This dataset is the first attempt categorizing Vermont\\u2019s conserved lands following the definitions in Act 59, as interpreted by the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board and described in the Vermont Conservation Strategy Initiative Inventory Report (August 2024).
Explore the Initial, Conserved Lands Inventory\\u00a0Dashboard\\u00a0to visualize and summarize the data submitted.\\u00a0\\u00a0
The GIS data published originates from the Nature\\nConservancy\\u2019s 2022 Secured Areas Dataset; a compilation effort showing\\nprotected areas in 18 eastern states that are permanently protected from\\ndevelopment. Using that product, the Conservation Categories Workgroup completed an\\nexercise of categorizing the parcels into the three conservation categories\\nidentified in the\\u00a0CRPBA. The categorization\\u00a0was completed consistent with the interpretation\\nand recommendations of the Conservation Categories Workgroup Report.
After the categorization, the data was provided to ANR GIS to facilitate ArcGIS Online partner access and refreshing the data with acquisitions from May 2022 to 2024. A complete data refresh for the GMNF was done using a March 2024 version of their management areas dataset. For the ANR, newly acquired parcels were added and available land use classification mapping, associated with long-range management planning, was compiled and categorized by land managers and ecologists. The categorized land use mapping replaced existing mapping for units where it was available. VLT provided GIS data for newly acquired lands between May 2022 and May 2024. TNC updated primary stewarded parcels prior to exchanging data with ANR GIS. Efforts to add other stewarded parcels were not attempted.
\\n\\nCategory Definitions:
\\n\\n1) \\u201cEcological reserve area\\u201d means an area having permanent protection\\nfrom conversion and that is managed to maintain a natural state within which\\nnatural ecological processes and disturbance events are allowed to proceed with\\nminimal interference.\\u00a0
\\n\\n(2) \\u201cBiodiversity conservation area\\u201d means an area having\\npermanent protection from conversion for the majority of the area and that is\\nmanaged for the primary goal of sustaining species or habitats. These areas may\\ninclude regular, active interventions to address the needs of particular\\nspecies or to maintain or restore habitats.\\u00a0
\\n\\n(3) \\u201cNatural resource management area\\u201d means an area having\\npermanent protection from conversion for the majority of the area but that is\\nsubject to long-term, sustainable land management.\\u00a0
\\n\\nLands categorized as Ecological Reserve Area and\\nBiodiversity Conservation Area are consistent with the interpretation and\\nrecommendations of the Conservation Categories Workgroup Report and were\\ncategorized by staff at VT TNC and VT FWD. The Uncategorized Conserved Lands are\\nlands identified as Gap 4 in TNC\\u2019s Secured Lands Database. These lands will be\\nfurther reviewed and considered in Phase II of the CRBPA effort. Lands\\ncategorized as Natural Resource Management Areas are lands that did not meet\\nthe criteria of an Ecological Reserve Area or a Biodiversity Conservation Area,\\nand that were not identified as Gap 4 in the Secured Lands Database.\\u00a0
\\n\\nAdditional near term development:
\\n\\nStewarded layer views of the initial public release are\\nstill accessible to VLT, TNC, GMNF and ANR staff to manage or recategorize\\nuntil September 1, 2024. At that time, the initial Conserved Lands Inventory\\nwill be a static product to serve as a baseline for the conservation vision and\\ngoals of the CRPBA.
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