Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment - Town of Guilford

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TOWN OF GUILFORD Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment Table of Contents Section .........................................................................................................Page Preface ..................................................................................................................2 Acknowledgments................................................................................................3 Mission Statement ...............................................................................................4 Introduction ........................................................................................................5 Map Atlas - Table of Contents only.....................................................................7 Sources of Data ....................................................................................................8 Acronyms..............................................................................................................9 Part I Natural Resources - for Map References see separate Map Atlas A. Geology ......................................................................................................A1 B. Coast...........................................................................................................B1 C. Freshwater..................................................................................................C1 D. Uplands......................................................................................................D1 E. Agriculture.................................................................................................E1 F. The Dark Night Sky...................................................................................F1 G. Natural Scenic Resources .........................................................................G1 H. Open Space ..............................................................................................H1 I. Natural Resource-Based Recreation..........................................................I1 J. Significant Natural Resource Areas...........................................................J1 Gaps ............................................................................................................11 Afterword....................................................................................................13 Part II Appendix ............................................................................................................14 Part III Map Atlas – a separate document Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment Town of Guilford, CT 1 Table of Contents
Page 1: TOWN OF GUILFORD, CONNECTICUT Natur
Page 5 and 6: Acknowledgments The Conservation Co
Page 7 and 8: Introduction What are natural resou
Page 9 and 10: INTRODUCTION 1 Orthophoto 2 Land Us
Page 11 and 12: ACRONYMS Acronyms used in this docu
Page 13 and 14: Section A. GEOLOGY A.1 Introduction
Page 15 and 16: of us give much thought. The reason
Page 17 and 18: former river delta. This material,
Page 19 and 20: A.9 Summary Guilford’s geological
Page 21 and 22: Section B. COAST B.1 Introduction S
Page 23 and 24: oysters and clams are raised in upw
Page 25 and 26: Mammals: Mink, deer, raccoon, otter
Page 27 and 28: Habitat destruction Before passage
Page 29 and 30: Section C. FRESHWATER C.1 Introduct
Page 31 and 32: Fishes: largemouth bass (non-native
Page 33 and 34: Floodplains are low-lying areas tha
Page 35 and 36: evaluation of current designated ar
Page 37 and 38: Section D. Uplands D.1 Definition a
Page 39 and 40: Black oak, red oak, and white oak d
Page 41 and 42: Traprock Ridges This ecosystem is r
Page 43 and 44: Invasive plants in Guilford’s upl
Page 45 and 46: Section E. AGRICULTURE E.1 Introduc
Page 47 and 48: E.5 Marketable Resources: Products
Page 49 and 50: Timberlands The approximately 600-a
Page 51 and 52: 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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PUBLIC VANTAGE POINT SCENIC VIEW Sc
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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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Section I NATURAL RESOURCE-BASED RE
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particularly in North Guilford, are
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I.6 Threats and Concerns: the Futur
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References Demrow, C. and D. Salisb
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Section J SIGNIFICANT NATURAL RESOU
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J.4 Location and Ecological Content
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GAPS Areas for Future Study and Con
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Afterword Future Considerations As
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TOWN OF GUILFORD Natural Resource I
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APPENDIX B-1 Guilford Coastal Data
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APPENDIX B-2 Natural Resource Inven
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Natural Resource Inventory and Asse
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APPENDIX B-4 Quick Facts About Long
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APPENDIX C-1 Listing of Guilford’
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• Unnamed stream - flows under Ro
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APPENDIX C-2 Wetland Soil Categorie
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APPENDIX C-3 Water Protection Agenc
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APPENDIX D-1 Birds of Guilford, Con
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Page 3 - Birds of Guilford, Connect
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Appendix D-2 Natural Resource Inven
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APPENDIX E-1 Agricultural Products
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Dairy There are no longer any opera
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F-1 NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA AT N
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APPENDIX G-1 Natural Scenic Resourc
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NRIA’s Listing of Scenic Views Fr
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GPA’s Favorite Scenes and Places
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APPENDIX G-2 a Natural Resource Inv
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APPENDIX G-2b Natural Resource Inve
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APPENDIX G-3 Guilford’s Town Owne
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APPENDIX G-4 Guilford’s Notable T
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APPENDIX H-1 A Compilation of Guilf
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APPENDIX H-2a Metacomet Ridge Conse
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APPENDIX H-3 Public Act 490 Prefere
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APPENDIX I-1 Recreational Facilitie
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APPENDIX J-1 Benefits of Buffer by
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