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The Nature Conservancyof West Virginia
Ruth ThorntonConservation Information
Manager
Current GIS Project:In-Lieu Fee Program
HUC 12 Prioritization within HUC 8sTo select appropriate
Stream and Wetland Restoration Projects
HUC 8: Lower New River
Factors
Positive/Neutral:• TNC Portfolio• Public/Protected
Lands• Rare species &
communities (aquatic & wetland)
• Land Use: Natural Areas
Negative:• Impervious Surfaces• Impaired Streams:
AMD, heavy metals, pH
• Oil & Gas wells• Mines• Dams• Road density• PCS
Additional Factors
Pull in historic data to determine changes in vegetation, especially wetlands– Availability of historic aerial photos, landuse,
studies on pre-settlement vegetation
Additional data on threats – mining, impacts on streams and wetlands
Additional data on rare species and communities, especially indicator species