Online Webinar: Thursday, November 9th | 12:00pm-1:30pm

CM Credit Pending
This webinar will explore the Chesapeake Bay Program’s 1-meter resolution Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) data and how it can be used by local land use planners. Speakers will present case studies of how they’ve used the LULC data in their work: 1) best management practice implementation to maximize local watershed restoration efforts 2) tracking tree canopy cover changes and prioritizing planting locations to meet Climate Action Plan goals 3) state-wide land use map for comprehensive planning and land preservation. The high-resolution LULC can be coupled with high-resolution hydrography data to target stream restoration efforts, identify riparian planting opportunities, develop watershed restoration plans and more.

Speakers: 

• Sarah McDonald, US Geological Survey

• Scott Heidel, PA Department of Environmental Protection

• Bill Mahoney, Howard County, MD

• Deb Sward, Maryland Department of Planning