Propose two Riverscapes for completing LTPBR Planning at

In this class, you are going to complete the Conservation Planning Process for LTPBR at a real riverscape. You get to choose that riverscape. Prior to our first class, please submit to this discussion board a posting with your top choice and a second choice for a riverscape where you will propose to complete the assignment. This need not be a riverscape you have been to or will visit. It does need to be a riverscape where you can reasonably address the key planning questions from available information and Google Earth. This will limit you to riverscapes in which the imagery and existing data is good enough to "see the riverscape", and assess its condition, risks within and adjacent to it, as well as recovery potential. 

Assignment

Please "SUBMIT" a posting here (use top "Reply" instead of replying to someone else's thread)  that answers the following questions for your first choice and second choice:

1. What is the name of the stream/river that flows through your site?
2. What is the name of the property or site and who owns it?
3. What is the name of the watershed (in the US, please provide the USGS 10 digit HUC or hydrologic unit code)?
4. Provide a URL to a map (e.g. MyMaps Links to an external site. or Google Earth Links to an external site.) zoomed into your proposed study site (make it easy o us and use the (external link button please to make it clickable) . Show in this map a polygon outline of your area of proposed activity.
5. Why have you proposed this site?
6. Can you see what you need to from imagery or is other information available to you to assess conditions and recovery potential?

Everyone should have a post with Site 1 - Answers to six questions in numbered list, and Site 2 - Answers to same six questions in numbered list.  Here is a template you can copy if you like:

SITE 1

1. Stream/river name:  Freeflowing Creek
2. Name of the property or site:  My Site     Ownership:  Bureau of Land Management
3. 10 digit HUC: 1601020207
4. Map: (embed or provide link - see below)
5. Why I chose this proposed this site?  It needs some help.
6. Can you see what you need to from imagery or is other information available to you to assess conditions and recovery potential?  Yes and I can tell you why (unlike Joe did in his example).

SITE 2

1. Stream/river name:  Freeflowing Creek
2. Name of the property or site:  My Site     Ownership:  Bureau of Land Management
3. 10 digit HUC: 1601020207
4. Map: (embed or provide link - see below)
5. Why I chose this proposed this site?  It needs some help.
6. Can you see what you need to from imagery or is other information available to you to assess conditions and recovery potential?  Yes and I can tell you why (unlike Joe did in his example).

Why?

We are asking you for two sites in case the first site you propose we believe is too difficult for you to assess remotely in a three week class.  We will give you feedback as to whether or not your site will work well, or what might be difficult about it to help you make your choice for next week.

How to Make Polygons in Shareable Web Maps

I made a Google Earth map here Links to an external site..   I made a Google MyMaps here Links to an external site.. The nice thing about MyMaps, is you can embed it easily:

In the video below, I show you how I did that: