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Green Infrastructure in Central Indiana
Cliff ChapmanConservation Director
Central Indiana Land Trustwww.conservingindiana.org
The Central Indiana Land Trust
• Formed in 1990 and based out of Indianapolis, The Central Indiana Land Trust is a 501c3 charitable non-profit organization working in 11 central Indiana counties Dutchmen’s Breeches
The Central Indiana Land Trust
• Through land protection, stewardship and education, the Central Indiana Land Trust preserves natural areas, improving air and water quality and enhancing life in our communities for present and future generations.
White River at Burr Oak Bend Preserve
The Central Indiana Land Trust
• We have protected over 3,000 acres of land through partnerships, conservation agreements, and outright ownership. Forested wetland, Marion County
The Central Indiana Land Trust
• We manage 15 preserves and oversee four conservation easements. We own five state dedicated nature preserves supporting rare species, relict stands of Eastern hemlock and the state’s largest great blue heron rookery.
State threatened flowering raspberry, Blue Bluff Nature Preserve
Why do Conservation Planning?
• The Central Indiana Land Trust sees the need to be strategic and proactive maximizing time and financial resources protecting our natural resources
Great Blue Heron Rookery
Why do Conservation Planning?
• A regional conservation plan can serve more than a land trust, but be shared (both in conception and implementation) with private and public partners Eastern Box Turtle
Why do Conservation Planning?• As urban growth
pressures continue to threaten natural areas and open space, having a conservation plan for central Indiana can be a valuable tool for both natural resource managers as well as city planners, county commissioners and zoning boards
Burnett Woods Nature Preserve
Partnering with The Conservation Fund
• The Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust awarded Central Indiana Land Trust funds to draft a regional conservation vision
• The Conservation Fund is a national conservation organization specializing in regional planning efforts
• Combining local knowledge and relationships with planning experience and respect from a national organization is a successful formula
Green Infrastructure – What is it?A strategically planned and managed network of natural lands,
working landscapes, and other open spaces that conserves ecosystem values and functions and provides associated benefits to human populations
Global ClimateGlobal Climate
Air Quality Air Quality Old-GrowthOld-GrowthForestForest
Water QualityWater Quality
AquifersAquifers
HabitatHabitat
Top SoilTop Soil
Both Require:
Relating Green to Gray
Green Infrastructure and Gray Infrastructure
Ideally Are:
Planned simultaneously before development
Given equal priority in the planning process
Planned as complimentary systems
Given equal attention in the funding process Management to
maintain services & maximize benefits
Strategic planning to ensure optimal / functional systems
Financing for design and maintenance
Conceptual Model of Approach
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Cores are unfragmented natural cover with at
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Hubs may contain core areas plus adjacent
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Corridors link hubs and allow animal, water, seed and pollen movement between hubs
1. Lands and Water that Support Natural Ecosystem Values and Functions
Ecological communities with natural and/or restored features Fish and wildlife habitatWatershed and aquatic resources
River and stream corridorsAquifer recharge areasFish spawning areas
Working landscapes with ecological values Farmland & rangeland with native habitat, fishing, hunting
Green Infrastructure – What Is It?
2. Lands that Provide Associated Benefits to Human Populations
Recreation and Health Parks, trails and greenwaysPublic access points to recreational waters
Cultural and Historic SitesGrowth Pattern and Character
GreenbeltsViewsheds and vistas
Working Land and Water Working farms Sustainably managed forests
Green Infrastructure – What Is It?
The Green Infrastructure Approach
Mitigation Bank
Fee Simple Acquisition
Conservation Development
Historic Site
Working Lands BMPs
Floodplain Regulation
Conservation Easement
Park Site
What Green Infrastructure is Not!
A regulatory program
A short-term solution
An isolated effort
No growth or anti-development
“Green” engineered structures
The Green Infrastructure Approach
Leadership Forum Convening of stakeholder group
to articulate vision, goals and objectives
A process that includes three primary elements:
Network Design Identification of key
network lands Implementation Quilt
Formulation of a framework for matching available resources to the needs of the network
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Source: 2001 Land Cover in Indiana, Derived from the National Land Cover Database (NLCD 2001) (United States Geologica Survey, 30-Meter Grid), digital representation by Chris Dintaman, 2007.
Landscape Types
Prime Farmland
Outstanding Rivers List
Impaired Streams
Source: Wetlands: Indiana Statewide GIS database was producedunder an Indiana Department of Transportation contract. Data isderived from the USFWS National Wetland Inventory.Native_Data_Set_Environment: ESRI ArcView version 3.2 shapefile format.
TNC and Audubon Sites
Focal Species • What makes for a useful focal species?• What are potentialpotential focal species for Central IndianaIndiana?
• Could you name species for forest, wetland and aquatic resources?
Steven Wayne Rotsch/Painet Inc
Robert Barber/Painet Inc.Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission USFWS Photo
USFWS Photo US NPS USFWS Photo
Focal Species: How do we choose?
1. Representative?
2. Can status be addressed realistically?
4. Potential to stimulate partnerships?
3. High conservation need?
Source: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Focal Species for Migratory Birds: Measuring success in bird conservation, 2005.
5. GIS data available
Landscape Type: ForestSpecies: Forest Interior Birds (FIBs) and others
Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalist)
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
Worm-eating warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum)
Landscape: Type: WetlandsSpecies: Amphibian and turtles
• Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica)
• Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)
Landscape Type: Aquatic Systems
Species: fish, mussels, benthic macroinvertebrates
Stream conditions: IBA scores, ecologically significant streams or high quality stream sites.
River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
Photo credit: US FWS
Photo credit: Illinois State Museum
Questions?
Contact Information:Central Indiana Land Trust324 W. Morris St. Ste. 210Indianapolis, IN 46225317.631.5263
www.conservingindiana.orgCliff [email protected]