New data on Pennsylvania forest patches is available on Xanthus. The datasets were created by the Pennsylvania chapter of The Nature Conservancy (TNC). The forest patches were delineated using the new 2006 NLCD data (also available on Xanthus). The TNC defines forest patches as "contiguous areas of natural cover bound by any linear fragmenting feature (roads, railroads, … [Read more...]
TNC Presentation on Marcellus Shale – Monday, April 4 @ 4:30pm
What: Presentation by The Nature Conservancy on Marcellus Shale/PA Energy Impacts When: Monday, April 4th at 4:30pm Where: Bertrand Library, Traditional Reading Room Refreshments will be served. Come and hear Tamara Gagnolet, GIS Analyst and Conservation Data Manager for the Pennsylvania chapter of the Nature Conservancy, discuss her work in using GIS to analyze … [Read more...]
Presentation by the Nature Conservancy – Monday, April 4th at 4:30pm
Save the date - April 4th at 4:30pm. Tamara Gagnolet, GIS Analyst and Conservation Data Manager for the Pennsylvania chapter of the Nature Conservancy, will be at Bucknell on April 4th, 2011 to discuss her work in using GIS to analyze potential impacts of Marcellus Shale gas drilling in Pennsylvania. The Nature Conservancy recently released part 1 of its 'Pennsylvania Energy … [Read more...]
Upcoming presentation by The Nature Conservancy
Back in December I posted links to a new report and webinar by the Nature Conservancy describing their use of GIS to analyze potential Marcellus Shale impacts in PA. At some point in April we'll have the Nature Conservancy team here at Bucknell for a presentation of their work. Stay tuned for more details... … [Read more...]
Using GIS to analyze Marcellus Shale impacts in Pennsylvania
The Nature Conservancy recently released a study analyzing potential habitat impacts of energy development - including Marcellus Shale - in Pennsylvania over the next 20 years. Click here to watch a recorded presentation by the two lead researchers on the project. Click here for a copy of the full report. The presentation includes discussion of how GIS and spatial analysis … [Read more...]