Ecosystem Profile Consider strengths and vulnerabilities of natural

Ecosystem Profile Consider strengths and vulnerabilities of natural resources

Video 2 – Greenseams Go to the Roadmap website. Adjust your computer volume, if necessary. Click the ‘Greenseams’ title Watch this video and think about how this story might relate to your community.

Consider the protective functions of key natural resources • Storm buffering • Flood protection • Stormwater management • Erosion control • Climate regulation

Consider additional benefits of key natural resources • Clean air and water • Healthy fisheries and wildlife habitat • Recreation and tourism opportunities • Sense of place

Consider potential stressors to key natural resources • Development patterns • Unsustainable uses • Pollution • Hazardous materials

Reply in chat! Ecosystem Stressors What are some specific examples of stressors affecting key natural resources in your area?

Ecosystem Stressors ront f h c a ty e i l b i f b o a r ent lne u m v p s o o n l t o e i g v t n e i c e • D , add une prot y t r e gd prop n i t c a p and im ual d i v i d in acts f p o m i n ratio land t e f e i l w o • Pr sing u a c , docks ses s and lo

Consider current policies affects on the future vulnerability of natural resources • Continued development in floodplain • Site specific planning • Altering the natural landscape

Tools and Resources Tools and resources for assessing ecosystem vulnerability and resiliency

Ecosystem-based Adaptation www. csc. noaa. gov/digitalcoast/wetlands

Green Infrastructure • Multi-objective planning • Identify landscapes that provide community benefits • Use as a dataset in the Roadmap process Trainings available through the Digital Coast…. . • Introducing Green Infrastructure for Coastal Resilience • GIS Tools for Strategic Conservation Planning

C-CAP Land Cover Atlas Land cover and land change information for coastal regions Available through the Digital Coast • Provides useful countylevel summaries • Data are available for download and use in GIS • Produces printable PDF reports

Miami-Dade County Example Land cover change data sheet for 1996 to 2006 Natural areas converted to development

Land Cover Change data downloaded from the Land Cover Atlas

Can. Vis Tool Communication Visualization Alternatives

Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) Program Because of EEL, the public now owns: 17, 275 acres • 150 acres of Tree Island, Prairie, & Scrub • 190 acres of Tropical Hardwood Hammock • 550 acres of Pine Rockland • 16, 385 acres of Freshwater & Coastal Wetlands

Exercise: Ecosystem Profile What natural resources would you conserve to prepare for hazards and climate change?