Contents
Page
Section 1. Water Resources....................... 1
Section 2. Land Resources....................... 45
Section 3. Ecomap Component....................... 220
Compiled by Otto S. Zapecza, Donald R. Rice and Vincent T. dePaul, U.S. Geological Survey
List of Electronic Files....................... ii
Purpose and Scope....................... 1
Method of Analysis....................... 12
Water Budget Data....................... 16
Source of Data....................... 20
Surface Water Quality Trends....................... 21
1-6. References....................... 36
1-7. Bibliography of USGS
Reports
New Jersey Highlands....................... 40
Electronic
files
Available on CD in back pocket
1995 New Jersey ground water withdrawal data =
nj_wells.xls
1995 New York ground water withdrawal data = ny_wells.xls
1995 New Jersey domestic water use estimates =
domusenj.xls
1995
New York domestic water use estimates = domuseny.xls
1995 New York surface water withdrawal data = ny_swuse.xls
Total streamflow and estimated baseflow data =
streamflow.xls
HUC 11 water budgets =
HUC11waterbudgets.xls
Figure 1-1. Water-level trends in five Highlands’ wells, Morris County, New Jersey. A. Hydrographs showing typical seasonal water-level fluctuations. B. Hydrograph showing
Figure 1-2. Ground-water data for New Jersey (web site)....................... 6
Figure 1-3. Location of selected streamflow gauging stations in the New York–New Jersey Highlands study area....................... 7
Figure 1-4. Surface-water data for New Jersey (web site)....................... 11
Figure 1-5. HUC
11 watersheds within the Highlands simulated in the watershed model.
(Index numbers identify HUC 11 watersheds listed in Table 1-2.
below)....................... 13
Figure 1-6. HUC 14 watersheds within the Highlands simulated in the watershed model....................... 15
Figure 1-7.
Percent impervious surface cover for 1995, high-constraint (HC) and
low-constraint (LC) development scenarios by HUC 11 watersheds. (HUC 11
watersheds
and map identifiers are shown in Figure 1-5)....................... 18
Figure 1-8.
Ground water withdrawals from HUC 11 watersheds in million gallons per day
for 1995, high-constraint (HC) and low-constraint (LC) development scenarios by
HUC 11 watersheds. (HUC 11 watersheds and map identifiers are shown in Figure
1-5)....................... 19
Figure 1-10. Location of stream sampling sites used in the water quality trends analysis....................... 23
Figure 1-11.
Results of trend tests for total nitrogen: a) unadjusted constituent
and b) flow adjusted constituent value....................... 25
Figure 1-11. c). Results of trend tests for total ammonia; unadjusted constituent value....................... 26
Figure 1-12.
Results of trend tests for total nitrite plus nitrate a) unadjusted constituent
value
and b) flow-adjusted constituent value....................... 27
Figure 1-13. Results of trend tests for total phosphorus a) unadjusted constituent value
and b)flow-adjusted constituent value....................... 28
Figure 1-14. Results of trend tests for fecal coliform (MPN) a) unadjusted constituent value
and b) flow-adjusted constituent value....................... 29
Figure 1-15. Results of trend tests for dissolved chloride a) unadjusted constituent value
and b) flow-adjusted constituent value....................... 30
Figure 1-16. Results of trend tests for dissolved sodium a) unadjusted constituent value
and b) flow-adjusted constituent value....................... 31
Figure 1-17. Results of trend tests for specific conductance a) unadjusted constituent value
and b) flow-adjusted constituent value....................... 32
Figure 1-18. Results of trend tests for total dissolved solids a) unadjusted constituent value
and b) flow-adjusted constituent value....................... 33
Figure 1-19. Results of trend tests for dissolved oxygen a) unadjusted constituent value
Figure 1-20. Results of trend tests pH a) unadjusted constituent value
and b) flow-adjusted constituent value....................... 35
Table 1-1. Highlands’ streamflow gauging stations, their drainage area, and period of record............. ....................... 8
Table 1-2. Map
identifiers, HUC 11 codes, and watershed names for watersheds shown in
Figure 1-5........................ 14
SECTION 2. LAND
RESOURCES
Forest
Forest and Timber....................... 47
Forest Health....................... 54
Forest Land Ownership....................... 60
Biodiversity....................... 65
Recreation....................... 79
Farmland....................... 93
Conservation
Values Assessment ....................... 97
Population Growth
Population Characteristics of Highlands Region’s Municipalities....................... 120
Socio-demographic Characteristics of Highlands Region’s Counties....................... 125
Future Change Scenarios – Build-Out Analysis and Econometric Modeling
Build-Out Analysis....................... 128
Econometric Analysis....................... 142
Possible Consequences of Future Change to Resources
Changes in Land Use and Land Cover....................... 153
Landscape Indicators of Forest and Watershed Integrity....................... 162
Resources at Risk....................... 188
2-4. References....................... 200
2-5. Acknowledgments....................... 207
Appendix 2-A. Land Cover Classification:
Accuracy Assessment....................... 208
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Figure 2-1. Map of New York–New Jersey Highlands study area....................... 46
2-2. Resource Assessment and Conservation Values
Figure 2-2. Map of forest lands and location of Forest Stewardship properties....................... 50
Forest Health
Figure 2-3. Map of 2001 gypsy moth defoliation in the New York–New Jersey Highlands region....................... 57
Forest Land Ownership
Figure 2-4. Distribution of
private forest land ownerships and forest-land by size of
landholdings in the greater Highlands region of New Jersey and New York, 1991....................... 62
Figure 2-5. Ownership objectives of private forest land ownerships in the greater Highlands region of New Jersey and New York by a) number of ownerships and b) area, 1991....................... 63
Figure
2-6. Expected benefits of private forest land ownerships in the greater
Highlands
region of New Jersey and New York by a) number of ownerships and b) area, 1991....................... 64
Biodiversity
Figure 2-7. Map of threatened and endangered animal species habitat....................... 70
Figure 2-8. Map of contiguous forest tracts classed by size distribution....................... 71
Figure 2-9. Map of threatened and endangered plant species habitat........................ 74
Figure 2-10. Map of significant natural communities....................... 78
Recreation
Figure 2-11. Map of public and privately owned open space in the New York–New Jersey Highlands....................... 83
Figure
2-12. Visitor attendance at selected State and county parks in the New
York–New
Jersey Highlands....................... 84
Figure 2-13. Comparison of visitor attendance at selected State and county parks in the New York–New Jersey Highlands vs. selected national parks....................... 85
Figure 2-14. Map of recreational trails, cultural and historic sites....................... 89
Figure 2-15. Map of important viewsheds........................ 90
Figure 2-16. Map of water-based recreation....................... 91
Figure 2-17. Map of camping and hunting areas....................... 92
Figure 2-18. Map of agricultural resources in the New York–New Jersey Highlands....................... 96
Figure 2-19. Map of aquifer sensitivity with higher ranked
areas denoting greater sensitivity
and resource importance....................... 102
Figure 2-20. Map of public water supply wellhead protection zones....................... 103
Figure 2-21. Map of riparian areas ranked by environmental quality....................... 104
Figure 2-22. Map of steep slopes....................... 105
Figure 2-23. Map of water resources conservation values assessment........................ 114
Figure 2-24. Map of biodiversity conservation values assessment........................ 115
Figure 2-25. Map of outdoor recreation and open space resources conservation values assessment........................ 116
Figure 2-26. Map of agricultural resources conservation values assessment........................ 117
Figure 2-27. Map of forest resources conservation values assessment........................ 118
Figure 2-28. Map of overall composite conservation values assessment....................... 119
2-3. Potential
Changes and Resources at Risk
Figure 2-29. 2000 population density by
municipality....................... 123
Figure 2-30. Percent change of population from 1990 to 2000 (by municipality)....................... 124
Build-Out Analysis
Figure 2-31. Map of zoning density....................... 135
Figure 2-32. Map of constrained and available land under the low-constraint scenario....................... 136
Figure 2-33. Map of constrained and available land under the high-constraint scenario....................... 137
Figure 2-34. Map of population density by municipality at build-out under the low-constraint scenario....................... 138
Figure 2-35. Map of population density by municipality at build-out under the high-constraint scenario....................... 139
Figure 2-36. Map of percent population change necessary to reach build-out under the low-constraint scenario....................... 140
Figure 2-37. Map of percent population change necessary to reach build-out under the high-constraint scenario....................... 141
Figure 2-38. Map of the four sub-regions used for the econometric analysis....................... 151
Figure
2-39. Map of likelihood of change according to the econometric analysis....................... 152
Possible Consequences of Future Change to Resources
Changes in Land Use and Land Cover
Figure 2-40. Map of land cover of the four State Highlands region....................... 159
Figure 2-41. Map of urbanization in the New York–New Jersey Highlands....................... 161
Figure 2-42. Comparison of biological status of New Jersey Highlands stream sites to 140 nationwide NAWQA sites using an urban land use gradient....................... 164
Figure
2-43. Surface
water quality scores vs. percent developed land cover for HUC 14
sub-watersheds....................... 166
Figure
2-44. Surface
water quality scores vs. percent altered land cover for HUC 14
sub-watersheds....................... 166
Figure 2-45. Graph of percent unaltered land cover vs. housing unit density (hu/acre)....................... 167
Figure
2-46. Surface
water quality scores vs. percent impervious surface cover for HUC 14
sub-watersheds....................... 169
Figure 2-47. Graph of percent impervious surface cover vs. housing unit density (hu/acre). ....................... 170
Figure 2-48. Forest interior dependent bird species richness vs. the percent forest area for Breeding Bird Atlas data blocks....................... 175
Figure 2-49. Percent forest and interior forest vs. housing unit density (hu/acre) ....................... 175
Figure 2-50.
Percent altered land cover for New York–New Jersey Highlands HUC 11
watersheds: 1972, 1984, 1995, 2000....................... 178
Figure 2-51. Estimated changes in percent altered land at build-out....................... 179
Figure 2-52. Percent impervious cover for New York–New Jersey Highlands HUC 11 watersheds: 1984, 1995, 2000....................... 180
Figure 2-53. Estimated changes in percent impervious surface at build-out....................... 181
Figure 2-54. Percent altered riparian zones for New York–New Jersey Highlands HUC 11 watersheds: 1984, 1995, 2000....................... 182
Figure 2-55. Estimated changes in percent altered riparian zones at build-out....................... 183
Figure 2-56. Percent interior forest for New York–New Jersey Highlands HUC 11 watersheds: 1984, 1995, 2000....................... 184
Figure 2-57. Estimated changes in percent interior forest at build-out....................... 185
Figure 2-58. Estimated changes in prime forest habitat at build-out....................... 186
Figure 2-59. Map of public open
space overlaid on the conservation values assessment highlighting gaps in
conservation protection....................... 192
Figure 2-60. Map of conservation focal areas....................... 197
Figure
2-61. Map of composite conservation values assessment cross-tabulated
with the likelihood of change....................... 199
Figure 2-62. Map of 1995 and
2000 land cover accuracy assessment points....................... 210
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Forest and Timber
Table 2-2. FIA
data for New York–New Jersey Highlands
counties: timberland, total forested and net volume total stock....................... 52
Table 2-3. FIA
data for New York–New Jersey
Highlands counties: net growth and annual removals of growing stock and
sawtimber........................ 53
Table 2-4. Rank of animal
species based on Federal and State protection status........................ 66
Table 2-5.
Species with special status in New York State for which specific models have
been created as part of the Landscape Project........................ 68
Table 2-6. Number of listed
animal and plant species by State for the Highlands region....................... 69
Table 2-7. Acreage in the
Highlands region that provides animal habitat for listed species in peril....................... 69
Table 2-8. Acreage in the
Highlands region that represents habitat for listed plant species in peril....................... 73
Table 2-9. Biodiversity ranks
for vegetation community data....................... 75
Table 2-10. Acreage of the
Highlands region that comprises important ecological communities....................... 76
Table 2-11. Area of public and privately owned conservation
and other publicly owned
lands....................... 81
Table 2-12. Input GIS data layers to the conservation values assessment: source and scale
....................... 99
Table 2-13. Weighting scheme and criteria for water resources....................... 101
Table 2-14. Weighting scheme and criteria for biodiversity....................... 106
Table 2-15. Weighting scheme and criteria for recreation and open space....................... 108
Table 2-16. Weighting scheme and criteria for farmland....................... 109
Table
2-17. Weighting scheme and criteria
for forest land....................... 111
Table
2-18. Highlands conservation values assessment for five resource types:
water, biodiversity, recreation, farmland and forest; in area (acres) and
percent of total New York–New Jersey
Highlands area....................... 111
2-3. Potential Changes and Resources at Risk
Population Growth
Table 2-19. Highlands population change: 1990 to
2000....................... 122
Table 2-20. Smallest municipalities in the New York–New Jersey Highlands....................... 122
Table 2-21. Largest municipalities in the New York–New Jersey Highlands....................... 122
Table 2-22. Most densely populated municipalities in the New York–New Jersey Highlands....................... 122
Table 2-23. Highlands demographic trends, 1990-2000: population number, gender, age, and racial characteristics....................... 126
Table 2-24. Highlands housing trends, 1990-2000: occupied and owner-occupied housing............ ....................... 127
Table 2-26. Description of the 28 variables included in the initial explorations for the econometric analyses....................... 145
Table 2-27. Descriptive statistics of the variables used in the econometric analyses....................... 146
Table 2-28. Logit parameter estimates for change in
agricultural and forest lands in the New York Highlands region between 1995 and
2000....................... 149
Table 2-29. Logit parameter estimates for change in
agricultural and forest lands in the New Jersey Highlands region between 1995
and 2000....................... 150
Possible Consequences of Future Change to
Resources
Changes in Land Use and Land Cover
Table 2-30. Classification scheme used in land use and land cover mapping....................... 154
Table 2-31. Land use categories (11 classes)....................... 155
Table
2-32. New York–New Jersey Highlands land cover trends (acres)....................... 158
Table 2-33. New York–New Jersey Highlands:
land cover changes....................... 158
Landscape
Indicators of Forest and Watershed Integrity
Table 2-34. List of selected forest interior breeding birds....................... 173
Resources
at Risk
Table 2-35. Percent of each conservation values assessment class broken down by zoning....................... ....................... 189
Table 2-36. Conservation values assessment gap analysis....................... 193
Table 2-37. Cross-tabulation of conservation values assessment and likelihood of land use change....................... 198
Table 2-38A and B. 1995 New Jersey Level I accuracy assessment....................... 214
Table 2-39A. 1995 New Jersey Level II accuracy assessment....................... 215
Table 2-39B. 1995 New Jersey Level II accuracy assessment....................... 216
Table 2-40A and B. 1995 New York Level I accuracy assessment....................... 217
Table 2-41A. 1995 New York Level II accuracy assessment....................... 218
Table 2-41B. 1995 New York Level II accuracy assessment....................... 219
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Appendix 2-A. Land Cover
Classification: Accuracy Assessment....................... 208
Section
3. Ecomap Component
Compiled by John G. Barbour, Hudsonia; Constance Carpenter, USDA Forest Service; James Dunn, New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry; Stephanie Diamond, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; and Dave MacFarlane, New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
Table
of Contents
Page
List of Figures....................... xvi
List of Tables....................... xix
List of Appendixes....................... xxi
3-1. Background....................... 220
3-2. Land Type Association
Descriptions....................... 234
Land Type Association (LTA) 221 Ae 01....................... 235
Land Type Association (LTA) 221 Ae 02....................... 239
Land Type Association (LTA) 221 Ae 03....................... 243
Land Type Association (LTA) 221 Ae 04....................... 247
Land Type Association (LTA) 221 Ae 05....................... 251
Land Type Association (LTA) 221 Ae 06....................... 255
Land Type Association (LTA) 221 Ae 07....................... 258
Land Type Association (LTA) 221 Am 01....................... 262
Land Type Association (LTA) 221 Am 02....................... 266
3-3. References....................... 270
Appendixes....................... 273
List of
Figures
Page
3-1. Background
Figure 3-1. Location of the New York–New Jersey Highlands study area........................ 220
Figure 3-2. Ecological classification and mapping (a.k.a. ECOMAP) is one component of the Highland’s study........................ 221
Figure 3-3. Ecological classification is a powerful tool for ecosystem-based analysis when used within a geographic information management system (Carpenter and Smith, 1995)........................ 223
Figure 3-4. The progressive coding system of the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological units identifies areas of increasingly similar ecological potential (Cleland and others 1997). Subsections in the Lower New England Section are: 221 Aa Boston Basin, 221 Ab Cape Cod Coastal Lowland and Islands, 221 Ac Narragansett/Bristol Lowland and Island, 221 Ad Southern New England Coastal Lowland, 221 Ae New York-New Jersey Hudson Highlands, 221 Af Lower Connecticut River Valley, 221 Ag Southeast New England Coastal Hills and Plains, 221 Ah, Worcester/Monadnock Plateau, 221 Ai Gulf of Maine Coastal Plain, 221 Ak Gulf of Maine Coastal Lowland, 221 Al Sebago/Ossipee Hills and Plain, and 221 Am Reading Prong........................ 225
Figure 3-5. Nine Land Type Associations (LTA) have been mapped in the New York–New Jersey Highlands ECOMAP project area. Each LTA can be further subdivided into smaller ecological units for local planning........................ 226
Figure 3-6. Glacial erratics on the east summit of Storm King Mountain. Photo by John G. Barbour, 1996........................ 227
Figure 3-7. Rivers
and streams in the ECOMAP project area........................ 228
Figure 3-8. Land use in the ECOMAP project area........................ 229
3-2 Land Type Association
Descriptions
Figure 3-9. View north from the Bearfort fire tower on Bearfort Mountain in Newark’s Pequannock Watershed, West Milford Township, New Jersey. Photo by George M. Aronson........................ 235
Figure 3-10. Location map of LTA 221 Ae 01........................ 236
Figure 3-11. Attributes of LTA 221 Ae 01........................ 237
Figure 3-12. High knob of Schunemunk Mountain showing tilted sandstone and conglomerate rock beds. Photo by Anita F. Barbour, 2002........................ 238
Figure 3-13. Forested land surrounding the Wanaque Reservoir, Passaic County, New Jersey. Photo by George M. Aronson........................ 239
Figure 3-14. Location map of LTA 221 Ae 02........................ 240
Figure 3-15. Attributes of LTA 221 Ae 02........................ 241
Figure 3-16. Hardwood forest growing in rocky soil in thin gneiss derived till. Photo by Dave MacFarlane........................ 242
Figure 3-17. Forest, farm and residential land in the Vernon Valley as seen from Wawayanda Mountain, Sussex County, New Jersey. Photo by George M. Aronson........................ 243
Figure 3-18. Location map of LTA 221 Ae 03........................ 244
Figure 3-19. Attributes of LTA 221 Ae 03........................ 245
Figure 3-20. Cattail marsh on a dammed and flooded alluvial plain. Photo reprinted from MacFarlane and Dunn, 2002........................ 246
Figure 3-21. Jenny Jump Mountain as seen from Ghost Lake in Jenny Jump State Forest, Warren County, New Jersey. Photo by George Aronson........................ 247
Figure 3-22. Location map of LTA 221 Ae 04........................ 248
Figure 3-23. Attributes of LTA 221 Ae 04........................ 249
Figure 3-24. Stunted oak, birch and cherry trees growing on a gneiss rock outcrop. Photo reprinted from MacFarlane and Dunn (2002)........................ 250
Figure 3-25. View south from Bull Pond Mountain West Point shows the dissected plateau extending southwest. Photo by John G. Barbour. May 1997........................ 251
Figure 3-26. Location map of LTA 221 Ae 05........................ 252
Figure 3-27. Attributes of LTA 221 Ae 05........................ 253
Figure 3-28. Forest under story, Sterling Forest State Park, New York. Photo by George Aronson........................ 254
Figure 3-29. Tidal marsh at Iona Island with slope of Dunderberg Mountain in the background. Photo by John G. Barbour, 1999........................ 254
Figure 3-30. Low relief landscape, Putnam County, New York. Photo by Jeff Wiegert....................... 255
Figure 3-31. Location map of LTA 221 Ae 06........................ 256
Figure 3-32. Oak forest, Putnam County, New York. Photo by Jeff Weigert........................ 256
Figure 3-33. Attributes of LTA 221 Ae 06........................ 257
Figure 3-34. Ramapo River near Sloatsburg, New York. Photo by Arlene Miller........................ 258
Figure 3-35. Location map of LTA 221 Ae 07........................ 259
Figure 3-36. Attributes of LTA 221 Ae 07........................ 260
Figure 3-37. Alluvial plain on the Ramapo River. Photo by Martina Hoppe, 2003........................ 261
Figure 3-38. Fractured bedrock in South Branch of Raritan River, Ken Lockwood Gorge, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Photo by Dave MacFarlane........................ 262
Figure 3-39. Location map
of LTA 221 Am 01........................ 263
Figure 3-40. Attributes of LTA 221 Am 01........................ 264
Figure 3-41. Spring flooding on a moderately poorly drained gneiss till slope. Photo reprinted from MacFarlane and Dunn, 2002........................ 265
Figure 3-42. A farm in Long Valley on a well-drained limestone till slope. Photo reprinted from MacFarlane and Dunn, 2002........................ 266
Figure 3-43. Location map of LTA 221 Am 02........................ 267
Figure 3-44. Attributes of LTA 221 Am 02........................ 268
Figure 3-45. Oak-beech-hemlock forest on a moderately well-drained limestone till slope. Photo reprinted from MacFarlane and Dunn, 2002........................ 269
List
of Tables
Page
3-1. Background
Table 3-1. USDA Forest Service National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units supports ecosystem based planning at multiple scales. (adapted from Cleland and others, 1997)........................ 222
Table 3-2. Land type associations in the New York-New Jersey Highlands subsection........................ 231
Table 3-3. Land type associations in the Reading Prong subsection........................ 233
Table 3-A. Distribution
(acres) of land by aspect for Land Type Associations in the New York–New Jersey
Highlands Subsection 221 Ae and the Reading Prong Subsection 221 Am
(NYS DEC 2000)........................ 273
Table 3-B. Distribution (acres) of land by percent slope for Land Type Associations (LTA) in the New York–New Jersey Highlands Subsection 221 Ae and Reading Prong Subsection 221 Am (NYS DEC 2000)........................ 274
Table 3-C. Distribution (acres) of land by elevation class for Land Type Associations (LTA) in the New York–New Jersey Highlands Subsection 221 Ae and Reading Prong Subsection 221 Am (NYS DEC 2000)........................ 275
Table 3–D. Distribution
(acres) of land by bedrock composition for Land Type Associations (LTA) in the
New York–New Jersey Highlands Subsection 221 Ae and Reading Prong 221 Am. (N.J.
Geological Survey 2000; NYS Museum / NYS Geological Survey 1992)........................ 276
Table 3-E. Distribution
(acres) of land by surface geology class for Land Type Associations (LTA) in
the New York–New Jersey Highlands 221 Ae and Reading Prong 221 Am
(NJ Geological Survey, 1990; NYS Museum/NYS Geological Survey 1999)........................ 277
Table 3-F. Distribution (percent) of land cover and land use for Land Type Associations (LTA) in the New York–New Jersey Highlands Subsections 221 Ae and the Reading Prong Subsection 221 Am (CRSSA 2002)........................ 278
Table 3-G.1. Distribution (acres) of STATSGO soil map units (MU) in the Bearfort, Kanouse, Bellevale, and Schunemunk Mountains Land Type Association 221 Ae 01 in New Jersey and New York. (USDA NRCS 1994)........................ 280
Table 3-G.2. Distribution (acres) of STATSGO soil map units (MU) in the Rockaway Highlands Land Type Association 221 Ae 02 in New Jersey and New York (USDA NRCS 1994)........................ 281
Table 3-G.3. Distribution (acres) of STATSGO soil map units (MU) in the New Jersey Highlands Valleys Land Type Association 221 Ae 03 in New Jersey and New York. (USDA NRCS 1994)........................ 282
Table 3-G.4. Distribution (acres) of STATSGO soil map units (MU) in the Jenny Jump Mountain Land Type Association 221 Ae 04 in New Jersey. (USDA NRCS 1994)........................ 283
Table 3-G.5. Distribution (acres) of STATSGO soil map units (MU) in the New York Hudson Highlands Land Type Association 221 Ae 05 in New York. (USDA NRCS 1994)........................ 283
Table 3-G.6. Distribution (acres) of STATSGO soil map units (MU) in the Putnam Uplands Land Type Association 221 Ae 06 in New York. (USDA NRCS 1994)........................ 284
Table 3-G.7. Distribution (acres) of STATSGO soil map units (MU) in the New York Highlands Valleys Land Type Association 221 Ae 07 in New York. (USDA NRCS 1994)........................ 284
Table 3-G.8. Distribution (acres) of STATSGO soil map units (MU) in the Parker-Edneyville Highlands Land Type Association 221 Am 01 in New Jersey (USDA NRCS 1994)........................ 285
Table 3-G.9. Distribution (acres) of STATSGO soil map units (MU) in the Musconetcong and Upper Raritan Valley Land Type Association 221 Am 01 in New Jersey (USDA NRCS 1994)........................ 285
Table 3-H. Characteristics and taxonomy of soils found in Land Type Associations of the New York-New Jersey Highlands ECOMAP project area. (Source USDA NRCS 2001)........................ 286
Table 3-I.1. List of vascular plants........................ 298
Table 3-I.2. List of vertebrates........................ 300
Table 3-J.
State-listed rare plants of the New York portion of the New York–New Jersey
ECOMAP project area. Annotated with
Land Type Association Codes by J. G. Barbour........................ 301
Table 3-K. A first approximation of United States National Vegetation Classification System forest communities (NVCS) (Lundgren 2000 and Lundgren 2001) and comparable State Natural Heritage Communities (Edinger 2002, Reschke 1990) compiled for the Land Type Associations (LTAs) that occur in the New York Hudson Highlands Subsection 221Ae in New York State. (Barbour 2002)........................ 307
List
of Appendixes
Page
Appendix 3-A. Land Aspect....................... 273
Appendix 3-B. Slope....................... 274
Appendix 3-C. Elevation....................... 275
Appendix 3-D. Bedrock....................... 276
Appendix 3-E. Surficial Geology....................... 277
Appendix 3-F. New York–New Jersey Highlands Region 200 Level 3 Land Cover Data........................ 278
Appendix 3-G. STATSGO soil units........................ 280
Appendix 3-H. Soil Series Characteristics....................... 286
Appendix 3-I. Listing of species by common name and scientific (Latin) name........................ 298
Appendix 3-J. Rare species....................... 301
Appendix 3-K. United States National Vegetation Classification System........................ 307
Appendix 3-L. Glossary of terms....................... 314