Restoring the West Shore of Green Bay
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Strategic Planning and Targeted Restoration on Green Bay’s West Shore Insert Your Image Here © Insert Image Credit Green Bay Shoreline, Peninsula State Park
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Restoration experts from Ducks Unlimited, The Nature Conservancy, and the Lower Fox River/Green Bay Areas of Concern will discuss case studies of partnerships turning federal GLRI funding into successful on-the-ground habitat restoration projects that provide a variety of ecological and societal benefits that can be sustained well into the future. Featured case studies include successfully restoring coastal marsh for waterbirds and for northern pike, using watershed-based GIS planning tools to prioritize restoration projects, and the reestablishment of the Cat Island Chain of islands in lower Green Bay. This presentation was given by Nicole Van Helden, Director of Conservation-Green Bay Watershed, The Nature Conservancy.
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Strategic Planning and Targeted Restoration on Green Bay’s West Shore
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Green Bay Shoreline, Peninsula State Park
Overview
• Coastal Wetland and Tributary Tool
• How the Tool is Being Used
• Conservation Return on Investment
Green Bay Conservation Action Plan
Partnerships and Projects
Coastal Wetland and Tributary Tool
Coastal Wetland and Tributary Tool
Interactive online map Wetland and fish passage layers developed by
TNC Many data layers from various sources Prioritized but customizable
Online Tool
Wetland Protection and Restoration
Wetland Services
• Wetlands scored for ability to perform functions
• Maps wetland ecological services
• Includes assessment of potentially restorable wetlands
• Compare scores—within a function and overall
Wetland Services
• Flood Abatement • Water Quality
Protection • Surface Water Supply • Carbon Storage • Shoreline Protection • Fish Habitat • Wildlife Habitat
Tributary Connectivity
Setting Priorities
Additional Data Layers
Additional Data Layers
How Tool Can Be Used
Proactive land protection/restoration
Wetland mitigation (“Watershed Approach”)
Justification for conservation decisions
Seeing new opportunities
Maximizing Our Investments
Maximizing Our Investments
Summary
• Strategic tools provide direction
• Targeted conservation actions
• Biggest return on investment
Questions
Nicole Van Helden [email protected]
http://maps.tnc.org/DuckPenTool/
http://maps.tnc.org/CoastalWetlandTool/
