A Critical Resource Evaluation for the Lake Michigan Shorelands Alliance

One of the Lake Michigan Shorelands Alliance's (LMSA), major initiatives is the creation of a comprehensive conservation plan to identify priority areas for protection amid this landscape full of opportunity.  A key element of this endeavor is the production of maps to help reveal critical areas of concern and guide conservation planning.

Year Published: 2010

State: Wisconsin

Landscape Context:  Inland

Housing Density: Suburban, Rural

Funding Type: Both (Public and Private)

Habitat Focus: Forest, Planted/Cultivated, Wetlands

Organizations Involved:

The Trust for Public Land and Gathering Waters

Values:

Water Quality, Open Space/Habitat, Recreation, Working Land

Stakeholder Involvement:

Stakeholders were not consulted in the process. By design, only outreach to land trust leaders across the study area was conducted.

Planning Process:

The planning process followed the below steps:

1.  Document review and analysis.
2.  Interviews with local land trust leaders.
3.  Conducting mapping analysis for four goals - translating those goals into maps.
4.  Final report.

Desired Outcomes:

Articulate shared goals and priorities for the land trusts working across the region that can  serve as an update to the analysis completed for Landscapes of Opportunity (by Gathering Waters).