Green Infrastructure
Existing Conditions
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚĚůĞ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ ƉŽƌƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ƌŽƵŶĚ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ Ϯϭй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĚĞĮŶĞĚ ĂƐ ƵƌďĂŶ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘ hƌďĂŶ ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚƐ ;ƵƌďĂŶ ƉĂƌŬƐͿ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƉ ŽŶůLJ ϯй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƌǀĞ ĂƐ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ ŝŶ džŝƐƟŶŐ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͕ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŐƌĞĞŶ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƵƌďĂŶ ƉŽĐŬĞƚƐ͘ ^ŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ͕ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝnjĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ ƉůĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ ;ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚƐͿ͕ ƚŚƌĞĂƚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ KƉĞŶ ǁĂƚĞƌ ŝƐ ϯй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƚĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŝŶ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ůĂŶĚ ƵƐĞ ;ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐͿ͘ džŝƐƟŶŐ ƉůĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ DĂũŽƌ ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ ǁĂƚĞƌƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ,ŽƌƐĞƐŚŽĞ >ĂŬĞ͕ ŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŬĞLJ ĞŶƟƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ,ŽůŝĚĂLJ ^ŚŽƌĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ,ŝŐŚůĂŶĚͬ^ŝůǀĞƌ >ĂŬĞ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ŐƌĞĞŶ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘ ZĞǀŝĞǁŝŶŐ ƚŚƌĞĂƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ ďŽĚŝĞƐ͕ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ĂůƐŽ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝƐ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ŝŶ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐĂůůLJ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŵĂŶLJ ƐƚƌĞĂŵƐ ;Ğ͘Ő͘ ^ŝůǀĞƌ ƌĞĞŬͿ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ďŽƌĚĞƌĞĚ ŽŶ ŽĨ ŐƌĞĞŶ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘ <ŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ƐŝĚĞ ďLJ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ͘ tĞƚůĂŶĚƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ůĂŶĚ ƵƐĞ ĂůůŽǁƐ ĂŶĂůLJƟĐĂů ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ĂƐƐĞƚƐ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ϰй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƚĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘ tĞƚůĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŝŶ ĞĂĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐƟŶĐƚ ƐĞǀĞŶ ĐŽƵŶƟĞƐ ĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ,ŽƌƐĞƐŚŽĞ >ĂŬĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞ ^ŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ͘ &ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƌĞǀŝĞǁ ƚŚĞ ͞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ŽƩŽŵ͟ ŇŽŽĚƉůĂŝŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͕ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ZŝǀĞƌ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ƉŽƌƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘ ƚĂŝůŽƌͲŵĂĚĞ ƚŽ Ă ƌĞŐŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƌŝƉĞ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ŐƌĞĞŶ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͘ ŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ůĂŶĚƐ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ϰϬй ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŝŶ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ EĞĂƌůLJ ŚĂůĨ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚĞ͛Ɛ ůĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĨĂƌŵŝŶŐ Žƌ ƌĂŶĐŚŝŶŐ͘ ŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ůĂŶĚ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ĐŽǀĞƌ ĚŽŵŝŶĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ ƉŽƌƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͕ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ƉŽƌƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ƐƐĞƚƐ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ŽƩŽŵ͕ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ /Ŷ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ͕ ƐƚĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ůĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ƵƌďĂŶ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƚĞƌͬǁĞƚůĂŶĚ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘ ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͛Ɛ ǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJ͘ ŚŽƚĞĂƵ /ƐůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŵĂũŽƌ ůĂŶĚ ZƵƌĂů ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚƐ Žƌ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƉ ϭϳй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞdžĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝǀĞƌ ďLJ h^ ƌŵLJ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ƉůĂŶƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽƌƉƐ ŽĨ ŶŐŝŶĞĞƌƐ ;h^ Ϳ ĂŶĚ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ŶĞŝƚŚĞƌ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ Žƌ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů͘ dŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞĂƐ ĞdžŝƐƚ ŵŽƐƚůLJ EĂƚƵƌĂů ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ;/ EZͿ ĂŶĚ DŝƐƐŽƵƌŝ ĞŶƟƟĞƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĨƌŝŶŐĞ Žƌ ĞĚŐĞ ŽĨ ǁŚĞƌĞ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů DŝƐƐŽƵƌŝ ƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŝǀĞƌ͘ ,ŽƌƐĞƐŚŽĞ >ĂŬĞ ĂůƐŽ ŐĂƌŶĞƌƐ ůĂŶĚƐ ŵĞĞƚ͘ Ă ƐŝnjĂďůĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ŽĨ ƐƚĂƚĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ůĂŶĚ͘ dŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ƉŽƌƟŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ŚĂƐ ŵĂŶLJ ĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĂƐƐĞƚƐ ƌĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ͕ ƚŽ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂŶĐLJ ;ŝ͘Ğ͕͘ ƚŚĞ EĂƚƵƌĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞͿ͕ ƚŽ ĐŝƚLJ ƉĂƌŬƐ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ ůƚŽŶ ŚĂƐ ŽǀĞƌ Ă ĚŽnjĞŶ ƐŵĂůů ƚŽ ůĂƌŐĞ ƐŝnjĞĚ ƉĂƌŬƐͿ͘ ĚǁĂƌĚƐǀŝůůĞ ĂůƐŽ ŚĂƐ ĂŶ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƉĂƌŬ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŚƵď ĨŽƌ ŵĂŶLJ ůŽŶŐͲĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ;ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ƌĂŝů ůŝŶĞƐͿ ďŝĐLJĐůĞƐ ƚƌĂŝůƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĞdžƚĞŶĚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ KƚŚĞƌ ŵĂũŽƌ ŚƵďƐ ĐŽƵůĚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ dƌŝ ŝƚLJ WĂƌŬ ŝŶ dƌŽLJ͕ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚƐ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ,ŝŐŚůĂŶĚͬ ^ŝůǀĞƌ >ĂŬĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŚŽŬŝĂ DŽƵŶĚƐ ;ǁĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŽůůŝŶƐǀŝůůĞͿ͘
&ŽƌĞƐƚ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͕ ϭϮй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͛Ɛ ƚŽƚĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͕ ŝƐ ŵŽƐƚ ƉƌĞǀĂůĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ĂŶĚ ŵŝĚĚůĞ ƉŽƌƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘ &ŽƌĞƐƚ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ͛Ɛ ƐƚƌĞĂŵ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ĨŽƌĞƐƚƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĐŽŵŵŽŶ ůĂŶĚ ƵƐĞ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƐƚƌĞĂŵƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘ &ŽƌĞƐƚ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͕ ůŽŐŝĐĂůůLJ͕ ŝƐ ůĞƐƐ ƉƌĞǀĂůĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƵƌďĂŶ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ĂƌĞĂƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ʹƵŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJͲ ŝƐ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ŽƩŽŵ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘
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DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ůĂƌŐĞůLJ ĐĞŶƚĞƌĞĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ͕ ,ŽƌƐĞƐŚŽĞ >ĂŬĞ ĂŶĚ ĂŚŽŬŝĂ DŽƵŶĚƐ ŵĂLJ ĂůƐŽ ďĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ >ĂŶĚ ŽǀĞƌ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ůĂŶĚƐ ŚƵďƐ͘ Ŷ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƚƌĂŝů ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ ,ŝŐŚ ĂŶĚ ůŽǁ ĚĞŶƐŝƚLJ ƵƌďĂŶ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ ĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞĚ ĂůƐŽ ĞdžŝƐƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ dƌĂŝůƐ ƌƵŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ŵĂũŽƌ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ĐŝƟĞƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ůƚŽŶ͕ ĚǁĂƌĚƐǀŝůůĞ͕ 'ƌĂŶŝƚĞ ŝƚLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘ EƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ƚƌĂŝůƐ ĂůƐŽ ĨŽƌŵ ŽůůŝŶƐǀŝůůĞ͘ ^ŵĂůůĞƌ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐĐĂƩĞƌĞĚ ĂŵŽŶŐ 2 | Green Infrastructure Part 2: Existing Conditions
October, 2013
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ Ă ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ ĚǁĂƌĚƐǀŝůůĞ ĂŶĚ 'ůĞŶ ĂƌďŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚĞƌ͘ dƌĂŝůƐ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚ ŵŽƌĞ ƵƌďĂŶ ĂƌĞĂƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƌ ďůŽĐŬƐ ŽĨ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ůĂŶĚƐ͘ KŶĞ ƚƌĂŝů ĞǀĞŶ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƐ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ǁŝƚŚ DŝƐƐŽƵƌŝ͕ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ͘
KƉĞŶ ǁĂƚĞƌ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ϭй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƚĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ʹ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŵĞĂŶĚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ^ƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ tĞƚůĂŶĚƐ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚ ĨŽƌ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ϯй ŽĨ ƚŽƚĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘ tĞƚůĂŶĚƐ ŽĐĐƵƌ ďŽƚŚ ŶŽƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƐŽƵƚŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ ;ƐŽŵĞ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌŝǀĞƌ ĂůƐŽͿ ǁŝƚŚ tĂƚĞƌ ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ǁĂƚĞƌ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ϯϬϯĚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƐƚ ĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ ŽĐĐƵƌƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŝŵƉĂŝƌĞĚ ǁĂƚĞƌǁĂLJƐ͘ /ŵƉĂŝƌĞĚ ǁĂƚĞƌǁĂLJƐ ŝŶ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ ŵŽƐƚ ĐŽƌŶĞƌ ũƵƐƚ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ DĂƌŝƐƐĂ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ^ƵŐĂƌ ƌĞĞŬ ĂŶĚ ^ŝůǀĞƌ ƌĞĞŬ͕ ĂŵŽŶŐ ĐŝƚLJ ůŝŵŝƚƐ͘ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘ ůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌƐŚĞĚƐ ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ ĚƌĂŝŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶLJ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ƐƚƌĞĂŵƐ ŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ĚŽŵŝŶĂƚĞƐ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͕ ϱϳй ŽĨ ^ƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ ŇŽǁ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ŝŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ϭϬϬ zĞĂƌ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŝƐ ĚĞĮŶĞĚ ĂƐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘ ŇŽŽĚ njŽŶĞ ŝŶ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŝƐ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ůĂƌŐĞƌ ^ŽŵĞ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ĞdžŝƐƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĞƌƟůĞ ƐƚƌĞĂŵƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ŽƩŽŵ͕ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ͞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ŽƩŽŵ͕͟ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ŇŽŽĚƉůĂŝŶ͕ ŝŶƚĞƌŵŝdžĞĚ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƐĞĂƐŽŶĂů ŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ ŽĐĐƵƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƵƌďĂŶŝnjĞĚ ǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ƉŽƌƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŵƵĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJ͘ ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůĞƐƐ ĚĞŶƐĞůLJ ƉŽƉƵůĂƚĞĚ ĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ ĂŶĚ ƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ ƉŽƌƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘ DŽŶƌŽĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ
^ƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ ŽƵŶƚLJ ĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ƐƐĞƚƐ ^ƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ ŽƵŶƚLJ ĞĐŽ ĂƐƐĞƚƐ ĂƌĞ ƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůLJ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂů ƉĂƌŬƐ͘ ĞůůĞǀŝůůĞ͕ K͛&ĂůůŽŶ͕ &ĂŝƌǀŝĞǁ ,ĞŝŐŚƚƐ͕ ^ŚŝůŽŚ ĂŶĚ ^ǁĂŶƐĞĂ ĂůƐŽ ďŽůƐƚĞƌ ƉĂƌŬ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ ƐŽŵĞ ƐŝnjĞĂďůĞ ;Ğ͘Ő͘ ϭϬϬ ĂĐƌĞͿ ďůŽĐŬƐ ŽĨ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞůLJ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ ĂůƐŽ ĞdžŝƐƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ^ƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ ŽƵŶƚLJ ͘ Ŷ /E / ƐŝƚĞ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ Ă ůĂƌŐĞ ĂƌĞĂ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ^ƚĞŵůĞƌ ĂǀĞ ;ǁĞƐƚ ŽĨ DŝůůƐƚĂĚƚͿ͘ ^ƚĂƚĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ůĂŶĚƐ ďƵīĞƌ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ &ĂLJĞƩĞǀŝůůĞ ƐŽƵƚŚ ƚŽ ĂůĚǁŝŶ >ĂŬĞ ;ƐŽƵƚŚ ŽĨ EĞǁ ƚŚĞŶƐͿ͘ ^ƚĂƚĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŚŽŬŝĂ DŽƵŶĚƐ ƐŝƚĞ ĂŶĚ &ƌĂŶŬ ,ŽůƚĞŶ ^ƚĂƚĞ WĂƌŬ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ Ă ůĂƌŐĞůLJ ƵƌďĂŶŝnjĞĚ ĂƌĞĂ ;ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ WĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ůŽƌƚŽŶͿ͘ >ŝƩůĞ ƐƚĂƚĞ Žƌ ĨĞĚĞƌĂůůLJ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ůĂŶĚƐ ĞdžŝƐƚ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ^ƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ ʹ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ ďŽƌĚĞƌ͘
ZƵƌĂů ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ ůĂŶĚ ŽǀĞƌ͕ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕ ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞ Ϯϱй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƚĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ĨŽƌ ^ƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ &ŽƌĞƐƚĞĚ ĂƌĞĂƐ ŽĐĐƵƌ ũƵƐƚ ĞĂƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ŽƩŽŵ͕ ŽŶ ʹŵŽƐƚ ůŝŬĞůLJͲ ďůƵīƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŬĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ͘ &ŽƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƉƌĞǀĂůĞŶƚ ĂůŽŶŐ ďŽƚŚ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ƚƌŝďƵƚĂƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂũŽƌ ǁĂƚĞƌǁĂLJƐ ʹ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ^ŝůǀĞƌ ƌĞĞŬ ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ ŶŽƌƚŚ ƚŽ ƐŽƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ ĞĂƐƚ ƚŽ ǁĞƐƚ͘
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^ƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ ŽƵŶƚLJ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ůĂŶĚ ŚƵďƐ ŵĂLJ ďĞ ĂŚŽŬŝĂ DŽƵŶĚƐ͕ &ƌĂŶŬ ,ŽůƚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƉƵďůŝĐ ůĂŶĚ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ͘ ĞůůĞǀŝůůĞ ŚĂƐ Ă ǁŝĚĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ŽĨ ƚƌĂŝůƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĞdžƚĞŶĚ ŶŽƌƚŚ͕ ƐŽƵƚŚ͕ ĞĂƐƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁĞƐƚ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐ ŵĂŶLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĂƌďLJ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐ͘ ^ǁĂŶƐĞĂ ŚĂƐ Ă ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ ƚƌĂŝůƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞ ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ ƚƌĂŝů ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘ K͛&ĂůůŽŶ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ă ůĂƌŐĞ ďůŽĐŬ ŽĨ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ůĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƚƌĂŝů ůŽŽƉ ĨŽƌ ƉƵďůŝĐ >ĂŶĚ ŽǀĞƌ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͘ KƚŚĞƌ ůĂƌŐĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ůĂŶĚ ŚƵďƐ hƌďĂŶ ĂƌĞĂƐ ĐŽŵƉŽƐĞ ϭϮй ŽĨ ^ƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͛Ɛ ƚŽƚĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚ ďLJ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ĚĞŶƐĞƐƚ ƵƌďĂŶ ĂƌĞĂƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ƚƌĂŝůƐ͘ ĞĂƐƚ ŽĨ ^ƚ͘ >ŽƵŝƐ ŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ &ĂŝƌŵŽŶƚ ŝƚLJ͕ ĂƐƚ ^ƚ͘ >ŽƵŝƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂŚŽŬŝĂ ĐůŽƐĞƐƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ tĂƚĞƌ ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ &ĂŝƌǀŝĞǁ ,ĞŝŐŚƚƐ͕ K͛&ĂůůŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞůůĞǀŝůůĞ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ^ƚ ůĂŝƌ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŝƐ ĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ůĂƌŐĞ ĞdžƉĂŶƐĞƐ ŽĨ ϭϬϬ LJĞĂƌ ĞĂƐƚ͘ ^ŵĂůůĞƌ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐ ĂƌĞ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ ŇŽŽĚ njŽŶĞ͘ &ůŽŽĚ njŽŶĞƐ ĞdžŝƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ŽƩŽŵ ĂŶĚ ƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ ƉŽƌƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ DĂƐĐŽƵƚĂŚ͕ ;ǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ƉŽƌƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJͿ͕ ĂůŽŶŐ ^ŝůǀĞƌ ƌĞĞŬ &ƌĞĞďƵƌŐ͕ EĞǁ ƚŚĞŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚ DĂƌŝƐƐĂͿ͘ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ ƉŽƌƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ October, 2013
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džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂůŽŶŐ ZŝĐŚůĂŶĚ ƌĞĞŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚĞƌ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘ /ŵƉĂŝƌĞĚ ǁĂƚĞƌǁĂLJƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ZŝĐŚůĂŶĚ ƌĞĞŬ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ͕ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ƐĞŐŵĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ƐƚƌĞĂŵƐ͘
DŽŶƌŽĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ ĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ƐƐĞƚƐ dŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ DŽŶƌŽĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ͛Ɛ ĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĂƐƐĞƚƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ /E / ƐŝƚĞƐ͘ /E / ƐŝƚĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ^ƚĞŵůĞƌ ĂǀĞ͕ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŝŽƌ ƉŽƌƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ůĂƌŐĞ /E / ƐŝƚĞ ǁĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƐŽƵƚŚ ŽĨ tĂƚĞƌůŽŽ͘ ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů͕ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ /E / ƐŝƚĞ ĂƌĞ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďůƵī ;ŝŶ ĂƌĞĂƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ůĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚĞ Žƌ ŶŽŶ ƉƌŽĮƚƐ͕ Ğ͘Ő͕͘ tŚŝƚĞ ZŽĐŬ͕ &ƵůƚƐ ,ŝůů WƌĂŝƌŝĞͿ͘ ĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĂƐƐĞƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƉůĞŶƟĨƵů ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďůƵī ůŝŶĞ ŝŶ DŽŶƌŽĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƚĞƌ͕ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐͿ ƚŚĂŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďŽƩŽŵ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ <ŝĚĚ >ĂŬĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ŚƵŶƟŶŐ ĐůƵďͿ͘ >ĞƐƐ ĨĞĚĞƌĂůůLJ Žƌ ƐƚĂƚĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ƚŚĂŶ ŝŶ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ͕ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƐƚĂƚĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ůĂŶĚƐ ĚŽ ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ ŵŽƐƚ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJ ŽĨ DŽŶƌŽĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ ;ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌͿ͘
ŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƵƉ Ă ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ʹ ϲϬй Ͳ ŽĨ ƚŽƚĂů DŽŶƌŽĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ŽƩŽŵ ŝƐ ĚŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ďLJ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ ŝŶƚĞƌŝŽƌ ƉŽƌƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ůĂƌŐĞůLJ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů͘ ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůĞ ƐƉĂĐĞ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂů ůŝŵŝƚƐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĚĞĮŶĞĚ ĂƐ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů͘ &ŽƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƌƵƌĂů ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞ ϯϯй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƚĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ĨŽƌ DŽŶƌŽĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ ƚŚŝŶ ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ŽĨ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ƉĂƌĂůůĞůƐ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ͘ dŽ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ŽƩŽŵ͕ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŵŽƐƚ ƉƌĞǀĂůĞŶƚ͘ dŚŝƐ ŚĞĂǀLJ ĨŽƌĞƐƚĞĚ ĂƌĞĂ ĞdžŝƐƚƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďůƵīƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŽƉŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ŝŵƉĞĚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ Žƌ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘ &ŽƌĞƐƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ĂůŽŶŐ ƐƚƌĞĂŵ ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ ŽŶĚ ƌĞĞŬ͕ ,ŽƌƐĞ ƌĞĞŬ͕ ZŝĐŚůĂŶĚ ƌĞĞŬ ^ŽƵƚŚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJͿ͘
ZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ
DŽŶƌŽĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ůĂŶĚƐ ŵŽƐƚůLJ ĞdžŝƐƚ ŝŶ ĐŝƚLJ ƉĂƌŬƐ ŝŶ tĂƚĞƌůŽŽ ĂŶĚ ŽůƵŵďŝĂ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂƚĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ƐƉĂĐĞƐ ŝŶ sĂůŵĞLJĞƌ ĂŶĚ &ƵůƚƐ͘ tĂƚĞƌůŽŽ ĂŶĚ ŽůƵŵďŝĂ ĂůƐŽ ŚĂǀĞ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚ ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ ƚƌĂŝůƐ ďƵƚ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ ƚƌĂŝů ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĐŽƵůĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ͘ ĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƐƚĂƚĞ >ĂŶĚ ŽǀĞƌ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ůĂŶĚ ĞdžŝƐƚƐ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ DŽŶƌŽĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ ƵƌďĂŶ ĂƌĞĂ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ϯй ŽĨ ƚŽƚĂů ŝŶ ĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ DŽŶƌŽĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ͕ ďƵƚ ŶŽ ƚƌĂŝůƐ ĞdžŝƐƚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘ ͞hƌďĂŶ͟ ;ƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůLJ ůŽǁ ĚĞŶƐŝƚLJͿ ĂƌĞĂƐ Žƌ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ůĂŶĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĞ ŝƐŽůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐ͗ ƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůLJ ŽůƵŵďŝĂ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘ ĂŶĚ tĂƚĞƌůŽŽ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ƚŽǁŶƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ sĂůŵĞLJĞƌ͕ DĂĞLJƐƚŽǁŶ͕ &ƵůƚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ,ĞĐŬĞƌ͘ hƌďĂŶ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ĨƵůůLJ Įůů͕ ƚŚĞ tĂƚĞƌ ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂů ůŝŵŝƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ Ɛŝdž ƚŽǁŶƐ͘ hƌďĂŶ ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚƐ dŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ƚŚŝƌĚ ŽĨ DŽŶƌŽĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ͕ ƚŚĞ ;ƉĂƌŬƐͿ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƐĐĂŶƚ ϭй ƚŽ ƚŽƚĂů ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ŽƩŽŵ͕ ŝƐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ϭϬϬ LJĞĂƌ ŇŽŽĚ njŽŶĞ͘ &ůŽŽĚ njŽŶĞ ĂůƐŽ ĞdžŝƐƚƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘ ;<ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ ŇŽŽĚ njŽŶĞͿ͘ WƌĂŝƌŝĞ ĚƵ >ŽŶŐ ƌĞĞŬ KƉĞŶ ǁĂƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞ Ϯй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƚĂů ůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ,ŽƌƐĞ ƌĞĞŬ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŵũŽƌ ŝŵƉĂŝƌĞĚ ǁĂƚĞƌǁĂLJƐ ŝŶ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘ DŽŶƌŽĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ ůĂĐŬƐ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƌ ǁĂƚĞƌ ďŽĚŝĞƐ DŽŶƌŽĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ dŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ ůĂŬĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌƐͿ ƚŚĂƚ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŝŶŐ ĐŽƵŶƟĞƐ ĂŶ ŝŵƉĂŝƌĞĚ ǁĂƚĞƌǁĂLJ ʹ ƚŚŝƐ ƌŝǀĞƌ ďŽƌĚĞƌƐ DŽŶƌŽĞ ŚĂǀĞ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ĨŽƌ Ă ƐŵĂůů ǁĂƚĞƌ ďŽĚLJ ŶŽƌƚŚ ŽĨ sĂůŵĞLJĞƌ ŽƵŶƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵƌĐĞ ŽĨ ĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐ ǁĂƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ĂŶĚ <ŝĚĚ >ĂŬĞ ƐŽƵƚŚ ŽĨ &ƵůƚƐ͘ tĞƚůĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƉĂƌŝŶŐůLJ ŵĂŶLJ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͘ ĚŝƐƉĞƌƐĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ;ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ǁĞƚůĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉůĞdžĞƐ ĞdžŝƐƚ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ǁĂƚĞƌ ďŽĚŝĞƐ ŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚ ĂďŽǀĞͿ͘ dŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ŽƩŽŵ ƉŽƌƟŽŶ ŽĨ DŽŶƌŽĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŝƐ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ ĂďƐĞŶƚ ŽĨ ǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ ;ŝŶ ůŝĞƵ ŽĨ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ůĂŶĚͿ͘
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Ecological Assets include public open space under džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ (1) Federal (e.g., US Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish & Wildlife, US Forest Service, etc. sites), (2) State (e.g., Illinois or Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources and MO Dept. of Conservation lands), (3) County/ Municipal (e.g., County, City, and Village Parks and green spaces), and (4) Non Profit (e.g., conservation easements & nature preserves) ownership. State-listed nature preserve sites are highquality natural areas and endangered/threatened species habitat also included in ‘ecological assets’. Private Open Space too is featured on the map and included in analysis: private golf courses, ball fields, etc. Also included are Illinois Natural Area Inventory (INAI) sites; properties surveyed for the purposed of cataloging Illinois flora & fauna.
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50 ac. 100 acres
500 acres Munipal Boundaries
Metro Link
Rail Lines
Streams
Bodies of Water
Natural Area Inventory Sites: Properties surveyed for the purposed of cataloging Illinois flora & fauna
Private Open Space: Private golf courses, ball fields, sportsmans’ clubs, etc.
Public Open Space - County, Municipal: County, City, and Village Parks and green spaces
Public Open Space - Non Profit, Other: conservation easements & owned lands non profits
Nature Preserves: High-quality natural areas and endangered/threatened species habitat
Public Open Space - State: Illinois or Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources, MO Dept. of Conservation
Public Open Space - Federal: US Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish & Wilidlife, US Forest Service, etc.
Maps, such as the one here, of ecological assets were created for each of the seven counties in the HeartLands Conservancy region.
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St. Clair County Ecological Assets
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
ZĂŶĚŽůƉŚ ŽƵŶƚLJ ĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ƐƐĞƚƐ /Ŷ ZĂŶĚŽůƉŚ ŽƵŶƚLJ͕ ĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĂƐƐĞƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌŵ ŽĨ ƐƚĂƚĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ůĂŶĚƐ͘ ^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ͕ ƐƚĂƚĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ůĂŶĚƐ ŽŶ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ƐŝĚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ ďŝƐĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵƚŚ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ŵĞĞƚƐ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ͘ dŚĞ tŽƌůĚ ^ŚŽŽƟŶŐ ŽŵƉůĞdž ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ^ƉĂƌƚĂ͕ ZĂŶĚŽůƉŚ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĂƌĞĂ ŶŽƌƚŚ ŽĨ ŚĞƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ƐƚĂƚĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ůĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ ƟƉ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ĂĚĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ƐƚĂƚĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ĞĐŽ ĂƐƐĞƚƐ͘ ^ŽŵĞ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ /E / ƐŝƚĞƐ ĞdžŝƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ĂŶĚ ƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ ŵŽƐƚ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ŽĨ ZĂŶĚŽůƉŚ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJ͕ ƚŚĞ ^ŚĂǁŶĞĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů &ŽƌĞƐƚ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ ďĞŐŝŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ZĂŶĚŽůƉŚ ŽƵŶƚLJ ʹ :ĂĐŬƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ;ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵƚŚͿ ůŝŶĞ͘ ^ŝnjĞĂďůĞ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ ϭϬϬ ĂĐƌĞƐ нͿ ƚƌĂĐƚƐ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ŶŽŶ ƉƌŽĮƚƐ ĂůƐŽ ĞdžŝƐƚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘
>ĂŶĚ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŽƚĂů ŽĨ Ϯй ŽĨ ZĂŶĚŽůƉŚ ŽƵŶƚLJ͛Ɛ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ ĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝnjĞĚ ĂƐ ƵƌďĂŶ͘ hƌďĂŶ ĂƌĞĂƐ ĂƌĞ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂů ďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘ >ĂƌŐĞƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ZĞĚ ƵĚ͕ ^ƉĂƌƚĂ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƐƚĞƌ͕ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ dŝůĚĞŶ͕ ǀĂŶƐǀŝůůĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ^ƚĞĞůǀŝůůĞ͕ ĂŵŽŶŐ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘ hƌďĂŶ ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚƐ͕ ĞƋƵĂůůLJ Įůů ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂů ďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ͕ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƵƌďĂŶ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘ KƉĞŶ ǁĂƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚ ĨŽƌ ϯй ŽĨ ZĂŶĚŽůƉŚ ŽƵŶƚLJ͛Ɛ ƚŽƚĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘ ĂůĚǁŝŶ >ĂŬĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŶŽƚĂďůĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ ďŽĚLJ͘ dŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ Ă ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ ŶŽƌƚŚ ƚŽ ƐŽƵƚŚ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚĚůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ƚŽ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŝƚ ŵĞĞƚƐ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĨŽƌŵƐ ZĂŶĚŽůƉŚ ŽƵŶƚLJ͛Ɛ ǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJ͘ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƐŵĂůů ůĂŬĞƐ ĞdžŝƐƚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ZĂŶĚŽůƉŚ ŽƵŶƚLJ >ĂŬĞ͕ ŶŽƌƚŚ ŽĨ ŚĞƐƚĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ Ă ĐŽŵƉůĞdž ŽĨ ƐŵĂůů ǁĂƚĞƌ ďŽĚŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ ƉŽƌƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ ŝŶ ĂŶĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ^ƉĂƌƚĂͿ͘
ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘ ZƵƌĂů ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞ ϯϲй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƚĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘ Ɛ ŝŶ DŽŶƌŽĞ ĂŶĚ ^ƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ ĐŽƵŶƟĞƐ͕ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŵŽƐƚ ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĞĞƉĞƐƚ ƉŽƌƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ďůƵīƐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ŽƩŽŵ ŇŽŽĚƉůĂŝŶ͘ &ŽƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ĨŽƵŶĨ ĂůŽŶŐ ƌŝƉĂƌŝĂŶ ;ƐƚƌĞĂŵͿ ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐ͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ WůƵŵ ƌĞĞŬ ĂŶĚ ƚƌŝďƵƚĂƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ͘ ĂƌƌĞŶ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŝŶ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĐŽƵŶƟĞƐ ƌĞǀŝĞǁĞĚ͘ ĂƌƌĞŶ Žƌ ĞdžƉŽƐĞĚ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƉƌŽůŝĮĐ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ ʹ ůŝŬĞůLJ ůĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƐĞĂƐŽŶĂůůLJ ;ďƵƚ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJͿ ŇŽŽĚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ǁĂƚĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ͘
ZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ DĂũŽƌ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ůĂŶĚƐ ŝŶ ZĂŶĚŽůƉŚ ŽƵŶƚLJ ĂƌĞ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ƚǁŽ ƚƌĂŝůƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ůĂŶĚ ʹ ŽŶĞ ŶĞĂƌ ĂůĚǁŝŶ >ĂŬĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ĂŶĚ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ƌŝǀĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘ dŚĞ tŽƌůĚ ^ŚŽŽƟŶŐ ŽŵƉůĞdž ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ŶŝĐŚĞ͕ ŽƚŚĞƌ ůĂƌŐĞ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ůĂŶĚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ZĂŶĚŽůƉŚ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ƌĞĂ ĂŶĚ dƵƌŬĞLJ ůƵīƐ ;ƐƚĂƚĞ ůĂŶĚƐͿ͘ dƌĂŝůƐ ĂƌĞ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚ͕ ďŽƚŚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽƵŶƚLJͲ ǁŝĚĞ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚŽƌƐ͘
tĂƚĞƌ ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ dŚĞ ǁŝĚĞ ƐǁĂƚŚ ŽĨ ϭϬϬ LJĞĂƌ ŇŽŽĚ njŽŶĞ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŵŝŶĂƚĞƐ ǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ DŽŶƌŽĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ ĞdžƚĞŶĚƐ ƐŽƵƚŚ ŝŶƚŽ ŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ZĂŶĚŽůƉŚ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘ &ůŽŽĚ njŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ͕ Ždž ƌĞĞŬͬDĂƌLJƐ ZŝǀĞƌ ;ŶĞĂƌ ^ƚĞĞůǀŝůůĞͿ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶLJ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ƐƚƌĞĂŵƐ͘ tĞůŐĞ ƌĞĞ͕ DĂƌLJƐ ZŝǀĞƌ͕ Ždž ƌĞĞŬ͕ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ͕ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ZĂŶĚŽůƉŚ ŽƵŶƚLJ >ĂŬĞ ĂƌĞ Ăůů ůŝƐƚĞĚ ĂƐ ŝŵƉĂŝƌĞĚ ǁĂƚĞƌǁĂLJƐͬǁĂƚĞƌ ďŽĚŝĞƐ͘
ŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƚĞƐ ϱϳй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͛Ɛ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘ ŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŵŽƐƚ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ŝŶ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ŽƩŽŵ ŽĨ ZĂŶĚŽůƉŚ ŽƵŶƚLJ ;ƚŚĞ ǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ƉĞƌŝŵĞƚĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ŚĂůĨ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ŽŶůLJͿ͘ ĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ƐƐĞƚƐ ŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ĂůƐŽ ĞdžŝƐƚƐ ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚůLJ ĂůŽŶŐ dŚĞ ǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ŚĂůĨ ŽĨ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ƐŽŵĞ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ƉŽƌƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚĚůĞƐ ŽĨ /E / ƐŝƚĞ͘ EŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ 6 | Green Infrastructure Part 2: Existing Conditions
October, 2013
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ ŚĂƐ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů /E / ƐŝƚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŵŝdžĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ EĂƚƵƌĞ WƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ ŽĨ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ƐŝnjĞ͕ ƚŽ ĂĐƚ ĂƐ ĞĐŽ ĂƐƐĞƚ ŚƵďƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ >ĂŬĞ ŚĂƐ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ tĂƚĞƌ ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ /Ŷ tĂƐŚŝŶŐ ŽƵŶƚLJ͕ ŝŵƉĂŝƌĞĚ ǁĂƚĞƌǁĂLJƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚ͕ Ă ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ͕ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĞŶĐůŽƐŝŶŐ ŝƚ͘ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌͬ ƌŽŬĞĚ ƌĞĞŬ͕ DƵĚ͕ ůŬŚŽƌŶ͕ ĂŶĚ EĂƐŚǀŝůůĞ ĐƌĞĞŬƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ >ŝƩůĞ DƵĚĚLJ ZŝǀĞƌ͘ EĂƌƌŽǁĞƌ >ĂŶĚ ŽǀĞƌ ϭϬϬ LJĞĂƌ ŇŽŽĚ njŽŶĞƐ ĞdžŝƐƚ ŝŶ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ͕ ǁŝƚŚ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ƵƌďĂŶ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƵƉ Ă ƚŚĞ ǁŝĚĞƐƚ ƐǁĂƚŚƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ŵĂƌŐŝŶĂů ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĂŐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƚĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ZŝǀĞƌͬ ƌŽŽŬĞĚ ƌĞĞŬ͕ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚ͘ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘ KŶůLJ ϯй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ͛Ɛ ϯϯϵ͕ϬϬϬ ĂĐƌĞƐ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ƵƌďĂŶ Žƌ ƵƌďĂŶ ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚ ;ĐŝƚLJ ƉĂƌŬ͍Ϳ͘ ^ŵĂůů ƚŽǁŶƐ ŝŶ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ KŬĂǁǀŝůůĞ͕ ůŝŶƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ĚĚŝĞǀŝůůĞ͕ EĂƐŚǀŝůůĞ͕ >ŝǀŝŶŐƐƚŽŶ͕ ƐŚůĞLJ͕ ĂŶĚ Ƶ ŽŝƐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ EĂƐŚǀŝůůĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͕ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ƐƐĞƚƐ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘ ^ƚĂƚĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚ ĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů KƉĞŶ ǁĂƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ ĂůƐŽ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚ ĨŽƌ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ĂƐƐĞƚƐ ŽĨ ůŝŶƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ >ĂƌŐĞ ĞdžƉĂŶƐĞƐ ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƚĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͕ ŽŶůLJ ϭй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĂƌůLJůĞ >ĂŬĞ ĂƌĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŽƚĂů͘ ^ƚƌĞĂŵƐ ĂŶĚ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ůĂŬĞ ĐŽŵƉŽƐĞ ůĚŽŶ ,ĂnjůĞƚ ^ƚĂƚĞ WĂƌŬ͕ ŶŽƌƚŚ ŽĨ ĂƌůLJůĞ͘ ^ŽŵĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŽƉĞŶ ǁĂƚĞƌ ƉŽƌƟŽŶ͘ tĞƚůĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ;ƐƚĂƚĞ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚͿ ĂƌĞ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ƐŽƵƚŚ ŽĨ ƚŽ ƐƚƌĞĂŵ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƌŽŽŬĞĚ ƌĞĞŬͬƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ ĂƌůLJůĞ >ĂŬĞ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ƐŽŵĞ ƐŵĂůů /E / ƐŝƚĞƐ ŝŶ ;ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJ ŽĨ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJͿ͕ ĂŶĚ ůŝŶƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ĂŶĚ Ă ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ /E / ͚ƐŝƚĞ͛ ǁŚŝĐŚ DƵĚ ƌĞĞŬ͕ >ŽĐƵƐƚ ƌĞĞŬ͕ WĂŶƚŚĞƌ ƌĞĞŬ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĨŽůůŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƌŽŽŬĞĚ ƌĞĞŬ͘ ƐŵĂůů ƐƚƌĞĂŵƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ ƉŽƌƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘
>ĂŶĚ ŽǀĞƌ ŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĮŶŝŶŐ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ĨŽƌ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ϳϱй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƚĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ĨŽƌ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŝƐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚ ĂƐ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů͘ EĞĂƌůLJ Ăůů ĂƌĞĂƐ ;ĂƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŵĂůů ƚŽǁŶƐ͕ ƐƚƌĞĂŵ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨŽƌĞƐƚĞĚͬŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚ ƌŝƉĂƌŝĂŶ ĂƌĞĂƐͿ ĂƌĞ ĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝnjĞĚ ĂƐ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů͘ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ŚĂůĨ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚĞ͕ ŝƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů͘
ůŝŶƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ƵƌďĂŶ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ϯй ŽĨ ƚŽƚĂů ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘ hƌďĂŶ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐ ŽĨ ŵĂŶLJ ƐŵĂůů ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ EĞǁ ĂĚĞŶ͕ 'ĞƌŵĂŶƚŽǁŶ͕ dƌĞŶƚŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƐƚŽŶ͘ ƌĞĞƐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂƌůLJůĞ ;ƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚ ƌĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ŶĂŵĞͿ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ hƌďĂŶ ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚƐ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ϭй ƚŽ ƚŽƚĂů ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘
,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƐŽŵĞ ƐŝnjĂďůĞ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ ϭϬϬ ĂĐƌĞ нͿ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ ďůŽĐŬƐ ĂůƐŽ ĞdžŝƐƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ &ŽƌĞƐƚͬ ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͕ Ϯϭй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƚĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͕ ŝƐ ŵŽƐƚ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ĂůŽŶŐ ƐƚƌĞĂŵ͘ ,ĞĂǀŝůLJ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ ĂƌĞĂƐ ĞdžŝƐƚ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ƌŝǀĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚ͕ tĞĂǀĞƌ ƌĞĞŬ ĂŶĚ ƌƵƐŚLJ ƌĞĞŬ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǁĞƐƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ >ŝƩůĞ DƵĚĚLJ ZŝǀĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚ͘ ^ŽŵĞ ůĂƌŐĞ ďůŽĐŬƐ ŽĨ ĨŽƌĞƐƚͬ ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚ ĚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƐƚƌĞĂŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƌŝǀĞƌƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů͘
KƉĞŶ ǁĂƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ϰй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƚĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ĨŽƌ ůŝŶƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ DŽƐƚ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐ ŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂĐƌĞĂŐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ͚ŽƉĞŶ ǁĂƚĞƌ͛ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ĐůĂƐƐ͕ ŝƐ ĂƌůLJůĞ >ĂŬĞ͕ Ă ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ƌĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌ ƵƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ǁĂƚĞƌ ƐƵƉƉůLJ͕ ŶĂǀŝŐĂƟŽŶ͕ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͕ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŇŽŽĚ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ͘ ^ƚƌĞĂŵƐ ĐƵƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ĂŶĚ Ă ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ůĂŬĞ ŝƐ ƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůďĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ 'ĞƌŵĂŶƚŽǁŶ ŝŶ ƐŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ůŝŶƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ tĞƚůĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ĂƌůLJůĞ >ĂŬĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŇŽǁ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂŬĞ͘ tĞƚůĂŶĚƐ ZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ĨŽƵŶĚ ^ƵŐĂƌ ƌĞĞŬ ĂŶĚ ĞĂǀĞƌ ƌĞĞŬ͘ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ >ĂŬĞ ;ƐŽƵƚŚ ŽĨ EĂƐŚǀŝůůĞͿ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ ;ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ƉŽƌƟŽŶ ŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ĚŽŵŝŶĂƚĞƐ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŝŶ ůŝŶƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ͕ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŽǀĞƌ ϳϬй ŽĨ ƚŽƚĂů ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJͿ͘ ŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚ ĞĂƐƚ͕ ǁĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ October, 2013
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džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ Land cover data described below, is derived from a 2000 shapefile. Using Arc GIS, selections were made to determine overall composition of the Southwestern Illinois regions, and individual counties. This data is to be used for illustrative and generalized purposes as it is not the most up-todate, highly specific information. However, it does provide a catalyst for determining county’s and the region’s composition and from there making recommendations to protect and enhance green infrastructure.
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Maps, such as the one here, of land cover was created for each of the seven counties in the HeartLands Conservancy region.
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October, 2013
Wasington County Land Cover + Protected Open Space
ƐŽƵƚŚ ŽĨ ĂƌůLJůĞ >ĂŬĞ͘ ůƐŽ͕ ƚŚĞ ǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ƋƵĂƌƚĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ŝƐ ůĂƌŐĞůLJ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘ &ŽƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƌƵƌĂů ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ Ă ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ƉŽƌƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŽƚĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͕ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƵƉ Ϯϭй ŽĨ ůŝŶƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ &ŽƌĞƐƚĞĚ ĂƌĞĂƐ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞĚ ĂůŽŶŐ ^ƵŐĂƌ ƌĞĞŬ ĂŶĚ ĞĂǀĞƌ ƌĞĞŬ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŇŽǁ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚ ƐŽƵƚŚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂůƐŽ ŚĂƐ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚ ĨŽƌĞƐƚͬŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ ǁĂLJ͘ ƌŽŽŬĞĚ ƌĞĞŬ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJ ŽĨ ůŝŶƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ĨŽƌĞƐƚĞĚͬŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚ ŽŶ ďŽƚŚ ƐŝĚĞƐ͘ ^ŽŵĞ ůĂƌŐĞƌ ďůŽĐŬƐ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ ϭϬϬ ĂĐƌĞƐͿ ŽĨ ĨŽƌĞƐƚͬŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ĞdžŝƐƚ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ǁĂƚĞƌ ďŽĚŝĞƐ͘
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ dŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ƵƌďĂŶ ĂƌĞĂ ŝŶ ŽŶĚ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŝƐ 'ƌĞĞŶǀŝůůĞ͕ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗ WĐŽŚŽŶƚĂƐ͕ ^ŵŝƚŚďŽƌŽ͕ KůĚ ZŝƉůĞLJ͕ ^ŽƌĞŶƚŽ͕ ĂŶĚ DƵůďĞƌƌLJ 'ƌŽǀĞ͘ hƌďĂŶ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƵƉ ŽŶůLJ Ϯй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƚĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŽŶĚ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ dŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ůĂƌŐĞůLJ ƵƌďĂŶŝnjĞĚ͘ hƌďĂŶ ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚƐ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ϭй ƚŽ ƚŽƚĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘
KƉĞŶ ǁĂƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞ ϯй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƚĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŽŶĚ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŽƌ ŽŶĚ >ĂŬĞ͕ ŶŽƌƚŚ ŽĨ 'ƌĞĞŶǀŝůůĞ͕ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ǁĂƚĞƌ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘ ĂƌůLJůĞ >ĂŬĞ ŝƐ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͕ ďƵƚ ǀĞƌLJ ůŝƩůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽƉĞŶ ǁĂƚĞƌ ŽĨ ĂƌůLJůĞ >ĂŬĞ ĞdžŝƐƚƐ ŝŶ ŽŶĚ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ tĞƚůĂŶĚƐ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƉ Ϯй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƚĂů ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘ tĞƚůĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƉƌĞǀĂůĞŶƚ ZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ůŝŶƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ůĂŶĚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ĂƌůLJůĞ >ĂŬĞ͕ ĂůŽŶŐ ^ŚŽĂů ƌĞĞŬ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƌƵŶƐ ŶŽƌƚŚ ƚŽ ƐŽƵƚŚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ĂŵŽŶŐ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƵƐĞƐ͘ WƵďůŝĐ ƚŚĞ ǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ŚĂůĨ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ >ĂŬĞ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĂĐĐĞƐƐĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĨŽƌ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ ůĚŽŶ ,ĂnjůĞƚ ^ƚĂƚĞ WĂƌŬ ŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶƚ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŝŶ ŽŶĚ ŽƵŶƚLJ͕ ĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ϲϳй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚ ĂƌĞĂ͘ KƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌ ĂŶĚ h^ ĐĂŵƉŐƌŽƵŶĚƐ͕ ƐǁŝŵŵŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͕ ĞƚĐ͘Ϳ ǁĂƚĞƌ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ; ŽŶĚ >ĂŬĞ ĂŶĚ ^ŚŽĂů ƌĞĞŬͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌĞƐƚĞĚ ƌŝƉĂƌŝĂŶ ĂƌĞĂƐ͕ tĂƚĞƌ ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ ŝƐ ůĂƌŐĞůLJ ĂŶ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ŽŶĞ͘ ŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ǀĞƌLJ ǁŝĚĞ ƐǁĂƚŚ ŽĨ ϭϬϬ LJĞĂƌ ŇŽŽĚ njŽŶĞ ĚŽŵŝŶĂƚĞƐ ĞdžƉĂŶƐĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌƐƉĞƌƐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚͬĨŽƌĞƐƚ ƚŚĞ ǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ŚĂůĨ ŽĨ ůŝŶƚŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ͕ ďƵīĞƌŝŶŐ ^ŚŽĂů ;ƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ͞ĞĚŐĞ ƚLJƉĞ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚ ŽĐĐƵƌƌŝŶŐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ĂĚũŽŝŶŝŶŐ ƌĞĞŬ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ŵŽƌĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞůLJ͕ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ͘ ůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐ ŵĞĞƚͿ ĂŶĚ ƐŵĂůů ƵƌďĂŶ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ dŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ ĐŽƌŶĞƌ ĂůƐŽ ŚĂƐ ǁŝĚĞ ʹĂůďĞŝƚ ƐŵĂůů ;ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ĂƌĞĂƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĞů ůŝǀĞͿ͘ ĞdžƚĞŶƚͲ ϭϬϬ LJĞĂƌ ŇŽŽĚ njŽŶĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚƌŝďƵƚĂƌŝĞƐ ŵĞĞƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƌůLJůĞ >ĂŬĞ ƌĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌ͘ /ŵƉĂŝƌĞĚ ǁĂƚĞƌ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ^ŚŽĂů ZƵƌĂů ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞ Ϯϳй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĞŬ͕ ƚŚĞ <ĂƐŬĂƐŬŝĂ ZŝǀĞƌ͕ ƌŽŽŬĞĚ ƌĞĞŬ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂƌůLJůĞ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŝŶ ŽŶĚ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ DƵĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ >ĂŬĞ͘ ^ŵĂůůĞƌ ŇŽŽĚ njŽŶĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ^ƵŐĂƌ ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƐƚƌĞĂŵ ĂŶĚ ůĂŬĞƐ͘ ƌĞĞŬ͕ WƌĂŝƌŝĞ ƌĞĞŬ͕ ĂŶĚ >ŽƐƚ ƌĞĞŬ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ >ĂƌŐĞ ĨŽƌĞƐƚĞĚͬŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚ ƚƌĂĐƚƐ ĞdžŝƐƚ ŝŶ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ƚŽ Ăůů ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚ ĂƐ ŝŵƉĂŝƌĞĚ ǁĂƚĞƌǁĂLJƐ ʹ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ ďŽĚŝĞƐ ŽĨ ŽŶĚ ŽƵŶƚLJ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ Ă ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ǁĂƚĞƌǁĂLJƐ ĂƌĞ ďƵīĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ůĂŶĚ ĐŽǀĞƌ͘ ŝŵƉĂŝƌĞĚ͘
ZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ
ŽŶĚ ŽƵŶƚLJ ĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ƐƐĞƚƐ
ĂƌůLJůĞ >ĂŬĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƐŽŵĞ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŽŶĚ ŽƵŶƚLJ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ <ĞLJĞƐƉŽƌƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ Ă ŵĂƌŝŶĂ ĨŽƌ ůĂŬĞ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ͘
ĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĂƐƐĞƚƐ ŝŶ ŽŶĚ ŽƵŶƚLJ ĂƌĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚ tĂƚĞƌ ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ŝŶ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌ ǁĂƚĞƌ ďŽĚŝĞƐ ŽĨ ŽŶĚ ϭϬϬ LJĞĂƌ ŇŽŽĚ njŽŶĞ ĞdžŝƐƚƐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ^ŚŽĂů ƌĞĞŬ ĂŶĚ ĂƐƚ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ ^ƚĂƚĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ůĂŶĚƐ ďƵīĞƌ ĂƌůLJůĞ >ĂŬĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ŚŽĂů ƌĞĞŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚĞƌ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ŽŶĚ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͛Ɛ ƐŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ ĐŽƌŶĞƌ͘ ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ůĂŶĚƐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŽƌ ŽŶĚ >ĂŬĞ ĂůƐŽ ĞdžŝƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘
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džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
džŝƐƟŶŐ dŚƌĞĂƚƐ
džŝƐƟŶŐ ƚŚƌĞĂƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĞŶ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ^ŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ĨƌĂŐŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͕ ŝŶǀĂƐŝǀĞ͕ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕ ƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƵŶƉůĂŶŶĞĚ ;͍Ϳ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ƚŚƌĞĂƚƐ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ǁŚĂƚ ŐƌĞĞŶ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ŝŶ ƌĞƐƚƌŝŶŐ ŐƌĞĞŶ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ůĂĐŬ͘
&ƌĂŐŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ &ƌĂŐŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĐĐƵƌƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƵƌďĂŶ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ ƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐ͕ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ůĂŶĚ ƵƐĞ͕ Žƌ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ĚǁĞůůŝŶŐ;ƐͿ ďŝƐĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ͕ ďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐ ĂƉĂƌƚ ůĂƌŐĞ ĐŽŶƟŐƵŽƵƐ ďůŽĐŬƐ ŽĨ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ͕ ƉƌĂŝƌŝĞ Žƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ƐƉĂĐĞ ;ŚĂďŝƚĂƚͿ͘ DƵĐŚ ůŝŬĞ Ă ďƌŽŬĞŶ ŵŝƌƌŽƌ͕ ĨƌĂŐŵĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ Ă ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŽĨ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ƐŚĂƉĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŝnjĞ͕ Ăůů ŚĂǀĞ Ă ĚŝƐƟŶĐƚ ĞĚŐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽ ĨƵƐĞ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ĨƌĂŐŵĞŶƚƐ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ĐŽŚĞƐŝǀĞ ǁŚŽůĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ͘ &ƌĂŐŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŽ ŶŽƚĞ ĨŽƌ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ƌĞĂƐŽŶƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ͗ ͻ ŽŶƟŶƵŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĐŽŵƉůĞdž ĨŽŽĚ ǁĞďƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ĂƉĂƌƚ ďLJ ĨƌĂŐŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ͻ WƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŵƵůƟƉůĞ ŵŝĐƌŽͲŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ă ƐŝŶŐƵůĂƌ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ŵĂLJ ƵƐĞ ŝŶ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ƐƚĂŐĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ŝƚƐ ůŝĨĞƟŵĞ ŝƐ ĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ͻ dƌĂǀĞů ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ůĂƌŐĞƌ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ;ŝ͘Ğ͕͘ ďŝƌĚƐ ŽĨ ƉƌĞLJ͕ ǁŚŝƚĞͲƚĂŝůĞĚ ĚĞĞƌ͕ ĞƚĐ͘Ϳ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ĐƵƚ Žī Žƌ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ƉĂǀĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ͻ dŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĨĂĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ŵƵĐŚ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ͻ EĞŐĂƟǀĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚƐ ŽĨ ͞ĞĚŐĞ͟ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͗ ͻ /ŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ŵŽƚŽƌ ǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐ ĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ ͻ /ŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ŶŽŶͲŶĂƟǀĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ;ŶŽŶ ŶĂƟǀĞ͕ ŝŶǀĂƐŝǀĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ŽŌĞŶ ƚŚƌŝǀĞ ŝŶ ĞĚŐĞ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƐƵŶůŝŐŚƚ ŝƐ ŵŽƌĞ ƉůĞŶƟĨƵůͿ ͻ >ŽƐƐ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŶĞĞĚ ͞ŝŶƚĞƌŝŽƌ͟ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ ůĞƐƐ ƐƵŶůŝŐŚƚ͕ ŵŽƌĞ ǀĂƌŝĞĚ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ ůĞƐƐ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ůĂŶĚ ƵƐĞƐ ʹ ŽŌĞŶ ŶĂƟǀĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ƌĂƌĞ Žƌ ƐĞŶƐŝƟǀĞͿ ƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐ͕ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ ĂůƐŽ ůŽƐĞ ŵĂŶLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂů ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƵŶͲĨƌĂŐŵĞŶƚĞĚ ĞdžƉĂŶƐĞƐ ŽĨ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ͘ tŚŝůĞ ĨƌĂŐŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŵĂLJ ƐŝƚƵĂƚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŽŵĞ͕ ŽĸĐĞ͕ Žƌ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ ĚƌŝǀĞ ĂůŽŶŐ Ă ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ǁŽŽĚĞĚ ĂƌĞĂ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŶŽƚ ŝĚĞĂů͘ /ŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ĐŽůůŝƐŝŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͕ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂƐŚ Žƌ ĚƵŵƉƐƚĞƌƐ Ăƚ ŚŽŵĞ Žƌ ǁŽƌŬ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ͞ŶƵŝƐĂŶĐĞ͟ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŽĨ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ ŽĨ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƐ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ ŵŽůĞƐ ďƵƌƌŽǁŝŶŐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ůĂǁƐ͕ 10 | Green Infrastructure Part 2: Existing Conditions
ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƐƟŶŐŝŶŐ ŝŶƐĞĐƚƐ͕ ĞƚĐ͘Ϳ
/ŶǀĂƐŝǀĞ ^ƉĞĐŝĞƐ Ɛ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞĚ ĂďŽǀĞ͕ ŝŶǀĂƐŝǀĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ŽŌĞŶ ŐŽ ŚĂŶĚͲ ŝŶͲŚĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĨƌĂŐŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͘ DĂŶLJ ŝŶǀĂƐŝǀĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ƚŚƌŝǀĞ ŝŶ ĂƌĞĂƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƉůĞŶƟĨƵů ƐƵŶůŝŐŚƚ ĂůůŽǁƐ ĨŽƌ ƌĂƉŝĚ͕ ƵŶďƌŝĚůĞĚ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ͘ dŚĞ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĚŐĞƐ ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĨƌĂŐŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ ŝŶǀĂƐŝǀĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ ƚƌĂĸĐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĨƌĂŐŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ ŽŌĞŶ ďƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŶŽŶͲŶĂƟǀĞ ;ŝŶǀĂƐŝǀĞͿ ƐĞĞĚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͘ /Ŷ ĞīĞĐƚ͕ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ ŝĚĞĂů ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ ŝŶǀĂƐŝǀĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶǀĂƐŝǀĞ ƐĞĞĚƐ ;ŽŶ ůƵŵďĞƌ͕ ŽŶ ƟƌĞƐ͕ ĞǀĞŶ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ƐŚŽĞƐͿ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŝĚĞĂů ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘ /ŶǀĂƐŝǀĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŽĨ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƋƵŝĐŬůLJ ƚĂŬĞ ;ƐŚĂůůŽǁͿ ƌŽŽƚ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶ ƉŽƉƵůĂƚĞ ĂŶ ĂƌĞĂ ŝŶ ŽŶĞ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ƚĂŬĞ ŶĂƟǀĞ ƉůĂŶƚƐ Ă ĚĞĐĂĚĞ Žƌ ƚǁŽ ƚŽ ƉŽƉƵůĂƚĞ͘ /ŶǀĂƐŝǀĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ǁŝůů ŐƌŽǁ ŝŶƚŽ ŵŽŶŽͲĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐ͕ ĚŽŵŝŶĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ ĂŶĚ ƐĞǀĞƌĞůLJ ůŝŵŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ŽƚŚĞƌ ǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶ͘ >ŽƐƐ ŽĨ ŶĂƟǀĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ĚĞĞƉ ƌŽŽƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ǀĂůƵĞƐ͕ ĞƋƵĂƚĞƐ ƚŽ Ă ůŽƐƐ ŝŶ ĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘
WŽůůƵƟŽŶ WŽůůƵƟŽŶ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ďƌŽĂĚůLJ ĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝnjĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚǁŽ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ͗ Ăŝƌ ƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƚĞƌ ƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ ;ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ʹ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐͶƚLJƉĞƐ ĞdžŝƐƚͿ͘ ŝƌ ƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ ƉůĂŐƵĞƐ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĨ ^ŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ͕ ĂƐ ŝƚ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐ ĞĂƐƚĞƌůLJ ǁŝŶĚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞůLJ ƵƌďĂŶŝnjĞĚ ĂŶĚͬ Žƌ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůŝnjĞĚ ƉŽƌƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ^ƚ͘ >ŽƵŝƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ĐŽƵŶƟĞƐ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ ^ŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ͛ ŽǁŶ ƵƌďĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ĂƌĞĂƐ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐ ƚŽ ĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ Ăŝƌ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͘ tĂƚĞƌ ƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ ŝŶ ^ŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ͕ ůŝŬĞ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͕ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞĚ ŵŽƐƚůLJ ŽŶ ŶŽŶ ƉŽŝŶƚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͘ dŚĞ h^ W ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂƚĞ ĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ ƉƵƐŚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ŽĨ ƉŽŝŶƚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐĂůůLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͕ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂŶ ŝƌ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂŶ tĂƚĞƌ ĐƚƐ͘ EŽǁ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ ;ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJͿ ŝƐ ůĞŌ ƚŽ ŐƌĂƉƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ ŽĨ ƚƌĞĂƟŶŐ ƵŶŝĚĞŶƟĮĂďůĞ ŶŽŶ ƉŽŝŶƚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ŽĨ ƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ͘
'ƌŽǁƚŚ ^ŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂ͘ Ɛ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ͕ ƐŽ ĚŽ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ĂƌĞĂƐ ĂŶĚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐ͘ dŚĞ ͞DĞƚƌŽ ĂƐƚ͟ ĂƌĞĂ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞ ŽĨ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ͕ October, 2013
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ Data used to illustrate recreation amenities, includes East-West Gateway Open Space, a trails shapefile that has been maintained for years by HeartLands Conservancy, publically accesible lands, and county, township, and/or municpal parks and trails, where data was available to diplay these items.
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Maps, such as the one here, of recretion features was created for each of the seven counties in the HeartLands Conservancy region.
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Madison County Recreation Assets
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŚŝĐĂŐŽ ŵĞƚƌŽ ĂƌĞĂ͘ &ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ^ƚ͘ >ŽƵŝƐ WŽƐƚͲ ŝƐƉĂƚĐŚ͗ “The Metro East has grown steadily over the past decade, ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽƌĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƐĞǀĞŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞŝŐŚƚ ĐŽƵŶƟĞƐ ƚŚĂŶ in 2000. Monroe County, with just under 33,000 people, is one of the fastest-growing areas in the state, on pace with several collar ĐŽƵŶƟĞƐ ŽĨ ŚŝĐĂŐŽ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ďLJ ĨĂƌ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ĐŝƚLJ ŝŶ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ͘ Ƶƚ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ƐŚƌƵŶŬ ďLJ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ϳ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ͘ dŚĞ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ dƵĞƐĚĂLJ ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ͕ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƚĂƚĞƐ͘ ^Ž ĨĂƌ͕ ĮŐƵƌĞƐ ĨŽƌ ϭϮ ƐƚĂƚĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ of the month. The Census Bureau has not given an exact date ĨŽƌ DŝƐƐŽƵƌŝ͛Ɛ ĚĂƚĂ͘ LJ ůĂǁ͕ Ăůů ƐƚĂƚĞ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ĚŽǁŶ ƚŽ ĐŝƚLJ ďůŽĐŬƐ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ DĂƌĐŚ͕ ĂƐ states grapple with redrawing congressional districts. /Ŷ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƐƵƐ ƵƌĞĂƵ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ ƐƚĂƚĞͲůĞǀĞů ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŚŽǁĞĚ ŐĂŝŶƐ ŝŶ ďŽƚŚ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ĂŶĚ DŝƐƐŽƵƌŝ ƐŝŶĐĞ ϮϬϬϬ͕ ďƵƚ Ăƚ Ă ŵƵĐŚ ƐůŽǁĞƌ ƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŵĂŶLJ ƐƚĂƚĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ŽƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ tĞƐƚ͘ Ɛ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ͕ ďŽƚŚ ƐƚĂƚĞƐ ůŽƐƚ a congressional seat. ĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƐƵƐ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ dƵĞƐĚĂLJ͕ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ ĐŽƵŶƟĞƐ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ϭϬ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚĞ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞLJ ƐǁĂƉƉĞĚ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ ϭϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŐŽ͘ ^ƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŝƐ ƌĂŶŬĞĚ ĞŝŐŚƚŚ ǁŝƚŚ ϮϳϬ͕Ϭϱϲ ƉĞŽƉůĞ Ͷ ϳϳϰ ŵŽƌĞ residents than Madison County, at ninth. ͞ ŌĞƌ Ă ĚĞĐĂĚĞ ƐůƵŵƉ͕ /͛ŵ ǀĞƌLJ ŚĂƉƉLJ ǁĞ͛ƌĞ ƐŚŽǁŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ͕͟ ƐĂŝĚ dĞƌƌLJ ĞĂĐŚ͕ ^ƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ ŽƵŶƚLJ͛Ɛ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ development director. Despite the Metro East’s size, it has none of the 20 largest ĐŝƟĞƐ ŝŶ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ͘ dŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ͕ ĞůůĞǀŝůůĞ͕ ƐƚĂŶĚƐ Ăƚ ϰϰ͕ϰϳϴ͘ dŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ DĞƚƌŽ ĂƐƚ ĐŽƵŶƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŐƌĞǁ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐĂĚĞ include Bond, Calhoun, Clinton and Jersey. Only Macoupin ŽƵŶƚLJ ĚƌŽƉƉĞĚ ŝŶ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘͟ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ƐƚůƚŽĚĂLJ͘ ĐŽŵͬŶĞǁƐͬůŽĐĂůͬŝůůŝŶŽŝƐͬŵĞƚƌŽͲĞĂƐƚͲĞŶũŽLJƐͲĐĞŶƐƵƐͲƐƵƌŐĞͬ ĂƌƟĐůĞͺϮϳϱĞϯϵϭĨͲϴĐϰϵͲϱϴϴϯͲϵϲϳϳͲϴϳĂϰϰϴϵϵϯϭϳϬ͘Śƚŵů
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džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ Water resources help us to understand the interconnectedness of our region. Watersheds are demarcated by yellow lines, streams in blue, and impaired waterways (low water quality) in red. These maps illustrate that water resources (and the subsequent benefits and challenges of water bodies) are shared among numerous munipalities, counties, even states. Wetlands areas are also shaded, illustrating the potential for wetland conservation or restoration throughout the region.
Vegetated Wetland types include: ( Bottomland Forest ( Deep Marsh ( Perennial Wetland ( Shallow Marsh ( Wet Meadow ( Shrub-Scrub Wetland and ( Swamp Open Water Wetland includes: ( Limnetic Lake ( Littoral Lake and ( Littoral Shore as defined by the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI).
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Maps, such as the one here, of hydrologic components was created for each of the seven counties in the HeartLands Conservancy region.
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Monore County Water Resources
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ Prime Farmland is land which has the best combination of physical and chemical characteristics for the production of crops. It has the soil quality, growing season, and moisture supply needed to produce sustained high yields of crops when treated and managed, including water management, according to current farming methods. Prime Farmland must have been used for the production of irrigated crops at some time during the two update cycles prior to the mapping date. It does not include publicly owned lands for which there is an adopted policy preventing agricultural use.
WƌŝŵĞ &ĂƌŵůĂŶĚ ŝƐ ůĂŶĚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů ĂŶĚ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐƌŽƉƐ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŝů ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵŽŝƐƚƵƌĞ ƐƵƉƉůLJ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚ ŚŝŐŚ LJŝĞůĚƐ ŽĨ ĐƌŽƉƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƚƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞĚ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ǁĂƚĞƌ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĨĂƌŵŝŶŐ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ͘ WƌŝŵĞ &ĂƌŵůĂŶĚ ŵƵƐƚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƵƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƌƌŝŐĂƚĞĚ ĐƌŽƉƐ Ăƚ ƐŽŵĞ ƟŵĞ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ƵƉĚĂƚĞ ĐLJĐůĞƐ ƉƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƉƉŝŶŐ ĚĂƚĞ͘ /ƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐůLJ ŽǁŶĞĚ ůĂŶĚƐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ ƉŽůŝĐLJ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƵƐĞ͘
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Maps, such as the one here, of prime farmland was created for each of the seven counties in the HeartLands Conservancy region.
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Clinton County Working Lands
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
džŝƐƟŶŐ WůĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ /ŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ
dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ Ă ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ ƉůĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ ŝŶ ^ŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ďŽƚŚ ǁŝůů ďŽƚŚ ŚĞůƉ ŐƵŝĚĞ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ ƐĞƚ ĨŽƌƚŚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ,ĞĂƌƚ>ĂŶĚƐ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂŶĐLJ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ WůĂŶ ;ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ͍Ϳ͘ KƚŚĞƌ ůĂŶĚ ƚƌƵƐƚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ dŚĞ EĂƚƵƌĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ͕ 'ƌĞĂƚ ZŝǀĞƌƐ >ĂŶĚ dƌƵƐƚ ĂŶĚ ůŝŏŽƉ ůůŝĂŶĐĞ ĂƌĞ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘ /ŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ĐŽƵŶƟĞƐ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ WůĂŶ͕ ZĂŶĚŽůƉŚ ŽƵŶƚLJ ;͍Ϳ͕ ĂŶĚ ^ƚ ůĂŝƌ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ WůĂŶͿ ĂůƐŽ ŚĞůƉ ƚŽ ƐŚĂƉĞ ƚŚĞ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ^ŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ͘
ďŽĂƌĚ ŽĨ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ƐƚĂī ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͘ The mission of Great Rivers Land Trust is to promote the ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂůůLJ ŝŶ͕ ďƵƚ ŶŽƚ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ͕ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌƐŚĞĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĮƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƉƵďůŝĐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƐŚĂůů ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗ ůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƚĞƌ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĂŶŝŵĂů ůŝĨĞ thereon, and the area’s unique scenic, natural, and historic sites.”
dŚĞ 'ƌĞĂƚ ZŝǀĞƌƐ >ĂŶĚ dƌƵƐƚ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌƐĞĞŶ ďLJ Ă ŽĂƌĚ ŽĨ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐ͘ dŚĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ĂůƐŽ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŵƵůƟƉůĞ ĞŶƟƟĞƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ůĂŶĚ ŽǁŶĞƌƐ͕ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ EĂƚƵƌĂů ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů WƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ ŐĞŶĐLJ͕ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐͲ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ tĂƚĞƌ ŽŵƉĂŶLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶLJ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘ WƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ďLJ ƚŚĞ 'ƌĞĂƚ ZŝǀĞƌƐ >ĂŶĚ dƌƵƐƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƌĞƐƚŽƌŝŶŐ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐ ŚŽŵĞ ƐŝƚĞ͕ ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉĂƌŬƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ĨŽƌ ĞŶĚĂŶŐĞƌĞĚ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ŐĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ;ŝ͘Ğ͕͘ ďůƵīͿ 'ƌĞĂƚ ZŝǀĞƌƐ >ĂŶĚ dƌƵƐƚ dŚĞ 'ƌĞĂƚ ZŝǀĞƌƐ >ĂŶĚ dƌƵƐƚ ŝƐ Ă ůĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ ŶŽŶƉƌŽĮƚ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ŽĸĐĞ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ůƚŽŶ͕ /> ;DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJͿ͘ dŚĞ 'ƌĞĂƚ ZŝǀĞƌƐ >ĂŶĚ dƌƵƐƚ ǁŽƌŬƐ ŝŶ ďŽƚŚ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ĂŶĚ DŝƐƐŽƵƌŝ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŐŽĂů ŽĨ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ůĂŶĚ dŚĞ EĂƚƵƌĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ͕ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ͕ ĂŶĚ DŝƐƐŽƵƌŝ ƌŝǀĞƌƐ͘ dŚĞLJ dŚĞ EĂƚƵƌĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ͕ ƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ ũƵƐƚ ŶŽƌƚŚ ŽĨ ůƚŽŶ͕ ŝŶ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞ ůĂŶĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ůĂŶĚ ĚŽŶĂƟŽŶ͕ ďĂƌŐĂŝŶ ƐĂůĞ͕ ĂŶĚ 'ŽĚĨƌĞLJ͕ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ŚĂƐ Ă ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ͞ƚŽ ĨŽƐƚĞƌ ĂŶ ĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘ ĂŶĚ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ǁŽƌůĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͕ ƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͘͟ &ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͗ &ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͗ “Great Rivers Land Trust (GRLT) is dedicated to the ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ƚ͘ >ŽƵŝƐ DĞƚƌŽƉŽůŝƚĂŶ ZĞŐŝŽŶ͘ KƵƌ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƐ ŽǀĞƌ ϯ͕ϬϬϬ ĂĐƌĞƐ ŽĨ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ Žƌ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘ 'Z>d ŝƐ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ǁĞƚůĂŶĚ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ƌĞĨŽƌĞƐƚĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͕ ƌŝƉĂƌŝĂŶ ďƵīĞƌƐ͕ ƉĂƌŬ ĚĞƐŝŐŶͬĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐ ƐŝƚĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ͘ KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚ ƚƌƵƐƚ͛Ɛ ĐĞŶƚƌĂů ŐŽĂůƐ ŝƐ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ and the land of its watershed. ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͛Ɛ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƌŝǀĞƌƐ͕ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ͕ ƚŚĞ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŽƵƌŝ͕ ŵĞĞƚ ŝŶ Ă ďƌŽĂĚ ŇŽŽĚƉůĂŝŶ ďŽƌĚĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ŵĂũĞƐƟĐ ϭϱϬ ĨŽŽƚ ůŝŵĞƐƚŽŶĞ ďůƵīƐ ʹ ŐĞŽůŽŐLJ ƚŚĂƚ ĚĂƚĞƐ ďĂĐŬ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ϮϱϬ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ dŚĞ DĞĞƟŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ 'ƌĞĂƚ ZŝǀĞƌƐ EĂƟŽŶĂů ^ĐĞŶŝĐ LJǁĂLJ͕ ůŽĐĂůůLJ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ 'ƌĞĂƚ ZŝǀĞƌ ZŽĂĚ͕ ƚƌĂǀĞƌƐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ϭϱ ŵŝůĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďůƵīƐ ĨƌŽŵ ůƚŽŶ͕ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ƚŽ 'ƌĂŌŽŶ͕ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ͘ dŚĞ ƌŽƵƚĞ ŝƐ ůƵƐŚ ǁŝƚŚ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂŝƌŝĞ ĂƩƌĂĐƟŶŐ ƌĂƌĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĂůĚ ĞĂŐůĞ͕ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ǁŚŝƚĞ ƉĞůŝĐĂŶ ĂŶĚ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŵŝŐƌĂƚŽƌLJ ďŝƌĚƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ƐĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŝǀĞƌ ƌƵŶƐ ĞĂƐƚ ƚŽ ǁĞƐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĞĞ ůŝŶĞƐ ŽĨ DŝƐƐŽƵƌŝ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ Ă ŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚ landscape for sunrise and sunset. Residents and tourists ƌĞǀĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƉůĞŶĚŽƌ ďLJ ĐĂƌ͕ ŵŽƚŽƌĐLJĐůĞ͕ ďŝĐLJĐůĞ Žƌ ďŽĂƚ͘ 'Z>d ǁĂƐ ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ŝŶ ϭϵϵϮ ƚŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ƐƚƌĞƚĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĚ ďLJ Ă ϭϯͲŵĞŵďĞƌ October, 2013
͞dŚĞ EĂƚƵƌĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ;dE/Ϳ ŝƐ Ă ŶŽŶͲƉƌŽĮƚ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ďĂƐĞĚ ŝŶ 'ŽĚĨƌĞLJ͕ />͘ ^ŝŶĐĞ ŝƚƐ ĨŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ϭϵϴϬ͕ dŚĞ EĂƚƵƌĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ͛Ɛ ďŽĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂī ŚĂǀĞ ǁŽƌŬĞĚ ƚŽ ĨŽƐƚĞƌ ĂŶ ĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ǁŽƌůĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͕ ƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͘ ĂĐŚ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ dE/ ŚŽƐƚƐ Ă ƉƌĞŵŝĞƌ ĐĂŵƉ ĨŽƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ƉƌĞͲ< Ͳ ϲƚŚ ŐƌĂĚĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞƐ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ϴ͕ϬϬϬ ĂƌĞĂ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŽŶ ĮĞůĚ ƚƌŝƉƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ͘ dE/ ĂůƐŽ ŽǁŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ϰϱϬ ĂĐƌĞƐ ŽĨ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ůĂŶĚ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ KůŝŶ EĂƚƵƌĞ WƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ͕ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ^ĂŶĐƚƵĂƌLJ͕ ƚŚĞ <ĞŵƉ ĂŶĚ ŽƌĂ ,ƵƚĐŚŝŶƐŽŶ ŝƌĚ ^ĂŶĐƚƵĂƌLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ,ĞĂƌƚůĂŶĚ Prairie Project at Gordon Moore Park. These natural areas ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƚŽ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ZŝǀĞƌďĞŶĚ ĂƌĞĂ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƚƐ ŚĂƌĚǁŽŽĚ ĨŽƌĞƐƚƐ͕ ƉƌĂŝƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ wetlands.”
dŚĞ EĂƚƵƌĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ƐƚĂī ĂŶĚ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĞǁĂƌĚ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ůĂŶĚƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ ŝŶ 'ŽĚĨƌĞLJ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ ůƚŽŶͿ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƐƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉ ŽĨ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ŝƐ ŽĐĐƵƌƌŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ĂƌĞĂ͘ dŚĞ EĂƚƵƌĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ Green Infrastructure Part 2: Existing Conditions | 15
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ ƵƐĞƐ ŝƚƐ ŽǁŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŶĞĂƌďLJ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ ƚŽ ŚŽƐƚ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ĂŝŵĞĚ Ăƚ ƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ǀĂůƵĞƐ͘
ůŝŏŽƉ ůůŝĂŶĐĞ ůŝŏŽƉ ;ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂĐƌŽŶLJŵ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƚĂŶĚƐ ĨŽƌ ŽŶƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ >ĂŶĚƐ /Ŷ &Ăƌŵ͕ &ŽƌĞƐƚ͕ dĂůƵƐ͕ Kƌ WƌĂŝƌŝĞͿ ǁĂƐ ĨŽƵŶĚĞĚ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϲ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ŽƵƚƌĞĂĐŚ͕ ůĂŶĚ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ůĂŶĚ ƐƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďůƵī ůĂŶĚƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ ŝŶ ^ƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ͕ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ DŽŶƌŽĞ ĐŽƵŶƟĞƐ ŝŶ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ͘ &ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͗ ͞ ŐƌĂƐƐƌŽŽƚƐ͕ ŶŽͲĨƌŝůůƐ͕ ďĂƌĞͲďŽŶĞƐ͕ ŶŽŶƉƌŽĮƚ͕ ŶŽŶƉĂƌƟƐĂŶ͕ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ͘ Ŷ ĂůůŝĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĨƵƐŝŽŶͲĐĞŶƚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƐĞƌǀĞƐ ĂƐ Ă ĐůĞĂƌŝŶŐŚŽƵƐĞ͘ tĞ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͕ ƐƚĂƚĞ͕ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ĂŶĚ ŶŽŶͲŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂů ĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ƚŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ůĂŶĚŚŽůĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞĂ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƋƵŝƐŝƚĞ ƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů͕ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů͕ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƚŽŽůƐ ƚŽ ƐůŽǁ Žƌ ƐƚĞŵ ƚŚƌĞĂƚƐ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ďůƵī ůĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŬĞĞƉ ƚŚĞŵ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞ͕ ŚĞĂůƚŚLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů͘͟
ƚŽ ĨƵŶĚ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůůLJͲĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶ ďLJ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽǁŶƐŚŝƉƐ͘
/Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ ƚŚĞ WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ Θ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ƌƵŶƐ ƚŚĞ 'ƌĞĞŶ ^ĐŚŽŽůƐ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂƐƐŝƐƚƐ ůŽĐĂů ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƐƚĞ ƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞůƉƐ ĞĚƵĐĂƚĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂƐƐŝƐƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐ ĞŶĚĞĂǀŽƌƐ ŝŶ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚĂď ƚŽƉ ƚĂůůLJ͕ ĞLJĞŐůĂƐƐ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽĞƐ ĨŽƌ ǁĂƚĞƌ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ ĂůƵŵŝŶƵŵ ĐĂŶ ĚƌŝǀĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶLJ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ŝƐ ĞdžĞŵƉůŝĮĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŶƵĂů dZ ^,ĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƚŚ &ůĂŐ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ͘͟ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĞŶ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͕ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŚĂƐ ŚĂĚ Ă ƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ Ăƚ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůͲ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ dŚĞ ĂŶŶƵĂů ŝƌ &ŽƌƵŵ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͛Ɛ ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂƐ Ă ǁĂLJ ŽĨ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ďĞƩĞƌ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ůŝĨĞ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͘
^ƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ ŽƵŶƚLJ ůŝŏŽƉ͛Ɛ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ŐƵŝĚĞ ďLJ Ă ŽĂƌĚ ŽĨ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ ůŝŏŽƉ ǁŽƌŬƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŵĂŶLJ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ ŽŶ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŵƵƚƵĂůůLJ ďĞŶĞĮĐŝĂů ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďůƵī ĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ ŝŶ ^ŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƵĚƵďŽŶ ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ͕ EĂƚƵƌĞ WƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ ^ŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ŽůůĞŐĞ͕ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ džƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘
^ƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ ŽƵŶƚLJ 'ƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂůůͲ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌ͕ ŽĂƌĚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚ͕ ŶŽƚͲĨŽƌͲƉƌŽĮƚ ůĂŶĚ ƚƌƵƐƚ ŝŶ ^ƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ dŚĞ ŐƌŽƵƉ ŽǁŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĞǁĂƌĚƐ ŽǀĞƌ ϲϬ ĂĐƌĞƐ ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬƐ ƚŚĞ ^ƚ͘ >ŽƵŝƐ͕ DŝƐƐŽƵƌŝ ƐŬLJůŝŶĞ͘ dŚĞŝƌ ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŝƐ ƚŽ ͞ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ ŽĨ ^ƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ ŽƵŶƚLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĨŽƌĞƐƚƐ͕ ǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂŝƌŝĞƐ ĨŽƌ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͕ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͘͟
DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ͕ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ƵŶĚĞƌŐŽŝŶŐ Ă ŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ WůĂŶ ƵƉĚĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĮƌƐƚ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ WůĂŶ͘ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ǀĞƌLJ ĂĐƟǀĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ ŝŶ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŶŐ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJ ǁŽƌŬ͘ dŚŝƐ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚ ďLJ ƌĞĂůŝnjŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐƉƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ǀĂůƵĞ ŵĂŶLJ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ͘ &ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͗ “The Planning & Development Department’s recycling program is one of the region’s most successful recycling ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĮƌƐƚ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ ĐƵƌďƐŝĚĞ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ ;ϮϬͿ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŐŽ ĂŶĚ ƚŽĚĂLJ ŽǀĞƌ ϯϱй ŽĨ Ăůů ŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚ ƚƌĂƐŚ ŝƐ ƌĞĐLJĐůĞĚ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ϴϱй ŽĨ ǁĂƐƚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ is recycled and is approaching zero waste in the future. The ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂůƐŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƐĞǀĞŶ ;ϳͿ ĚƌŽƉͲŽī ƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐ ƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŽīĞƌƐ Ă ŐƌĂŶƚ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ 16 | Green Infrastructure Part 2: Existing Conditions
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džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
džŝƐƟŶŐ ,ĞĂƌƚ>ĂŶĚƐ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂŶĐLJ WƌŽũĞĐƚƐ >ĂŶĚƐ KǁŶĞĚ͗ ƌƵƐŚLJ >ĂŬĞ /Ŷ ϮϬϭϭ ,ĞĂƌƚ>ĂŶĚƐ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂŶĐLJ ĂĐƋƵŝƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ ϳϵ͘ϱ ĂĐƌĞ ƌƵƐŚLJ >ĂŬĞ WƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ŽƩŽŵ ĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵ ŝŶ ŽůůŝŶƐǀŝůůĞ͕ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ;DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJͿ͘ dŚĞ ĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ ŝŶ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ĂĚĚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ >ĞǀĞĞ >ĂŬĞ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ EĂƚƵƌĂů /ŶǀĞŶƚŽƌLJ ƐŝƚĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ůŝĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵƚŚ͘ ŽŵďŝŶĞĚ͕ ŽǀĞƌ ϰϬϬ ĂĐƌĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽǁ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞĂ͘ >ĞǀĞĞ >ĂŬĞ ƐĞƌǀĞƐ ĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƐǁĂŵƉ ʹ ƉŽŶĚ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ŽƩŽŵ ĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘
Brushy Lake
Other HeartLands Conservancy Properties HeartLands Conservancy Region
While the rate of wetland loss in Illinois continues, efforts at conserving and restoring wetlands throughout the nation have resulted in positive outcomes. Species that were rarely sighted have become more prolific following habitat restoration. Wood ducks and bald eagles are a prime example of species that were once near extinction due to loss of habitat. Wetland conservation efforts provided these birds the areas necessary to stabilize and increase their populations. Arlington Wetland will be a valuable addition to wetland restoration projects along the Mississippi and prove beneficial to wildlife, residents, and visitors. October, 2013
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džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ The canyon features of the Mill Creek Natural Area have sheltered plants such as club moss, cinnamon fern, and bishop’s cap for eons. “The opportunity to bring this tract of land – with its unique geology and plant communities – into permanent protection was a must-do deal for both our organizations,” said Dave Eustis, Executive Director of HeartLands Conservancy.
Photos of Mill Creek Natural Area courtesy of Mary Ann Lopez Drake 18 | Green Infrastructure Part 2: Existing Conditions
October, 2013
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
Lands Owned: Mill Creek Natural Area ,ĞĂƌƚ>ĂŶĚƐ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂŶĐLJ ĂŶĚ ůŝŏŽƉ ũŽŝŶƚůLJ ǁŽƌŬĞĚ ƚŽ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚůLJ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ Dŝůů ƌĞĞŬ EĂƚƵƌĂů ƌĞĂ͕ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ƚƌĂĐƚ ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ ŝŶ ZĂŶĚŽůƉŚ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ Dŝůů ƌĞĞŬ EĂƚƵƌĂů ƌĞĂ ŚŽƐƚƐ ƉůĂŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ŶŽǁ ĨŽƵŶĚ ŵƵĐŚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŶŽƌƚŚ͕ ďƵƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉŽǁĞƌ ŽĨ ĂŶĐŝĞŶƚ ŐĞŽůŽŐŝĐ ĨŽƌĐĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ϭϭϱͲĂĐƌĞ ƉĂƌĐĞů ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƐĂŶĚƐƚŽŶĞ ĐĂŶLJŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŽƌŐĞƐ ĂŶĚ Đůŝī ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚŽƐƚ ƵŶƵƐƵĂů ƉůĂŶƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ƐƚƌĞƚĐŚ ŽĨ Dŝůů ƌĞĞŬ ĂůƐŽ ǁŝŶĚƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ ƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶ ǁŝůů ďĞŶĞĮƚ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĞŬ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ DĂƌLJ͛Ɛ ZŝǀĞƌ ǁĂƚĞƌƐŚĞĚ͘
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Mill Creek
Part of our stewardship work will include reforestation of some small creek-bottom fields. This will reduce soil erosion and help protect Mill Creek and the Mary’s River watershed. We are planning a number of special guided field trips to Mill Creek Natural Area with members, but due to the sensitivity of the plant communities, the site will not be open to the general public in the near future. October, 2013
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Lands Owned: Hobson A 1.5 acre wooded area in a subdivision in Collinsville was donated to HeartLands Conservancy to be maintained as open space and to protect the heritage of the last remaining piece of a family farm. The wildlife habitat area will be protected as open space in an otherwise fully developed urban area. The long term plan is to convert the area into a public park or maintain as a wildlife habitat area in the community.
Hobson
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Landowners may also wish to consider the donation of land to a qualified land trust, such as HeartLands Conservancy. There are a number of reasons for considering this option, including ensuring the long-term preservation of a unique or rare natural resource, reducing, or in some cases eliminating, tax liabilities, or simply to further land conservation within southwestern Illinois. 20 | Green Infrastructure Part 2: Existing Conditions
October, 2013
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ Landowners are encouraged to discuss possible land donations with the staff of HeartLands Conservancy in the early planning stages. In some cases the donor’s interest will be in seeing the property protected in perpetuity, under ownership of HeartLands Conservancy. In some cases the donor may wish to see a conservation easement placed on the property, and then have the property sold in an effort to raise funds for other conservation efforts. And in other cases, the donor may simple desire that the property be sold for its best possible use with the proceeds used to further conservation efforts within southwestern Illinois.
Photos of Hobson courtesy of Stephen Black October, 2013
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džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ The historic Engelmann Farm in Shiloh might have been bulldozed and cleared to make way for a subdivision with a nice view. But thanks to St. Clair County residents and officials aware of the history behind the farm, it will be preserved as a park. The county will receive $1.5 million in funding from the 2009 Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development program to pay for purchasing 124 acres of the 145 acre site. "We have received two grants from (Illinois Department of Natural Resources) to purchase the property for a total of $1.5 million," said Pam Hogan, executive assistant to the St. Clair County Board chairman. Suburban Journals, June 2009
Photos of Engelmann Farm courtesy of Bill Freeman. 22 | Green Infrastructure Part 2: Existing Conditions
October, 2013
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Lands Acquired: Engelmann Farm The 143 acre Engelmann Farm was purchased by HeartLands Conservancy in 2007 to eventually be dedicated as a county park. This property, which sits on one of the highest points in the region, contains two historic houses, eighty acres of high-quality woods and the balance in farmland. Future plans for the site ĐĂůů ĨŽƌ ƉĂƐƐŝǀĞ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͘
Engelmann Farm
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German immigrants, residents of the Engelmann Farm, 19th century: t Georg Engelmann: premier botanist of the American West, helped to develop the Missouri Botanical Garden t Theodor Engelmann: (Friedrich's son) published the first German newspaper in Illinois t Friedrich Engelmann: purchased the farm property 1833, establishing the Engelmann Farm t Gustave Koerner: married Sophie Engelmann (Friedrich's daughter); became Illinois Supreme Court judge and lieutenant governor of state; presided over the 1860 Illinois Republican Convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln; garnered German support for Lincoln as Republican nominee for president October, 2013
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džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ Approximately 100 acres of wetland and another 170 acres of bottomland forest will be restored along the Mississippi River in Randolph County if Ducks Unlimited is able to fully implement its restoration plan for Rockwood Island. DU’s plan seeks to restore an abandoned side channel of the Mississippi River to wetlands and plant bottomland hardwood trees on the remaining portions of Rockwood Island. The plan was designed so that restoration could take place in phases or as funds are secured. From ducks.org
Photos of the Lower and Middle Mississippi courtesy of Bill Freeman. 24 | Green Infrastructure Part 2: Existing Conditions
October, 2013
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Lands Acquired: Rockwood Island Working in partnership with the American Land Conservancy, HeartLands Conservancy has acquired nearly 1,000 acres on Rockwood Island. This property has subsequently been deeded over to the US Fish & Wildlife Service for inclusion in the Middle Mississippi ZŝǀĞƌ EĂƟŽŶĂů tŝůĚůŝĨĞ ZĞĨƵŐĞ͘
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Rockwood Island
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Rockwood Island is part of the"Middle Mississippi" Refuge, which is part of the Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The complex was established in 1958 for the protection of migratory birds and spans 350 miles along the Mississippi River in the states of Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri. It includes Port Louisa, Two Rivers, Great River, Clarence Cannon, and Middle Mississippi River refuges. From the US Department of Interior. October, 2013
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džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ Seasonal Guide - Kidd Lake : t Spring - Listen for male frogs looking for mates in early spring make a lot of noise on warm humid nights. Occurring at Kidd Lake Marsh are the western chorus frog (sounds like running a finger along a comb), northern spring peeper (high-pitched, repetitive peep), American toad (high-pitch, extended trill), southern leopard frog (cackle-like call), and bullfrog (deep, mournful call "glu-ub, glu-ub"). t Summer - Identifiable plants in the wetland are cattails, lotus, smartweeds, cordgrass, river bulrush, false aster and arrowleaf. Scope out the wetland for birds such as great blue herons, little blue herons, great egrets, sora and coots. t Fall - When the fall migration starts, Kidd Lake Marsh wil hold flocks of Canada geese, snow geese, blue-winged teal, green-winged teal, mallards, wood ducks and gadwall. t Winter - Those dome-shaped mounds dotting the marsh are muskrat houses. Aquatic mammals smaller than a beaver and having a rat-like tail are mostly vegetarian, but also eat clams, frogs and fish on occasion. Muskrat houses are made of wetland plants, and each is home to one family. From Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Photos of Kidd Lake courtesy of Bill Freeman. 26 | Green Infrastructure Part 2: Existing Conditions
October, 2013
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Lands Acquired: Kidd Lake Kidd Lake Marsh Natural Area, 445 acres, is located ĂůŽŶŐ ůƵī ZŽĂĚ ŝŶ DŽŶƌŽĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ͕ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ ďůƵīƐ͕ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŽĨ Fults. The site is included on the Illinois Natural Areas /ŶǀĞŶƚŽƌLJ͕ ;&ƵůƚƐ ,ŝůů WƌĂŝƌŝĞ ʹ <ŝĚĚ >ĂŬĞ DĂƌƐŚͿ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƟŐƵŽƵƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ &ƵůƚƐ ,ŝůů WƌĂŝƌŝĞ EĂƚƵƌĞ WƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ͕ Ă EĂƟŽŶĂů EĂƚƵƌĂů >ĂŶĚŵĂƌŬ͘ dŚĞ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ EĂƚƵƌĂů ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ŽǁŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞƐ ďŽƚŚ ƐŝƚĞƐ͘ /Ŷ ϮϬϭϭ ,ĞĂƌƚ>ĂŶĚƐ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂŶĐLJ ĂĐƋƵŝƌĞĚ ĂŶ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ϵϰ͘ϱ ĂĐƌĞƐ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŝƚĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵƵůƟƉůĞ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ tŝůĚůŝĨĞ ĐƟŽŶ WůĂŶ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐĂůůƐ ĨŽƌ ĂŶ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŝŶ ǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ ŽĨ ϰ͕ϬϬϬ ĂĐƌĞƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ŽƩŽŵ͕ Kidd ƚŚĞ DŝĚĚůĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ ZĞŐŝŽŶĂů ŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ZĞĂĐŚ Lake ZĞƉŽƌƚƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƌĞŇĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚ ůĞǀĞů ŽĨ ƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů Ăƚ <ŝĚĚ >ĂŬĞ DĂƌƐŚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ƚŚĞ hƉƉĞƌ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ 'ƌĞĂƚ >ĂŬĞƐ ZĞŐŝŽŶ :ŽŝŶƚ sĞŶƚƵƌĞ /ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ WůĂŶ ;Ă ƐƵďͲĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EŽƌƚŚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ tĂƚĞƌĨŽǁů DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ WůĂŶͿ ;ϮϬϬϳͿ͗ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƐ <ŝĚĚ >ĂŬĞ DĂƌƐŚ ĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞ ŽĨ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ĨŽƌ ďƌĞĞĚŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĚĞĞĚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ EĂƚƵƌĂů ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͘
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Kidd Lake State Natural Area is located in the Mississippi River bottoms in southwestern Illinois. The original Kidd Lake was a shallow body of water which was then partly drained and is now being farmed. The remnants of the lake contain a thick stand of bulrush, cattail, and smartweed. Willows are found in the drier portions of the marsh and a few small ponds of open water occur in the area. From the Illinois Department of Natural Resources October, 2013
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Lands Acquired: Chouteau, Mosenthein & Gabaret Islands In 2001, working in partnership with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, The Trust for Public >ĂŶĚ͕ ĂŶĚ dŚĞ DĐ<ŶŝŐŚƚ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͕ ,ĞĂƌƚ>ĂŶĚƐ Conservancy was able to assist in acquiring all available remaining private interests in Gabaret and Mosenthein Islands. These two islands, which represent 2,000 acres, are a major component of the overall Chouteau Island complex (5,500 acres). The islands are owned and managed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. In 2004, with funding provided by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the EĂƟŽŶĂů &ŝƐŚ Θ tŝůĚůŝĨĞ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ ,ĞĂƌƚ>ĂŶĚƐ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂŶĐLJ ǁĂƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĂĐƋƵŝƌĞ ĂŶ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ϵϰ acres on Chouteau Island, which has been deeded to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for longterm ownership and management.
Chouteau Island Complex
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The islands lie between the Mississippi River’s main channel and the Chain of Rocks Canal, bordering seven miles of the Illinois shoreline. More than 70% of the islands are owned by public agencies (Illinois Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and City of Madison); IDNR and Corps lands are accessible to the public and are marked accordingly. From the Confluence Greenway 28 | Green Infrastructure Part 2: Existing Conditions
October, 2013
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ Photos taken from the Chouteau Island Complex courtesy of Bill Freeman.
The islands as we know them today were created after World War II through the development of the Chain of Rocks Canal by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps’ purpose was to foster river commerce by diverting barges and other large vessels around the hazardous, natural “chain of rocks” across the river, best viewed from the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge just north of that point. A delightful side effect was the creation of a more natural, highly scenic stretch of river for roughly seven miles along the islands’ outer shores. From the Confluence Greenway October, 2013
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Easement Property: Arlington Wetlands ƌůŝŶŐƚŽŶ tĞƚůĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂŶ ϴϯͲĂĐƌĞ ƌĞŵŶĂŶƚ ŵĞĂŶĚĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ ZŝǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚǁŽ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ǁŝůů ƐĞƌǀĞ ĂŶ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƌŽůĞ ŝŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌ ƐƚŽƌĂŐĞ͕ ĐůĞĂŶ ǁĂƚĞƌ͕ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂů ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŝŶ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ŵĂĚĞ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽůůŝŶƐǀŝůůĞ ƌĞĂ ZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ͘ dŚĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ǁĂƐ ĂůƐŽ Ă ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞ ĞīŽƌƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀŝŶŐ ŽŶŽĐŽWŚŝůůŝƉƐ͕ dŚĞ /ůůŝŶŽŝƐ ůĞĂŶ ŶĞƌŐLJ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ h^ &ŝƐŚ Θ tŝůĚůŝĨĞ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘ Photo of Arlington Wetlands courtesy of SarahVogt.
Arlington Wetland is part of the larger American Bottom floodplain of the Mississippi River. It’s proximity to Horseshoe Lake State Park, the Chouteau Island complex, as well as other wetland mitigation sites ensures that this project will be a benefit to local and migratory wildlife, and will provide recreational and educational opportunities to local residents, families, and visitors. 30 | Green Infrastructure Part 2: Existing Conditions
October, 2013
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
Easement Property: Stemler Cave Vicinity dǁŽ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚƐ ũƵƐƚ ǁĞƐƚ ŽĨ DŝůůƐƚĂĚƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŬĂƌƐƚ ƚŽƉŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ Ă ƚŽƚĂů ŽĨ ϵϮ ĂĐƌĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƵƌďĂŶ ƵƐĞƐ͘ KŶĞ ƉĂƌĐĞů ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ϰϮ ĂĐƌĞƐ ŽĨ ŵĂƚƵƌĞ ǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƚĂůů ŐƌĂƐƐ ƉƌĂŝƌŝĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚ ĂŶĚ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ ǀĂůƵĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ dŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ƉĂƌĐĞů ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ϱϬ ĂĐƌĞƐ ŽĨ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƌŵůĂŶĚ ŝƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚƌĞĞ ƉůĂŶƟŶŐƐ͕ ƉŽŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁĞƚůĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͘ hƌďĂŶ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĂůŽŶŐ <ƌŽƉƉ ZŽĂĚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ŶŽǁ ďĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƉĞƌƉĞƚƵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ǀĂůƵĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘ Photo at Stemler Cave by Libby Reuter and Joshua Rowan as part of their “Watershed Cairns” project through which they have been creating images that draw attention to places in the St. Louis Region where the land is collecting the water, cleaning and conducting it to streams, and, ultimately, to the Missouri and finally the Mississippi River. These same rivers are the source of much of the region’s drinking water. Believing it is art’s role to make the invisiblevisible, and that there is no more important resource for the future than clean water, Reuter and Rowan set out to mark little known waterscapes where one can see the watershed at work or where the natural streams have been harmed or buried. After the photographs are made, the fragile cairns are removed from the landscape.
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džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
Easement Property: O’Fallon Area dŚĞƐĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ ĂƌĞ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ũƵƐƚ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ K͛&ĂůůŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ƚŽƚĂůŝŶŐ ϭϴϬ ĂĐƌĞƐ͕ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ Ă ŵŝdžƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ĐƌŽƉůĂŶĚ͕ ǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚ͕ ƌŝƉĂƌŝĂŶ ĂƌĞĂƐ͕ ĂŶĚ Ă ŚŽŵĞ ƐŝƚĞ͘ &ŽƌĞƐƚ͕ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ǀĂůƵĞƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƉĞƌƉĞƚƵŝƚLJ ŝŶ ĂŶ ĂƌĞĂ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ůĂŶĚƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƵƌďĂŶ ƵƐĞƐ͘ ^ŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ K͛&ĂůůŽŶ ĂƌĞĂ ŚĂƐ ƐĞĞŶ ƐƵĐŚ Ă ŚŝŐŚ ƌĂƚĞ ŽĨ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ ƚŽ ŝŵƉĞƌŵĞĂďůĞ ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ŐƌŽƵŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ ƌĞĐŚĂƌŐĞ ĂŶĚ ĂďƐŽƌƉƟŽŶ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ dŚĞ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ƉůĂŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƚ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽƉůĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ĨŽƌĞƐƚůĂŶĚ Žƌ ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ZW ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘ dŚĞ ůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌ ŚĂƐ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ ǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƌĞŵŽǀĂů ŽĨ ƵŶĚĞƐŝƌĂďůĞ ǁŽŽĚLJ ǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ĂƌĞĂƐ ƚŽ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ ŽĨ ŵŽƌĞ ĚĞƐŝƌĂďůĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ Photo courtesy of Bill Freeman.
Green infrastructure is an approach that communities can choose to maintain healthy waters, provide multiple environmental benefits and support sustainable communities. Unlike single-purpose gray stormwater infrastructure, which uses pipes to dispose of rainwater, green infrastructure uses vegetation and soil to manage rainwater where it falls. By weaving natural processes into the built environment, green infrastructure provides not only stormwater management, but also flood mitigation, air quality management, and much more. At a time when so much of our infrastructure is in need of replacement or repair and so few communities can foot the bill, we need resilient and affordable solutions that meet many objectives at once. Green infrastructure is one solution. US Environmental Protection Agency 32 | Green Infrastructure Part 2: Existing Conditions
October, 2013
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
Easement Property: Fults Area ŶĂƟǀĞ ƉůĂŶƚ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŬĂƌƐƚ ƚŽƉŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ ĂƌĞĂ ŽĨ DŽŶƌŽĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŝƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚ͘ KǀĞƌ ϰϬϬ ŶĂƟǀĞ ƉůĂŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚŝƌƚĞĞŶ ĂĐƌĞƐ ƐŝƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƐĞƌǀĞƐ ĂƐ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ ƐƵĐŚ ďƌŽĂĚ ĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵ ĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘ dŚŝƐ ƐŝƚĞ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƵƌďĂŶ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽƵŶĚ ǁĂƚĞƌ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ĨƌĂŐŝůĞ ŐĞŽůŽŐŝĐ ĂƌĞĂ͘
Karst topography forms the world's longest cave system - the Mammoth Cave system of Kentucky is over 350 miles long. Karst topography can also be found extensively in Monroe County where this conservation easement is located.
Photo courtesy of Stephen Black. October, 2013
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Easement Property: High Valley /Ŷ ϮϬϭϬ ƚŚĞ sŝůůĂŐĞ ŽĨ ^ŚŝůŽŚ ĞŶƚĞƌĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ϭϯ ĂĐƌĞ ,ŝŐŚ sĂůůĞLJ ƐŝƚĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ůŝĞƐ ƐŽƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ǁĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶ &ƌĂŶŬ ^ĐŽƩ WĂƌŬǁĂLJ ĂŶĚ 'ƌĞĞŶ DŽƵŶƚ ZŽĂĚ͘ dŚŝƐ ĂƌĞĂ ŝƐ ƌĂƉŝĚůLJ ƵƌďĂŶŝnjŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ϭϯ ĂĐƌĞƐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƵƉƉĞƌ ƌĞĂĐŚĞƐ ŽĨ ZŝĐŚůĂŶĚ ƌĞĞŬ͕ ǁŝůů ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌ ƐƚŽƌĂŐĞ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚ ŝŶ ƉĞƌƉĞƚƵŝƚLJ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ŝƐ ŽǁŶĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ sŝůůĂŐĞ ŽĨ ^ŚŝůŽŚ͘ Photo courtesy of Mari Castello.
The High Valley property, owned by the Village of Shiloh, is a 13 acre conservation easement near the busy intersection of Frank Scott Parkway and Green Mount Road. Surrounded by development, this property provides an important buffer to the headwaters of Richland Creek, offering home to a wide variety of plant and animal species. As funding allows, the Village will incorporate a trail on the site. 34 | Green Infrastructure Part 2: Existing Conditions
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džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
Easement Property: Trenton Area dĞŶ ĂĐƌĞƐ ŽĨ ŵĂƚƵƌĞ ŚĂƌĚǁŽŽĚ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ ũƵƐƚ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ dƌĞŶƚŽŶ ŝƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ă ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐ ŽĨ ŶĂƟǀĞ ǁŝůĚŇŽǁĞƌƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ĂƌĞĂ ŝƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƚŚ ŽĨ ƵƌďĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ dƌĞŶƚŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚ ǁŝůů ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĂŶŝŵĂů ŚĂďŝƚĂƚ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƌǀĞ ĂƐ ƐĐĞŶŝĐ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƌŽĂĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƌƵŶƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚĞ͘ Photo courtesy of Stephen Black.
The most common tool for conserving private land, a conservation easement is a legal agreement between a landowner and a land trust that permanently limits uses of the land in order to protect its conservation values. It allows landowners to continue to own and use their land, and they can also sell it or pass it on to heirs. October, 2013
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Easement Property: Ellis Grove Area ϭϲϬͲĂĐƌĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĨĂƌŵ ŝŶ ZĂŶĚŽůƉŚ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŝƐ ďĞĞŶ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ă ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐŝŐŶĞĚ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϵ͘ &Žƌ ŽǀĞƌ Ă ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ĨĂƌŵŝŶŐ͕ ŚŝŬŝŶŐ͕ ŚƵŶƟŶŐ͕ ĮƐŚŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚ͘ tŝƚŚ Ă ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĂƐƐƵƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐ ŽĨ Ă ŵŝdž ŽĨ ƉƌŝŵĞ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ĂŶĚ ŵĂƚƵƌĞ ĨŽƌĞƐƚĞĚ ůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ Ă ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ƐĂŶĐƚƵĂƌLJ ĨŽƌ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĞĂ͘ Photo courtesy of Stephen Black.
Conservation easements offer great flexibility. An easement on property containing rare wildlife habitat might prohibit any development, for example, while an easement on a farm might allow continued farming and the addition of agricultural structures. An easement may apply to all or a portion of the property, and need not require public access. 36 | Green Infrastructure Part 2: Existing Conditions
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Easement Property: Carbondale Area A 66 acre family farm just southeast of Carbondale is now protected from conversion to urban uses through a ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ƐŝŐŶĞĚ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϳ͘ dŚŝƐ ĨĂƌŵ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĨŽƌ ŽǀĞƌ ϭϬϬ LJĞĂƌƐ͕ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚ ǀĂůƵĞ ŝŶ ĂŶ ĂƌĞĂ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƌĂƉŝĚůLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ƵƐĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ŽīĞƌƐ Ă ƐĐĞŶŝĐ ǀŝĞǁ ĂůŽŶŐ 'ŝĂŶƚ ŝƚLJ ZŽĂĚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ƉůĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĂŶŝŵĂů ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ Photo courtesy of Stephen Black.
Scenic protection is a popular conservation goal in and of itself. Scenic views and roads were among the conservation values expressly protected by 56 percent of land trusts examined in one recent study. The goal of scenic protection, however, often overlaps with other popular conservation goals such as protection of open space, wildlife habitat, forests, or wetlands. Given the overlap, many conservation easements are drafted not as single-purpose scenic easements but as mixed-purpose easements. This approach has the benefit of ensuring that if a conservation easement fails to qualify for scenic purposes under the Internal Revenue Service's definition, it can still be supported under the definition of another permitted conservation value. From scenic.org October, 2013
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džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
Easement Property: Edwardsville Area The Madison County Board, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and HeartLands Conservancy signed ƚǁŽ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ Ă ƚŽƚĂů ŽĨ ϱϮ ĂĐƌĞƐ ŝŶ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϰ ĂŶĚ ϮϬϬϴ͘ ,ĞĂƌƚ>ĂŶĚƐ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂŶĐLJ ǁŝůů ŚŽůĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƉĂƌĐĞůƐ ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ͕ ƌĞƐƚŽƌĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ natural features, wetland resources, and ecological values of the property to provide wildlife habitat, maintain ǁĂƚĞƌ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ǁĂƚĞƌ ƌƵŶŽī͘ ͞,ĞĂƌƚ>ĂŶĚƐ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂŶĐLJ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŝŶ ĂƐƐŝƐƟŶŐ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĞīŽƌƚ͘ ,ĞĂƌƚ>ĂŶĚƐ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂŶĐLJ͛Ɛ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚ ǁŝůů ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞĚ ĂƐ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ ĨŽƌ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŵĞ͕͟ ƐƚĂƚĞĚ DŝŬĞ &ƌƵƚŚ͕ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ^ƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ ĨŽƌ DĂĚŝƐŽŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value. —Theodore Roosevelt, 1907
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džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
Easement Property: Willoughby Farm dŚĞ ŽůůŝŶƐǀŝůůĞ ƌĞĂ WĂƌŬƐ ĂŶĚ ZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ĞŶƚĞƌĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ ,ĞĂƌƚ>ĂŶĚƐ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂŶĐLJ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϯ ŽŶ ϯϬ ĂĐƌĞƐ ŽĨ ǁŽŽĚĞĚ ůĂŶĚ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ŽůůŝŶƐǀŝůůĞ͘ dŚĞ ůĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ ĂƐ ŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ƉůĂŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ͘ ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů͕ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů͕ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƐƚ Ăůů ŽƚŚĞƌ ůĂŶĚ ƵƐĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚ͘ ,ĞĂƌƚ>ĂŶĚƐ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂŶĐLJ ǁŝůů ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ŝŶ ƉĞƌƉĞƚƵŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ǀĂůƵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ͘ dŚĞ tŝůůŽƵŐŚďLJ ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ &Ăƌŵ Θ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ ŝƐ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ƐŝƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ƐĞĐůƵĚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ƐĞĐůƵĚĞĚ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŝƐ ĐŽŶĚƵĐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͘ KŶĐĞ ƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƌŵ ǁŝůů ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŶĚͲĂůŽŶĞ ƐƵďƐŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĨĂƌŵ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϮϬƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϱϬƐ͘ Willoughby Heritage Farm is more than just a piece of property. As part of the Collinsville Area Recreation District (CARD), the land has become a place where the history comes to life through historic structures, original tools, replica gardens and a restored environment. Along with the barns, farm tools and live animals, farm staff and volunteers have created over three miles of hiking trails in the woodland and prairie. From Collinsville Area Recreation District.
Photo courtesy of Bill Freeman. October, 2013
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džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
Easement Property: LeFevre Farm The LeFevre family farm, which is in Madison County between Highland and Trenton, was purchased back in September 1889 by Eugene Hoyt. Eugene’s great-granddaughter, Carol, who now resides on the east coast, sought to ensure that the legacy of this farm remained intact in perpetuity. The LeFevre farm, at 156 acres, is ŽƵƌ ĮƌƐƚ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĚĞǀŽƚĞĚ ƐƚƌŝĐƚůLJ ƚŽ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͘ LJ ƉůĂĐŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ͕ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŝƐ ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĨĂƌŵůĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĨĞĞĚ ĂŶ ĞǀĞƌͲŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘ The following are general examples of the types of uses that can be allowed with a conservation easement: t Continued agricultural practices t Selective timber harvest t Construction of additional family residences, if compatible with the conservation objectives t Wildlife and aquatic restoration efforts
Photo courtesy of Allie McCreary. 40 | Green Infrastructure Part 2: Existing Conditions
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Appendix
County Maps Ecological Assets
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Munipal Boundaries
Bodies of Water
500 acres
100 acres
50 ac.
Natural Area Inventory Sites: Properties surveyed for the purposed of cataloging Illinois flora & fauna
Private Open Space: Private golf courses, ball fields, sportsmans’ clubs, etc.
Public Open Space - County, Municipal: County, City, and Village Parks and green spaces
Public Open Space - Non Profit, Other: conservation easements & owned lands non profits
Nature Preserves: High-quality natural areas and endangered/threatened species habitat
Public Open Space - State: Illinois or Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources, MO Dept. of Conservation
Public Open Space - Federal: US Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish & Wilidlife, US Forest Service, etc.
Streams
Rail Lines
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
October, 2013
Bond County Ecological Assets
October, 2013
Munipal Boundaries
Bodies of Water
500 acres
100 acres
50 ac.
Natural Area Inventory Sites: Properties surveyed for the purposed of cataloging Illinois flora & fauna
Private Open Space: Private golf courses, ball fields, sportsmans’ clubs, etc.
Public Open Space - County, Municipal: County, City, and Village Parks and green spaces
Public Open Space - Non Profit, Other: conservation easements & owned lands non profits
Nature Preserves: High-quality natural areas and endangered/threatened species habitat
Public Open Space - State: Illinois or Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources, MO Dept. of Conservation
Public Open Space - Federal: US Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish & Wilidlife, US Forest Service, etc.
Streams
MetroLink
Rail Lines
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Madison County Ecological Assets
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Munipal Boundaries
Bodies of Water
500 acres
100 acres
50 ac.
Natural Area Inventory Sites: Properties surveyed for the purposed of cataloging Illinois flora & fauna
Private Open Space: Private golf courses, ball fields, sportsmans’ clubs, etc.
Public Open Space - County, Municipal: County, City, and Village Parks and green spaces
Public Open Space - Non Profit, Other: conservation easements & owned lands non profits
Nature Preserves: High-quality natural areas and endangered/threatened species habitat
Public Open Space - State: Illinois or Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources, MO Dept. of Conservation
Public Open Space - Federal: US Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish & Wilidlife, US Forest Service, etc.
Streams
Rail Lines
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
October, 2013
Clinton County Ecological Assets
October, 2013
Munipal Boundaries
Bodies of Water
500 acres
100 acres
50 ac.
Natural Area Inventory Sites: Properties surveyed for the purposed of cataloging Illinois flora & fauna
Private Open Space: Private golf courses, ball fields, sportsmans’ clubs, etc.
Public Open Space - County, Municipal: County, City, and Village Parks and green spaces
Public Open Space - Non Profit, Other: conservation easements & owned lands non profits
Nature Preserves: High-quality natural areas and endangered/threatened species habitat
Public Open Space - State: Illinois or Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources, MO Dept. of Conservation
Public Open Space - Federal: US Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish & Wilidlife, US Forest Service, etc.
Streams
Metro Link
Rail Lines
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Monroe County Ecological Assets
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Munipal Boundaries
Bodies of Water
500 acres
100 acres
50 ac.
Natural Area Inventory Sites: Properties surveyed for the purposed of cataloging Illinois flora & fauna
Private Open Space: Private golf courses, ball fields, sportsmans’ clubs, etc.
Public Open Space - County, Municipal: County, City, and Village Parks and green spaces
Public Open Space - Non Profit, Other: conservation easements & owned lands non profits
Nature Preserves: High-quality natural areas and endangered/threatened species habitat
Public Open Space - State: Illinois or Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources, MO Dept. of Conservation
Public Open Space - Federal: US Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish & Wilidlife, US Forest Service, etc.
Streams
Rail Lines
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
October, 2013
Randolph County Ecological Assets
October, 2013
Munipal Boundaries
Metro Link
Rail Lines
Streams
Bodies of Water
500 acres
100 acres
Natural Area Inventory Sites: Properties surveyed for the purposed of cataloging Illinois flora & fauna
Private Open Space: Private golf courses, ball fields, sportsmans’ clubs, etc.
50 ac.
Public Open Space - County, Municipal: County, City, and Village Parks and green spaces
Public Open Space - Non Profit, Other: conservation easements & owned lands non profits
Nature Preserves: High-quality natural areas and endangered/threatened species habitat
Public Open Space - State: Illinois or Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources, MO Dept. of Conservation
Public Open Space - Federal: US Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish & Wilidlife, US Forest Service, etc.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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St. Clair County Ecological Assets
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Munipal Boundaries
Bodies of Water
500 acres
100 acres
50 ac.
Natural Area Inventory Sites: Properties surveyed for the purposed of cataloging Illinois flora & fauna
Private Open Space: Private golf courses, ball fields, sportsmans’ clubs, etc.
Public Open Space - County, Municipal: County, City, and Village Parks and green spaces
Public Open Space - Non Profit, Other: conservation easements & owned lands non profits
Nature Preserves: High-quality natural areas and endangered/threatened species habitat
Public Open Space - State: Illinois or Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources, MO Dept. of Conservation
Public Open Space - Federal: US Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish & Wilidlife, US Forest Service, etc.
Streams
Rail Lines
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
October, 2013
Washington County Ecological Assets
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Appendix
County Maps Working Lands
October, 2013
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WƌŝŵĞ &ĂƌŵůĂŶĚ ŝƐ ůĂŶĚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů ĂŶĚ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐƌŽƉƐ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŝů ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵŽŝƐƚƵƌĞ ƐƵƉƉůLJ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚ ŚŝŐŚ LJŝĞůĚƐ ŽĨ ĐƌŽƉƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƚƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞĚ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ǁĂƚĞƌ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĨĂƌŵŝŶŐ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ͘ WƌŝŵĞ &ĂƌŵůĂŶĚ ŵƵƐƚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƵƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƌƌŝŐĂƚĞĚ ĐƌŽƉƐ Ăƚ ƐŽŵĞ ƟŵĞ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ƵƉĚĂƚĞ ĐLJĐůĞƐ ƉƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƉƉŝŶŐ ĚĂƚĞ͘ /ƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐůLJ ŽǁŶĞĚ ůĂŶĚƐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ ƉŽůŝĐLJ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƵƐĞ͘
500 acres 100 acres 50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Bond County Working Lands
WƌŝŵĞ &ĂƌŵůĂŶĚ ŝƐ ůĂŶĚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů ĂŶĚ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐƌŽƉƐ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŝů ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵŽŝƐƚƵƌĞ ƐƵƉƉůLJ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚ ŚŝŐŚ LJŝĞůĚƐ ŽĨ ĐƌŽƉƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƚƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞĚ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ǁĂƚĞƌ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĨĂƌŵŝŶŐ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ͘ WƌŝŵĞ &ĂƌŵůĂŶĚ ŵƵƐƚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƵƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƌƌŝŐĂƚĞĚ ĐƌŽƉƐ Ăƚ ƐŽŵĞ ƟŵĞ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ƵƉĚĂƚĞ ĐLJĐůĞƐ ƉƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƉƉŝŶŐ ĚĂƚĞ͘ /ƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐůLJ ŽǁŶĞĚ ůĂŶĚƐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ ƉŽůŝĐLJ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƵƐĞ͘
500 acres
100 acres 50 ac.
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Clinton County Working Lands
WƌŝŵĞ &ĂƌŵůĂŶĚ ŝƐ ůĂŶĚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů ĂŶĚ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐƌŽƉƐ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŝů ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵŽŝƐƚƵƌĞ ƐƵƉƉůLJ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚ ŚŝŐŚ LJŝĞůĚƐ ŽĨ ĐƌŽƉƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƚƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞĚ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ǁĂƚĞƌ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĨĂƌŵŝŶŐ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ͘ WƌŝŵĞ &ĂƌŵůĂŶĚ ŵƵƐƚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƵƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƌƌŝŐĂƚĞĚ ĐƌŽƉƐ Ăƚ ƐŽŵĞ ƟŵĞ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ƵƉĚĂƚĞ ĐLJĐůĞƐ ƉƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƉƉŝŶŐ ĚĂƚĞ͘ /ƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐůLJ ŽǁŶĞĚ ůĂŶĚƐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ ƉŽůŝĐLJ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƵƐĞ͘
500 acres
100 acres 50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Madison County Working Lands
WƌŝŵĞ &ĂƌŵůĂŶĚ ŝƐ ůĂŶĚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů ĂŶĚ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐƌŽƉƐ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŝů ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵŽŝƐƚƵƌĞ ƐƵƉƉůLJ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚ ŚŝŐŚ LJŝĞůĚƐ ŽĨ ĐƌŽƉƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƚƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞĚ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ǁĂƚĞƌ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĨĂƌŵŝŶŐ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ͘ WƌŝŵĞ &ĂƌŵůĂŶĚ ŵƵƐƚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƵƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƌƌŝŐĂƚĞĚ ĐƌŽƉƐ Ăƚ ƐŽŵĞ ƟŵĞ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ƵƉĚĂƚĞ ĐLJĐůĞƐ ƉƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƉƉŝŶŐ ĚĂƚĞ͘ /ƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐůLJ ŽǁŶĞĚ ůĂŶĚƐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ ƉŽůŝĐLJ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƵƐĞ͘
500 acres
100 acres 50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Monroe County Working Lands
WƌŝŵĞ &ĂƌŵůĂŶĚ ŝƐ ůĂŶĚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů ĂŶĚ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐƌŽƉƐ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŝů ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵŽŝƐƚƵƌĞ ƐƵƉƉůLJ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚ ŚŝŐŚ LJŝĞůĚƐ ŽĨ ĐƌŽƉƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƚƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞĚ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ǁĂƚĞƌ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĨĂƌŵŝŶŐ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ͘ WƌŝŵĞ &ĂƌŵůĂŶĚ ŵƵƐƚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƵƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƌƌŝŐĂƚĞĚ ĐƌŽƉƐ Ăƚ ƐŽŵĞ ƟŵĞ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ƵƉĚĂƚĞ ĐLJĐůĞƐ ƉƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƉƉŝŶŐ ĚĂƚĞ͘ /ƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐůLJ ŽǁŶĞĚ ůĂŶĚƐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ ƉŽůŝĐLJ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƵƐĞ͘
500 acres
100 acres 50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Randolph County Working Lands
WƌŝŵĞ &ĂƌŵůĂŶĚ ŝƐ ůĂŶĚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů ĂŶĚ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐƌŽƉƐ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŝů ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵŽŝƐƚƵƌĞ ƐƵƉƉůLJ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚ ŚŝŐŚ LJŝĞůĚƐ ŽĨ ĐƌŽƉƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƚƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞĚ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ǁĂƚĞƌ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĨĂƌŵŝŶŐ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ͘ WƌŝŵĞ &ĂƌŵůĂŶĚ ŵƵƐƚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƵƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƌƌŝŐĂƚĞĚ ĐƌŽƉƐ Ăƚ ƐŽŵĞ ƟŵĞ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ƵƉĚĂƚĞ ĐLJĐůĞƐ ƉƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƉƉŝŶŐ ĚĂƚĞ͘ /ƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐůLJ ŽǁŶĞĚ ůĂŶĚƐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ ƉŽůŝĐLJ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƵƐĞ͘
500 acres
100 acres 50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
October, 2013
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St. Clair County Working Lands
WƌŝŵĞ &ĂƌŵůĂŶĚ ŝƐ ůĂŶĚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů ĂŶĚ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐƌŽƉƐ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŝů ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵŽŝƐƚƵƌĞ ƐƵƉƉůLJ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚ ŚŝŐŚ LJŝĞůĚƐ ŽĨ ĐƌŽƉƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƚƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞĚ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ǁĂƚĞƌ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĨĂƌŵŝŶŐ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ͘ WƌŝŵĞ &ĂƌŵůĂŶĚ ŵƵƐƚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƵƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƌƌŝŐĂƚĞĚ ĐƌŽƉƐ Ăƚ ƐŽŵĞ ƟŵĞ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ƵƉĚĂƚĞ ĐLJĐůĞƐ ƉƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƉƉŝŶŐ ĚĂƚĞ͘ /ƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐůLJ ŽǁŶĞĚ ůĂŶĚƐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ ƉŽůŝĐLJ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƵƐĞ͘
500 acres 100 acres 50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Washington County Working Lands
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
Appendix
County Maps Land Cover
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500 acres
100 acres
50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Bond County Land Cover + Protected Open Space
500 acres
100 acres
50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Clinton County Land Cover + Protected Open Space
500 acres
100 acres
50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Madison County Land Cover + Protected Open Space
500 acres
100 acres
50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Monroe County Land Cover + Protected Open Space
500 acres
100 acres
50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Randolph County Land Cover + Protected Open Space
500 acres
100 acres
50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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St. Clair County Land Cover + Protected Open Space
500 acres
100 acres
50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Wasington County Land Cover + Protected Open Space
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
Appendix
County Maps Recreation
October, 2013
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500 acres
100 acres
50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Bond County Recreation Assets
500 acres
100 acres
50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Clinton County Recreation Assets
500 acres
100 acres
50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Madison County Recreation Assets
500 acres
100 acres
50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Monroe County Recreation Assets
500 acres
100 acres
50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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RBOdolph County Recreation Assets
500 acres
100 acres
50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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St. Clair County Recreation Assets
500 acres
100 acres
50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Washington County Recreation Assets
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
Appendix
County Maps Water Resources
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Vegetated Wetland types include: ( Bottomland Forest ( Deep Marsh ( Perennial Wetland ( Shallow Marsh ( Wet Meadow ( Shrub-Scrub Wetland and ( Swamp Open Water Wetland includes: ( Limnetic Lake ( Littoral Lake and ( Littoral Shore as defined by the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI).
500 acres
100 acres 50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Bond County Water Resources
Vegetated Wetland types include: ( Bottomland Forest ( Deep Marsh ( Perennial Wetland ( Shallow Marsh ( Wet Meadow ( Shrub-Scrub Wetland and ( Swamp Open Water Wetland includes: ( Limnetic Lake ( Littoral Lake and ( Littoral Shore as defined by the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI).
500 acres
100 acres 50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Clinton County Water Resources
Vegetated Wetland types include: ( Bottomland Forest ( Deep Marsh ( Perennial Wetland ( Shallow Marsh ( Wet Meadow ( Shrub-Scrub Wetland and ( Swamp Open Water Wetland includes: ( Limnetic Lake ( Littoral Lake and ( Littoral Shore as defined by the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI).
500 acres
100 acres 50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Madison County Water Resources
Vegetated Wetland types include: ( Bottomland Forest ( Deep Marsh ( Perennial Wetland ( Shallow Marsh ( Wet Meadow ( Shrub-Scrub Wetland and ( Swamp Open Water Wetland includes: ( Limnetic Lake ( Littoral Lake and ( Littoral Shore as defined by the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI).
500 acres
100 acres 50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Monore County Water Resources
Vegetated Wetland types include: ( Bottomland Forest ( Deep Marsh ( Perennial Wetland ( Shallow Marsh ( Wet Meadow ( Shrub-Scrub Wetland and ( Swamp Open Water Wetland includes: ( Limnetic Lake ( Littoral Lake and ( Littoral Shore as defined by the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI).
500 acres
100 acres 50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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Randolph County Water Resources
Vegetated Wetland types include: ( Bottomland Forest ( Deep Marsh ( Perennial Wetland ( Shallow Marsh ( Wet Meadow ( Shrub-Scrub Wetland and ( Swamp Open Water Wetland includes: ( Limnetic Lake ( Littoral Lake and ( Littoral Shore as defined by the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI).
500 acres
100 acres 50 ac.
džŝƐƟŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƐƐĞƚƐ
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St. Clair County Water Resources
Vegetated Wetland types include: ( Bottomland Forest ( Deep Marsh ( Perennial Wetland ( Shallow Marsh ( Wet Meadow ( Shrub-Scrub Wetland and ( Swamp Open Water Wetland includes: ( Limnetic Lake ( Littoral Lake and ( Littoral Shore as defined by the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI).
500 acres
100 acres 50 ac.
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80 | Green Infrastructure Part 2: Existing Conditions
October, 2013
Washington County Water Resources