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Appendix G-1b LAC Document: DESCRIPTION: “Areas of Conservation Interest”, a list of nineteen areas, found in the Plan for Open Space and Municipal Land Needs, completed by LAC, 1999, as revised 2001. BASIS FOR LISTING: This list delineates areas recommended for top priority for open space preservation by the Town. They are not in priority order, but rather geographic order, from north to south. Criteria considered for listing effort included a stated historic interest in addition to open space and natural resource interests. NRIA Document: DESCRIPTION: As per the text of the NRIA document, the NRIA Natural Scenic Resources includes Guilford’s scenic areas and scenic views, scenic roads, mature trees, stone walls, ridgelines and hillsides, coastline and water resources, and pastoral landscapes (agricultural land and pasture) in addition to the discrete list of specific notable locales termed “scenic areas and scenic views” (the latter, included for easy reference, below). These resources are depicted on Group A- Map 2, “Natural Scenic Resources” to the extent that the resource has been identified by the NRIAC. Identification of ridgetops, for example, has yet to be completed for inclusion on Map 2. BASIS FOR LISTING: The basis for the NRIA approach is the understanding that Guilford’s notable beauty is attributable to the prevalence of these different types of scenic features, the value of which is augmented when perceived in the context of the whole. To this extent, the scenic resources listed for the purposes of the NRIA are generic in nature with resource areas types identified both Town-wide and site specifically (in regards to the scenic view category) in contrast to the specific sites listed in the GPA and LAC lists. The emphasis for inclusion was the natural resource’s appearance rather than its functional value and, generically, its contribution to the overall appearance of Guilford. In contrast to the GPA and LAC listings, the scenic resources presented in this inventory, are notable for their natural features exclusive of man-made structures (any structures located within are incidental). Their status in terms of preservation/protection was not a criterion as it was in the LAC list. Their inclusion was the choice of the NRIAC, rather than by popular vote as in the case of the GPA list. Historic value or significance was not a parameter for inclusion, as in the LAC effort. Comparative Example: Using Westwoods to illustrate the differences in criteria between the three lists, GPA List lists “Westwoods Trails” as a favorite place; LAC List lists “Private in-holdings in Westwoods” as a priority area for preservation; and NRIA lists “Westwoods” dually as a scenic area and as a public vantage point affording a scenic view of woodlands and marshes. This example demonstrates that neither the geographic area nor the basis for the listing is identical on any of the three lists. No doubt Westwoods scores as a favorite place due in large part to its scenic qualities. The NRIA Natural Scenic list identifies this area for its scenic qualities. The NRIA document endorses the LAC priority to protect the in-holdings in Westwoods through acquisition. But in this instance, NRIA’s endorsement is not based on perceived need for scenic protection, but rather on the NRIA stated objective to preserve, maintain and enhance the ecological integrity and open space value of existing committed open space. NRIA Natural Scenic Resources includes a host of resource types. Here is a list of one type, scenic views: Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment Town of Guilford, CT
NRIA’s Listing of Scenic Views From Public Vantage Points and Scenic Areas PUBLIC VANTAGE POINT SCENIC VIEW Bluff Head* Panoramic views of North Guilford, Broomstick Ledges, Hartford, and Long Island Sound Bridge on Clapboard Hill Road East River Marshes Estuary Great Hill Road Fields looking west and east and northwest near Cook’sLane Westwoods* Woodlands and marshes East Woods off Podunk Road Woodlands Guilford Town Marina Grass Island, marshes, Long Island Sound and Faulkner’s Island Route 77 North Bluff Head, Broomstick Ledges, and ridges to the west Route 77 and Lake Drive Lake Quonnipaug and ridges to the north and west Route 77, North of Route 80 Fields and woods Chaffinch Island* Indian Cove*, Sachem’s Hd.*, West River inlet, Guilford coast & Long Island Sound Mulberry Pt.* Town beaches, coast and the Sound Joshua Cove*, Vineyard Point* Town beaches, coast and Long Island Sound Route 146 at Shell Beach Road Leetes’ Island, and tidal flats Route 146 at Lost Lake Great Harbor marshes and Westwoods Olmstead’s Outlook*, River Street West River marshes Chittenden Park* Marshes Scenic View Road fields, Lake Quonnipaug and Quonnipaug Mountain Long Island Sound* Guilford coast, coves and ridgetops West Street Totoket Mountain Overlook Road Totoket Mountain Hemlock Avenue Ravine on south side of Hemlock Avenue North Madison Road Guilford Lakes Route 77 West River valley * a public vantage point which is also a scenic area or view in its own right Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment Town of Guilford, CT G-1c Appendix Appendix
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TOWN OF GUILFORD, CONNECTICUT Natur
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TOWN OF GUILFORD Natural Resource I
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Acknowledgments The Conservation Co
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Introduction What are natural resou
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INTRODUCTION 1 Orthophoto 2 Land Us
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ACRONYMS Acronyms used in this docu
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Section A. GEOLOGY A.1 Introduction
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of us give much thought. The reason
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former river delta. This material,
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A.9 Summary Guilford’s geological
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Section B. COAST B.1 Introduction S
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oysters and clams are raised in upw
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Mammals: Mink, deer, raccoon, otter
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Habitat destruction Before passage
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Section C. FRESHWATER C.1 Introduct
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Fishes: largemouth bass (non-native
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Floodplains are low-lying areas tha
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evaluation of current designated ar
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Section D. Uplands D.1 Definition a
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Black oak, red oak, and white oak d
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Traprock Ridges This ecosystem is r
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Invasive plants in Guilford’s upl
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Section E. AGRICULTURE E.1 Introduc
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E.5 Marketable Resources: Products
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Timberlands The approximately 600-a
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Endnotes 1 For statutory definition
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Section F THE DARK NIGHT SKY F.1 In
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Section G NATURAL SCENIC RESOURCES
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G.4 Summary Guilford’s scenic res
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Section H OPEN SPACE H.1 Introducti
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the Scenic Roads Advisory Committee
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• State of Connecticut’s Guilfo
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Town of Guilford, Planning and Zoni
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Page 133 and 134: APPENDIX H-1 A Compilation of Guilf
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