Towards a Better Understanding of Wildlife Corridors in
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Towards a Better Understanding of Wildlife Corridors in
NHANRS New Hampshire Association of Natural Resource Scientists PO Box 110 Concord, NH 03302 Towards a Better Understanding of Wildlife Corridors in New Hampshire Directions to Lebanon From the South: Take I-89N to Exit 17 US-4. Keep left to take the US-4W ramp towards Lebanon. Turn left onto US-4W Dartmouth College Highway. 51 North Park Street is approximately 2.5 miles on the right. From the North: Take I-89S to Exit 18 Route 120 and bear right at the traffic light at the end of the off-ramp. Proceed south to the end of Route 120 at Hanover Street. Take a left and proceed 1/2 mile into the center of town (City Square). City Hall is on the north side of the square (the Opera House). Parking is behind City Hall in the City Parking Lot. Friday March 27, 2015 9am - 3pm At the Lebanon City Hall Conference Room 51 North Park Street Lebanon, NH 03766 The meeting room is in the Council Chambers at the top on the second floor. This workshop is sponsored by: NH Association of Natural Resource Scientists Towards a Better Understanding of Wildlife Corridors in NH Friday March 27, 2015 AGENDA 8:30a-9:00a Registration 9:00a-12:00p Indoor Session 12:00p-12:30p Lunch 12:30p-3:00p Outdoor Session Instructors Katie Callahan is the NHF&G co-author of the Corridor Analysis Project and did most of the GIS modeling work for the connectivity model. She is their principal IT and GIS Planner and has an extensive background in wildlife biology, habitat mapping and GIS. Mark Goodwin is Lebanon's Senior GIS Planner and has been primarily responsible for the land cover mapping update and connectivity model adaptation for Lebanon. Dr. Rick Van de Poll is a CWS who completed the initial NRI for Lebanon and has assisted in both the corridor analysis and adaptation of the connectivity model for Lebanon. CONTINUING EDUCATION Total contact hours 6.0. Workshop Description This workshop is designed to introduce participants to the basic concepts of wildlife corridors and the various models that have been employed to locate and evaluate wildlife corridors in New Hampshire. Using the state's Wildlife Action Plan as a backdrop, Indoor presentations will discuss and explore factors that affect travel corridors for selected species of wildlife. Indoor sessions will provide a synopsis of data-based models on a GIS platform, with a focus on the NH Land Connectivity Model developed by NH Fish & Game and NH Audubon. Outdoor field investigations will test an adaptation of the NH Connectivity Model in Lebanon, where a comprehensive natural resources inventory was completed in 20082009. Since that time the Lebanon Planning Department has been focusing on recognizing and protecting the City's green infrastructure. A critical step in this process has been the refinement of the local land cover data in order to use the statewide connectivity model on a local scale. This has allowed for new inputs to the model that accommodates short-movement species within a more highly fragmented landscape. The goal of the field exercise is to examine three potential wildlife crossing locations that have been identified using the local model to determine use, resistance factors, and possible mitigation alternatives to enhance green infrastructure value in the City. Wildlife Corridors in NH Workshop Friday March 27, 2015 REGISTRATION FORM Name: Address: Phone: Email: Check #: REGISTRATION FEE NHANRS Members/Students $60.00 Non-Members $75.00 A light breakfast and lunch are included Please notify us if you have any special needs in order to participate so we can make the necessary arrangements. Mail your registration form and check (payable to NHANRS) by March 19, 2015 to: NHANRS PO Box 110 Concord, NH 03302 Please note: You will not be added to the registration list until payment is received. No refunds for cancelations Contact Susan Faretra with any questions: [email protected] Ph: 603-224-0401 * Fx: 603-228-0423