Community Conservation Cohort 2022
OCTOBER 13
habitat management and
land-use planning
THURSday OCTOber 13, 2022, 4:30Pm - 6:00Pm
The Zoom videoconferencing link will be sent to participants on October 12
Learn about wildlife habitats and land management options to enhance habitats for wildlife on town-owned lands. See how land use regulation is another important tool to help protect natural resources in your community.
AGENDA
Please complete preparatory work below before October 13
Watch
- Habitat Management on Town-owned Land (17 min.)
- Trails for People and Wildlife scroll down for recorded presentation (46 mins)
Read/Review
- Learn the basics of Local Regulatory and Planning Tools (Chapter 9 from the NHACC Handbook). Review basic Zoning concepts, Environmental Characteristics Zoning and Cluster development sections, but dig in to the additional detail if you want more)
- Wildlife Habitat Improvement Fact Sheets - Woodlands, Wetlands, and Farmlands
Community Group Work
- Meet as a group and complete your town's land management/land-use planning inventory. If you are not able to meet, break up the work and share the information and results with each other via email and then compile into the inventory.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
If you would like to explore more, dip into some of the resources below:
- Trails for People and Wildlife document and website
- Select and review a community example from the Conservation Overlay Districts list on the Land Use Planning and Regulations resources page.
RESOURCES FROM OCTOBER 13 DISCUSSION
- Buffers website
- 50 ft. buffers are the current norm and some communities have 100 ft buffers to protect sensitive resources. For example, Northwood has a 100 ft. buffer but most are 50ft; Laconia has vernal pool buffer of 100 ft.
- NH OSI information on wetlands ordinances
