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the property, where quail or turkeys make their way, the paths black bears might take on their trips to, say, a nearby orchard.
The layers being mapped onto the pilot study area are: topology, hydrology, existing impervious cover, land use by zoning category, future impervious cover based on land use plans, and aerial photographs. Other layers may include stream mileage and percent in forested condition, existing forest cover, existing and planned stream buffers, floodplains, wetlands, steep slopes, soils and geologic features, hazardous waste dumps, historic sites, developable land remaining, road crossings, storm water systems, existing and planned sewer systems, etc.
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Each layer contributes to the assessment process. Take one of the most important layers — the amount of impervious surface in the area. This is the percentage of an area that is covered with roadways, sidewalks, buildings, parking lots, tennis courts, or anything else that rain or snowmelt cannot penetrate and thus must runoff. Gravel and dirt road and park
91.8%