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38 <br /> IVA <br /> &o itJul i e <br /> EASTERN BOX TURTLE BOBCAT FOUR-TOED SALAMANDER <br /> Terrapene corolina carolina Lynx rufus Hemidactylium / <br /> Dry-wet mixed Sparsely settled Wet-mesio <br /> hardwood/pine forests mixed habitats hardwood forests <br /> Figure 11.Indicator species selected from each of the three habitat types for development of the species observation <br /> networks, which were used to refine the priority habitat network for the project area. <br /> The habitat-corridor network for each guild was classified into 4 ranked priority groups based on natural <br /> breaks between connectivity importance values (El3Q,and the guild networks were combined for <br /> viewing in GIS using either a semi-transparent overlay of all three guild networks(as shown in the <br /> Results section of this report)or an intersection of the three guild networks as a single layer in which the <br /> maximum value across the three guilds was assigned to each patch or corridor segment. <br /> The Technical and Policy Subcommittees reviewed the results of analysis in the context of other relevant <br /> GIS layers (such as future land use and zoning districts, existing conservation lands,potential wildlife <br /> crossings, etc.)and,based on their knowledge of the project area,tentatively identified priority locations <br /> for protection(not reported here), such as corridor pinch points,conflicts with land use and zoning <br /> districts, opportunities and gaps in conservation planning areas, and corridor alternatives. <br /> REVIEW OF EXISTING POLICIES, ORDINANCES, AND PROTECTION PRIORITIES <br /> To ensure landscape connectivity within the Eno-New Hope project area and between adjacent <br /> watersheds,project results and recommendations will need to be incorporated into local decision-making. <br /> In addition, successful landscape connectivity conservation will,by definition,rely on interjurisdictional <br /> coordination. <br /> To support these efforts,we synthesized existing policies, ordinances, and protection priorities related to <br /> corridor planning and protection within the two watersheds. Governing documents were reviewed for <br /> each county and municipal jurisdiction within the project area,including comprehensive plans and unified <br /> development ordinances (UDO)as well as separate plans, ordinances, and spatial data layers focused on <br /> land use,natural resources, open space,parks and recreation,trails and greenways,water resources, <br /> hazard mitigation, and small planning areas. In addition to the New Hope Corridor Open Space Master <br /> Plan, several other interjurisdictional plans and agreements were reviewed. Discussion with the Policy <br /> Subcommittee and individual interviews with several group members provided additional insight into <br /> existing governmental structure and processes related to land conservation and natural resource <br /> protection. <br /> The resulting summary of existing policies,ordinances, and conservation priorities related to landscape <br /> connectivity provides a resource for interjurisdictional coordination and, along with the corridor analysis <br /> results, informs the recommendations provided in this report. <br /> A Landscape Plan for Wildlife Habitat Connectivity 25 <br />