Aiding Conservation Efforts in Attleboro, Massachusetts • Attleboro Land Trust: – Preservation of open space for public enjoyment and conservation of biodiversity • State Government: – Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program protects endangered (non-game) plant and animal species
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Aiding Conservation Efforts in Attleboro, Massachusetts
• Attleboro Land Trust: – Preservation of open space for public
enjoyment and conservation of biodiversity
• State Government:– Natural Heritage and Endangered Species
Program protects endangered (non-game) plant and animal species
Land Trust: Approaches
• Acquisition of land: donations, purchases, easements
• Designation of key habitat areas:– NHESP affords enhanced protection to certain
habitats• A main tool for citizen conservation is locating,
documenting, and submitting evidence of vernal pools for certification by the NHESP
– Potential vernal pool locations provided to citizens and developers by NHESP
Prioritizing Areas for Conservation
• Low:– Highly developed– Already protected:
• Open space areas• DEP wetlands and rivers• Priority and Suspected
Rare Species Habitat
• High– Important areas
identified by the NHESP • Core terrestrial and
wetland habitat • Supporting or “buffering”
habitat
Basic Procedure• Compile all layers and clip to Attleboro town
boundary• Select only the relevant features (Open Space
Lands protected “in perpetuity” and Hydro Features with “wetcode 4 and 5”)
• Buffer wetlands (25 feet) and streams (100 feet)
– Append the priority areas and Append the protected areas, creating just two separate features
Procedure, Illustrated:
Best Use of Maps
• Land acquisition: costly and infrequent– Tax parcel data needed