development of the indigenous cultural landscape concept in the chesapeake october 23, 2014 national...
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Development of the Indigenous Cultural Landscape Concept in the ChesapeakeOctober 23, 2014
National Park Service Chesapeake Bay
Established in 2006Extended in 2012
Supporting the Visitor Experience
Conserving Trail Resources
John Smith Trail
Trail Viewshed
Visitor
Voyage Stop
IndigenousCultural
LandscapeArcheological Site
Access Site
Resources Outside Trail Viewshed
Water
High Potential Route Segment
Shoreline Length (miles)
Percent in Forest-Wetland
Percent Forest-Wetland Protected
L. Susquehanna 31.4 69.1 5.1Nanticoke 237.3 81.6 32.6Patuxent 297.4 65.9 19.5Potomac (middle) 454.7 68.6 38.7Rappahannock 684.7 70.5 10.0James/Chickahominy 1006.1 71.5 19.8Total 2711.6 71.0 21.5
Protection Status of Forests & Wetlands along High Potential Route Segments
Indigenous Cultural Landscapes
These landscapes comprise the cultural and natural resources that would have supported the historic lifestyles and settlement patterns of an Indian group in their totality.
• Multi-partner action team convened 2010
• Preliminary ID of example ICLs in VA
• Annotated bibliography completed 2012
• Pilot ICL mapping for Nanticoke complete
• Narrative document and pilot ICL mapping for Lower Susquehanna underway
• Initiating work on the Middle Potomac
• Exploring intersections with related conservation planning and resource protection tools
Nanticoke
Lower Susquehanna
Middle Potomac
Nanticoke
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Lower Susquehanna
Executive Order 13508 Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration2009
• Protect 2 million more acres
• Add 300 public access sites
• Plus other key goals
Chesapeake Conservation Partnership
A Network of Networks
National Park Service Chesapeake Bay
Over the coming year:• Continual methodology refinements• Develop a narrative to support high-probability ICLs
in the Lower Susquehanna• Define, collect and map information to inform ICL
identification in the Middle Potomac• Scope out additional high-priority areas • Factor ICL mapping into watershed-wide planning • Foster nationwide applications
National Park Service Chesapeake Bay
Questions?• [email protected]•www.nps.gov/chba• 410-260-2476