Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><P><SPAN>Fluvial Erosion Hazard Areas (FEH) are a municipal zoning overlay that includes lands immediately adjacent to a river/stream that may be at higher risk to river/stream-related erosion. The FEH overlay encapsulates the river/stream potential meander pattern, floodplains, and areas of active channel movement. This data layer was developed in 2010 by Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Town of Hinesburg. The layer is included in the Town Plan (Map 7). Since FEH areas were adopted by the Town of Hinesburg, DEC has shifted to consideration of river corridor areas – a change in language, types of streams considered, and recommended corridor protection width.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>For more information on FEH areas and river corridors, visit the Vermont DEC Rivers Program webpage: https://dec.vermont.gov/watershed/rivers.</SPAN></P></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Location of verified and potential floodplain forests along rivers and major streams (3rd order streams and higher). Based on topographic position, these forested areas are likely subject to flooding and other floodplain processes. Potential floodplain sites were remotely mapped by Native Geographic using 2018 Vermont Ortho aerial imagery, 2016 National Agriculture Imagery Program photos, and high-resolution elevation data. Generally delineated at a scale of 1:5,000 or finer. In 2020, Native Geographic LLC verified a selection of floodplain forest sites through windshield surveys and site visits.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>Depicts the location of jurisdictional wetlands mapped in Hinesburg as part of the Vermont Signficant Wetland Inventory. This data layer was updated in 2010 by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and is included in the Town Plan (Map 7).</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
Service Item Id: 43ab4d4d046040a0a5d1893d18a91082
Copyright Text: Shannon Morrison, Peter Telep, Erik Engstrom, and Ryan Knox
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>Depicts the location of wetlands mapped by University of Massachusetts in 1997, using 1993 aerial imagery. Based on review of 2018 and 2016 aerial photos and site visits made during the Phase-1 Natural Resource Inventory, Native Geographic, LLC made some minor revisions to this layer, changing the extent and type of some wetlands. This layer contains the most up-to-date and detailed wetlands mapping available in town but should be used as an advisory tool. The town’s jurisdictional wetlands are identified in the Vermont State Wetlands Inventory.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><P><SPAN>These are rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds that support important aquatic species and/or habitats. This includes surface waters with known concentrations of rare species and/or exceptional species diversity. This layer also includes the best examples of each different aquatic habitat type found across Vermont’s ponds and lakes. Vermont’s ponds and lakes support a variety of aquatic habitat types, often influenced by different combinations of water chemistry, temperature, underlying geology, and water depth. These aquatic habitats were identified by state ecologists and biologists during the Vermont Conservation Design. This layer integrates a variety of hydrologic and biological data. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>For more information about highest priority aquatic habitats, visit the Vermont Conservation Design webpage: https://vtfishandwildlife.com/conserve/vermont-conservation-design.</SPAN></P></DIV>
Name: Highest Priority Surface Waters and Riparian Areas
Display Field: PRIORITY
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPolygon
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><P><SPAN>Includes the town’s network of streams and rivers and immediately adjacent valley bottoms, floodplains, and riparian areas. These areas were identified by state ecologists and biologists during the Vermont Conservation Design as they are critical to natural stream, river, and floodplains processes, contribute to broader ecological connectivity across the landscape, and provide important wildlife and plant habitat. Surface waters and riparian areas were prioritized based on land cover and land use. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Highest Priority: All non-developed land within the network of surface waters and immediately adjacent valley bottoms. Riparian vegetation and forest cover in these areas help to protect and buffer surface water quality, condition, and function.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Priority: All developed land within the network of surface waters and immediately adjacent valley bottoms. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><SPAN>For more information about surface waters and riparian areas, visit the Vermont Conservation Design webpage: https://vtfishandwildlife.com/conserve/vermont-conservation-design.</SPAN></P></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><P><SPAN>Includes the town’s network of streams and rivers and immediately adjacent valley bottoms, floodplains, and riparian areas. These areas were identified by state ecologists and biologists during the Vermont Conservation Design as they are critical to natural stream, river, and floodplains processes, contribute to broader ecological connectivity across the landscape, and provide important wildlife and plant habitat. Surface waters and riparian areas were prioritized based on land cover and land use. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Highest Priority: All non-developed land within the network of surface waters and immediately adjacent valley bottoms. Riparian vegetation and forest cover in these areas help to protect and buffer surface water quality, condition, and function.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Priority: All developed land within the network of surface waters and immediately adjacent valley bottoms. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>For more information about surface waters and riparian areas, visit the Vermont Conservation Design webpage: https://vtfishandwildlife.com/conserve/vermont-conservation-design.</SPAN></P></DIV>