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Yo rk Rive r Study Oc to b e r 17, 2016, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Yo rk Pub lic L ib ra ry Co mmunity Ro o m

We lc o me a nd Me e ting Ove rvie w  Pre se nta tio ns, 6:30-7:00  Chuc k Ott – Yo rk Rive r wa te rshe d a nd the Yo rk Rive r Stud y  Jim Ma c Ca rtne y – Na tio na l Pa rk Se rvic e Pa rtne rship Wild a nd Sc e nic Rive rs Pro g ra m  Jo a n L e Bla nc – Yo rk Rive r wa te rshe d re so urc e s a nd ma na g e me nt pla n  Gro up disc ussio n a nd fe e db a c k, 7:00-7:30  Additio na l time fo r input a nd disc ussio n

Yo rk Rive r a nd I ts Wa te rshe d  Wha t is a wa te rshe d ?  Yo rk Rive r  Ab o ut 12 mile s lo ng  Be g ins in So uth Be rwic k  F re sh wa te r a nd tid a l  Yo rk Rive r Wa te rshe d  33 sq ua re mile a re a  4 c o mmunitie s  Ab o ut 110 mile s o f rive rs a nd stre a ms

Why Ca re a b o ut the Yo rk Rive r Wa te rshe d  Sha re d , c o nne c te d re so urc e a mo ng the c o mmunitie s  Hig h c o nc e ntra tio n o f re so urc e s – sig nific a nt na tura l a nd histo ric re so urc e s  E c o no mic impo rta nc e a nd c ultura l impo rta nc e to re g io n  T hre a ts to re so urc e s – d e ve lo pme nt, c ha ng ing la nd sc a pe , o ve r use  Ste wa rd ship Da vid J. Murra y, Cle a rE ye Pho to .c o m

Yo rk Rive r Study – Ba c kg ro und  Wa te rshe d a ppro a c h to pro te c ting the Yo rk Rive r  F o rma tio n o f Yo rk Rive r Stud y  Pro c e ss b e g a n a b o ut 10 ye a rs a g o  Suppo rt fro m Ma ine ’ s Co ng re ssio na l de le g a tio n; Yo rk Rive r Study wa s a utho rize d b y Co ng re ss to e xplo re if the Na tio na l Pa rk Se rvic e Pa rtne rship Wild a nd Sc e nic Rive r de sig na tio n is a g o o d fit fo r the Yo rk Rive r a nd its c o mmunitie s  Inc lude s de ve lo pme nt o f c o mmunity-b a se d ma na g e me nt pla n  Be g a n in la te 2015 whe n funding wa s a ppro pria te d  A lo c a lly-a ppo inte d c o mmitte e o ve rse e s the study

Yo rk Rive r Study Co mmitte e  Cha rg e d with c o nd uc ting the stud y: d e ve lo ping a ma na g e me nt pla n a nd e va lua ting suita b ility o f d e sig na tio n  Inc lud e s to wn-a ppo inte d vo lunte e r me mb e rs (vo ting me mb e rs) a nd a g e nc y me mb e rs (no n-vo ting me mb e rs)  Mo nthly me e ting s  Curre ntly ha s two sub c o mmitte e s

Yo rk Rive r Study – Sta tus  Info rma tio n g a the ring sta g e to id e ntify impo rta nt wa te rshe d re so urc e s  Co mpiling a nd re vie wing e xisting studie s a nd da ta  Ga the ring pub lic input  Ga the ring e xpe rt kno wle dg e  Ide ntifying da ta g a ps a nd a re a s fo r a dditio na l study  Curre ntly c o nd uc ting se rie s o f pub lic me e ting s a nd e ve nts to g a the r input  We b site : www.Yo rkRive rMa ine .o rg

Ove rvie w o f Na tio na l Pa rk Se rvic e Pa rtne rship Wild a nd Sc e nic Rive rs Pro g ra m  Sub se t o f Na tio na l Wild a nd Sc e nic Rive rs Syste m  E na c te d Oc to b e r 2, 1968 (P.L . 90-542)  Ba la nc e na tio na l po lic y o f da m a nd o the r c o nstruc tio n  Pro te c t a nd e nha nc e :  F re e -flo wing c o nditio n a nd wa te r q ua lity  ORV(s) o f na tio na l o r re g io na l impo rta nc e  Pro c e ss to a dd rive rs to na tio na l syste m  208 rive rs (12,709 mile s)  Prima rily o n fe de ra l la nds  T we lve “Pa rtne rship Rive rs” (no n-fe d e ra l la nd s) T lika kila Rive r (AK ) Pho to : Na tl. Ge o g ra p hic

Wha t is a Pa rtne rship Rive r?  No fe d e ra l la nd o wne rship o r ma na g e me nt re sulting fro m d e sig na tio n  Ad ministra tio n a nd g o ve rna nc e thro ug h lo c a l rive r c o unc il  L a nd use g o ve rne d b y e xisting lo c a l/ sta te la w a nd re g ula tio ns  L o c a lly-d e ve lo pe d rive r pla ns—a ppro ve d prio r to d e sig na tio n —g uid e future ma na g e me nt  Ma na g e me nt re spo nsib ilitie s sha re d a mo ng lo c a l, sta te , fe d e ra l, a nd NGO pa rtne rs  Vo lunta ry pa rtic ipa tio n b y pa rtne rs c re a te s suc c e ss  F e d e ra l fund ing le ve ra g e s a d d itio na l sta te , lo c a l, a nd priva te fund ing Missisq uo i Rive r (VT ) Pho to : Sha na Ste wa rt-De e ds

Ba sis to Re c o mme nd PWSR De sig na tio n  E ligibility: F re e -flo wing , po sse ssing o ne o r mo re o utsta nd ing ly re ma rka b le va lue s (ORVs) tha t b a se d o n pro fe ssio na l jud g me nt a re d ire c tly rive r- re la te d a nd uniq ue , ra re o r e xe mpla ry a t re g io na l o r na tio na l sc a le  Sc e nic , re c re a tio na l, g e o lo g ic , fish a nd wildlife , histo ric , c ultura l, o r simila r va lue s  Suitability: T hre e ma in q ue stio ns… Sho uld rive r va lue s b e pro te c te d ? Is Wild a nd Sc e nic the b e st me tho d ? Wha t le ve l o f no nfe d e ra l c o mmitme nt e xists?  Partne rship Rive rs: Is the re a lo c a lly-d e ve lo pe d a nd a ppro ve d Ma na g e me nt Pla n? Is the re c o mmunity suppo rt? Do lo c a l rive r pro te c tio n me a sure s, e .g ., o rd ina nc e s e xist? L a mpre y Rive r (NH) Pho to : Dic k L o rd

Be ne fits o f De sig na tio n  Na tio na l re c o g nitio n a nd pre stig e  Additio na l g ra nts, e .g ., fish pa ssa g e , la nd pro te c tio n, yo uth e duc a tio n, e tc .  NPS te c hnic a l a nd fina nc ia l a ssista nc e to imple me nt rive r pla n/ pro je c ts  Co o pe ra tive a g re e me nt (~$75K / ye a r)  CCS, PL C, Ca ll-to -Ac tio n (~$10K / ye a r)  NPS re vie w o f fe d e ra lly-a ssiste d wa te r re so urc e s pro je c ts to pro te c t lo c a lly- id e ntifie d rive r va lue s  L o c a lly-a ppo inte d rive r c o unc il pro vid e s lo ng –te rm struc ture to g uid e future ma na g e me nt a c ro ss lo c a l jurisd ic tio ns within the wa te rshe d We stfie ld Rive r (MA) Pho to : Ca rrie Ba nks

20 Ye a rs o f Pa rtne rship Rive rs E duc a ting yo uth Da m re mo va l – Musc o ne tc o ng (NJ) Ma uric e (NJ) Pub lic a c c e ss – L a mpre y (NH) Pho to : Dic k L o rd Pro te c ting wildlife So lstic e c e le b ra tio n – SuAsCo (MA) L a nd pre se rva tio n – Gre a t E g g Ha rb o r (NJ) We kiva (F L ) Pho to : T im Pa lme r

Yo rk Rive r Study Yo rk Rive r (ME )  2013 – NPS WSR Re c o nna issa nc e Surve y c o mple te d Pho to : Je rry Mo nkma n, E c o p ho to g ra p hy  Po te ntia l ORVs: na tura l c ultura l , histo ric , sc e nic , a nd re c re a tio na l va lue s  Stro ng c a ndida te fo r Co ng re ssio na l Study  De c e mb e r 19, 2014 – Co ng re ssio na l WSR Stud y a utho rize d (P.L . 113-291)  Stud y se g me nts: “... 11.25 mile s fro m the he a d wa te rs o f the Yo rk Rive r a t Yo rk Po nd to the mo uth o f the rive r a t Yo rk Ha rb o r, a nd a ny a sso c ia te d trib uta rie s.”  NPS pro vid e s a d vic e , te c hnic a l suppo rt, a nd fund s (c o o pe ra tive a g re e me nt)  If the Yo rk Rive r is fo und e lig ib le a nd suita b le fo r d e sig na tio n (with c o mmunity suppo rt), Co ng re ss must e na c t la w fo r the rive r to b e c o me Wild a nd Sc e nic

Ide ntifying York Rive r Va lue s  Unde rsta nding Outstandingly Re mar kable Value s (ORVs) – o r wha t ma ke s this wa te rshe d so spe c ia l – will:  He lp info rm the Wild a nd t & Sc e nic Study Re por  Pro vide fo unda tio n fo r a c o mmunity-b a se d Wa te r she d Ma na g e me nt Pla n Da vid J. Murra y, Cle a rE ye Pho to .c o m * Goal: Pr ote c t the Yor k Rive r ’s unique c har ac te r and r e sour c e s for futur e ge ne r ations

Yor k Rive r Wa te r she d Outsta nding ly Re ma r ka ble Va lue s (ORVs)  E c o no mic va lue  So urc e o f drinking wa te r  Cultura l a nd histo ric re so urc e s  Na tura l re so urc e s  Sc e nic b e a uty  Wa te r q ua lity  Re c re a tio na l va lue  Othe rs ? Conte xt: Prote c ting Wate rshe d Value s in a Changing Climate

E c onomic Va lue  He a lthy Wa te rshe d is Cruc ia l to Suppo rting L o c a l E c o no my  F ishing ind ustry  T o urist ind ustry

Drinking Wa te r Supply  Yo rk Rive r wa te rshe d e nc o mpa sse s se ve ra l po nds tha t pro vide pub lic wa te r supply to Yo rk, K itte ry a nd E lio t  Prio ritie s inc lude :  Pro te c ting wa te r q ua lity  Pro mo ting wa te r c o nse rva tio n  Co nse rving wa te rshe d b uffe r a re a s USGS National Drought Watc h – Oc tobe r 16 – 7 day ave rage

Wa te r Qua lity  Cle a n a nd he a lthy rive rs suppo rt:  Drinking wa te r  She llfish ha rve sting  F ishing  Swimming  Bo a ting

Cultura l a nd Historic Re sourc e s  National Re giste r of Historic Plac e s (1 d istric t, 9 ind ivid ua l pro pe rtie s)  Historic Buildings and Struc ture s (Co lo nia l-e ra ho me ste a d s, fa rms, d a ms)  Bridge s (e .g ., Se wa ll’ s Brid g e , T he rmo pla stic Brid g e , Wig g ly Brid g e )  L iving History (Muse ums o f Old Yo rk)  Artistic Inspiration (Visua l a nd lite ra ry a rts)  Arc hae ologic al Re sourc e s (Na tive Ame ric a n, E uro - Ame ric a n, ma ritime ind ustria l site s)  Cultural L andsc ape s (Ma rsh ha y fie ld s, histo ric a nd wo rking wa te rfro nts)

Cultur a l & Histor ic Re sour c e s