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Habitat Group Lake Champlain Watershed Regional Risk Model Daniel Levy Kelsey Pratt Tyler Lewis Slide 2 Problem Statement & Objectives Lake Champlain Basin Program identifies fifteen different watersheds. 1.Designating watersheds. 2.Identifying Important Habitats on Regional Scale 3.Determining Ranking values and possible implementation of a Habitat Filter. Slide 3 Watershed Determination There are three proposals that need to be considered: 1. Focusing on Hydrologic Units 2.Specific Stakeholder Identified Watersheds 3.Watershed Segments by State Slide 4 Slide 5 Slide 6 Slide 7 Identifying Important Habitats Open water: Lake Champlain 6 Lakes/Ponds other than Lake Champlain Rivers and Streams Developed: Open space Low intensity Medium intensity High intensity Barren land (rock/sand/clay including mine pits and gravel sites) Forest: Deciduous Coniferous Mixed Herbaceous: Shrub Grassland Agriculture: Pasture/hay Cultivated crops Wetlands: Woody wetlands Emergent herbaceous wetlands Slide 8 Determining Ranking Values 1.Land Mass Ranking 2.Economic Ranking 3.Habitat Filter(s) Slide 9 Habitat's Land Mass Habitat Located In Watershed Ranking Option 1 (No Economic Rankings) Ranking Option 2 Ranking Option 3 Ranking Option 4 Ranking Option 5 None00000 Low21111 Medium42.5232 High64354 Ranking Values are Determined by the Ratio of Habitat Size : Watershed Size Slide 10 Economic Rankings Economic values are assigned to each habitat based on it's possible "Goods Value(s)". 1.Open Waters 2.Developed 3.Forest 4.Herbaceous 5.Agricultural 6.Wetlands Categories Retrieved from the Bureau of Economic Analysis: Slide 11 Layout of Economic Categories and Findings FIPSStateIndustry CodeIndustryComponent CodeComponent200620072008AVERAGEPERCENT 50Vermont1All industry total200Gross Domestic Product by State (millions of current dollars)236512423724993 OPEN WATER 50Vermont5 Forestry, fishing, and related activities200Gross Domestic Product by State (millions of current dollars)76747374.333330.01% 50Vermont10 Utilities200Gross Domestic Product by State (millions of current dollars)534576586565.33330.05% 0.06% DEVELOPED 50Vermont12 Manufacturing200Gross Domestic Product by State (millions of current dollars)3012267029172866.3330.27% 50Vermont34 Wholesale trade200Gross Domestic Product by State (millions of current dollars)11671175118611760.11% 50Vermont35 Retail trade200Gross Domestic Product by State (millions of current dollars)2032204619812019.6670.19% 0.56% FOREST 50Vermont5 Forestry, fishing, and related activities200Gross Domestic Product by State (millions of current dollars)76747374.333330.01% 50Vermont14 Wood product manufacturing200Gross Domestic Product by State (millions of current dollars)130118114120.66670.01% 50Vermont29 Paper manufacturing200Gross Domestic Product by State (millions of current dollars)10910096101.66670.01% 0.03% HERBACEOUS 50Vermont5 Forestry, fishing, and related activities200Gross Domestic Product by State (millions of current dollars)76747374.333330.01% AGRICULTURE 50Vermont4 Crop and animal production (Farms)200Gross Domestic Product by State (millions of current dollars)2183533052920.03% 50Vermont26 Food product manufacturing200Gross Domestic Product by State (millions of current dollars)389411444414.66670.04% 0.07% WETLANDS 50Vermont5 Forestry, fishing, and related activities200Gross Domestic Product by State (millions of current dollars)76747374.333330.01% Slide 12 Layout of Economic Ranking Options Economic Contribution Option 1Option 2 LOW10 MEDIUMN/A1 HIGH22 Slide 13 Economic Uncertainty When applying the GDP values for the state of New York, its metropolitan areas provided substantial economic stimuli, thus drastically inflating the State's values. Slide 14 Economic Results New YorkVermontQuebec** %Rank% % OPEN WATER1.71%10.06%1 DEVELOPED15.97%*20.56%2 FOREST0.24%10.03%1 HERBACEOUS0.03%00.01%0 AGRICULTURE0.84%10.07%1 WETLANDS0.03%00.01%0 *Inflation due to New York City **In progress Slide 15 Habitat Stakeholder Importance Filter Habitats WatershedsLC* depth