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Energy Assessment News Release
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A new study and online mapping tool by the Appalachian Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) and The Nature Conservancy are intended to inform discussions among conservation agencies and organizations, industry, policy makers, regulators and the public on how to protect essential natural resources while realizing the benefits of increased domestic energy production.
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Tools & Resources
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Assessing Future Energy Development
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Riparian Restoration Decision Support Tool
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An innovative riparian planting and restoration decision support tool is now available to the conservation community. This user-friendly tool allows managers and decision-makers to rapidly identify and prioritize areas along the banks of rivers, streams, and lakes for restoration, making these ecosystems more resilient to disturbance and future changes in climate. It will also help the conservation community invest limited conservation dollars wisely, helping to deliver sustainable resources.
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Tools & Resources
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Fact Sheet: Riparian Restoration Decision Support Tool
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An innovative web-based tool - funded by the Appalachian Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) and developed by researchers from the U.S. Forest Service and
the University of Massachusetts - is allowing managers to rapidly identify high-priority riparian targets for restoration to make more resilient in preparation for changes in future climate. The Riparian Restoration Prioritization to Promote Climate Change Resilience (RPCCR) tool identifies vulnerable stream and riverbanks that lack tree cover and shade in coldwater stream habitats. By locating the best spots to plant trees in riparian zones, resource managers can provide shade that limits the amount of solar radiation heating the water and reduces the impacts from climate change. This well-established management strategy will benefit high-elevation, cold-water aquatic communities.
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Tools & Resources
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Riparian Restoration Decision Support Tool
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App LCC States Map
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Depicts 15 states within the Appalachian LCC Boundary
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Planning In Practice
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Community Foundational Maps
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App LCC Coal Fields
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Depicts coal fields, coal types, and likely accessibility.
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Planning In Practice
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Community Foundational Maps
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App LCC Crop Biomass
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Depicts estimate of Crop Biomass from 2008 by county.
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Planning In Practice
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Community Foundational Maps
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App LCC Ecoregions (EPA level III)
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Depicts EPA level III ecoregions which are encompassed by LCC
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Planning In Practice
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Community Foundational Maps
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App LCC Forest Biomass
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Depicts estimate of forest residual biomass from 2007 per county.
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Planning In Practice
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Community Foundational Maps
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App LCC Landcover
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Depicts the landcover types from NLCD 2006 within the Appalachian LCC
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Planning In Practice
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Community Foundational Maps
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App LCC Methane Biomass
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Depicts estimate from manure methane (2002) for one year per county.
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Planning In Practice
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Community Foundational Maps
