Wetland Management Plan

A Wetland Field Assessment and Management Plan (Volume 2) for the Bronx River Watershed was completed as part of the 2007 Bronx River Watershed Management Plan. Volume 1 was the Stormwater Pollution Control Plan.

 

The specific objectives for achieving the goals of the Wetland Field Assessment and
Management Plan are:

• Ground truth wetland sites previously identified by existing wetland maps
• Identify unmapped wetland sites while in the field conducting groundtruthing activities
• Conduct a rapid and complete field assessment, including collecting information on the following parameters:
  • soil
  • hydrology
  • vegetation
  • surrounding land use
  • wildlife habitat
  • sources of degradation or impairment, and
  • degree of functioning for:
    • water quality maintenance and improvement
    • surface water storage
    • ground water storage
    • fish habitat
    • wildlife habitat
    • erosion control
    • recreation opportunities
• Create a user-friendly database containing all field data
• Prepare a Wetland Field Assessment and Management Plan that clearly and succinctly describes potential management measures for each wetland site.

Wetland Field Assessment and Management Plan

Preface

1 Introduction

2 Methodology

3 Wetland Assessment

4 Management Recommendation Categories

 

Figures
Figure 1	Location of Bronx River Subwatersheds, Westchester County, New York
Figure 2	Locations of Wetlands in the Municipalities of Harrison, Mount Pleasant, New Castle, and North Castle, Westchester County, New York
Figure 3	Locations of Wetlands in the Municipalities of Ardsley, Elmsford, Greenburgh, Scarsdale, and White Plains, Westchester County, New York
Figure 4	Locations of Wetlands in the Municipalities of Bronxville, Eastchester, Mount Vernon, Tuckahoe, and Yonkers, Westchester County, New York
Figure 5	Schematic representation of management measures at an example site

 

Appendices

Appendix A. Master List of Wetland Assessment Elements

Appendix B. Field Data Form

Appendix C. Wetland Assessment Score Sheet

Appendix D. Examples from New York State Stormwater Design Manual

Appendix E. Site Summary Reports