2012 West Virginia GIS Conference The Nature Conservancy of West Virginia Ruth Thornton Conservation Information Manager.

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2012 West Virginia GIS Conference The Nature Conservancy of West Virginia Ruth Thornton Conservation Information Manager

WEST VIRGINIA WATERSHED ASSESSMENT PILOT PROJECT 2012 West Virginia GIS Conference Gauley River ©Kent Mason

Project Objectives  Design and test a watershed assessment process that can be replicated in WV’s remaining watersheds  Find datasets & develop metrics to measure Current Condition/Function & Future Threats  Rank planning units in terms of Restoration & Protection Priorities  Provide a decision support tool to assist partners, stakeholders, and regulatory staff with decisions affecting aquatic resources  Identify data gaps & data needs

Project Study Area Five WV HUC8 Watersheds:  Monongahela  Elk  Gauley  Little Kanawha  Upper Guyandotte

Upper & Lower Monongahela HUC8 Watersheds

Planning Units: HUC12s

Planning Units: Catchments

Landscape Types  Stream/Riparian Areas  Wetlands  Uplands

Model Structure Hierarchical Structure:  3 Models:  Streams  Wetlands  Uplands  2 Categories:  Condition/Function  Consolidated Analysis  Several Indices per Category  Multiple Metrics to define each index

Metrics Category Index 1 of 3 Models

Metrics Category Index Subindex

Project Outputs  Five watershed assessment reports Will include specific priorities and strategies, as well as detailed methodology, references and lessons learned  Interactive web mapping application A spatial decision support tool to assist stakeholders in identifying target areas, strategies and actions

Interactive Web Mapping Application Desktop tool that will allow users to:  View the various datasets in one application  Develop customized scenarios to rank target areas for restoration and/or protection projects according to their priorities  Manipulate weighting of different factors

Partners  US Environmental Protection Agency  WV Department of Environmental Protection  Many individuals from several agencies, organizations, watershed associations:  US Geological Survey  US Army Corps of Engineers  US Office of Surface Mining  US Department of Agriculture - NRCS  WV Division of Natural Resources  WV Geological and Economic Survey  Region 3 Intergovernmental Council  The Conservation Agency  Trout Unlimited  West Virginia University  WV Rivers Coalition  WV Land Trust  Canaan Valley Institute  Potesta & Associates  Triad Engineering  Morgantown Utility Board  Several Watershed Associations

THANK YOU! Elk River at Birch Run, WV © Gauley River ©Kent Mason Mon River at Friendship Hill ©photos.igougo.com