Virginia Natural Heritage Data Explorer Website Training
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1. Boundaries Data Group Subhydrologic Units source EPA DCR Division of Soil and Water Conservation The boundaries of the 494 hydrologic units in Virginia at the 14 digit level of detail This dataset covers the whole state and these units are the immediate subsets of the 11 digit level of hydrologic units in Virginia Developed for finer watershed planning work in the state than the 11 or 8 digit level of hydrologic unit allows This level is the basis for Virginia s non point source pollution assessment and ranking It is the official statewide hydrologic unit delineation for water quality reporting 8 Digit USGS Watersheds source US Geological Survey The United States is divided and sub divided into successively smaller hydrologic units or watersheds which are classified into four levels regions sub regions accounting units and cataloging units The hydrologic units are arranged within each other from the smallest cataloging units to the largest regions Each hydrologic unit is identified by a unique hydrologic unit code HUC consisting of two to eight digits based on the four levels of classification in the hydrologic unit system http water usgs gov GIS huc html Physiographic Provinces source VA DCR Division of Natural Heritage A physiographic province is a landform region an area delineated according to similar terrain that has been shaped by a common geologic history Each province is characterized overall by its2. Do not save encrypted pages to disk Finally when using the Print option in the GUI after clicking the Frint icon when the print preview page opens press the Page Setup button and set print settings to Landscape orientation with 1 margins all the way around This will hold for subsequent prints during the Same session eM C rt BE novel Group F eco 3 windows E instructions f 1 information fo AVE 10 36 AM Virginia Natur Terms and Conditions for Use of the Natural Heritage Data Explorer Website and Associated Virginia Natural Heritage Program Services Access to the Virginia Natural Heritage Data Explorer Website is available by subscription only All users of this website are required to be either registered subscribers to this website or authorized representatives of registered subscribers to this website As a condition of registration all subscribers are required to sign a form guaranteeing their adherence and the adherence of all persons whom they shall authorized to use this website to these Terms and Conditions All users of this website whether direct subscribers or authorized representatives of Subscribers are required to adhere to these Terms and Conditions e Data License e Other Guidelines e Project Review Services License for Use of Digital Natural Heritage Resources Information The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation s Natural Heritage Program DC
3. Dye Trace Vectors I DRG Quad Grid TT USGS Placenames a J Trails Ov VDOT Reads I NHD Streams C Managed Conservation Lands F nw Wetlands I Subhydrologic Units I 8 Digit USGS Watersheds C Physiographic Provinces I Planning Districts PDC M counties M States 4 I VBMP Imagery IZ 24k TOPO NH Screening Layer i Zoom To Latitude Longitude at Easting Long Northing 19 T Print Preview P yes LEGEND ug ME taged PY Specified Distanc For example you wish to find Lands within some distance of a Buffer maji e t ee i g re r PENA gr Heer uta eg t i Erra act Ne 7 sce E A j E OnE Ave Ta ands 1 EF Sica e of Other a f Virginia Natural Heritage Data Explorer Within I of Current Selection Butter 75 Page Setup Letter ooo n O aoset A OOl Find Features within a Features twibPage amp p of amp F bubbtd Managed Conservation road Make VDOT Roads layer active and then select a road by using the Line or Polygon select tool Choose the Buffer tool In the dialog that opens select Managed Conservation Lands from the pulldown menu Enter your buffer distance you are limited to 2 miles or less Select your buffer units miles feet or meters from the pulldown menu A buffer will be drawn around the road and any intersected Conservation Lands w
4. Species e Guidelines Regarding Display of Natural Heritage Resources Data At Public Meetings Natural Heritage Project Review Services Project Review This service assesses the potential impacts of a specified project on natural heritage resources DCR research will identify all documented occurrences of natural heritage resources from the project area including an appropriate buffer based on the scope of the project and may also identify potential species occurrences If potential impacts are identified the response will list key natural heritage resources with scientific and common names Natural Heritage Program rarity ranks federal and state protected status information with recommendations for resource protection Certain Data Explorer clients will be assessed a charge for projects submitted for review These charges will be assessed as follows 60 site plus an additional charge of 35 for 1 5 occurrences and 60 for 6 or more occurrences Data requests are usually filled within 30 working days of receipt Priority responses will incur an additional 200 surcharge and can generally be completed within 3 working days Most natural areas in Virginia have not been thoroughly surveyed and new occurrences of plant and animal species continue to be discovered For this reason DCR s response or data cannot be considered a definitive statement on the presence absence or condition of biological elements on a particular site Heritage re
5. appropriate for the benefit of natural heritage resources The availability of natural heritage resource data digitally presents special concerns The digital format vastly increases the ability to transfer data and to use the same set of data in a variety of applications This data mobility can be positive when it multiplies the beneficial uses of the data But it also represents a risk with regard to issues of inappropriate data use and distribution All use of digital data provided by DCR NH whether to public agencies or private parties is governed by the DCR NH License for Use of Digital Data which dictates conditions for use requires periodic update and proscribes distribution of data to third parties The DCR NH License must be signed before any use of natural heritage data in digital form whether those data were provided directly by DCR NH or were transformed into digital form from paper reports tables or maps provided by DCR NH The Natural Heritage Project Review Coordinator in consultation with the Natural Heritage Director and the Natural Heritage Data Provision Committee is responsible for determining who may receive digital data from DCR NH Questions and comments may be addressed to the NH Project Review Coordinator S Rene Hypes Guidelines Regarding Provision of Natural Heritage Resources Data To Clients Who Request Data Only for Listed T amp E Species The mission of DCR s Natural Heritage Program is to conserve Virginia s
6. biodiversity We focus on natural heritage resources which are defined as the habitat of rare threatened or endangered plant and animal species rare or state significant natural communities or geologic sites and similar features of scientific interest One of our responsibilities to which we devote regular and substantial resources is the determination of what natural heritage resource elements are rare or significant enough to require our attention This process which results in our published Rare Animals and Rare Plants lists follows well established and well reviewed procedures We appreciate the importance of the legal protection afforded certain rare species by the U S Fish and Wildlife Service and the Virginia Departments of Game and Inland Fisheries and Agriculture and Consumer Services through the federal and state Endangered Species Acts but we also recognize that political considerations in the assignment of certain species to protected Status result in an imperfect and incomplete list of species receiving protection Species that have been formally listed as Threatened or Endangered are included among our elements of concern but our interests are broader Our Project Review function is an important opportunity for us to provide our various clients with information that can help to protect natural heritage resources We are not a regulatory agency and rely on our clients to act voluntarily to enhance natural heritage resources or to m
7. e Map layers are grouped by type and each type can be hidden or expanded by clicking the or e The active map layer will be highlighted in yellow A layer can be turned on and off by clicking the check box e Several layers are scale dependent meaning that they automatically turn on and off at certain scales based on the most appropriate scale for that layer If a map layer s check box is greyed out then it can t be viewed at that scale Turning map layers on and off There s a check box next to each map layer Click this box to toggle the layer on and off Some of the layers are scale 13 dependent meaning that they are only available at certain map scales This is done to maximize the performance of the natural heritage data explorer as some layers would take a log time to display and refresh at larger more zoomed out scales Legend boxes are greyed out if a layer is unavailable at your current scale D C R Draw Project for Review Terms amp Conditions DCR NH Home G oy a SAY h Natural Heritage Layers Legend E T NH Screening Layer E Diabase Screening Layer O Dye Inputs I Monitor Points O Dye Trace Vectors T DRG Quad Grid I USGS Placenames I Trails I VDOT Roads T NHD Streams l Managed Conservation Lands a Z NWI Wetlands FE Subhydrologic Units I 8 Digit USGS Watersheds 0 Physiographic Provinces C Planning Districts PDC Cou
8. is submitting project contact name agency name street address city state zip code phone and fax e Email automatically prompts main contact for company please change to reflect user submitting project enter in your personal work email address Your personal business email is where you will receive conformation of project submittal and report will be automatically sent to address entered e Comments this field is for important information that DCR DNH would need for proper review Ex wetland compensation etc 26
9. longer track purple milkweed Asclepias purpurascens G4G5 S2 NL NL bluehearts Buchnera americana G3G4 S1 NL NL downy phlox Phlox pilosa G5T5 S2 NL NL stiff goldenrod Oligoneuron rigidum var rigidum G5 S2 NL NL and marsh hedgenettle Stachys pilosa var arenicola G5 S1 NL NL Reference Layers Digital Raster Graphic DRG Grid source U S Geological Survey Reference grid for the USGS Digital Raster Graphics This dataset includes the DRG boundaries index numbers and corresponding topographic quadrangle names USGS Placenames source U S Geological Survey Includes all features labeled on Virginia s USGS Topographic Quadrangles Trails source VA DCR Division of Natural Heritage NPS USFS Appalachian Trail Conference Currently includes the Appalachian Trail and trails located in many State Parks the National Forest and Shenandoah National Park VDOT Roads source Virginia Department of Transportation Virginia Department of Transportation maintained statewide geo spatial databases on its maintained highway transportation network NHD Streams source U S Geological Survey The National Hydrography Dataset NHD is a comprehensive set of digital spatial data that contains information about surface water features such as lakes ponds streams rivers springs and wells Within the NHD surface water features are combined to form reaches which provide the framework for linking water related data to th
10. APPENDIX A Department of Environmental Quality DCR DNH Data Explorer Website Training 4 19 07 Draft User Manual http www vanaturalheritageexplorer org DCR aS Natural Heritage igina Natural Heritage Data Explorer Welcome to the Deparment of Conservation and Recreation s virginia Natural Heritage Data Explorer This is a subscriberonly website available to organizations agencies companies and non profits only lf you would like your organization to apply to be a subscriber click here To visit the public website of OCR s Natural Heritage Program with its wealth of Information on Virginia s natural heritage resources and to search our databases at the county watershed or species community level click here UserName Log In Password Mote that this service is designed to work only with Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 5 or higher Click here for a list of IE settings that need to be made to fully enable the functionality UserName Password Snaglt 32 Capture Preview rje alaja Required Internet Explorer Settings As stated this site requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 5 or higher Some settings to be made in IE in order for all functionality to be enabled These steps only need to be done once per users client machine and will remain set this way unless deliberately changed In Internet Explorer go to Tools gt Internet Options Click the Security tab Local intrane
11. R hereby grants authorized users of the Natural Heritage Data Explorer Website a revocable license to use the data displayed on this website Use of these data is subject to the following conditions 1 The license is nonexclusive and revocable 2 The license is nontransferable and any attempted transfer is void 3 The license conveys no rights for Licensee to release or distribute these data or derivative works containing these data in any electronic magnetic or machine readable form 4 Licensee will identify Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Natural Heritage Program as data source on any map or publication using DCR data If format permits Licensee will also include the date provided 5 Licensee will provide DCR with a list of any reports or printed materials prepared using Natural Heritage Program data and will provide a sample copy of such material tf requested by DCR 6 Although DCR maintains high standards of data quality control DCR makes no warranty as to the fitness of the data for any purpose nor that the data are necessarily accurate or complete 7 Licensee understands and acknowledges that these data are provided for planning and assessment purposes only Specific projects or activities should be reviewed for potential environmental impacts with appropriate regulatory agencies If ground disturbing activities are proposed in the vicinity of indicated natural heritage resources DCR will be contacted fo
12. Use the tab key to move between lat long fields 3 Click GO and the map view will move to the new location with a star representing the entered coordinates Method 2 Search for and zoom to a Place Name 1 Press the Search button g 2 Select USGS Placenames layer from the pulldown menu 16 3 Enter a name or part of a name in the Feature_na field eg Clinch will find any placename with Clinch anywhere in the name Clinch Valley College or Middle Fork Clinch River Then press Search A results window will open showing the matches example below You can then use the info from Feature type and County fields to determine your area of interest Once you find it press the Zoom to icon c to go to that location Results elle FEATURE_NA FEATURE _ TY COUNTY w 5 Clinch Scott linch Mountain range Scott linch Mountain Spur range Russell Clinch Mountain State wildlife park Russel Management Area Clinch Mountain Tunnel tunnel Scott Clinch Ranger District Office Wise linch River Flyash Dike Number dam fussel ne Dam Clinch River Flyash Dike Number Two Dam 4y 5 ENE 4 E ili EE D i dam Russell a 4 33 Records Method 3 Zoom to a known USGS quadrangle 1 Press the Search button 2 Select DRG Quad grid layer from the pulldown menu 3 Enter a name or part of a name in the NAME field eg north will find any quadname with north anywhere in the name Disputanta north or North View You
13. age for the State of Virginia This image gives you a sense of orientation at a small scale It s colored based on the physiographic regions and shaded based on elevation Mapservice Navigation and Use 12 Click on an area of the screen to learn more 2 D CR Draw Project for Review rms amp Conditions DCR NH Home a d AS i Z Natural Heritage Layers Legend Conservation Lands Labels All Element Occurrences Higher Precision EOs Low Precision EOs NH Screening Layer Diabase Screening Layer DRG Quad Grid USGS Placenames Trails CI vDOT Roads NHD Streams Fi Managed Conservation Lands NWI Wetlands Subhydrologic Units Ej 8 Digit USGS Watersheds E Physiographic Provinces o Planning Districts PDC Counties States VBMP Imagery 24k TOPO 100k TOPO Elevation Draw Polygon 8 Digit USGS Watersheds f Zo o de Longitude t Easting Long Northing Menu Options These menu options allow you to toggle between other specialized windows to perform searches etc e Draw Project for Review Enter a project boundary and query for conflicts with Natural Heritage Resources e Terms and Conditions Explains the constraints on the use of this data Menu Toggle Click on Layer or Legend to toggle between a list of available datasets and a legend showing how the data appears color hatching etc in the map view Map Layers
14. age resource occurrences to be redocumented Depending on the apparent suitability of local habitat DCR NH may recommend biological surveys when reviewing projects that intersect these locations Some general location areas are not circular polygons For these records a review of recent aerial photography in conjunction with known habitat needs for the element identified potential habitat might exist within the limits documented in the original occurrence e Karst Screening Areas represent regions of karst topography that harbor significant cave communities and Natural Heritage Resources In most cases karst areas involve a series of hydrologically connected caves and cavities that span a large area Each Significant karst feature is buffered with a 3 km radius These regions are in the process of being re evaluated and delineated as more detailed Conservation Sites Diabase Screening Layer source VA DCR Division of Natural Heritage This is a digital representation of diabase soils with potential for Natural Heritage Resources Diabase soils were isolated from county soil survey data and NRCS soils data These soils were further analyzed using digital orthophotography VA Basemap Imagery and areas where the landscape appeared to be disturbed or currently under heavy cultivation were removed In Northern Virginia diabase supports occurrences of several global and state rare plant species earleaf foxglove Agalinis auriculata G3 S1 NLNL no
15. ange of direction You cannot edit this polygon so if you make any mistakes double click to end the polygon then hit the Clear Features E button to delete it and start again You can add labels by clicking on the Add label tool A then clicking in the polygon you just drew and entering text in the dialog box that opens This will be added with a dot on the screen You will see the size in acres a polygon on the status line of the browser window This polygon will persist until you press the Clear Features button When you are finished press the Print button amp Enter a title and description for the map in the dialog box that opens Print Setup DGIE Then press Print You may get the following message An activeX control on this page Title might be unsafe to interact with other parts of the page Do you want to allow this Description _ interaction Click yes This i a a test map A print Preview window will open as shown on the left below click the Page Setup Print icon as shown by the arrow and set the paper orientation to Landscape and the map margins to 1 all around for the map to print correctly These settings will persist for your session P rint Seti J p D CR Draw Project for Review erms amp Conditions DCR NH Home 3 4 fa 3 gs 7 Natural Heritage SISIW IE Layers Legend z E I Conservation Lands Labels Smith Property 7 NH Screening Layer I Diabase Screening Layer I Monitor Points l
16. ayer When using the Print option in the GUI after clicking the Print icon when the print preview page opens press the Page Setup button and set print settings to Landscape orientation with 1 margins all the way around This will hold for subsequent prints during the same session 21 Troubleshooting Tips Please make sure that you have attended website training or have signed up for a future training This will help in understanding our information using the application and providing useful information when trouble shooting with DCR staff gt When your project does not submit or you see an error message please verify or test the following settings or steps prior to contacting Natural Heritage Data Explorer Support at bridget mcgoldrick dcr virginia gov Also please screen capture the error message so it can be sent electronically to DOR DNH Text Size When setting text size for the internet the size must be medium or smaller to properly view the application Medium text 12 xi i o v Search Web 2 H Comat myvaho 9 Shopping eb Games A Music EJ answers Welcome x to the Department of Conservation and Recreations Virginia Natural Hentage Data Explorer This is a subscribe o organizations z plorer ber only website _ava 2 ations ies mpanies and non pre only If you would like your organization to apply to be a subscriber click here in class training on OCR NH Data Explorer wall be provi
17. can also enter the USGS quad number in the Quadno field Then press Search A results window will open showing the matches example below Press the Zoom to icon c3 to zoom to that quad It will be centered in your view frame with a shaded blue outline Results kex QUADNO EM ncossoroworm fes M 14 Records 17 View USGS Topographic maps and aerial photography All basemap layers are located in the base layer group of the table of contents At certain scales these images are available for viewing see above for explanation and each layer can be turned on and off by clicking the box next to it Draw Project for Review Terms amp Conditions DCR NH Home SS w ey s i lt v i Natural Heritage eiie I Conservation Lands Labels M NH Screening Layer I Diabase Screening Layer I DRG Quad Grid I USGS Placenames I Trails I VDOT Roads T NHD Streams C Managed Conservation Lands D NWI Wetlands F Subhydrologic Units I 8 Digit USGS Watersheds O Physiographic Provinces Ci Planning Districts PDC I Counties l States Y VBMP Imagery M 24k TOPO I 100k TOPO I Elevation Enter a project boundary for project review 1 Locate the area of interest on the 24K quadrangle and zoom in to a scale of 30 000 or less You cannot pan once you start drawing the project boundaries Dra
18. ded penodically Contact DCR NH Data Explorer Training Staff nhdetraininggpder virginia gov To visit the public website of DCR s Natural Heritage Program with its wealth of information on Virginia s natural heritage resources and to search our databases county watershed or species community level click here a Log In at the at this serice is designed to work only with Microsoft Intemet Explorer version 5 5 or higher Click here for a list of IE settings that need to He to fully enable the function ality encounter any technical difficulties while using this site please contact the DCR NH Data Explorer Support Staff upportadecr virginia gov OO H e B AAP anael xSus start B amp B O Novell croup G3 Mail From Re IE Log InTextS B ArcView GIS 3 3 COASTAL Bmcgoldrick o Wi Website Traini 40V 12 27PM 22 Large text FX Log InTextSize jpg Windows Picture and Fax Viewer la x SS DCR SS Natural Heritage Virginia Natural Heritage Data Explorer Welcome to the Department of Conservation and Recreation s Virginia Natural Heritage Data Explorer This is a subscriber only website available to organizations agencies companies and non profits only If you would like your organization to apply to be a subscriber click here In class training on DCR NH Data Explorer will be provided periodically Contact DCR NH Data Explorer Training Staff o visit the
19. e NHD surface water drainage network These linkages enable the analysis and display of these water related data in upstream and downstream order The NHD ts based upon the content of USGS Digital Line Graph DLG hydrography data Integrated with reach related information from the EPA Reach File Version 3 RF3 The NHD 10 Supersedes DLG and RF3 by incorporating them not by replacing them Users of DLG or RF3 will find the National Hydrography Dataset both familiar and greatly expanded and refined http nhd usgs gov Managed Conservation Lands source VA DCR Division of Natural Heritage Public and private conservation and recreation lands in Virginia Includes properties protected by Virginia Outdoors Foundation easements lands managed by state and federal natural resource agencies land trust holdings and others http www dcr state va us dnh conslandindex htm Digital Raster Graphic DRG Grid source U S Geological Survey Reference grid for the USGS Digital Raster Graphics This dataset includes the DRG boundaries index numbers and corresponding topographic quadrangle names NWI Wetlands source U S Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory This data set represents the extent approximate location and type of wetlands and deepwater habitats in the conterminous United States These data delineate the aerial extent of wetlands and surface waters as defined by Cowardin et al 1979 http www nwi fws gov
20. e Natural Heritage Resources Screening Coverage boundaries of conservation sites stream conservation units general location areas associated with natural heritage resources and cave karst proxy conservation sites may be displayed to the public only subject to the following conditions e Boundaries must be shown with and in the context of other project data and not as a separate map featuring natural heritage resource features e Only Tier attributes can be displayed which are limited to site name site type biodiversity Significance rank acreage and whether a federal or state listed species is present e No information about specific natural heritage resource locations can be displayed including names of species associated with specific conservation sites or stream conservation units e Natural Heritage Resources Screening Coverage boundaries can be made available only on hard copy or pdf maps not in GIS readable format e Any maps showing NHR Screening Coverage boundaries must credit DCR and include the date of the most recent data update e A copy of any map products displayed for or distributed to the public should be sent to DCR NH s Project Review Coordinator any maps or posters too large to copy for DCR NH should be sent as an image file or described in detail Map Layers Natural Heritage Resources NH Element Occurrences source VA DCR Division of Natural Heritage Visible to Tier 3 users and available through queri
21. elevation relief lithology and geologic structure 11 Planning Districts PDC There are 21 planning districts in Virginia and each is under the jurisdiction of a separate Planning District Commission Virginia Counties source Environmental Sciences Research Institute ESRI County boundaries These are set to turn on and off at the most appropriate map scale States source Environmental Sciences Research Institute ESRI State boundaries These are set to turn on and off at the most appropriate map scale Base Layers VBMP Imagery source Virginia Geographic Information Network VGIN Virginia Basemap Imagery 1 meter resolution True color digital ortho photography for the State of Virginia Derived from photographs taken in the spring of 2002 during leaf off conditions These are set to turn on and off at the most appropriate map scale 24K TOPO source United States Geological Survey Digital Raster Graphics 1 24 000 scale digital versions of the USGS topographic maps Features include contour lines roads streams and many types of labels These are set to turn on and off at the most appropriate map scale LOOK TOPO source United States Geological Survey Digital Raster Graphics 1 100 000 scale digital versions of the USGS topographic maps Features include contour lines roads streams and many types of labels These are set to turn on and off at the most appropriate map scale Elevation Shaded relief im
22. es to Tier 2 users Elements are plants animals and exemplary natural communities which are tracked by the Virginia Natural Heritage Program due to their rarity An Element Occurrence is the location of a single extant habitat containing one or more individual elements Each occurrence is represented by a polygon indicating its known location The polygons are intended to indicate the full Known aerial extent of the occurrence modified to account for the locational uncertainty of the source data At this time many records are represented by point locations with circular buffers of size that varies according to the locational precision of the source data though DCR NH is actively working to use extensive field records and the expertise of our field staff to convert these circles into more informed reliable polygons NH Screening Layer source VA DCR Division of Natural Heritage This layer can be seen queried at the Tier 2 level and viewed at the Tier 3 level There are three separate components to the NH Screening Coverage e Conservation Sites represent key areas of the landscape worthy of protection and stewardship action because of the natural heritage resources and habitat they support Conservation sites are polygons built around one or more rare plant or animal or significant natural community or geological feature Sites are designed to include the element and where possible its associated habitat and buffer or other adjacent land tho
23. ice by using the back button Search for a certain feature in a layer 1 Click on the search tool button amp 15 2 Select a layer to search by using the drop down button 3 Enter text in search field 4 Click on search 5 Results are returned and options are available to view details HI of each record or zoom to the feature in the map view 6 Reset button will clear value D C R Draw Project for Review Terms amp Conditions DCR NH Home Natural Heritage 3 E Sa pe C Conservation Lands ae WK Labels A 1 Search 5 a M NH Screening Layer 4 AV SITENAME l Diabase Screening Layer NH Screening Layer BRANK Bi Dye tiput LEGSTATUS T monitor Points k Dye Trace Vectors I DRG Quad Grid l USGS Placenames I Trails I VDOT Roads T NHD Streams C Managed Conservation Lands D NWI wetlands E Subhydrologic Units I 8 Digit USGS Watersheds C Physiographic Provinces C Planning Districts PDC IZ Counties I States T vamp Imagery M 24k TOPO 4 Finding your Area of Interest Method 1 Zoom to a map coordinate 1 Locate the X and Y coordinate boxes at the bottom of the map view 2 Choose a coordinate system Lat Long UTM zone 17 UTM zone 18 Lat Long coordinates must be entered as degrees minutes and seconds values with no spaces ex 364534 UTM coordinated can be entered as 2 digit numbers and decimal places ex 32 567429
24. ill be highlighted and popped up in a results table You can then zoom es to each selected Land and or see the detailed information on a land by pressing the LHH button If you close the results window you can recall it by pressing the Results tab on the menu so long as you have not done a new buffer or search Scales for viewing different layers Min Scale Don t show layers when zoomed 20 Min Scale Don t show layers when zoomed out Max Scale Don t show layers when LAYER beyond zoomed in Beyond 750000 NHD Streams 500000 NWI Wetlands 64000 Printing a map Draw Project for Review Terms amp Conditions DCR NH Home aanak Jel ale JAE Natural Heritage ane DN y M NH Screening Layer 5 CG DA 5 te N res eee N x K Print Setup Description l l aaa l Diabase Screening Layer 4 Title B AA S m Dye Inputs T Monitor Points E Dye Trace Vectors I DRG Quad Grid C USGS Placenames I Trails i _Reset E Print Setup I VDOT Roads T NHD Streams O Managed Conservation Lands D NWI Wetlands E Subhydrologic Units IF 8 Digit USGS watersheds E Physiographic Provinces C Planning Districts PDC I Counties I States T VBMP Imagery ey EFAJ E DEt AT ee NASE i TAEAE M 24k TOPO 100k TOPO I Elevation NH Screening L
25. itigate against the potential negative impacts of their activities We have established agreements with certain regulatory agencies the U S Fish and Wildlife Service the U S Army Corps of Engineers the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to use our data as part of their regulatory processes and we are appreciative that these agencies incorporate information about all natural heritage resources not just listed threatened and endangered species For various reasons some clients who seek our data to review potential impacts to their projects only request information about listed species We believe that our mission is best served by providing these clients with appropriate data for the full range of natural heritage resource elements not just listed species Clients are not under any obligation to us to review or use this information but in some cases they may find this information useful in suggesting ways to enhance project benefits or reduce negative impacts Therefore our responses for all project review requests will include information about potential impacts to all natural heritage resources and clients will be charged for this information according to our fee schedule Guidelines Regarding Display of Natural Heritage Resources Data At Public Meetings Points or polygons representing the exact location of natural heritage resource occurrence locations may not be displayed to the public under any circumstances Features of th
26. ject boundaries do not cross the polygon lines This will cause the project submittal to fail Please note only one polygon can be submitted at a time for review Entering Project Information Do not enter characters such as amp lt gt into the project information fields when submitting the project This will cause the project submittal to fail and cause an error 23 9 message to pop up on the computers screen see below When the character is entered you get this type of error Microsoft Intermet Explorer When the gt character is entered you get this type of error Microsoft Intemet Explorer When the amp is entered you get this type of error Microsoft internet Explorer The line and position will depend on where the end user has entered the character in the project submittal form Please note when entering the project information each field limit is 256 characters Entering more characters in any one field will cause the project submittal to fail ISP Server When using this application make sure that there are no email blockers such as spam blocker pop up blockers or blacklists on the ISP server This may cause the PDF report emails to be placed into a junk mail folder instead of being sent to the e mail address entered in the project submittal form If you are not receiving a confirmation email then most likely DCR DNH is not receiving the project in their email mailbox Please verify
27. nties M States T vamp Imagery 24k TOPO v 100k TOPO M Elevation Identify 100k TOPO Zoom To Latitude ongitude Lat Easting Long Northing Scale Displays the scale of the map view 1 map unit units in reality You can change this number if you need to view at a particular scale Zoom to Lat Long Enter latitude and longitude in dd mm ss degrees minutes seconds to zoom to a specific location Zoom to a particular map coordinate At the bottom of the map window there are two boxes for entering X Y coordinates You must first choose your coordinate system Lat Long UTM zone 17 UTM zone 18 Lat Long coordinates must be entered as degrees minutes and seconds values with no spaces ddmmss UTM coordinates can be entered as 2 digit numbers and decimal places ex 32 567429 Hit enter and the map view will move to a new location with the coordinate in the center of the screen Zoom To iLatitude Longitude a Lat Easting Long Northing zoom To UTM zone 16 oom To UTM Zone i7 l 14 Buttons Buttons are used to navigate around the map view query datasets and submit project areas Zoom to view a feature more closely Click once in the map view or draw a box containing an area of interest Zoom out to see a larger area by drawing a box or clicking on the map view Pan or move the viewable area by holding the mouse button dragging Zoom to all features in all map layers Zo
28. om to the spatial extent of the active map layer View the previous screen View the next screen The select feature button allows you to create an irregular shape to select features Draw a shape by clicking points on the screen and double click to perform the selection Any features of the active theme the one highlighted in yellow that intersect the shape will be listed in the results window The line select button allows you to draw a line to select features of the active theme Search for a feature Buffer selected features use this tool to select features within a certain distance of the selected features Clear the selected features of the active theme Identify a feature in the active data layer by clicking on it Measure a distance on the map by clicking two or more points and double clicking to finish Delineate an area as a polygon This will not be used for project review only map making This will not be used for project review only map making Add a label by clicking on the map view and entering text Delete all labels added by the user Create a printable version of the map view Click the button and when the print preview page opens press the Page Setup button Set the print settings to Landscape orientation with 1 margins all the way around This will apply to all subsequent prints during the same map session Enter the help screen Please note during anytime you may exit the DNH on line subscription serv
29. ports summarize the existing information known to DCR at the time of the request and should not be substituted for on site surveys required for environmental assessments For more information about DCR s Natural Heritage Program including order forms and certain downloadable data visit our Internet Homepage www dcr virginia gov dnh For additional Virginia Natural Heritage information services visit our website www dcr virginia gov dnh infoservices htm or contact the NH Project Review Unit at 804 371 2708 or nhreview dcr virginia gov Guidelines Regarding Use of Digital Data The mission of the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation s Natural Heritage Program DCR NH is to conserve Virginia s biodiversity through inventory protection and stewardship DCR NH is statutorily responsible for the creation and maintenance of a natural heritage resource database DCR NH recognizes that accurate scientific data are critical to sound decision making that will impact natural heritage resources and encourages the use of its data in a variety of formats for activities that further the conservation of Virginia s biodiversity Natural heritage locational data are sensitive because their inappropriate use even by well meaning parties may result in harm to natural heritage resources we seek to protect For this reason DCR NH monitors the use of natural heritage resource data it collects and maintains in order to ensure that those uses are
30. public website of DCR s Natural Heritage 2 ealth of information on Virginia s natural s and to search our databases at the county watershed or species community level click here Note that this service is designed to work only with Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 5 or higher Click here for a list of IE settings that need to be made to fully enable the functionality If you encounter any technical difficulties while using this site please contact the DCR NH Data Explorer Support Staff nhdesupport dcr virginia gov O O He 7 AP nae x Swe A start a O noel Group E Mail From Re E Log InTextS ArcView GIS 3 C COASTAL Bmcaoldrick o W Website Train gf VE 12 29PM Nd 9 IE Settings Check the Internet Explorer Settings IE Settings are correct See pages 2 4 in manual or http Awww vanaturalheritageexplorer org siterequirements htm Draw Project for Review After zooming into the project location at a 1 30 000 scale or less right click the DRAW FOR PROJECT REVIEW tab in the upper left hand corner of the view Draw Project for Review Do not click any other buttons Draw the project polygon using single click for vertices corners and double click to finish drawing the polygon Please note if you are not using this tab or are using the draw polygon button the project will not be submitted for review Drawing the Project Boundaries When drawing your pro
31. r a site specific review of the project area 8 Licensee understands and acknowledges that release of precise species locations may threaten natural heritage resources Licensee shall take reasonable precautions to ensure the security of species locations 9 If there are subscription service charges or any other agreements between DCR and Licensee for Sharing costs incurred by DCR in making the data available Licensee shall pay agreed charges within 30 days of being billed by DCR 10 Licensee understands and acknowledges that the accuracy of these data is time limited Licensee agrees to seek an update to DCR provided natural heritage information if a significant amount of time passes before it is utilized 11 Licensee will indemnify and hold DCR and its officers and employees harmless against any claims by third parties arising out of the use by Licensee of the data provided hereunder 12 This License is the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof It shall be construed in accordance with the law of the Commonwealth of Virginia and may be amended only in writing signed by both parties Other Guidelines for use of Natural Heritage Resources Data Further information about DCR s digital data policies is available at the following links e Guidelines Regarding Use of Digital Data e Guidelines Regarding Provision of Natural Heritage Resources Data to Clients Who Request Data only for Listed T amp E
32. t Trusted sites Restricted sites then click Custom Level tab Snaglt 32 Capture Preview Under the Activex Controls and Plug Ins section make sure the following 3 entries are setto Prompt Download signed ActiveX controls Download unsigned ActiveX controls Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe Download signed Activex controls Disable Enable Onot j Download unsigned Activex controls O Disable Enable 5 Prompt Initialize and script Activex controls not marked as safe Disable Enable Ort i i Run Activex controls and plug ins E Sarministr at Snagit 32 Capture Preview la xi p Balo Go to Tools gt Intermet Options Advanced Under the Printing section make sure the box for Print Background colors and te Images is checked Print background colors and images mijam A Search from the Address bar A When searching Display results and go to the most likely site O Do not search from the Address bar Just display the results in the main window f Just go to the most likely site Security Q Allow active content from CDs to run on My Computer O Allow active content to run in files on My Computer O Allow software to run or install even if the signature is invalid Check for publisher s certificate revocation J Check for server certificate revocation requires restart Check for signatures on downloaded programs
33. the GIS TIMMONS COM website has been added to your server s trusted domain list Please note The PDF report is sent from gis timmons com not dcr virginia gov Timing Out The website will time out for security reasons after 20 minutes of being idle Please back out of the application using the back arrow for internet explorer and log in again Microsoft Internet Explorer j x Your Session has timed out You will need to log in again to continue working 24 Website Support Send questions to nhdesupport dcr virginia gov 23 Project Submission Template Tier 2 What information is needed to submit for the proper review 3 project 4 bmp Windows Picture and Fax Viewer S Project Info o Project Name MESAS Project Description Residential Gevelopmenty site Conditions Roling with intermittent Ye AY tongitude TE Contact Name PD company name DE Northem Regional O street address MESC atitude ELE Lat E Fax MOSS sy QO H 7 AAl awve xSuw o e Project name give project if one is available and or the title of the project for reference e Project description what is being done at the project site Ex residential subdivision e Site conditions what is present conditions at the project site Ex rolling intermittent drainageways that form headwaters e Automatically generated lat long and agencies main contact Information must be changed per person who
34. ught necessary for the element s conservation For rare aquatic species we define Stream Conservation Units SCUs which identify stream reaches that contain aquatic natural heritage resources including upstream and downstream buffer and tributaries associated with this reach There are almost 2000 terrestrial and SCU site records in the Conservation Sites coverage these sites encompass all viable recently verified element occurrences documented in our databases Conservation Sites and SCUs are given a biodiversity significance ranking based on the rarity quality and number of natural heritage resources they contain Conservation Sites can be used to identify land management needs and protection priorities They can alSo be used as a screening tool to identify potential conflicts with development activities and they can be used for proactive planning to ensure that development projects successfully avoid or enhance natural heritage resources e General Location Areas for Natural Heritage Resources represent the approximate locations of documented natural heritage resource occurrences that were not incorporated into Conservation Sites either because they are poor quality their location was not precisely identified or they have not been reverified in over 20 years These approximate locations marked with a one mile diameter circle are included in the Screening Coverage because they indicate areas with relatively high potential for natural herit
35. w Project for Review 2 Click on the draw project boundary button 3 Draw the project boundaries by clicking and dragging the mouse clicking at each change of direction You cannot edit this polygon so if you make any mistakes double click to end the polygon then hit the Clear Features button to delete it and start again 4 When you have entered the last point double click with the mouse to close the polygon and a window will open up allowing for entry of information about the project Enter all required fields and a valid e mail address 5 Click submit button at the bottom of the open window 6 A project boundary will appear in red labeled with project name All users will receive a PDF report listing Natural Heritage Screening Coverage features within 2 miles of the project boundary and a map showing the project 7 location If a natural resource is within the search area a generated PDF map and report will automatically be e mailed to the DCR DNH for review and to the subscriber If there are no resources within the search area a boilerplate no find letter will be e mailed to the subscriber 18 Make a Map with text labels At any time you can print what you see in your view or you may customize the view by adding additional desired layers and labels If you wish to digitize your own area of interest use the draw polygon button IO to draw your polygon by clicking and dragging the mouse clicking at each ch
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