs (07-21-2014) by mmallek, last updated: Aug 05, 2014 02:19 PM: Overview provided by Scott Schwenk on the Ecosystem goal, general and specific objectives, and tradeoffs related to specific decisions about the conservation design strategy.

Map: CT River Watershed - Terrestrial and Aquatic Cores by mmallek, last updated: Aug 04, 2014 10:26 AM: DRAFT Maps for illustrative purposes only. Side by side maps of the entire Connecticut River Watershed. These maps show (1) potential terrestrial cores contrasting the slicing vs. the kernel approach and (2) a preliminary example of how the aquatic cores might look. Both are highly subject to change.

Map: CT River Watershed - Terrestrial Core Areas by mmallek, last updated: Aug 04, 2014 09:46 AM: DRAFT Maps for illustrative purposes only. Side by side maps of the entire Connecticut River Watershed. Two methods of creating core terrestrial areas are shown: the continuously scaled draft selection index and the kernel-expansion method in which the top 5% of the index (at left) is used as seeds to grow core areas until 30% of the landscape is represented.

Map: CT River Watershed - Stream Temperature, Rare Systems by mmallek, last updated: Aug 04, 2014 09:44 AM: DRAFT Maps for illustrative purposes only. Side by side maps of the entire Connecticut River Watershed. Headwater stream temperature sensitivity (USGS) and Rare Natural Communities are shown. These are two of the spatial datasets to be incorporated into the overall selection index for the conservation design.

Map: CT River Watershed - Combined IEI, Resiliency by mmallek, last updated: Aug 04, 2014 09:43 AM: DRAFT Maps for illustrative purposes only. Side by side maps of the entire Connecticut River Watershed. The Index of Ecological Integrity (UMass) and Resilient Sites for Terrestrial Conservation (The Nature Conservancy) are combined to highlight areas where these two indices align or diverge in their relative assessment of the landscape. These are two of the spatial datasets to be incorporated into the overall selection index for the conservation design.

Map: CT River Watershed - IEI and Resiliency by mmallek, last updated: Aug 04, 2014 09:42 AM: DRAFT Maps for illustrative purposes only. Side by side maps of the entire Connecticut River Watershed. The Index of Ecological Integrity (UMass) and Resilient Sites for Terrestrial Conservation (The Nature Conservancy) are shown. These are two of the spatial datasets to be incorporated into the overall selection index for the conservation design.

Webinar: Audio and Video from July Core Team Meeting by mmallek, last updated: Aug 04, 2014 09:36 AM: Recording of the morning Connecticut River Pilot Core Team Meeting on July 25, 2014.

Veni, George by George Veni, last updated: Aug 03, 2014 01:40 PM: Cave and karst hydrogeologist, expertise in groundwater quality and supply delineation and protection, land management including sinkhole formation, and associated management and protection of threatened and endangered species in karst.

BioClimate by CSCs, last updated: Aug 01, 2014 02:17 PM: Periodic News from the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC) and the DOI Climate Science Centers (CSCs)

Southern Fire Exchange by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Aug 01, 2014 01:42 PM: Image for Newsletter

The Important Mission of USFWS by DOI, last updated: Aug 01, 2014 01:31 PM: Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell shares her thoughts on “What makes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service different from other bureaus with the Department of the Interior?” She also has a special message for Service employees.

Presentation: Connecticut River Pilot - Goals & Objectives by Scott Schwenk, last updated: Jul 30, 2014 01:44 PM: Draft ideas for discussion at meeting on February 24, 2014

Revised criteria for prioritizing species (06-27-2014) by mmallek, last updated: Jul 30, 2014 01:34 PM: Criteria for Prioritizing Habitat for Representative Wildlife Species in Conservation Design for the Connecticut River Watershed. Updated from the 05-30-2014 version.

Document: Summary points from the USFWS Connecticut River Coordinator 1-15-14 by mmallek, last updated: Jul 30, 2014 01:29 PM: Summary points from the USFWS Connecticut River Coordinator/Executive Assistant to the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission (CRASC), Ken Sprankle. Presented at LCC Connecticut River Pilot Meeting, 01-15-14.

Document: Action Items and Meeting Notes 01-15-2014 by mmallek, last updated: Jul 30, 2014 01:29 PM: Action items from preliminary Connecticut River Pilot meeting and notes from the day.

Agenda - Connecticut River Pilot Preliminary Meeting 01-15-2014 by mmallek, last updated: Jul 30, 2014 01:29 PM: Agenda, handouts and presentations for Jan 15th Connecticut River Pilot FWS employee meeting in Hadley, Massachusetts from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Document: Representative species being modeled in CT River Watershed by mmallek, last updated: Jul 30, 2014 01:28 PM: At 2011 workshops in each of the three sub-regions, Service scientists and other experts selected a total of 87 terrestrial and wetland representative species. This table lists the representative species that occur in the Connecticut River Watershed for which habitat models are being developed through the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project, including the 13 species that are due to be completed first. The table includes associated habitats and examples of the species they are intended to represent.

Core Team Subgroup Members by mmallek, last updated: Jul 30, 2014 01:27 PM: Subteam assignments based on response to Feb 24, 2104 Core Team meeting request to “self-assign” to a subteam. Last updated 03-28-2014.