APPENDIX 1

New York Natural Heritage Program Methodology

Appendix 1: NY Natural Heritage and Heritage Methodology

Overview of the New York Natural Program

NY Natural Heritage is a partnership between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) and The Nature Conservancy. Our mission is to facilitate the conservation of rare animals, rare plants, and significant natural communities. We accomplish our mission by combining thorough field inventories, scientific analyses, expert interpretation, and the comprehensive databases on New York’s flora and fauna to deliver high quality information to partners working in natural resource conservation. The NY Natural Heritage database contains information on the status and location of 174 natural community types, 714 rare plant species, and 432 rare animal species across New York. NY Natural Heritage is an active participant in NatureServe – a nonprofit organization that links an international network of biodiversity data centers. The Natural Heritage Network includes Natural Heritage Programs in all 50 states and several interstate regions. There are also 21 Conservation Data Centres, the international equivalent of Natural Heritage Programs, in Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean. These programs work with NatureServe to develop biodiversity data, maintain compatible standards for data management, and provide information about rare species and natural communities that is consistent across many geographic scales – from ¼-acre wetland sites to the North American continent.

Heritage Methodology

The Natural Heritage Network specializes in compiling biodiversity information through conducting surveys for rare species and significant natural communities and delivering the resultant data to facilitate conservation. Natural Heritage Programs, NatureServe, and The Nature Conservancy have spent more than two decades developing and refining the inventory methodology used internationally by the Natural Heritage Network. The Natural Heritage Network considers each plant species, animal species, and natural community type to be an “element” of biodiversity. The documented locations of rare plants, rare animals, and significant natural communities are called “element occurrences.” These terms are used throughout this report. We used our database of element occurrences as one component of the remote GIS assessment in this project.

The coarse filter/fine filter

Heritage inventory methodology works by focusing on the identification, documentation, and mapping of all occurrences of rare species and significant ecological communities. We use a “coarse filter/fine filter” approach to identify and prioritize the protection of these significant biological resources. Ecological communities represent a “coarse filter” aggregate of biodiversity at a scale larger than the species level as defined in Reschke (1990) and Edinger et al. (2002). Their identification and documentation can be used to describe whole assemblages of plant and animal species, both common and rare. The conservation of the best remaining examples of natural communities assures the protection of most of the common species that make up the biological diversity of the state. Rare animals and plants often have narrow or unusual habitat requirements. These species may fall through the coarse filter, and are sometimes not protected within representative communities. Identifying and documenting viable populations of each of the rare species serves as the fine filter for protecting the state’s biological diversity. This coarse filter/fine filter approach to a natural resources inventory has proven to be an efficient means of identifying the most sensitive animals, plants, and ecological communities of an area. Element rarity and vulnerability

The NY Natural Heritage statewide inventory efforts revolve around lists of rare species and all types of natural communities known to occur, or to have historically occurred, in the state. These lists are based on a variety of sources including museum collections, scientific literature, information from state and local government agencies, regional and local experts, and data from neighboring states. As with all state Heritage Programs, the NY Natural Heritage ranking system assesses rarity at two geographic scales. Each community and rare species is assigned a global rank and a state rank. The global rank reflects the rarity of the species or community throughout its range, whereas the state rank indicates its rarity within New York State. Both of these ranks are usually based on the range of the species or community, the number of occurrences, the viability of the occurrences, and the vulnerability of the species or community around the globe or across the state. As new data become available, the ranks may be revised to reflect the most current information. Infraspecific taxa (e.g. subspecies and varieties) are also assigned a taxon rank that indicates the infraspecific taxon’s rank throughout its range. Individuals who are knowledgeable about the range-wide status of each particular species or natural community typically assign global ranks. These knowledgeable individuals may come from either within or outside the Heritage Network. State ranks are assigned by biologists of NY Natural Heritage, with the assistance of other knowledgeable individuals from within or outside the state government. NY Natural Heritage ranking criteria are enumerated in Table 1 and used throughout this report.

Table 1. Explanation of ranks and codes used in Natural Heritage database reports. Each element has a global and state rank as determined by NY Natural Heritage. These ranks carry no legal weight but are believed to accurately reflect the relative rarity of the species. The global rank reflects the rarity of the element throughout the world and the state rank reflects the rarity within New York State. Infraspecific taxa are also assigned a taxon rank to reflect the infraspecific taxon’s rank throughout the world. The Taxon or T-ranks (T1 - T5) are defined like the Global ranks (G1 - G5), but the T-rank only refers to the rarity of the subspecific taxon of the species.

GLOBAL RANK

G1 = Critically imperiled globally because of extreme rarity (5 or fewer occurrences), or very few remaining acres, or miles of stream) or especially vulnerable to extinction because of some factor of its biology. G2 = Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 - 20 occurrences, or few remaining acres, or miles of stream) or very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range because of other factors. G3 = Either rare or local throughout its range (21 to 100 occurrences), or found locally (even abundantly at some of its locations) in a restricted range (e.g., a physiographic region), or vulnerable to extinction throughout its range because of other factors. G4 = Apparently secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. G5 = Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. GH = Historically known, with the expectation that it might be rediscovered. GX = Species believed to be extinct. GU = Status unknown.

STATE RANK

S1 = Typically 5 or fewer occurrences, very few remaining individuals, acres, or miles of stream, or some factor of its biology making it especially vulnerable in New York State. S2 = Typically 6 to 20 occurrences, few remaining individuals, acres, or miles of stream, or factors demonstrably making it very vulnerable in New York State. S3 = Typically 21 to 100 occurrences, limited acreage, or miles of stream in New York State. S4 = Apparently secure in New York State. S5 = Demonstrably secure in New York State. SH = Historically known from New York State, but not seen in the past 15 years. SX = Apparently extirpated from New York State. SE = Exotic, not native to New York State. SR = State report only, no verified specimens known from New York State. SU = Status unknown.

TAXON RANK

T1 - T5 = indicates a rank assigned to a subspecies following the Global Rank definitions above. Q = indicates a question exists whether or not the taxon is a good taxonomic entity. ? = indicates a question exists about the rank.

Element occurrence viability

Individual occurrences of rare plants, rare animals, and natural communities are ranked according to their quality, or perceived viability, based on factors such as size, condition, and landscape context in which they are found. All occurrences of the elements documented in this report have been assigned a quality rank of A to F, H, or X (Table 2). Combinations of letters, or intermediate ranks, such as AB, BC, and CD are also possible.

Table 2. Explanation of element occurrence quality ranks used in Natural Heritage database reports.

Element Occurrence Definition

Rank

A Excellent B Good C Marginal D Poor E Extant. Existing, but not enough information to rank A-D F Failed to Find. Not found at the previously documented site, but potential habitat was observed and /or a more thorough searching needed. H Historical. No recent field information. For animals this means the particular population has not been seen or, in the case of a nest, has not been active within last 15 years. For plants a “historical” rank means that the population has not been observed in greater than 20 years. X Extirpated. Believed to no longer exist. In many cases, habitat has been significantly altered and is believed no longer suitable for maintenance of the element.

Significant natural community occurrences may be assigned any of the ranks listed above, which are based on quality and are evaluated within the context of the known or hypothesized distribution of that particular community. Several ecological and spatial factors must be considered when determining the element occurrence rank of a community. These include the occurrence size, maturity, evidence and degree of unnatural disturbance, continued existence of important ecological processes, overall landscape context, and existing and potential threats. A-ranked community occurrences are among the largest and highest quality of their type. These community occurrences should be large enough to provide reasonable assurance for long-term viability of component ecological processes. They are essentially undisturbed by humans or have nearly recovered from past human disturbance, typically exhibiting little or no unnatural fragmentation. Exotic or particularly invasive native species are usually absent in high quality community occurrences, or, if present, are observed at very low levels.

Heritage data collection priorities

Significant examples of natural communities are determined using occurrence quality ranks in conjunction with global and state rarity ranks (Table 3). In this way, communities are documented and mapped in NY Natural Heritage databases if they are either rare in New York State or are an outstanding example of a more common natural community. Cultural communities (as defined in Edinger et al. 2002) are not considered significant and are therefore not tracked by NY Natural Heritage. Table 3. Criteria used by Heritage Programs to determine significant natural communities.

Element Rarity Rank Element Occurrence Rank G1, G2 or S1 all occurrences ranked A-D G3 or S2 all occurrences ranked A-C G3, G4 or S3 all occurrences ranked A-BC G4, G5 or S4, S5 all occurrences ranked A-B

Reschke (1990) developed the first comprehensive ecological community classification for New York State. This classification and the subsequent draft revision (Edinger et al. 2002) have been the basis of natural community inventories conducted by NY Natural Heritage since 1985. One of the objectives of this effort is to assess the rarity of each perceived natural community type in New York State. To date, there is no comprehensive legislation at the federal or state level providing legal protection to rare natural communities or high quality examples of more common community types. Federal, state, and local laws protect certain types of wetlands, streams, and beaches, but most terrestrial communities have no legal status.

APPENDIX 2

Description of the Element Distribution Modeling (EDM)Process and the list of environmental data layers used.

Appendix 2: Description of Element Distribution Modeling

Our approach to EDM involved five steps: 1) select species and communities and refine their locations; 2) prepare environmental data; 3) generate and attribute presence and absence points; 4) run models; and 5) merge, display, and evaluate models for inventory. For this project, we elected to create models for every rare species or natural community we might expect to find within the Sandy Creeks watershed . Although the focus area of this study encompassed only the Sandy Creeks watershed, we generated statewide element distribution models. Our method required this because we needed to use all known locations for each species, whether or not these locations occurred within the focus area.

First, we compiled occurrences from the NY Natural Heritage Biotics database and made certain the polygons representing those occurrences were accurate and had appropriate resolution (mapped at 1:24,000 or larger). The number of records for each species varied considerably from a single polygon to dozens of polygons.

Next, we prepared 36 environmental data layers to use in characterizing “presence” and “absence” locations, represented by points. “Presence” points were derived from occurrence polygons. Inside every polygon describing a known location for a species or natural community we placed a set of points, randomly distributed and in proportion to the size of the polygon for small polygons and asymptoting at around 400 points per polygon. Because Heritage data sets generally lack any robust “absence” data, we generated a set of 1000 randomly located “available” or “pseudo-absence” points to use as our contrast to presence points (Beauvais et al. 2004, Engler et al. 2004, Zaniewski et al. 2002). We used the same 1000 random points for every model. We attributed each presence and absence point with its corresponding value from each environmental layer used in the model.

We used the Random Forests procedure, an extension of classification and regression tree (CART) statistical modeling (Breiman et al. 1984). In classic CART modeling for EDM, a single classification tree is built in the following manner. The program evaluates all the variables and decides which variable is most effective at splitting the dataset into two groups (target species present or absent). The algorithm repeats the procedure with each subgroup, building a “tree” that ends with subgroups fully classified as present or absent. This classification tree is then essentially a set of rules for modeling where appropriate habitat exists for our target species. A benefit of CART (and random forests) is that there may be many solutions to model. Thus, the model may predict a species at higher elevation, north-facing slopes at one portion of its range and at lower, south-facing slopes at another portion of its range. One drawback of classic CART involves a pruning routine that is somewhat arbitrary. Random Forests requires no pruning.

The basic method for this procedure is to choose a random subset of records (presence and absence points) as well as a random subset of environmental variables to build a classification tree. This is repeated for many trees (we generally used 600 trees), each with new random subsets of the data and environmental variables. To predict whether an unknown location should be classified as present or absent for a target species, the program sends the conditions of the location down all the trees and tallies votes of how predictions are made on each tree (Breiman et al. 1984, Liaw & Wiener 2002). Although rules can vary, we simply used a “majority wins” rule.

After building an EDM, we converted each ARC GRID file to integer (from floating-point) and then merged the files using a simple summation command in the Spatial Analyst extension of ArcGIS. Each model is then represented in GIS as a color range from low prediction of habitat suitability (e.g., green) to a high prediction (e.g., red; Figure 7). We also wished to create a predicted/not predicted EDM map to be able to synthesize across the many EDMs and create a layer showing the number of predicted species across the landscape. In order to create a predicted/not predicted EDM map, we needed to determine the appropriate cutoff value for each EDM. To determine the appropriate percentage we used receiver- operator characteristics (ROC) coding in R (R Development Core Team 2005) that assessed the success of the model to correctly predict known present and absent locations. For example, setting the entire study area to “present” would successfully capture all the known present locations (100% correct positives), but also capture all the “absent” locations as present (0% correct negatives). We chose an analytic routine that maximizes correct positives and correct negatives at the same time.

Figure 1. Map of the statewide element distribution model for least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis).

Environmental data layers used in the production of element distribution models (EDM).

Environmental Data Layer Source1 % clay in surface layer, area weighted (% * 10) MB % organic matter in surface layer, area weighted (% * 10) MB Absolute maximum of regional percent pH ranges *10 MB Absolute minimum of regional percent pH ranges *10 MB Annual record minimum temperature (°C/10) MB Available water holding capacity, area weighted median (mm) MB Average annual minimum temperature (°C/10) MB Average minimum temperature (°C/10) in July MB Average minimum temperature (°C/10) in June MB Average minimum temperature (°C/10) in May MB Calcium carbonate in surface layer, area weighted median (% * 10) MB Calcium carbonate in surface layer, maximum (% * 10) MB Cation exchange capacity (CEC) in surface layer, area weighted median MB (value * 10) Class of bedrock, based on acidity and calcareousness TNC Class of surficial soil layer grouped to 22 classes NYNHP Class of surficial soil layer grouped to 35 classes NYNHP Cumulative annual solar radiation (kJ/m2) MB Distance to nearest soil polygon containing calcium carbonate (m) MB Elevation (m) MB Mean number of frost free days per year MB National land cover data MB Permeability of top layer (inches of water per hour * 10) MB pH of top layer (pH * 10), area weighted average of median values MB Potential evapotranspiration independent of vegetation, AET + D, (mm) MB Precipitation (mm) in July MB Precipitation (mm) in June MB Precipitation (mm) in May MB Site water balance - cumulative annual water surplus or deficit (mm) MB Slope (degrees) MB & NYNHP Slope aspect MB & NYNHP Topographic index at multiple radii MB & NYNHP Topographic index in a 540 m radius (index) MB & NYNHP Topographic index in a 90 m radius (index) MB & NYNHP Topographic index in a 990 m radius (index) MB & NYNHP Topographic wetness index MB & NYNHP Total annual growing degree days MB Total annual precipitation (mm) MB 1 MB = Matt Buff, NYNHP = NY Natural Heritage, MB & NYNHP = original layer from Matt Buff updated, fixed, or otherwise re-created by NY Heritage, TNC = geology layer based on classes developed by The Nature Conservancy Conservation Science Support, Boston, MA.

Data source information for each environmental layer used in creating the element distribution models.

Categ- Method Scale/ Web Variable Description (units) orical Data Source Citation1 Resolution source2 awc_mm Available water holding capacity, area weighted median USDA NRCS STATSGO 1:100,000 (mm) C caco31t Calcium carbonate in surface layer, area weighted USDA NRCS STATSGO 1:100,000 median (% * 10) C cec1t CEC in surface layer, area weighted median (value * 10) USDA NRCS STATSGO 1:100,000 C clay1t % clay in surface layer, area weighted (% * 10) USDA NRCS STATSGO 1:100,000 C Distcalc Distance to nearest soil polygon containing calcium Derived from maxcaco31 1:100,000 carbonate (m) NYS Geological Survey in-house 1:250,000 Geoclass Bedrock Geology Class yes (NYSGS) max_phh Absolute maximum of regional percent pH ranges * 10 USDA NRCS STATSGO 1:100,000 C Maxc31 Calcium carbonate in surface layer, maximum (% * 10) USDA NRCS STATSGO 1:100,000 C Min_phl Absolute minimum of regional pH ranges * 10 USDA NRCS STATSGO 1:100,000 C minav05 Average minimum temperature (°C/10) in May USDA PRISM data 3 1 km D minav06 Average minimum temperature (°C/10) in June USDA PRISM data 3 1 km D minav07 Average minimum temperature (°C/10) in July USDA PRISM data 3 1 km D minav13 Average annual minimum temperature (°C/10) USDA PRISM data 3 1 km D minex13 Annual record minimum temperature (°C/10) USDA PRISM data 3 1 km D Nyaspect Aspect (eight categories: N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW) Yes Derived from elevation 10 m USGS Digital elevation Horiz. – 30 m Nyelev30 Elevation (m) model (DEM) vert. – 0.1 m A Nyfreefm Mean number of frost free days per year USDA PRISM data 3 1 km D nygdd13 Total annual growing degree days USDA PRISM data 3 1 km D Nynlcd83 National Landcover Data (NLCD) class Yes USGS 30 m B Nyslope Slope (degrees) Derived from elevation 10 m Om1t % organic matter in surface layer, area weighted (% * USDA NRCS STATSGO 1:100,000 10) C Perm1t permeability of top layer (inches of water per hour * 10) USDA NRCS STATSGO 1:100,000 C Categ- Method Scale/ Web Variable Description (units) orical Data Source Citation1 Resolution source2 Pet Potential evapotranspiration independent of vegetation, Derived from solar radiation 2 30 m AET + D, (mm) and temperature B ph1t pH of top layer (pH * 10), area weighted average of USDA NRCS STATSGO 1:100,000 median values C prec05 Precipitation (mm) in May USDA PRISM data 3 1 km D prec06 Precipitation (mm) in June USDA PRISM data 3 1 km D prec07 Precipitation (mm) in July USDA PRISM data 3 1 km D prec13 Total annual precipitation (mm) USDA PRISM data 3 1 km D Solrad Cumulative annual solar radiation (kJ/m2) Derived from monthly 30 m cumulative solar radiation Surficial geology material (depositional method) Yes NYS Geological Survey in-house 1:250,000 surfg22 (NYSGS) Surficial geology material (depositional method) Yes NYS Geological Survey in-house 1:250,000 surfg35 (NYSGS) Swb1i Site water balance (swb) - cumulative annual water Derived from solar radiation 2 30 m surplus or deficit (mm) and temperature B Topo18 Topographic index in a 540 m radius (index) Derived from elevation 2 30 m B Topo3 Topographic index in a 90 m radius (index) Derived from elevation 2 30 m B Topo33 Topographic index in a 990 m radius (index) Derived from elevation 2 30 m B Topographic index at radii of 90 m, 540 m and 990 m Topoall (index) Derived from elevation 2 30 m B Terrain wetness indicator (TWI) based on modeled flow Twi_t accumulation (index) Derived from slope 1 30 m 1. Method citation: 1. Beven & Kirby 1979, 2. Zimmerman 2001, 3. Daly et al. 1994 2 Web sources for code or data: A. http://edc.usgs.gov/geodata/ B. http://www.wsl.ch/staff/niklaus.zimmermann/programs/aml.html#3 C. http://www.ncgc.nrcs.usda.gov/products/datasets/statsgo/ D. http://www.ocs.orst.edu/prism/ E.

APPENDIX 3

Landscape Analysis – Background Information

Sandy Creek Landscape Analysis

Maps ‐ Background Information: – John J. Schmid, GISP, GIS Specialist, 518‐402‐8930

Notes on GIS maps, GIS data, and analysis:

• All maps were created by the NY Natural Heritage Program (NYNHP) on contract with the Tug Hill Commission. These maps are intended for planning purposes only and shall not be used for engineering, survey, legal, or regulatory purposes. • GIS software used: ArcGIS 9.3 (including ArcMap, Spatial Analyst, and Geostatistical Analyst) • The GIS project files used to create the maps in this report are not portable because of network paths. However, all maps are in image format (PDF) and may be obtained upon permission from NYNHP and the Tug Hill Commission.

Maps and Tables:

I. Subwatershed Reference Map Background Image: Source: NYS DEC USGS 1:250,000 Topographic Mosaic Subwatersheds: Source: USGS USGS calls this dataset the “Stream Segments” Description (from USGS): “The smallest and most basic spatial scale for our work is the confluence‐to‐confluence reach as detected on the 1:100,000 scale NHD. This is the scale at which our finest habitat and biological data are attributed. This corresponds to the zero step of our spatial scale framework, using the general relationship between area drained and stream order: (k‐1) Ak = 4 *A1,

where k is the stream order of interest, Ak is the average area drained by a Subwatershed ending in the stream of order k, and A1 is the average area drained by streams of order 1 within that Subwatershed.”

Rules for Defining Boundaries of the Spatial Unit Constituting each Spatial Scale, Great Lakes Regional Aquatic Gap Analysis Project. Contact: Jim McKenna, USGS Tunison Laboratory, Cortland, NY The Riverine Scaling Framework II. Inset (locus) Map State Boundary: Source: NYS Department of Transportation (DOT) and NYS DEC

New York Natural Heritage Program 9/29/2009 Description (per NYS DEC metadata): “NYSDOT, before 1989, limited documentation now available. This coverage was originally made by the NYS Department of Transportation and came to DEC via the Division of Equalization and Assessment. DEC made other modifications including the additions of items for county name and DEC regions. Documented changes made by the Habitat Inventory Unit are available by contacting the Unit.This coverage was originally made by the DOT and modified by the DEC.”

Subwatersheds: (see Section I)

III. Index Maps

For all maps: Subwatersheds, see Section I

1) Stream Barriers/Pollution Points Number (density) of dams and pollution points occurring in each subwatershed. Pollution Points: Source: EPA BASINS Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting in EPA Region 2 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Permits in EPA Region 2 Permit Compliance System (PCS) Facilities in EPA Region 2 Permit Compliance System (PCS) Pipes in EPA Region 2 Aerometric Information Retrieval System/AIRS Facility Subsystem (AIRS/AFS) Permits in EPA Region 2

Dams: Source: NYS DEC

2) Natural Land Cover The percentage of natural land within the subwatersheds, and the percentage of each subwatershed that was within a >300 acre block of natural land cover. Land Use/Land Cover:

Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Coastal Change Analysis Program (CCAP) 2005 Codes considered ‘natural’: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, and 22 See: http://www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/lca/ccap.html 3) Natural Land Cover within 100m of Streams The percentage of natural land within 100m of streams and percentage of stream length that courses through natural land. Land Use/Land Cover: (see Section III.2) Streams:

Source: NYS DEC (originally developed through many agencies including local, state, and federal – including EPA, USGS, and USDA): National Hydrography Dataset (NHD): 1:24K

New York Natural Heritage Program Sandy Creek Landscape Analysis

4) Roads Distance of roads per watershed acre and the number of road/stream crossings. The road/stream crossings, is the roads (ALIS Roads, see below) and streams (NHD streams, see above), intersected.

Roads: Source: NYS DEC: The Accident Location Information System (ALIS) project is a multi‐agency project that the NYS Office of Cyber Security & Critical Infrastructure Coordination (CSCIC) is jointly developing with the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and the NYS Department of Transportation (DOT).A major component of the ALIS Project is the creation of an up‐to‐date statewide Geographic Information System (GIS) street map file containing all public roads, along with their street names, alternate/alias street names, route numbers, and address ranges on each street segment.

5) Roadless Block The roadless blocks were created by creating polygons from the roads dataset described above. The goal of developing this scoring method was to give greater credit to bigger blocks and some (but lesser) credit to smaller blocks. NY Heritage developed the following score:

Roadless block score = 100*((2/(1+EXP(‐(D2/100)*0.0045))‐1)) The score asymptotes at approximately 125,000 acres (the range of bobcat) and increases steeply from about 1000 acres. Small blocks still receive some points (as these blocks still support species), but much fewer than larger blocks, as in the figure below:

Figure A2.1. Roadless block score (Y‐axis) as a function of roadless block size (X‐axis, log transformed) in acres.

After each block is assigned a score, we calculated an area‐weighted mean of roadless block scores for each subwatershed.

New York Natural Heritage Program 9/29/2009

6) Biodiversity This was the number of rare animal and rare plant NYNHP element occurrences, and Element Distribution Model (EDM) predictions occurring within each subwatershed. Element Distribution Modeling: Element distribution modeling (EDM) is the process that maps the environments predicted to be suitable for occupation by a particular species or natural community. It can also be described as habitat modeling.

7) Overall This is the ‘Quality’ of each subwatershed, relative to each other, with regard to the previous six indices.

See the Sandy Creek Landscape Analysis Tables for how this value was calculated.

ANALYSIS REFERENCES Howard, Timothy G. 2006. Salmon River Watershed Inventory and Landscape Analysis. A report prepared for The Tug Hill Commission. New York Natural Heritage Program, Albany, NY. 177 pp.

Hunt, D. M., G. J. Edinger, A. L. Feldmann, J. J. Schmid, and C. N. Voight. 2005. Tug Hill: Stream System Inventory & Watershed Integrity Analysis. A report prepared for Central/Western Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. New York Natural Heritage Program, Albany, NY. 141 pp.

Hunt, D. M., G. J. Edinger, J. J. Schmid, D. J. Evans, P. G. Novak, A. M. Olivero, and S. M. Young. 2002. Lake Erie Gorges Biodiversity Inventory & Landscape Integrity Analysis. A report prepared for the Central/Western New York Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. New York Natural Heritage Program, Albany, NY. 100 pp.

New York Natural Heritage Program

APPENDIX 4

Element Distribution Models (EDMs) for all rare species and significant natural communities from the Sandy Creeks and Black River Watersheds

• The actual EDMs for the Sandy Creeks and Black River Watersheds were too large to be included in this Appendix. All EDMs have been supplied to the Tug Hill Commission on a portable hard drive. • This appendix does contain a list of all rare animals, plants, and significant natural communities that had EDMs created for them.

Appendix 4a. List of rare animals species form the Sandy Creeks and Black River Watersheds used for Element Distribution Models (EDMs). ______Scientific Name Common Name Abagrotis barnesi A noctuid moth Aeshna clepsydra Mottled Darner Aeshna subarctica Subarctic Darner Ammocrypta pellucida Eastern Sand Darter Ammodramus henslowii Henslow’s Sparrow Apalone spinifera Spiny Softshell Aphredoderas sayanus Pirate Perch Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper Charadrius melodus Piping Plover Chlidonias niger Black Tern Cicindela ancocisconensis Appalachian Tiger Beetle Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren Cordulegaster obliqua Arrowhead Spiketail Dendroica castenea Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica tigrina Cape May Warbler Emydoidea blandingii Blanding’s Turtle Epitheca semiaquea Mantled Baskettail Etheostoma exile Iowa Darter Euchloe olympia Olympia Marble Euphagus carolinus Rusty Blackbird Euxoa pleuritica A noctuid moth Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Gavia immer Common Loon Glyptems muhlenbergii Bog Turtle Gomphus fraternus Midland Clubtail Gomphus quadricolor Rapids Clubtail Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Hemileuca sp. 1 Bogbean Buckmoth Hydroprogne caspia Caspain Tern Ichthomyzon fossor Northern Brook Lamprey Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern Lampsilis cariosa Yellow Lampmussel Lanius ludovicanius Loggerhead Shrike Laterallus jamaicensis Black Rail Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel Ligumia recta Black Sandshell Margaritifera margaritifera Eastern Pearlshell Myotis leibii Eastern Small-footed Myotis Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Notropis heterodon Blackchin Shiner Ophiogomphus anomalus Extra-striped Snaketail Ophiogomphus aspersus Brook Snaketail Ophiogomphus colubrinus Boreal Snaketail Oeneis jutta Jutta Arctic Picoides dorsalis Three-toed Woodpecker Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe Rallus elegans King Rail Somatachlora forcipata Forcipate Emerald Somatachlora incurvata Incurvate Emerald Somatachlora linearis Mocha emerald Somatachlora minor Ocellated Emerald Spizella pallida Clay-colored Sparrow Sterna hirundo Common Tern Tachopteryx thoreyi Gray Petaltail Vermivora peregrina Tennessee Warbler Williamsonia fletcheri Ebony boghaunter Appendix 4b: Rare plants form the Sandy Creeks and Black River Watersheds used for Element Distribution Models (EDMs).

______Scientific Name Common Name Agrimonia rostellata Woodland Agrimony Amerorchis rotundifolia Round-leaved Orchis Ammophila breviligulata ssp. champlainensis Champlain Beachgrass Anemone multifida var. hudsoniana Cut-leaf Anemone Aplectrum hyemale Puttyroot Arethusa bulbosa Dragon's Mouth Orchid Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum Green Spleenwort Betula pumila Swamp Birch Boechera grahamii Purple Rock-cress Boechera shortii Toothed Rock-cress Boechera stricta Drummond's Rock-cress Botrychium rugulosum Rugulose Grape Fern Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula Side-oats Grama Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa New England Northern Reedgrass Callitriche hermaphroditica Autumnal Water-starwort Calypso bulbosa var. americana Calypso Carex aggregata Glomerate Sedge Carex arcta Northern Clustered Sedge Carex atherodes Awned Sedge Carex backii Back's Sedge Carex buxbaumii Brown Bog Sedge Carex capillaris Hair-like Sedge Carex chordorrhiza Creeping Sedge Carex conjuncta Soft Fox Sedge Carex crawei Crawe's Sedge Carex cumulata Clustered Sedge Carex decomposita Cypress-knee Sedge Carex formosa Handsome Sedge Carex frankii Frank's Sedge Carex haydenii Cloud Sedge Carex houghtoniana Houghton's Sedge Carex jamesii James' Sedge Carex livida Livid Sedge Carex lupuliformis False Hop Sedge Carex molesta Troublesome Sedge Carex nigra Black Sedge Carex schweinitzii Schweinitz's Sedge Carex sychnocephala Many-head Sedge Carex tenuiflora Sparse-flowered Sedge Carex tincta Tinged Sedge Carex wiegandii Wiegand's Sedge Carya laciniosa Big Shellbark Hickory Castilleja coccinea Scarlet Indian-paintbrush Ceanothus herbaceus Prairie Redroot Collinsia verna Blue-eyed-Mary Corallorhiza striata var. striata Striped Coralroot Corydalis aurea Golden Corydalis Cynoglossum virginianum var. boreale Northern Wild Comfrey Cyperus schweinitzii Schweinitz's Flatsedge Cypripedium arietinum Ram's-head Ladyslipper Desmodium ciliare Little-leaf Tick-trefoil Dichanthelium scabriusculum Rough Panic Grass Diphasiastrum complanatum Northern Running-pine Draba arabisans Rock-cress Draba reptans Carolina Whitlow-grass Dracocephalum parviflorum American Dragonhead Eleocharis diandra Wright's Spikerush Eleocharis quadrangulata Angled Spikerush Eleocharis uniglumis var. halophila Salt-marsh Spikerush Epilobium hornemannii ssp. hornemannii Alpine Willow-herb Equisetum laevigatum Smooth Scouring Rush Equisetum palustre Marsh Horsetail Erigeron hyssopifolius Daisy Fleabane Galium kamtschaticum Northern Wild-licorice Geum triflorum var. triflorum Prairie-smoke Geum virginianum Rough Avens Hackelia deflexa var. americana Northern Stickseed Halenia deflexa Spurred Gentian Harrimanella hypnoides Moss-heather Hedeoma hispida Mock-pennyroyal Hippuris vulgaris Common Mare's-tail Hydrastis canadensis Golden-seal Hylotelephium telephioides Live-forever Jeffersonia diphylla Twin-leaf Juncus stygius ssp. americanus Moor Rush Lilium michiganense Michigan Lily Liparis liliifolia Large Twayblade Lipocarpha micrantha Dwarf Bulrush Listera auriculata Auricled Twayblade Listera australis Southern Twayblade Listera convallarioides Broad-lipped Twayblade Littorella uniflora American Shore-grass Lygodium palmatum Climbing Fern Lysimachia hybrida Lance-leaved Loosestrife Myriophyllum farwellii Farwell's Water-milfoil Neobeckia aquatica Lake-cress Omalotheca sylvatica Woodland Cudweed Panicum flexile Wiry Panic Grass Pellaea glabella ssp. glabella Smooth Cliff Brake Persicaria setacea Swamp Smartweed Phlox maculata ssp. maculata Wild Sweet-william Physalis virginiana var. virginiana Virginia Ground-cherry Platanthera ciliaris Orange Fringed Orchid Platanthera hookeri Hooker's Orchid Platanthera leucophaea Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid Poa paludigena Slender Marsh Bluegrass Poa sylvestris Woodland Bluegrass Podostemum ceratophyllum Riverweed Polemonium vanbruntiae Jacob's-ladder Polygonum aviculare ssp. buxiforme Small's Knotweed Potamogeton alpinus Northern Pondweed Potamogeton hillii Hill's Pondweed Potamogeton ogdenii Ogden's Pondweed Potamogeton pulcher Spotted Pondweed Potamogeton strictifolius Straight-leaf Pondweed Primula mistassinica Bird's-eye Primrose Prunus pumila var. depressa Dwarf Sand-cherry Prunus pumila var. pumila Low Sand-cherry Pterospora andromedea Giant Pine-drops Pycnanthemum verticillatum var. Whorled Mountain-mint verticillatum Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia Pink Wintergreen Rhododendron canadense Rhodora Salix cordata Sand Dune Willow Saxifraga aizoides Yellow Mountain-saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia ssp. oppositifolia Purple Mountain-saxifrage Scheuchzeria palustris Pod Grass Schoenoplectus heterochaetus Slender Bulrush Solidago simplex var. monticola Rand's Mountain Goldenrod Sparganium natans Small Bur-reed Sphenopholis obtusata Prairie Wedgegrass Sporobolus heterolepis Northern Dropseed Stellaria longipes Longstalk Starwort Stuckenia filiformis ssp. occidentalis Sheathed Pondweed Symphyotrichum boreale Northern Bog Aster Symphyotrichum ciliolatum Lindley's Aster Symphyotrichum oolentangiense Sky-blue Aster Trichophorum clintonii Clinton's Clubrush Triglochin palustre Marsh Arrow-grass Triphora trianthophora Nodding Pogonia Trisetum melicoides Melic-oats Trollius laxus Spreading Globeflower Ulmus thomasii Cork Elm Valeriana uliginosa Marsh Valerian Woodsia glabella Smooth Cliff Fern Zigadenus elegans ssp. glaucus Mountain Death Camas

Appendix 4c: Significant natural communities of the Sandy Creeks and Black River Watersheds used for Element Distribution Models (EDMs).

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Scientific name/Common Name

Alvar grassland Appalachian oak-hickory forest Appalachian oak-pine forest Balsam flats Beech-maple mesic forest Black spruce-tamarack bog Boreal heath barrens Calcareous cliff community Calcareous pavement barrens Calcareous shoreline outcrop Calcareous talus slope woodland Cliff community Cobble shore wet meadow Deep emergent marsh Dwarf shrub bog Floodplain forest Great Lakes bluff Great Lakes dunes Hemlock-hardwood swamp Hemlock-northern hardwood forest Highbush blueberry bog thicket Ice cave talus community Inland calcareous lake shore Inland non-calcareous lake shore Inland poor fen Limestone woodland Maple-basswood rich mesic forest Medium fen Mountain fir forest Mountain spruce-fir forest Northern white cedar rocky summit Northern white cedar swamp Patterned peatland Pine barrens vernal pond Pine-northern hardwood forest Pitch pine-blueberry peat swamp Pitch pine-heath barrens Pitch pine-oak-heath rocky summit Red maple-hardwood swamp Red maple-tamarack peat swamp Rich graminoid fen Rich hemlock-hardwood peat swamp Rich shrub fen Rich sloping fen Riverside ice meadow Riverside sand/gravel bar Sand beach Sandstone pavement barrens Sedge meadow Shale cliff and talus community Shale talus slope woodland Shallow emergent marsh Shoreline outcrop Shrub swamp Silver maple-ash swamp Sinkhole wetland Spruce flats Spruce-fir swamp Spruce-northern hardwood forest Successional blueberry heath Successional fern meadow Successional northern hardwoods Successional northern sandplain grassland Vernal pool

APPENDIX 5

New York Natural Heritage Program list of Element Occurrences (rare species and significant natural communities) for the Sandy Creeks Watershed and corresponding maps.

Appendix 5: Rare plant, animal, and significant natural community element occurrences from the Sandy Creeks Watershed and the corresponding location maps.

State Global Type of Scientific Name Common Name Location Group Rank Rank County Town Element EO ID # Invertebrate Abagrotis barnesi A Noctuid Moth El Dorado Beach Animal S1 G5 Jefferson Ellisburg A 11294 Invertebrate Aeshna clepsydra Mottled Darner Renshaw Bay Animal S2S3 G4 Oswego Sandy Creek A 13364 Aphredoderus sayanus Vertebrate gibbosus Western Pirate Perch South Pond Animal S1 G5T5 Oswego Sandy Creek A 3835 Aphredoderus sayanus Vertebrate gibbosus Western Pirate Perch Lakeview Pond Animal S1 G5T5 Jefferson Ellisburg A 11241 Vertebrate Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper Pleasant Lake Fields Animal S3B G5 Jefferson Champion A 10945 Vertebrate Charadrius melodus Piping Plover North Pond Sand Beach Animal S3B G3 Oswego Sandy Creek A 8937 Vertebrate Chlidonias niger Black Tern Southwick Marsh Animal S2B G4 Jefferson Ellisburg A 6938 Vertebrate Chlidonias niger Black Tern Black Pond Ellisburg Animal S2B G4 Jefferson Ellisburg A 1545 Vertebrate Chlidonias niger Black Tern Lakeview Marshes Animal S2B G4 Jefferson Ellisburg A 4750 Vertebrate Jefferson Chlidonias niger Black Tern North and South Ponds Animal S2B G4 , Oswego Ellisburg, Sandy Creek A 7366 Vertebrate Chlidonias niger Black Tern Deer Creek Marsh Animal S2B G4 Oswego Richland A 352 Vertebrate S3B, Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier El Dorado Beach Animal S3N G5 Jefferson Ellisburg A 6567 Vertebrate S3B, Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier Deer Creek Marsh Animal S3N G5 Oswego Richland A 2779 Vertebrate S3B, Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier South Pond Marsh Animal S3N G5 Oswego Sandy Creek A 5687 Vertebrate S3B, Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier Lakeview Marshes Animal S3N G5 Jefferson Ellisburg A 467 Vertebrate S3B, Jefferson Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier Worth Fields Animal S3N G5 , Lewis Pinckney, Worth A 12694 Vertebrate Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren Deer Creek Marsh Animal S3B G5 Oswego Richland A 5327 Vertebrate Etheostoma exile Iowa Darter Lakeview Pond Animal S2 G5 Jefferson Ellisburg A 11296 Vertebrate Etheostoma exile Iowa Darter Crystal Lake Animal S2 G5 Jefferson Henderson A 11299 Vertebrate Etheostoma exile Iowa Darter South Pond Animal S2 G5 Oswego Sandy Creek A 12391 Vertebrate Etheostoma exile Iowa Darter Black Pond Ellisburg Animal S2 G5 Jefferson Ellisburg A 12433 Invertebrate Euxoa pleuritica Fawn Brown Dart El Dorado Beach Animal S2S3 G4 Jefferson Ellisburg A 2600 Vertebrate Glyptemys muhlenbergii Bog Turtle Brennan Beach Fen Animal S2 G3 Oswego Richland A 3077 Hemileuca sp. 1 Bogbean Buckmoth Deer Creek Marsh Invertebrate S1 G1Q Oswego Richland A 5393 Animal Invertebrate Hemileuca sp. 1 Bogbean Buckmoth Rainbow Shores Bog Animal S1 G1Q Oswego Sandy Creek A 270 Invertebrate Hemileuca sp. 1 Bogbean Buckmoth South Pond Fen Animal S1 G1Q Oswego Sandy Creek A 3559 Invertebrate Hemileuca sp. 1 Bogbean Buckmoth Brennan Beach Fen Animal S1 G1Q Oswego Richland A 10393 Invertebrate Hemileuca sp. 1 Bogbean Buckmoth Deer Creek Marsh Animal S1 G1Q Oswego Richland A 39 Vertebrate S3B, Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern Deer Creek Marsh Animal S1N G5 Oswego Richland A 2139 Vertebrate S3B, Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern North and South Ponds Animal S1N G5 Oswego Sandy Creek A 9882 Vertebrate S3B, Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern Lakeview Marshes Animal S1N G5 Jefferson Ellisburg A 11011 Vertebrate S3B, Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern Black Pond Ellisburg Animal S1N G5 Jefferson Ellisburg A 11012 Vertebrate S3B, Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern Southwick Marsh Animal S1N G5 Jefferson Ellisburg A 13362 Vertebrate Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Stony Creek Adams Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Adams, Watertown - Town A 11647 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Vertebrate Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, A 11657 Watertown - Town Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Adams, Brownville, Clayton, Ellisburg, Vertebrate Hounsfield, Leray, Orleans, Pamelia, Rodman, Myotis sodalis Indiana Bat Jefferson County Animal S1 G2 Jefferson Watertown - Town A 11657 Eastern Lake Ontario Ponds Ellisburg and Sandy Vertebrate Jefferson Notropis heterodon Blackchin Shiner Creek Animal S1 G5 , Oswego Ellisburg, Sandy Creek A 11387 Vertebrate Notropis heterodon Blackchin Shiner Cranberry Pond Ellisburg Animal S1 G5 Jefferson Ellisburg A 11388 Vertebrate Notropis heterodon Blackchin Shiner Black Pond Ellisburg Animal S1 G5 Jefferson Ellisburg A 11389 Vertebrate Notropis heterodon Blackchin Shiner Crystal Lake Animal S1 G5 Jefferson Henderson A 11390 Vertebrate Notropis heterodon Blackchin Shiner Little Stony Creek Animal S1 G5 Jefferson Adams, Ellisburg, Henderson A 11431 Vertebrate Notropis heterodon Blackchin Shiner South Pond Animal S1 G5 Oswego Sandy Creek A 11432 Vertebrate Notropis heterodon Blackchin Shiner Selkirk Pond Animal S1 G5 Oswego Richland A 11433 Vertebrate S3B, Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe Deer Creek Marsh Animal S1N G5 Oswego Richland A 8720 Vertebrate S3B, Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe Honeyville Swamp Animal S1N G5 Jefferson Adams A 10673 Sterna hirundo Common Tern Southwick Beach Vertebrate S3B G5 Jefferson Ellisburg A 7687 Animal Vertebrate Sterna hirundo Common Tern Carl Island Animal S3B G5 Oswego Sandy Creek A 5079 Vertebrate Jefferson Sterna hirundo Common Tern North Pond Sand Beach Animal S3B G5 , Oswego Ellisburg, Sandy Creek A 3309 Waterfowl Winter Waterfowl Winter Animal Concentration Area Concentration Area Lakeview Marshes Assemblage S3S4 GNR Jefferson Ellisburg A 3394 Waterfowl Winter Waterfowl Winter Animal Concentration Area Concentration Area Henderson Pond Assemblage S3S4 GNR Jefferson Henderson A 2848 Alvar grassland Alvar Grassland Community S1 G2 Jefferson Henderson C 13407 Black spruce-tamarack Black Spruce- bog Tamarack Bog Community S3 G4G5 Lewis Montague C 13408 Calcareous cliff Calcareous Cliff community Community Totman Gulf Community S3 G4 Jefferson Lorraine C 13384 Calcareous pavement Calcareous Pavement barrens Barrens El Dorado Beach Community S1S2 G3 Jefferson Ellisburg, Henderson C 2498 Calcareous shoreline Calcareous Shoreline outcrop Outcrop El Dorado Beach Community S2 G3G4 Jefferson Ellisburg C 3097 Dwarf shrub bog Dwarf Shrub Bog Rainbow Shores Bog Community S3 G4 Oswego Sandy Creek C 953 Great Lakes dunes Great Lakes Dunes Deer Creek Dunes Community S1S2 G3G4 Oswego Richland C 3184 Great Lakes dunes Great Lakes Dunes Southwick Beach Community S1S2 G3G4 Jefferson Ellisburg C 6727 Great Lakes dunes Great Lakes Dunes El Dorado Beach Community S1S2 G3G4 Jefferson Ellisburg C 1675 Jefferson Great Lakes dunes Great Lakes Dunes North and South Ponds Community S1S2 G3G4 , Oswego Ellisburg, Sandy Creek C 1398 Inland poor fen Inland Poor Fen Community S3 G4 Lewis Montague C 13409 Medium fen Medium Fen Cranberry Pond Community S2S3 G3G4 Jefferson Ellisburg C 3944 Medium fen Medium Fen Rainbow Shores Bog Community S2S3 G3G4 Oswego Sandy Creek C 1220 Medium fen Medium Fen South Pond Fen Community S2S3 G3G4 Oswego Sandy Creek C 3777 Medium fen Medium Fen Deer Creek Marsh Community S2S3 G3G4 Oswego Richland C 8756 Medium fen Medium Fen Brennan Beach Fen Community S2S3 G3G4 Oswego Richland C 3030 Northern white cedar Northern White Cedar swamp Swamp Community S2S3 G4 Jefferson Adams C 13406 Red maple-hardwood Red Maple-Hardwood swamp Swamp Deer Creek Marsh Community S4S5 G5 Oswego Richland C 4827 Red maple-hardwood Red Maple-Hardwood swamp Swamp Brennan Beach Fen Community S4S5 G5 Oswego Richland C 429 Red maple-tamarack peat Red Maple-Tamarack swamp Peat Swamp Deer Creek Marsh Community S2S3 G3G4 Oswego Richland C 8173 Red maple-tamarack peat Red Maple-Tamarack swamp Peat Swamp Brennan Beach Fen Community S2S3 G3G4 Oswego Richland C 5671 Sand beach Sand Beach Southwick Beach Community S3 G5 Jefferson Ellisburg C 3037 Sedge meadow Sedge Meadow Community S4 G5 Lewis Montague C 13410 Shale cliff and talus Shale Cliff and Talus community Community Lorraine Gulf Community S3 G4 Jefferson Lorraine, Worth C 5479 Shale cliff and talus Shale Cliff and Talus Jefferson community Community Inman Gulf Community S3 G4 , Lewis Pinckney, Rodman C 2166 Shallow Emergent Shallow emergent marsh Marsh Lakeview Marshes Community S5 G5 Jefferson Ellisburg C 4306 Silver Maple-Ash Silver maple-ash swamp Swamp Black Pond Ellisburg Community S3 G4 Jefferson Ellisburg C 535 Ammophila breviligulata Champlain G5T2T ssp. champlainensis Beachgrass El Dorado Beach Vascular Plant S1 3Q Jefferson Ellisburg P 2669 Ammophila breviligulata Champlain G5T2T ssp. champlainensis Beachgrass North and South Ponds Vascular Plant S1 3Q Oswego Sandy Creek P 7805 Ammophila breviligulata Champlain G5T2T ssp. champlainensis Beachgrass Deer Creek Dunes Vascular Plant S1 3Q Oswego Richland P 1442 Ammophila breviligulata Champlain G5T2T ssp. champlainensis Beachgrass Southwick Beach Vascular Plant S1 3Q Jefferson Ellisburg P 9190 Dragon's Mouth Arethusa bulbosa Orchid Brennan Beach Fen Vascular Plant S2 G4 Oswego Richland P 7714 Dragon's Mouth Arethusa bulbosa Orchid Rainbow Shores Bog Vascular Plant S2 G4 Oswego Sandy Creek P 9409 Dragon's Mouth Arethusa bulbosa Orchid Deer Creek Marsh Vascular Plant S2 G4 Oswego Richland P 661 Carex chordorrhiza Creeping Sedge Rainbow Shores Bog Vascular Plant S2 G5 Oswego Sandy Creek P 7588 Carex chordorrhiza Creeping Sedge Brennan Beach Fen Vascular Plant S2 G5 Oswego Richland P 8803 Carex chordorrhiza Creeping Sedge South Pond Fen Vascular Plant S2 G5 Oswego Sandy Creek P 8598 Carex chordorrhiza Creeping Sedge Deer Creek Marsh Vascular Plant S2 G5 Oswego Richland P 711 Carex houghtoniana Houghton's Sedge Deer Creek Dunes Vascular Plant S2 G5 Oswego Richland P 9456 Carex houghtoniana Houghton's Sedge Brennan Beach Fen Vascular Plant S2 G5 Oswego Richland P 1388 Carex houghtoniana Houghton's Sedge El Dorado Beach Vascular Plant S2 G5 Jefferson Ellisburg P 3779 Carex livida Livid Sedge Brennan Beach Fen Vascular Plant S1 G5 Oswego Richland P 8812 Carex livida Livid Sedge Deer Creek Marsh Vascular Plant S1 G5 Oswego Richland P 291 Carex livida Livid Sedge Adams Fen Vascular Plant S1 G5 Jefferson Ellisburg P 9560 Carex molesta Troublesome Sedge El Dorado Beach Vascular Plant S2S3 G4 Jefferson Ellisburg, Henderson P 6375 Carex sychnocephala Many-head Sedge Adams Vascular Plant SH G4 Jefferson Adams P 7957 Sparse-flowered Carex tenuiflora Sedge Deer Creek Marsh Vascular Plant S1 G5 Oswego Richland P 12323 Ram's-head Cypripedium arietinum Ladyslipper El Dorado Beach Vascular Plant S2 G3 Jefferson Ellisburg P 13086 Equisetum palustre Marsh Horsetail Southwick Beach Vascular Plant S2 G5 Jefferson Ellisburg P 10488 Geum virginianum Rough Avens El Dorado Beach Vascular Plant S2 G5 Jefferson Ellisburg P 6931 Liparis liliifolia Large Twayblade Brennan Beach Fen Vascular Plant S1 G5 Oswego Richland P 758 Broad-lipped Listera convallarioides Twayblade Worth Center Vascular Plant S1 G5 Jefferson Worth P 6150 Persicaria setacea Swamp Smartweed Selkirk Vascular Plant S1S2 G5 Oswego Richland P 686 Poa sylvestris Woodland Bluegrass Lakeview Marshes Vascular Plant S1 G5 Jefferson Ellisburg P 8291 Adams Marshes and Potamogeton hillii Hill's Pondweed Streams Vascular Plant S2 G3 Jefferson Adams P 5632 Potamogeton hillii Hill's Pondweed Barnes Corners Wetlands Vascular Plant S2 G3 Lewis Pinckney P 13386 Potamogeton hillii Hill's Pondweed Plum Tree Road Wetlands Vascular Plant S2 G3 Lewis Montague P 13387 Potamogeton hillii Hill's Pondweed Wilder Road Pond Vascular Plant S2 G3 Jefferson Ellisburg P 13388 Potamogeton hillii Hill's Pondweed Adams Swamp Vascular Plant S2 G3 Jefferson Adams P 13389 Primula mistassinica Bird's-eye Primrose Lorraine Gulf Vascular Plant S2 G5 Jefferson Lorraine, Worth P 1126 Primula mistassinica Bird's-eye Primrose Inman Gulf Vascular Plant S2 G5 Lewis Pinckney P 1637 Prunus pumila var. pumila Low Sand-cherry El Dorado Beach Vascular Plant S1 G5T4 Jefferson Ellisburg P 160 Prunus pumila var. pumila Low Sand-cherry North and South Ponds Vascular Plant S1 G5T4 Oswego Sandy Creek P 3620 Prunus pumila var. pumila Low Sand-cherry Deer Creek Dunes Vascular Plant S1 G5T4 Oswego Richland P 6551 Prunus pumila var. pumila Low Sand-cherry Selkirk Shores Vascular Plant S1 G5T4 Oswego Richland P 4349 Salix cordata Sand Dune Willow El Dorado Beach Vascular Plant S2 G4 Jefferson Ellisburg P 379 Salix cordata Sand Dune Willow Deer Creek Dunes Vascular Plant S2 G4 Oswego Richland P 6608 Salix cordata Sand Dune Willow El Dorado Beach Vascular Plant S2 G4 Jefferson Ellisburg P 7610 Salix cordata Sand Dune Willow Southwick Beach Vascular Plant S2 G4 Jefferson Ellisburg P 10089 Salix cordata Sand Dune Willow North and South Ponds Vascular Plant S2 G4 Oswego Sandy Creek P 767 Salix cordata Sand Dune Willow Jefferson Park Vascular Plant S2 G4 Jefferson Ellisburg P 7264 Salix cordata Sand Dune Willow Selkirk Shores Vascular Plant S2 G4 Oswego Richland P 136 Yellow Mountain- Saxifraga aizoides saxifrage Lorraine Gulf Vascular Plant S2 G5 Jefferson Lorraine P 1451 Scheuchzeria palustris Pod Grass South Pond Fen Vascular Plant S3 G5 Oswego Sandy Creek P 3687 Schoenoplectus heterochaetus Slender Bulrush Little Sandy River Vascular Plant S1 G5 Oswego Sandy Creek P 4499 Stellaria longipes Longstalk Starwort El Dorado Beach Vascular Plant S2 G5 Jefferson Ellisburg, Henderson P 13087 Symphyotrichum boreale Northern Bog Aster Deer Creek Marsh Vascular Plant S2 G5 Oswego Richland P 58 Symphyotrichum boreale Northern Bog Aster Brennan Beach Fen Vascular Plant S2 G5 Oswego Richland P 9832 Symphyotrichum boreale Northern Bog Aster South Pond Fen Vascular Plant S2 G5 Oswego Sandy Creek P 3982 Ulmus thomasii Cork Elm El Dorado Beach Vascular Plant S2S3 G5 Jefferson Ellisburg P 1835

Rare animal occurrences in the Sandy Creeks Watershed and EDM hotspot predictions for rare animal species.

Rare Plant Occurrences in the Sandy Creeks Watershed and EDM hotspot predictions for rare plant species.

Significant natural community occurrences in the Sandy Creeks Watershed and EDM hotspot predictions for natural communities.

APPENDIX 6

Landscape analysis maps for the Sandy Creeks Watershed and corresponding data tables.

• The landscape analysis data tables for the Sandy Creeks Watershed are too large to be included with this report. These tables are provided on the accompanying DVD.

Appendix 6: Landscape Analysis maps

a. Biodiversity index b. Dams and pollution points c. Stream barrier and pollution point sources index d. Natural land index e. Percent of land in natural cover f. Subwatershed in >300 acre natural block g. Natural land – continuous blocks > 300 acres h. Natural land within 100 meter buffer of streams i. Natural land in stream buffer – index j. Percentage of natural land within 100 meters of streams k. Percentage of streams within Natural land l. Roads per watershed acre (relative) and road-stream intersections (points) m. Roadless blocks > 300 acres n. Roadless block score o. Roads – index

a. Biodiversity index

b. Dams and pollution points

c. Stream barrier and pollution point sources index d. Natural land index

e. Percent of land in natural cover

f. Subwatershed in >300 acre natural block

g. Natural land – continuous blocks > 300 acres

h. Natural land within 100 meter buffer of streams

i. Natural land in stream buffer – index

j. Percentage of natural land within 100 meters of streams

k. Percentage of streams within Natural land

l. Roads per watershed acre (relative) and road-stream intersections (points)

m. Roadless blocks > 300 acres

n. Roadless block score

o. Roads – index