4. Dutchess County, New York
Completed habitat
maps
• East Fishkill
• Fishkill and Sprout Creek
corridors
• Washington
• Stanford
• Amenia
• Rhinebeck
• Marbletown (partial)
• North East
• Poughkeepsie
• Pine Plains
• Hyde Park (partial)
• Beekman
• Trout Brook watershed
6. Why habitats?
Habitat: all the biotic and abiotic
components that make up the
environment where an organism or
community occurs.
Habitat diversity is a good
surrogate for species diversity.
Effective biodiversity conservation
focuses on
• species,
• their habitats, and
• the landscapes that support
those habitats.
14. Ecologically significant habitats
• Rare or declining habitats
• Habitats that support rare or declining species
fen acidic bog
kettle shrub pool oak-heath barren
22. Summary
• Comprehensive: uplands and wetlands, rare and
common habitats
• Water resources: habitat maps are more inclusive
and accurate than existing wetland map resources
23. Summary
• Comprehensive: uplands and wetlands, rare and
common habitats
• Water resources: habitat maps are more inclusive
and accurate than existing wetland map resources
• Scale: appropriate for comprehensive (including
watershed) and site specific planning
