SOE2010.Resources

**Bibliography of Resources - articles, web links, people - organized by report section (see also, Ecosystem Service Valuation section following the four benefit sections)**
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 * Introduction/Overview Resources**

List of data resources from TLC - [|TLCDataResources.docx]

List of municipalities, townships, and unincorporated communities by county - [|NCTownshipsAndCitiesWithinCountyBorders.docx]

2007 population by county and main towns [|TriangleTownsPopulation.xlsx]

Triangle J's powerpoint overview [|tjcogmeasures.pdf]

Economic 'state of the region' report 2009

Planning and growth overview (mostly focusing on Wake County)


 * Wildlife Habitat**

Preliminary bibliography (I did not want to move all of this, as I do not understand what it all is and how it is organized. In general, pages look neater if you embed a link to a document instead of the document - it's a choice on the insert files page - george) TLC News Article (Feb 2010): http://www.triangleland.org/news/articles/2010/wildlifehabitat.shtml

NC One Naturally Maps of Managed Lands by County<>


 * Water Quality**

(example of DWR Groundwater Database Data (2005-2009)) : <> [|Screen_shot_2010-02-24_at_11.04.29_AM.png] [|Screen_shot_2010-02-24_at_11.04.43_AM.png]

[] - Here's a page with up-to-date water quality data for NC. You have probably found this a long time ago but I thought I'd share this just in case. -Elina

water quality reports by service http://yosemite.epa.gov/ogwdw/ccr.nsf/North+Carolina?OpenView

descriptions of USGS series http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=127:13:5551056434855493

USGS report on triangle water for 1998-2002: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1278/pdf/report.pdf

Suspended Sediment and Nutrients in the Upper Cape Fear River Basin, North Carolina, 2002–04, with an Analysis of Temporal Changes, 1976–2004 http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5271/pdf/report.pdf

Occurrence of Organic Wastewater Compounds in Selected Surface-Water Supplies, Triangle Area of North Carolina, 2002–2005 http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5054/

A comparison of the effects of urbanization on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in contrasting environmental settings [abs.] http://nc.water.usgs.gov/reports/abstracts/Cuf03Com.html

Water-Quality Trends in the Neuse River Basin, North Carolina, 1974-2003 http://nc.water.usgs.gov/reports/abstracts/Har03Wat.html

..and more available at: http://nc.water.usgs.gov/pubs/pubsqw.html <>

new 303d impaired streams list: http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/tmdl/documents/draft_2010_Cat_5.pdf <>


 * Local Farms & Food**

Heinz Report Indicators - http://conservationsuccess.wikispaces.com/HeizReportindicators Working Lands Initiative: @http://www.onencnaturally.org/pages/workinglands.html Small Farms Getting Big - News & Observer 2010 Jan 24 -[]

Statistics
 * US Census of Ag, 1997, 2002, 2007: []
 * USDA Economic Research Service: [], []
 * NC-specific USDA Ag Research Service site: []
 * USDA Farm Subsidy Payments: []
 * 2009 NC Ag stats: []
 * Farmland lost to other land uses: []
 * Soil data:[| http://ncagr.gov/agronomi/sitemap.htm] ?
 * Farm commodities by county - []
 * Farm historical data: []

Farmland Preservation > > 2. DENR OneNCNaturally:http://www.onencnaturally.org/ pages/workinglands.html > > 3. NC Wildlife Hunting Program info:
 * Voluntary Ag Districts and Preservation Trust Fund (maps): []
 * TLC Land Trust: []
 * Farmland viability assessmen: []
 * NC Farm Transition Network: []
 * Small and minority-owned farms: []
 * Soil & Water Plan: http://www.ncaswcd.org/ Programs/working_lands.htm
 * How much land is enrolled in:
 * 1) DENR S&W conservation programs:
 * Conservation Reserve Enhancement: http://www.enr.state.nc.us/ DSWC/pages/crep.html
 * Ag Cost Share: http://www.enr.state.nc.us/ DSWC/pages/agcostshareprogram. html
 * Community Conservation Assistance: http://www.enr.state.nc.us/ DSWC/pages/ccap_program.html
 * http://www.onencnaturally.org/ pages/WL_Toolbox.html
 * TLC's local land trust: workinglands@triangleland.org
 * Games Lands: http://www.ncwildlife.org/ Wildlife_Species_Con/WSC_Game_ Lands.htm
 * Piedmont Game land Map: http://www.ncwildlife.org/ Hunting/H_GL_Maps_Piedmont.htm
 * Game land Harvest Stats (2008-9): http://www.ncwildlife.org/ Regs/2009_10/2009_10_BigGame. pdf

Local Food and Consumption [|Slow Food Triangle], [|Triangle Food Commons] , [|NC Choices] , [|NC Farm Fresh] , [|Carolina Farm Stewardship Association] , [|CEFS Farm2Fork program], [|Inter-faith Food Shuttle]
 * Regional density of regional farmers markets, CSA's and roadside stands: []
 * Sales and marketing infrastructure to support local food movement
 * Chatham small farms and locally grown food: [])
 * NC Food Advisory Council: []

Recreational Opportunities
 * Agritourism: []
 * Triangle Farm Tours: []
 * NC education program - http://www.ncpublicschools.org/cte/agricultural/curriculum/

Woodland Statistics: [|http://fia.fs.fed.us] [] Ecosystem Services
 * InVEST for valuation of ecosystem services: [] (Natural Capital Project)and [] (West Michigan web site)

Farmland sustainability:
 * __NC NRCS BMP: []__
 * __RAFI (Pittsboro) also provides this service: []__


 * Connecting People with Nature**

Value of Parks and Environmental Education
 * Economic Impact of Parks report, 2005: @http://www.ncparks.gov/News/special/economic_impact.php
 * National Wildlife Federation article--contains links to studies: [|10 Reasons Kids Need Fresh Air]
 * Last Child in the Woods (Richard Louv)
 * Rachel Carson, Thoreau, etc.

Parks and Nature Recreation Opportunities
 * Green Infrastructure: Triangle Green print:(see also Wildlife section for county breakdown) http://www.trianglegreenprint.org/
 * State Parks so far [|Copy of State ParksModified.xlsx]
 * NC Parks dot gov
 * County Parks so far [|County ParksModified.xlsx]
 * Trails--
 * Triangle Greenways Council;
 * Trails.com
 * From Katherine: miles of paved and unpaved trails within public recreation areas, TBD
 * From Leigh Ann--will provide what they have (how?)
 * Greenways:
 * From TLC?
 * From Triangle Greenways Council?
 * From county or municipal governments?
 * General layers for maps--
 * NC Natural.com
 * One NC Naturally Layers: open space, parks, county boundaries, rivers, etc.
 * NC One Map
 * US Census (from UNC server) for counties for race, income, population, census tracts
 * From Leigh Ann: CPT layer and the layer provided from Natural Heritage Program (what are these?)
 * Boat access sites: From Leigh Ann: from WRC (what is this?) on NC one map, will also provide data layer with sites from the paddle guide we created at TLC

Environmental Education Opportunities
 * CD provided by Leigh Ann
 * @http://www.eenorthcarolina.org/
 * UNC's site []

List of parks and contact information from Katherine's Masters Project efforts- <>


 * Ecosystem Services - General Tutorial, Informational and Tool Resources**

http://www.ecosystemvaluation. org/1-02.htm http://www.ecology.org/biod/ value/EcosystemServices.html http://www.uvm.edu/giee/ research/ecosystemservices/ http://www.wri.org/ publication/content/8381 http://www.actionbioscience. org/environment/esa.html http://www.ias.unu.edu/sub_ page.aspx?catID=752&ddlID=753 http://www.nap.edu/openbook. php?isbn=030909318X http://www.sciencedirect.com/ science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi= B6V5X-4PKG5YF-2&_user=4420034& _coverDate=10%2F31%2F2007&_ rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig= article&_cdi=5798&_sort=v&_ docanchor=&view=c&_ct=546&_ acct=C000063005&_version=1&_ urlVersion=0&_userid=4420034& md5= 4a1cd2e0e51d4b93c91b3f7288882b d0 http://www. ecosystemmarketplace.com/ pages/dynamic/library.sub_ section.landing_page.php? section=library&category_ section=other_conservation_ markets http://www. millenniumassessment.org/en/ index.aspx http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ Repairing+ecosystems+at+home:+ three+cities+show+why+it+ makes...-a0134777780

This report is what I consider to be the holy grail of eco valuation reports. Here's a wiki bio of his work: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Robert_Costanza#Work

Costanza's Initial Paper: http://www.biology.duke.edu/ wilson/EcoSysServices/papers/ CostanzaEtal1997.pdf and worksheet: http://www.biology.duke.edu/ wilson/EcoSysServices/paper/ Costanza1997MasterWorksheet. xls

Tools: (@http://www.ebmtools.org/)

http://ecoinformatics.uvm.edu/ aries/site/main.html, http://ecoinformatics.uvm.edu/ aries.app?page=main