Towards a Better Understanding of Wildlife Corridors in

NHANRS
New Hampshire Association of Natural Resource Scientists
PO Box 110
Concord, NH 03302
Towards a Better
Understanding of
Wildlife Corridors in
New Hampshire
Directions to Lebanon
From the South:
Take I-89N to Exit 17 US-4. Keep left to
take the US-4W ramp towards Lebanon.
Turn left onto US-4W Dartmouth
College Highway. 51 North Park Street
is approximately 2.5 miles on the right.
From the North:
Take I-89S to Exit 18 Route 120 and
bear right at the traffic light at the end of
the off-ramp. Proceed south to the end
of Route 120 at Hanover Street. Take a
left and proceed 1/2 mile into the center
of town (City Square). City Hall is on the
north side of the square (the Opera
House).
Parking is behind City Hall in the City
Parking Lot.
Friday
March 27, 2015
9am - 3pm
At the
Lebanon City Hall
Conference Room
51 North Park Street
Lebanon, NH 03766
The meeting room is in the Council
Chambers at the top on the second
floor.
This workshop is sponsored by:
NH Association of
Natural Resource Scientists
Towards a Better
Understanding of Wildlife
Corridors in NH
Friday March 27, 2015
AGENDA
8:30a-9:00a
Registration
9:00a-12:00p
Indoor Session
12:00p-12:30p Lunch
12:30p-3:00p
Outdoor Session
Instructors
Katie Callahan is the NHF&G co-author of the
Corridor Analysis Project and did most of the
GIS modeling work for the connectivity model.
She is their principal IT and GIS Planner and
has an extensive background in wildlife biology,
habitat mapping and GIS.
Mark Goodwin is Lebanon's Senior GIS
Planner and has been primarily responsible for
the land cover mapping update and connectivity
model adaptation for Lebanon.
Dr. Rick Van de Poll is a CWS who completed
the initial NRI for Lebanon and has assisted in
both the corridor analysis and adaptation of the
connectivity model for Lebanon.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Total contact hours 6.0.
Workshop Description
This workshop is designed to introduce
participants to the basic concepts of wildlife
corridors and the various models that have been
employed to locate and evaluate wildlife
corridors in New Hampshire.
Using the state's Wildlife Action Plan as a
backdrop, Indoor presentations will discuss and
explore factors that affect travel corridors for
selected species of wildlife. Indoor sessions will
provide a synopsis of data-based models on a
GIS platform, with a focus on the NH Land
Connectivity Model developed by NH Fish &
Game and NH Audubon.
Outdoor field investigations will test an
adaptation of the NH Connectivity Model in
Lebanon, where a comprehensive natural
resources inventory was completed in 20082009. Since that time the Lebanon Planning
Department has been focusing on recognizing
and protecting the City's green infrastructure.
A critical step in this process has been the
refinement of the local land cover data in order
to use the statewide connectivity model on a
local scale. This has allowed for new inputs to
the model that accommodates short-movement
species within a more highly fragmented
landscape.
The goal of the field exercise is to examine three
potential wildlife crossing locations that have
been identified using the local model to
determine use, resistance factors, and possible
mitigation alternatives to enhance green
infrastructure value in the City.
Wildlife Corridors in NH Workshop
Friday March 27, 2015
REGISTRATION FORM
Name:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
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REGISTRATION FEE
NHANRS Members/Students $60.00
Non-Members
$75.00
A light breakfast and lunch are included
Please notify us if you have any special needs in order to
participate so we can make the necessary arrangements.
Mail your registration form and
check (payable to NHANRS)
by March 19, 2015 to:
NHANRS
PO Box 110
Concord, NH 03302
Please note: You will not be added to the
registration list until payment is received.
No refunds for cancelations
Contact Susan Faretra with any questions:
assistant@nhanrs.org
Ph: 603-224-0401 * Fx: 603-228-0423