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Yo rk Rive r Study

Oc to b e r 17, 2016, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Yo rk Pub lic L ib ra ry Co mmunity Ro o m

We lc o me a nd Me e ting Ove rvie w

 Pre se nta tio ns, 6:30-7:00

 Chuc k Ott – Yo rk Rive r wa te rshe d a nd the Yo rk Rive r Stud y  Jim Ma c Ca rtne y – Na tio na l Pa rk Se rvic e Pa rtne rship Wild a nd

Sc e nic Rive rs Pro g ra m

 Jo a n L

e Bla nc – Yo rk Rive r wa te rshe d re so urc e s a nd ma na g e me nt pla n

 Gro up disc ussio n a nd fe e db a c k, 7:00-7:30  Additio na l time fo r input a nd disc ussio n

Yo rk Rive r a nd I ts Wa te rshe d

 Wha t is a wa te rshe d ?  Yo rk Rive r

 Ab o ut 12 mile s lo ng  Be g ins in So uth Be rwic k  F

re sh wa te r a nd tid a l

 Yo rk Rive r Wa te rshe d

 33 sq ua re mile a re a  4 c o mmunitie s  Ab o ut 110 mile s o f rive rs

a nd stre a ms

Why Ca re a b o ut the Yo rk Rive r Wa te rshe d

 Sha re d , c o nne c te d re so urc e a mo ng the c o mmunitie s  Hig h c o nc e ntra tio n o f re so urc e s – sig nific a nt na tura l a nd histo ric re so urc e s  E

c o no mic impo rta nc e a nd c ultura l impo rta nc e to re g io n

 T

hre a ts to re so urc e s – d e ve lo pme nt, c ha ng ing la nd sc a pe , o ve r use

 Ste wa rd ship

Da vid J. Murra y, Cle a rE ye Pho to .c o m

Yo rk Rive r Study – Ba c kg ro und

 Wa te rshe d a ppro a c h to pro te c ting the Yo rk Rive r  F

• rma tio n o f Yo rk Rive r Stud y

 Pro c e ss b e g a n a b o ut 10 ye a rs a g o  Suppo rt fro m Ma ine ’ s Co ng re ssio na l de le g a tio n;

Yo rk Rive r Study wa s a utho rize d b y Co ng re ss to e xplo re if the Na tio na l Pa rk Se rvic e Pa rtne rship Wild a nd Sc e nic Rive r de sig na tio n is a g o o d fit fo r the Yo rk Rive r a nd its c o mmunitie s

 Inc lude s de ve lo pme nt o f c o mmunity-b a se d

ma na g e me nt pla n

 Be g a n in la te 2015 whe n funding wa s a ppro pria te d  A lo c a lly-a ppo inte d c o mmitte e o ve rse e s the study

Yo rk Rive r Study Co mmitte e

 Cha rg e d with c o nd uc ting the stud y:

d e ve lo ping a ma na g e me nt pla n a nd e va lua ting suita b ility o f d e sig na tio n

 Inc lud e s to wn-a ppo inte d vo lunte e r

me mb e rs (vo ting me mb e rs) a nd a g e nc y me mb e rs (no n-vo ting me mb e rs)

 Mo nthly me e ting s  Curre ntly ha s two sub c o mmitte e s

Yo rk Rive r Study – Sta tus

 Info rma tio n g a the ring sta g e to id e ntify

impo rta nt wa te rshe d re so urc e s

 Co mpiling a nd re vie wing e xisting studie s a nd

da ta

 Ga the ring pub lic input  Ga the ring e xpe rt kno wle dg e  Ide ntifying da ta g a ps a nd a re a s fo r a dditio na l

study

 Curre ntly c o nd uc ting se rie s o f pub lic me e ting s

a nd e ve nts to g a the r input

 We b site : www.Yo rkRive rMa ine .o rg

Ove rvie w o f Na tio na l Pa rk Se rvic e Pa rtne rship Wild a nd Sc e nic Rive rs Pro g ra m

 Sub se t o f Na tio na l Wild a nd Sc e nic Rive rs Syste m

 E

na c te d Oc to b e r 2, 1968 (P.L . 90-542)

 Ba la nc e na tio na l po lic y o f da m a nd o the r c o nstruc tio n  Pro te c t a nd e nha nc e :

 F

re e -flo wing c o nditio n a nd wa te r q ua lity

 ORV(s) o f na tio na l o r re g io na l impo rta nc e

 Pro c e ss to a dd rive rs to na tio na l syste m  208 rive rs (12,709 mile s)

 Prima rily o n fe de ra l la nds

 T

we lve “Pa rtne rship Rive rs” (no n-fe d e ra l la nd s)

T lika kila Rive r (AK )

Pho to : Na tl. Ge o g ra p hic

Wha t is a Pa rtne rship Rive r?

 No fe d e ra l la nd o wne rship o r ma na g e me nt re sulting fro m d e sig na tio n  Ad ministra tio n a nd g o ve rna nc e thro ug h lo c a l rive r c o unc il  L

a nd use g o ve rne d b y e xisting lo c a l/ sta te la w a nd re g ula tio ns

 L

• c a lly-d e ve lo pe d rive r pla ns—a ppro ve d prio r to d e sig na tio n —g uid e

future ma na g e me nt

 Ma na g e me nt re spo nsib ilitie s sha re d a mo ng lo c a l, sta te , fe d e ra l, a nd NGO

pa rtne rs

 Vo lunta ry pa rtic ipa tio n b y pa rtne rs c re a te s suc c e ss  F

e d e ra l fund ing le ve ra g e s a d d itio na l sta te , lo c a l, a nd priva te fund ing

Missisq uo i Rive r (VT )

Pho to : Sha na Ste wa rt-De e ds

Ba sis to Re c o mme nd PWSR De sig na tio n

 E

ligibility: F

re e -flo wing , po sse ssing o ne o r mo re o utsta nd ing ly re ma rka b le va lue s (ORVs) tha t b a se d o n pro fe ssio na l jud g me nt a re d ire c tly rive r- re la te d a nd uniq ue , ra re o r e xe mpla ry a t re g io na l o r na tio na l sc a le

 Sc e nic , re c re a tio na l, g e o lo g ic , fish a nd wildlife , histo ric , c ultura l, o r simila r va lue s

 Suitability: T

hre e ma in q ue stio ns… Sho uld rive r va lue s b e pro te c te d ? Is Wild a nd Sc e nic the b e st me tho d ? Wha t le ve l o f no nfe d e ra l c o mmitme nt e xists?

 Partne rship Rive rs: Is the re a lo c a lly-d e ve lo pe d a nd a ppro ve d

Ma na g e me nt Pla n? Is the re c o mmunity suppo rt? Do lo c a l rive r pro te c tio n me a sure s, e .g ., o rd ina nc e s e xist?

L a mpre y Rive r (NH)

Pho to : Dic k L

• rd

Be ne fits o f De sig na tio n

 Na tio na l re c o g nitio n a nd pre stig e

 Additio na l g ra nts, e .g ., fish pa ssa g e , la nd

pro te c tio n, yo uth e duc a tio n, e tc .

 NPS te c hnic a l a nd fina nc ia l a ssista nc e

to imple me nt rive r pla n/ pro je c ts

 Co o pe ra tive a g re e me nt (~$75K

/ ye a r)

 CCS, PL

C, Ca ll-to -Ac tio n (~$10K / ye a r)

 NPS re vie w o f fe d e ra lly-a ssiste d wa te r

re so urc e s pro je c ts to pro te c t lo c a lly- id e ntifie d rive r va lue s

 L

• c a lly-a ppo inte d rive r c o unc il pro vid e s

lo ng –te rm struc ture to g uid e future ma na g e me nt a c ro ss lo c a l jurisd ic tio ns within the wa te rshe d

We stfie ld Rive r (MA)

Pho to : Ca rrie Ba nks

20 Ye a rs o f Pa rtne rship Rive rs

Da m re mo va l – Musc o ne tc o ng (NJ) E duc a ting yo uth Ma uric e (NJ) Pro te c ting wildlife We kiva (F L ) L a nd pre se rva tio n – Gre a t E g g Ha rb o r (NJ)

Pho to : T im Pa lme r

So lstic e c e le b ra tio n – SuAsCo (MA) Pub lic a c c e ss – L a mpre y (NH)

Pho to : Dic k L

• rd

Yo rk Rive r Study

 2013 – NPS WSR Re c o nna issa nc e Surve y c o mple te d

 Po te ntia l ORVs: na tura l c ultura l , histo ric , sc e nic , a nd re c re a tio na l va lue s  Stro ng c a ndida te fo r Co ng re ssio na l Study

 De c e mb e r 19, 2014 – Co ng re ssio na l WSR Stud y a utho rize d (P.L

. 113-291)

 Stud y se g me nts: “... 11.25 mile s fro m the he a d wa te rs o f the Yo rk Rive r a t Yo rk

Po nd to the mo uth o f the rive r a t Yo rk Ha rb o r, a nd a ny a sso c ia te d trib uta rie s.”

 NPS pro vid e s a d vic e , te c hnic a l suppo rt, a nd fund s (c o o pe ra tive a g re e me nt)  If the Yo rk Rive r is fo und e lig ib le a nd suita b le fo r d e sig na tio n (with c o mmunity

suppo rt), Co ng re ss must e na c t la w fo r the rive r to b e c o me Wild a nd Sc e nic

Yo rk Rive r (ME )

Pho to : Je rry Mo nkma n, E c o p ho to g ra p hy

Ide ntifying York Rive r Va lue s

 Unde rsta nding Outstandingly Re mar

kable Value s (ORVs)

– o r wha t ma ke s this wa te rshe d so spe c ia l – will:

 He lp info rm the Wild a nd

Sc e nic Study Re por t &

 Pro vide fo unda tio n fo r

a c o mmunity-b a se d

Wa te r she d Ma na g e me nt Pla n * Goal: Pr

• te c t the Yor

k Rive r ’s unique c har ac te r and r e sour c e s for futur e ge ne r ations

Da vid J. Murra y, Cle a rE ye Pho to .c o m

Yor k Rive r Wa te r she d Outsta nding ly Re ma r ka ble Va lue s (ORVs)

 E

c o no mic va lue

 So urc e o f drinking wa te r  Cultura l a nd histo ric re so urc e s  Na tura l re so urc e s  Sc e nic b e a uty  Wa te r q ua lity  Re c re a tio na l va lue  Othe rs ?

Conte xt: Prote c ting Wate rshe d Value s in a Changing Climate

E c onomic Va lue

 He a lthy Wa te rshe d is Cruc ia l to

Suppo rting L

• c a l E

c o no my

 F

ishing ind ustry

 T

• urist ind ustry

Drinking Wa te r Supply

 Yo rk Rive r wa te rshe d e nc o mpa sse s

se ve ra l po nds tha t pro vide pub lic wa te r supply to Yo rk, K itte ry a nd E lio t

 Prio ritie s inc lude :

 Pro te c ting wa te r q ua lity  Pro mo ting wa te r c o nse rva tio n  Co nse rving wa te rshe d b uffe r a re a s

USGS National Drought Watc h – Oc tobe r 16 – 7 day ave rage

Wa te r Qua lity

Cle a n a nd he a lthy rive rs suppo rt:

Drinking wa te r She llfish ha rve sting F

ishing

Swimming Bo a ting

Cultura l a nd Historic Re sourc e s

 National Re giste r of Historic Plac e s (1 d istric t, 9

ind ivid ua l pro pe rtie s)

 Historic Buildings and Struc ture s (Co lo nia l-e ra

ho me ste a d s, fa rms, d a ms)

 Bridge s (e .g ., Se wa ll’ s Brid g e , T

he rmo pla stic Brid g e , Wig g ly Brid g e )

 L

iving History (Muse ums o f Old Yo rk)

 Artistic Inspiration (Visua l a nd lite ra ry a rts)  Arc hae ologic al Re sourc e s (Na tive Ame ric a n, E

uro - Ame ric a n, ma ritime ind ustria l site s)

 Cultural L

andsc ape s (Ma rsh ha y fie ld s, histo ric a nd

wo rking wa te rfro nts)

Cultur a l & Histor ic Re sour c e s

Na tura l Re sourc e s

 Yo rk Rive r Wa te rshe d fe a ture s

 la rg e tra c ts o f und e ve lo pe d fo re st  he a lthy stre a m b uffe rs  uniq ue na tura l ha b ita ts

 All suppo rting a wide ra ng e o f dive rse a nd

ra re spe c ie s

Na tur a l Re sour c e s

Pr

• te c te d He adwate r

s, Str e am Buffe r s and Salt Mar sh

 Pro vide s va lua b le habitat

a nd wildlife c or

r idor s

 Suppo rts c oastal

r e silie nc e fro m se a le ve l

rise a nd sto rm surg e

 Inc lude s pa rt o f la rg e st

intac t c oastal we tland

a re a in so uthe rn Ma ine

Photo: Je r r y Monkman

 Yor

k Rive r He adwate r s F

• c us Ar

e a a nd Mt. Agame ntic us F

• c us Ar

e a – de sig na te d a s ‘ Ar e as of State wide E c ologic al Signific anc e ’ b a se d o n a n “unusua lly ric h c o nve rg e nc e o f

ra re pla nt a nd a nima l o c c urre nc e s, hig h va lue ha b ita ts, a nd re la tive ly inta c t na tura l la ndsc a pe s.”

Na tura l Re sourc e s / Biolog ic a l Dive rsity

 Mo re diffe re nt thr

e a te ne d a nd e nda ng e r e d spe c ie s tha n a ny o the r re g io n in Ma ine E xa mple s:

• Bla nding s T

urtle

• Ne w E

ng la nd Co tto nta il

• Ring e d b o g ha unte r

dra g o nfly

• Sa ltma rsh sha rp-ta ile d

spa rro w

Na tura l Re sourc e s / Biolog ic a l Dive rsity

 Ric h ha b ita t suppo rts a t le a st 23 diffe r

e nt spe c ie s of fish

Ra inb o w Sme lt Bro o k tro ut Ale wife

Ne xt Ste ps - Outstandingly Re markable Value s

• 1. Continue r

e vie w of e xisting data / studie s

• 2. Conduc t ne w r

e se ar c h

2017 fish mo nito ring a nd ha b ita t study

(a ppro ve d)

Othe r po te ntia l re se a rc h a re a s

Wa te rshe d b uild -o ut Arc he o lo g ic a l / Arc hite c tura l histo ric surve ys –

Yo rk Po nd a nd surro und ing a re a s in S. Be rwic k a nd E lio t (inc lud e s Punkinto wn a re a )

Ma pping o f we tla nd s a nd ma rsh a re a s Id e ntifying a nd mitig a ting impa c ts o f se a le ve l

rise o n na tura l, histo ric a nd e c o no mic re so urc e s

Ne xt Ste ps - Outstandingly Re markable Value s

• 3. De ve lop Yor

k Rive r Wate r she d Manage me nt Plan

 E

nsure c o mmunity-b a se d a ppro a c h

 Ide ntify a nd do c ume nt va lua b le

re so urc e s

 Re c o mme nd a dditio na l studie s ne e de d  Re c o mme nd stra te g ie s fo r pro te c ting

the Yo rk Rive r’ s uniq ue va lue s

 Ide ntify o ppo rtunitie s fo r Yo rk, K

itte ry, E lio t, So uth Be rwic k a nd pa rtne r

• rg a niza tio ns to imple me nt the pla n

How You Ca n He lp

 Pro vide input: Wa te rshe d Va lue s Po ste r & She e t  Pro vide da ta , re po rts, pho to s  Pa rtic ipa te in me e ting s (YRSC o r sub c o mmitte e s)

Sta y Informe d

 Co nta c t Study Co o rdina to r Je nnife r Hunte r a t

jh.yor kr ive r @gmail.c om

 www.yor

kr ive r maine .or g (sig n up fo r e ma il list)

Que stions a nd Comme nts

Pho to : Mic ha e l Cuo mo