1. Forest Legacy Assessment of Need Draft Proposed Forest Legacy Areas Governor’s Commission for Protecting the Chesapeake Bay through Sustainable Forestry April 19, 2006

2. Today’s Objectives: Review Goals and Criteria responses Present revised “Draft Forest Legacy Areas” Identify Next Steps

3. Goals and Criteria Survey Response All Goals retained Greater than 50 % support for each goal Descriptive Profile of FLAs Example provided To be included in the AON report

4. Goals and Criteria Justify and Refine draft boundaries Will be used to evaluate and rank projects Criteria importance determined by survey ranks Offers objective, quantitative and scientifically valid approach for national competition

5. Parcel Ecological Value Ecological Score of GI within Parcel Acres of Green Infrastructure (GI) Percent of Parcel in GI Acres of Protected Land within 1 Mile Contribution to Protection of Hub or Corridor Composite Score

6. Parcel Economic Value Economic Score of Forest within Parcel Parcel Size (acres) Percent of Parcel Forested Forest Patch Size Proximity to Existing Forest Stewardship Plans Composite Score

7. Revised “Draft Forest Legacy Areas” Commission feedback Join adjacent areas Expand areas to incorporate important forest land Other modifications High ranking (top 30 th eco-rank) GI hubs TNC forest matrix blocks

8. Draft Proposed Forest Legacy Areas Presented to Commission on March 13 th, 2006 ORIGINAL FLA Total Area: 3,800 sq miles = 38.9% land area 2432931.684

9. Draft Proposed Forest Legacy Areas Presented to Commission on April 19 th, 2006 REVISED FLA Total Area: 4,590 sq miles = 47.0% land area 2432931.684

10. Forest Legacy Areas Forest Ownership (acres) Forest Legacy AreaPublicPrivateTotal% Private Greater Youghiogheny40,246159,644199,89080% Cumberland-Licking Creek37,005154,832191,83781% Catoctin-South Mountain39,17561,126100,30161% Lower Monocacy-Potomac Complex20,04715,75935,80644% Liberty-Patuxent41,79889,397131,19568% Southern48,578212,844261,42281% Southeastern104,814258,836363,65071% Black Bird Creek-Upper Tuckahoe7,09928,62135,72080% Northeastern36,57397,832134,40573% Total375,3361,078,8911,454,22774% Total 2002 MDP Forest = 2,491,260 acres, proposed FLA’s capture 58% forests in MD

11. Draft Proposed FLA Ecologic and Economic Rank Low Medium High Draft Proposed Forest Legacy Areas Northeastern Liberty-Patuxent Lower Monocacy- Potomac Complex Catoctin- South Mountain Greater Youghiogheny Cumberland-Licking Creek Southern Black Bird Creek- Upper Tuckahoe Southeastern

12. Northeastern Liberty-Patuxent Lower Monocacy- Potomac Complex Catoctin- South Mountain Greater Youghiogheny Cumberland-Licking Creek Southern Black Bird Creek- Upper Tuckahoe Southeastern Draft Proposed Forest Legacy Areas Draft Proposed FLA Vulnerability Rank Low Medium High

13. Forest Legacy Areas Profile GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROFILE Total Acres of Green Infrastructure234,804 Hub Acres203,515 Corridor Acres31,289 GI Gap Acres (within hub or corridor)22,691 Percent of Project in Green Infrastructure51 Mean Ecological Score within Green Infrastructure (out of 100)82.6 Interior Forest Acres167,804 Southern Forest Legacy Area Total Acres458.255 Feet of Streams203,515 Acres of protected land within 1 mile31,289 Wetland Acres32,352 Sensitive Species Acres105,670 Highly erodible soil acres81,617 Non-wetland hydric soils33,542 2002 Dept. of Planning Landuse Acres Developed71,944 Forest/Wetlands253,679 Agriculture82,306 Water41,675 Other8,651 Total458,255

14. Next Steps: Outreach to Maryland’s Conservation Programs and Partners Program Open Space Rural Legacy MALPF Maryland Environmental Trust Maryland Historical Trust Greenways and Water Trails The Nature Conservancy The Conservation Fund Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Fund (NOAA) DNR Wildlife and Heritage

15. Next Steps: Presentation to Forest Stewardship Coordinating Committee Executive Order requirement Guidance and recommendations for an updated Forest Legacy Assessment of Need Plan

16. Next Steps: Outreach to Local Government and the Public Four regional meetings Notice on “e-Resource” On-line maps Solicit comments Revise FLAs Finalize AON Submit report