Peconic Bay
Critical Lands Protection Plan
Category: Upland
Cost: $292,000 in new one-time costs (does not include cost estimates
for land protection, including acquisition)
Description: In response to public comments from the September 1999 draft
Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan, the PEP developed a strategy
for preparing a Critical Lands Protection Plan. The Critical Lands Protection
Plan will ultimately evaluate the land available for development in the Peconic
Estuary Study Area and identify priorities for protection with respect to estuarine
management concerns. It is the intent of the Critical Lands Protection Plan
to prioritize the land available for development "through the lens"
of habitat and water quality protection. Already, the Critical Lands Protection
Work Group has developed draft maps overlaying the land available for development
with the criteria chosen by the work group to determine land protection priorities.
These maps also identify the parcels recommended for acquisition in the watershed
under the Community Preservation Fund and currently protected lands. The work
group will meet with the towns for more input.
Peconic Estuary Program priorities for 2001 and 2002 include developing and
implementing the Critical Lands Protection Plan and accelerating land protection
in the region.
Outcome: The land protection priorities are the focus of land management
strategies.
Contact: Information not provided.
Citation: Peconic Estuary Program (2001), Comprehensive Conservation
and Management Plan: Critical Lands Protection Strategy Chapter.
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