Management Resources

Electronically available resource management tools presented here include management plans, computer mapping data layers, fire management resources, state and federal agency resources, and further online information sources.

Best Sustainability Practices in Southern Appalachia

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Best Sustainability Practices in Southern Appalachia
Towards Best Practices

A searchable database of examples of best practices in growth management, sustainable development, and environmental conservation in the Southern Appalachian Highlands.

Databases and GIS Mapping Tools

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Southeast Region Maps and Data
Live Maps and Data

The "Live Maps and Data" community features searchable databases and regional mapping applications.

  • Aquatic Biota Survey Database
  • Regional GIS Source Data Layers
  • Invasive Plants Databases
  • SAVEM Water Quality Database
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SEWF GIS Mapping Layer
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Southeast Watershed Forum Community Resource Mapper
Community Resource Mapper

Integrate natural resource protection into your community planning efforts with our mapping service. This service will allow you to create maps at a county, watershed or state level, showcasing your satellite imagery, impaired streams, impervious surface, protected lands, State Wildlife Action Plans and much more.

Web Resources for Management Plans and Reports about the Southeastern United States
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Southern Fire Portal

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FRAMES - Southern Fire Portal

The Southern Fire Portal (SFP) is a geographic focus of the Fire Research and Management Exchange System (FRAMES).

The SFP improves fire science organization and accessibility by integrating and expanding three comprehensive, complementary sources of fire information:

  1. Fire Research and Management Exchange System (FRAMES)
  2. The Encyclopedia of Southern Fire Science (ESFS)
  3. The Tall Timbers Research Station E.V. Komarek Fire Ecology Database and Thesaurus.

As a nexus of fire effects information and technology transfer, the Southern Fire Portal is the Southeast's gateway for continuing collaboration between fire management and research communities and their publics.

Visit the SFP for fire-related research data, documents, projects, tools, and Web sites.

U.S. Drought Portal

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From the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS):

"The U.S. Drought Portal is part of the interactive system to:

  • Provide early warning about emerging and anticipated droughts
  • Assimilate and quality control data about droughts and models
  • Provide information about risk and impact of droughts to different agencies and stakeholders
  • Provide information about past droughts for comparison and to understand current conditions
  • Explain how to plan for and manage the impacts of droughts
  • Provide a forum for different stakeholders to discuss drought-related issues"
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