Development of the Indigenous Cultural Landscape Concept in the Chesapeake October 23, 2014 National Park Service Chesapeake Bay
Established in 2006 Extended in 2012
Supporting the Visitor Experience
Conserving Trail Resources
John Smith Trail Trail Viewshed Visitor Voyage Stop Indigenous Cultural Landscape Archeological Site Access Site Resources Outside Trail Viewshed Water
High Potential Route Segment Shoreline Length (miles) Percent in Forest- Wetland Percent Forest- Wetland Protected L. Susquehanna Nanticoke Patuxent Potomac (middle) Rappahannock James/Chickahominy Total Protection Status of Forests & Wetlands along High Potential Route Segments
Indigenous Cultural Landscapes
These landscapes comprise the cultural and natural resources that would have supported the historic lifestyles and settlement patterns of an Indian group in their totality.
Multi-partner action team convened 2010 Preliminary ID of example ICLs in VA Annotated bibliography completed 2012 Pilot ICL mapping for Nanticoke complete Narrative document and pilot ICL mapping for Lower Susquehanna underway Initiating work on the Middle Potomac Exploring intersections with related conservation planning and resource protection tools
Nanticoke Lower Susquehanna Middle Potomac
Nanticoke
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Lower Susquehanna
Executive Order Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration 2009
Protect 2 million more acres Add 300 public access sites Plus other key goals
A Network of Networks
National Park Service Chesapeake Bay Over the coming year: Continual methodology refinements Develop a narrative to support high-probability ICLs in the Lower Susquehanna Define, collect and map information to inform ICL identification in the Middle Potomac Scope out additional high-priority areas Factor ICL mapping into watershed-wide planning Foster nationwide applications
National Park Service Chesapeake Bay Questions?