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Using GIS to Manage and Analyze Natural Woodland Areas. February 20 th 2008. Introduction. Gunty Atkins Gis Coordinator Wayne County, Indiana (765) 973-9279 gunty@co.wayne.in.us Shaun Scholer GIS Manager Wayne County, Indiana (765) 973-9385 sscholer@co.wayne.in.us. Agenda.
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Using GIS to Manage and Analyze Natural Woodland Areas February 20th 2008
Introduction Gunty Atkins Gis Coordinator Wayne County, Indiana (765) 973-9279 gunty@co.wayne.in.us Shaun Scholer GIS Manager Wayne County, Indiana (765) 973-9385 sscholer@co.wayne.in.us
Agenda • Why Conserve? • Options • Partnerships • Data/Maps
Why Conserve? • If you have a monopoly why not utilize it. • Economics • Because it is easy. 4
Why Conserve? • A Little History • When Settled by the Europeans Indiana was 90% Forest. (Approx 20 Million Acres) • By the Early 1900’s the Landscaped Changed • 1922 Dept of Conservation Annual Report Stated that Indiana Contains 22,402,502 Acres • Yearbook of Indiana Credits the State with 1,664,886 Acres of Timberland • By 1920 Area Shrunk to 1,387,248 Acres • A Loss of 92,456 Acres a Year
Options\Partnerships • Classified Forest Program • Conservation Easements
Maps 1893 Atlas 11
5,200 Acres are Classified Forest and 1,400 Acres are Classified Wildlife Habitat
Results 14,000 Acres of Woodlands over 100 Years old Of the 5,200 Acres of Classified Forest, 2,600 Acres are Over 100 Years Old
Data • 258,000 Acres in Wayne County • 228,000 Acres Assessed as Agricultural Land • 37,000 Ag Acres Assessed as Woodland • Out of those 5,200 Acres are Classified Forest and 1,400 Acres are Classified Wildlife Habitat
Conclusions and Final Questions Gunty Atkins GIS Coordinator Wayne County, Indiana (765) 973-9279 gunty@co.wayne.in.us Shaun Scholer Senior GIS Manager Wayne County, Indiana (765) 973-9385 sscholer@co.wayne.in.us Visit us at: http://co.wayne.in.us/gis