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2021 MSWC Session 4-Ben Matthews, The Nature Conservancy in Maine

2021 MAINE SUSTAINABILITY & WATER CONFERENCE - 3/31/2021 Section 4: Decision Support Tools for Multi-objective Restoration and Public Safety Outcomes Ben Matthews, Erik Martin, Dan Coker The Nature Conservancy in Maine, Brunswick, ME Decision support tools can leverage quantitative information to help inform restoration planning and focus scarce resources where they can have the most benefit. The Nature Conservancy, along with multiple partners and funding sources, has recently developed several Decision Support Tools that can help identify areas along our road networks that are priorities for both ecological restoration and infrastructure improvement. Our Statewide Barrier Prioritization tool identifies high value fish passage barriers, whose removal or replacement would re-connect critical freshwater habitats for sea-run and resident fish species by providing a heads-up ecologically focused prioritization that is scalable by geographic extent. Our Coastal Risk and Future Habitat Explorer tools allow stakeholders to examine the impact of sea level rise and assess coast flood vulnerability to identify exigent threats to community emergency and support services. Additionally, development of an Inland Flood Risk Tool is underway to expand this work into non-coastal communities to provide a better understanding threats of inland flooding may have to public safety. Utilizing these tools in concert with other decision support methods offers road managers and municipal officials the ability to cross reference at-risk road areas with fish passage restoration opportunities and access the diverse set of funding mechanisms available to tackle these multi-objective projects. For more information about the 2021 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference, go to https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/202....