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Headwater Streams: Mapping and Planning

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 3:00pm to 4:45pm

Virtual Event

Headwater Streams: Identifying and Protecting an Essential Resource

The DEC Hudson River Estuary Program and Hudsonia Ltd are pleased to offer a 3-part webinar series dedicated to the values, identification, and protection of our small headwater streams.

Small headwater streams are often unnamed and unmapped, and unprotected by state or federal regulations. Yet these streams support distinctive biological communities, play ecological roles important to the surrounding landscape, and are essential sources of water, organic materials, and organisms for the larger downstream systems.

We will discuss the ecological values of small streams; how to identify them remotely and in the field; threats to stream habitats and water quality; the status of state and federal regulatory programs for small streams; and how to extend local protections to these important resources.

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Headwater Streams: Mapping and Planning 
Wednesday, November 10, 3:00-4:45pm
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In the second session of this webinar series, our presenters demonstrate how to use online resources to identify mapped headwater streams and how to analyze topographic maps and aerial photos to find unmapped streams. We will walk through examples of map analysis to predict the occurrence of streams and discuss how newly identified streams can be incorporated into local conservation planning. There will also be a presentation exploring the role of headwater streams in densely developed cities and villages.

Presenters:
Nate Nardi-Cyrus, DEC Hudson River Estuary Program and Cornell University
Gretchen Stevens, Hudsonia Ltd
Emily Vail, Hudson River Watershed Alliance

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Webinar

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Public Engagement

Website

https://hudsonia.org/programs/biodive...

Speaker

Nate Nardi-Cyrus

Speaker Affiliation

DEC Hudson River Estuary Program and Cornell University

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Public

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