Videos
Fact Sheet: The Web Portal
APPLCC WEB PORTAL OVERVIEW: Empowering Partners to Deliver Conservation and Connect Landscapes
NatureScape Fact Sheet
Landscape Conservation Design and On-Line Conservation Planning Tool
The use of crowdsourced and georeferenced photography to aid in visual resource planning and conservation
The advent of Web 2.0 and the growth of social media platforms have fostered an environment for the documentation and sharing of landscape imagery. In addition to looking at the site scale, using these big data allows for visual landscape assessment at the regional scale. The onset of Marcellus shale gas development in the state of Pennsylvania concurrent with the rapidly widening availability of crowd-sourced citizen photography has provided a valuable opportunity to study crowdsourced and georeferenced photography as an aid in visual resource conservation design and planning. As Trombulak and Baldwin (2010) outline, the goals for this work include identifying spatially explicit measures of change in the landscape, being able to predict spatially explicit threats to the landscape, recognizing sites within the region that are important or irreplaceable, and prioritizing areas for conservation action to address pressures and preserve/conserve exceptional sites in the future.
About
The WLFW workspaces were created within this portal to provide user-friendly sharing of program and technical information between federal and state agencies, private non-government organizations, and landowners. Open sharing of information is often subverted by agency or partner access limitations related to use of commercial software, government sharepoint sites, etc. These workspaces will be both public and private, depending on the sensitivity of the information stored and as determined by the original source of that information. Draft documents and sensitive data (such as the locations of federally listed species) can be categorized as private and accessible only to named individuals. However, most information will be posted publicly to facilitate our intent for wide distribution of educational materials, technical content, videos and podcasts, and online training related to implementation of Working Lands for Wildlife.
Network of Landscape Conservation
On the National Forum on Landscape Conservation: November 2017. NCTC. Shepherdstown WV.
Network of Landscape Conservation
On the National Forum on Landscape Conservation: November 2017. NCTC. Shepherdstown WV.
September 26th 2017 - Land Between the Lakes
Members of ROHCA met at Land Between the Lakes to visit with Appalachian LCC staff and learn of AppLCC resources that may help guide ROCHA in their conservation planning efforts. Information shared during this meeting will be uploaded to this page.
NatureScape Fact Sheet
General introduction to the Landscape Conservation Design (LCD2) of the Appalachian Region based on the research of Paul Leonard et al., Clemson Unviersity.
AppLCC.Org Web Portal - Conservation Planning Tool
AppLCC's partner-support portal platform to (1) network partners, (2) deliver the scientific information, tools, maps and data, and (3) support broader dissemination via on-line learning courses.
Planning Team Discussion Materials
Appalachian Conservation Partners Meeting - Dec 2017
Resources Available to Appalachian Conservation Partners
Introduction to the suite of science information resources (data, maps, decision-support and networking tools) available to enhance the work of the Appalachian Conservation Partner Community.
Appalachian LCC Integrating Cultural Resources Research Webinar
Presentation by Dr. Tim Murtha of Penn State University on a collaborative research project sponsored by the National Park Service and the Appalachian LCC, which seeks to integrate cultural resources, such as historic bridges and Civil War Battlefields, into landscape conservation planning and design to emphasize both natural and cultural resources in defining conservation priorities.
“One Stick at a Time” in pursuit of climate adaptations for a more sustainable future
This film follows land managers in the Methow Valley, Washington for over a year, from forests to rivers, from fires to snowfall, from beaver capture to release as they try to come to grips with the impacts of climate change and the possible adaptation options right in front of them. It is a conversation starter for answering the question "What can I do?" With support from the best climate experts in the Northwest, it is a chance for each of us to think about what our landscapes will be like ten decades from now. It is a nudge to start today to make our surroundings better than they would be if we did nothing. The film was conceived as part of the 10 Decades Project, the goal of which is to inspire thousands of us to take measurable, concrete steps for climate adaptation in every area for which we are responsible.
Esri Web Services and PAD-US
Rich Nauman of Esri presents on how Esri web services have been applied to PAD-US data, creating many options for using PAD-US in web applications and on desktop GIS systems. Approximately 15 minutes.
TRGT/AppLCC Meeting Presenations
Find here a PDF of the PPT presentations from the meeting. Notes from facilitated discussions are included.
Videos Around the Basin
A collection of more than 40 videos focusing on the ecology, threats, conservation efforts, and sense of pride in the Tennessee River Basin are now available on the Appalachian LCC Web Portal.
Conserving the Tennessee River Basin: It Takes a Village
Nearly as diverse as the wildlife within the Basin are the people and organizations working to conserve it.
