Chesapeake's Future Forests: Crafting a Forest Restoration Strategy for the Bay Watershed Partners.

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Chesapeake's Future Forests: Crafting a Forest Restoration Strategy for the Bay Watershed Partners

Goal: Recover Habitat “By 2012, USDA will work with Dept. of Interior and other entities to develop a Chesapeake Bay watershed strategy to maximize forest restoration in priority areas… ” Priority areas = Urban, green infrastructure, wildlife habitat, mine lands, brownfields, agroforestry

2009:55%

Chesapeake NEMO

Building on successes Responding to new opportunities Focusing on priority areas Why a Forest Restoration Strategy for the Chesapeake Bay watershed?

Five Priority Areas 1) Wildlife Habitat 2) Mine Lands 3) Agroforestry 4) Urban & Community Trees 5) Contaminated Sites oWhy is this a priority for forest restoration? oWhere are these areas on the landscape? oHow – what programs and tools are available to help? oWhat actions are needed to promote forest restoration in these areas? (will help guide Forestry Workgroup and partner priorities) General Outline for Each:

MINE LANDS Coal mine lands exist in high value Appalachian forest habitat, headwaters of Chesapeake Bay Post SMCRA reclamation has been predominantly grass, with high soil compaction and limited regeneration of trees Opportunities on different types of sites: Abandoned Mine Lands, historic permitted/post SMCRA, active mining sites Note: Not recommending reforestation of ALL mine lands – some provide important grassland habitat, or ag production

MINE LANDS

MINE LANDS - HOW Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative (ARRI) – provides strong science, technical guidance, and partnership strategies for reforesting mine lands Possible Funding Sources – Fed/state cost share (EQIP, WHIP, etc) EPA Brownfields, 319 grants; OSM Abandoned Mine Lands Private – foundations, utility companies seeking carbon credits Critical role of watershed/community groups to identify reforestation sites, seek grants, and plant trees (e.g. OSM VISTA Appalachian Coal Country Teams)

Integrating Across Priorities COAST Forest Mapping tool (USGS) will be revised with Strategy GIS layers

Next Steps Incorporate comments from public and CBP Issue Final Document Develop set of FY2013 actions to be pursued with partners Complete the companion Working Lands Conservation Strategy QUESTIONS..? IDEAS..?