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Land Management Framework Project

Land Management Framework Project. Objective 2 Overview November 22, 2006. Overview. Review of Study Deliverables Framework - Objective 2 Document EFZ mapping Example application Schedule update. Framework Approach. MDP. LUB. Coordinated Decision Making. Awareness. Best Practices.

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Land Management Framework Project

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  1. Land Management Framework Project Objective 2 Overview November 22, 2006

  2. Overview • Review of Study Deliverables • Framework - Objective 2 Document • EFZ mapping • Example application • Schedule update

  3. Framework Approach MDP LUB Coordinated Decision Making Awareness Best Practices Principles Voluntary Participation Based on Consensus & Understanding

  4. Framework Implementation Process Code of Practice Statutory Documents Reference Guide Coordinated Decision Making Landscape Policies Awareness Ecological Objectives Best Practices Ecological Function Areas Principles

  5. Implementation Strategy Task 1: Development of the Framework Task 2: Public Education & Monitoring Task 3: Adoption of land use policies and practices Task 4: Adoption into statutory documents

  6. Deliverables • Maps of Ecological Function Zones (EFZs) • EBPs applicable to EFZs and key resources • Performance Measurement Implementation Strategy

  7. BHI Landscape Management Area Principles Quality of Life Essential Character Property Rights Biodiversity Wetlands Native Upland Habitat and Corridors Species of Concern Water Watersheds Water Quality Land Land Use Air Air Quality

  8. LMA Mapping

  9. Land Management Framework Document • Introduction - Links to existing BHI policies: • BHI Vision, Mission and Guiding Principles • LMA Principles • Principles for Sustainable Land Use Mgmt • Ecological Function Zones • Management Considerations • Model Objectives and Results • General management guidelines based on the mapping results

  10. Land Management Framework Document • Tools: • EBPs for EFZs • Planning review level • Municipal policy level • Performance Indictor Monitoring System • To be completed • Will identify existing information sources and monitoring programs for potential linkage

  11. Land Management Framework Document • Summary and Recommendations • Recommendations applicable to municipality and to BHI • Short-term and long-term goals • Maximizes opportunities for cooperation with other BHI partners • Highlights additional services the BHI could provide (e.g., additional data, awareness programs)

  12. Ecological Function Zones

  13. Surface Water Risk Model • Objectives: • Identify sensitivity of waterbodies within a watershed unit to contamination risk from intensive land uses • Key parameters addressed: • Water quality (potential contaminant loading) • Water loss (potential evapotranspiration)

  14. Surface Water Risk – Parcels Only Gross Drainage Areas Land Cover Risk Type Positive Slightly Positive Neutral Slightly Negative Negative Draft Version

  15. Surface Water Risk – Gross Drainage Areas Gross Drainage Areas Draft Version

  16. Groundwater Risk Model • Objectives: • Identify areas of high sensitivity to GW contamination • Based on SW, GW recharge/discharge and soil textures • Risk based on permeability to water-borne contaminants released at surface • Reuse of model previously run for similar analysis

  17. Groundwater Contamination Water Risk

  18. Connectivity Model • Objectives: Identify distribution and extent of connected habitat within BH moraine • Based on degree of ‘friction’ a reference animal perceives of a landscape feature

  19. What’s Connectivity?

  20. What’s Functional Connectivity?

  21. BH Moraine Ecological Network

  22. BH Moraine Landscape Connectivity

  23. BH Moraine Key Segments

  24. BH Moraine Functional Connectivity

  25. Core Area Analysis • Objective: • To identify large connected patches of habitat that may contain sustainable, biodiverse populations (Core Areas) • Core Area = a patch large enough to sustain viable, growing populations that can in turn, populate smaller patches of habitat

  26. Core – Satellite Patch Pattern Core Area Satellites Satellites Linkage

  27. Umbrella Species Lower Biodiversity: Red-backed vole Yellow warbler Moderate Biodiversity: Porcupine Beaver High Biodiversity: Great Horned Owl Moose Deer Coyote

  28. BH Moraine Core Areas

  29. Example Application (From App F in Report) SW Land Cover Type Positive Slightly Positive Neutral Slightly Negative BMPs???? Negative

  30. SW Management Objectives • Maintain vegetation along watercourses/wetlands • Maintain diverse, disturbance-free vegetation cover around waterbodies • Avoid contamination of waterbodies • Maintain stable banks • Avoid wetland loss or alteration • Provide appropriate SWM • Manage water supply

  31. SW BMPs • Minimize or avoid disturbance or alteration to waterbodies • Maintain a vegetated buffer of 30 m • Revegetated cleared areas ASAP • Minimize development footprint • Ensure septic system design appropriate for site conditions

  32. Example Application SW Land Cover Type Positive Slightly Positive Neutral Slightly Negative • BMP’s: • Maintain vegetated buffer around waterbodies • SWM with pre-treatment before release to WB • Roads off existing access – avoid water crossings • Septic system appropriate to soils – set-backs Negative

  33. Next Steps • Discuss revised draft comments Dec 11 (Planners WG) • Finalize report (Dec 22)

  34. Questions?

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