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F. Robert Wesley
Nancy L. Ostman
November 8 , 2006
Tompkins County EMC
Tompkins County Planning Department
121 East Court Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Dear EMC Members ,
Attached is a map indicating what we consider to be the most recent boundaries for UNA- 1.06 or
Sapsucker Woods . These boundaries are a slight revision of the boundaries delineated in the Unique
Natural Areas of Tompkins County, 2000 revision. They were done at a request from the Town of Ithaca
uI t 2002 , via Sue Ritter, to review the boundaries . The Town of Ithaca Planning Department and
kins County Planning Department should have this proposed change on file. Using the most recent
a photos , we were able to map boundaries of the entire UNA a bit more accurately, but other than
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the elimination of the housing along Sanctuary Drive , no major changes were made to the UNA .
Contrary to reported statements , the UNA as we see it, and as maintained by the Tompkins County
Planning Department in the Unique Natural Areas of Tompkins County; 2000 revision, continues to
extend south of Sanctuary Drive to the back of the housing lots along Hanshaw Road. If you need further
information , please feel free to contact us .
Sincerely ,
Nancy L. Ostman�
F. Robert Wesley
town of Ithaca Planning Department
Tompkins County Planning
Memorandum
TO : EMC UNA Committee (Karen Edelstein, Ashley Miller, Steve Nicholson, Nancy Ostman,
Robert Wesley)
FROM : Ed Marx, Commissioner of Planning
CC : Dooley Kiefer, EMC Executive Committee (Kenny Christianson, Neha Khanna, Steve
Uzmann) , Katie Borgella, and Heather Filiberto
DATE: April 89 2005
RE : February 2005 Draft UNA Protocol
Thank .you for drafting a protocol to guide EMC and Planning Department activities regarding updating
the EMC' s outstanding resource, Unique Natural Areas of Tompkins County. After much thought on the
topic , the Planning Department offers the following comments on the February 2005 Draft UNA Protocol
for your review and thoughts . I believe our comments build upon what the UNA Committee has
proposed, and will allow us to achieve the objective of providing a mechanism to make new UNA
information available to the public in a timely fashion, while maintaining the consistency and integrity of
the document. We also hope that this approach would help us all to effectively utilize staff time and
urces provided by the Planning Department and the volunteers of the EMC .
In lieu of an annual comprehensive update of the Inventory, I recommend that the UNA Committee
consider identifying and publicizing "UNA candidate areas" as they come to the attention of the
EMC . The Committee could use most of the steps identified in the draft protocol for inventorying the
candidate areas, voting on them at EMC meetings ; and sending out information and maps to
municipalities and others , but the candidate areas would not be incorporated into the formal UNA
Inventory until. the entire Inventory was updated and reviewed. EMC members could reach out to
local environmental organizations and the public to identify potential areas , perform the initial field
work and site documentation, and have the full EMC approve the "candidate area. " This information
could be shared as appropriate with landowners and local municipalities . Since the UNA Inventory is
meant to be a planning tool to help steer development into appropriate areas , distribution of
information about candidate areas could indicate which of the UNA selection criteria the candidate
area meets and note that the area has been carefully evaluated and will be considered for inclusion in
the next formal update of the UNA Inventory . Candidate areas could be used in a similar manner as
the UNA Inventory by local municipalities for planning and development purposes .
2 . The County Planning Department, local municipalities and others currently value the 2000 UNA
Inventory and respect it as a scientific document to help in project review and planning. This is a
direct result of the rigorous review process that was undertaken to complete this document. For both
the 1990 and 2000 updates , paid consultants (who I understand also donated many hours of unpaid
service) maintained a high level of consistency in data documentation and review for all of the sites in
the Inventory . If the Inventory is to continue to be meaningful , each update should have an equivalent
level of consistent and thorough review . We believe that this would require several years to do
properly drawing on the expertise and abilities of EMC members , planning department staff, the local
scientific community, and paid consultants much like the process that was established with the 1990
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and 2000 updates. The 2000 Inventory update, which was quite extensive, took six years of
continuous work to complete and required $ 13 ,000 of County funds, not including the large amount
of volunteer and staff time that went into preparing the document.
3 . Another reason that we encourage the EMC to consider updating the Inventory less frequently. than
every year, is that it is not anticipated that the Planning Department would have the financial or staff
resources to commit to a comprehensive update of the Inventory each fiscal year. Spreading out the
update over a period of several years would maximize the staff and EMC volunteer time that would
be allocated for the project, allow the Planning Department to budget for the project, and allow .
opportunities where necessary to seek other funding sources . A proposed schedule fora 2010 update
might look something like this :
2006 Outreach to the public and local scientific community to identify candidate areas and
UNAs that may require boundary modifications .
2007 Comprehensive review of data which contributed to site selection in the past (e.g: , the
reasons for selection and special land use information identified in the 2000 Inventory);
identify UNAs which may need to be modified based on changes. to such lists or changes
in land use ; identify any new data sets available since 1999 to enhance and refine the
UNA Inventory; identify areas that need field work, prepare contract with professionals .
to conduct the field work and oversee document consistency, obtain landowner
permission to visit identified areas .
2008 Complete field work.
2009 Update database, maps, text, and appendices .
2010 January, print and release updated UNA Inventory . .
4. We believe that a periodic update to the UNA Inventory should be a formal process that assures
quality and consistency . In addition to re-evaluating existing UNAs and adding new. UNAs , there .are
a number of other items that the UNA Committee, EMC interns, planning staff, . or hired consultants
could address to improve the existing Inventory when it is next updated . The UNA boundaries and
sites selected in the 2000 Inventory may need to be modified in response to changes or updates in
information and land use. For example, the Finger Lakes Land Trust has added to their preserves
since 1999 . . Other UNAs may have experienced development that may require modification in the
boundary lines . Other information in the report; such as the species lists and rarity codes may need to
be updated . Information gaps were identified during the 2000 update that could also be addressed .
These include collecting data on the fauna found in UNAs , identifying the amount of public or
protected lands in each UNA, calculating the percentage of cover types, considering using a rating
system to identify the UNAs that are the most valuable and unique, and identifying UNAs containing
important archaeological sites .
Planning Department staff would be happy to attend the next UNA Committee meeting to continue
discussions on any of these suggestions or assist in any way that we can .
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I ft Protocol
ifications to the Tompkins County Unique Natural Area (UNA) Inventory
tune 2002 , revised February 2005
The Tompkins County Unique Natural Areas Inventory represents a 25 -year-long effort to document the
notable natural features and habitats within the county, . to better aid local officials and property owners in
. making sound environmental planning decisions. Despite the impressive work that has gone into the
inventory , environmental and landscape conditions are dynamic , sometimes necessitating updates and
modifications to existing document.
When a new potential UNA site is brought to the attention of the Tompkins County Environmental
Management Council (EMC) because of its unique flora, fauna, geological characteristics, or other
features consistent with UNA inclusionary criteria, this will be reported to the full EMC, and the steps
below will be followed .
1 ) The site will be visited and evaluated by individuals affiliated with the UNA committee and other
experts, who have relevant subject area expertise pertinent to the area under consideration . The FMC ' s
UNA Committee chairperson will contact the landowner and request permission to visit the site.
Optimally, the landowner( s) of the parcels within the proposed UNA will give permission for the site to
be visited so that the data gathered are as comprehensive as possible. If the landowner does not give
permission for a site visit to his or her property, data will be gathered through roadside observations, -
views from adjoining property (with landowner permission) , topographic maps , aerial photographs, and
Ling historic documentation of the site. To the extent that seasonality matters, this step in the valuation
take several months ,
ext, the new site will also be compared with other existing UNAs . While this comparison will not be
of the final report, it will allow for benchmarks for consistency within the inventory itself. If the
UNA Committee determines that the site will be proposed as a new UNA, boundaries of the site will be
determined by the UNA Committee and technical advisors . The spatial boundaries of the proposed UNA
will be mapped in detail by the UNA Committee, either on paper, using USGS topographic maps , or
digitally , using geographic information systems (GIS) , if such expertise exists on the UNA Committee.
Tax parcels included within this boundary will be noted .
3) Meanwhile , following format guidelines outlined in the UNA database, the EMC UNA Committee will
gather data for the site regarding soils , ecological communities present, physical and biological
characteristics of the site, special land use information; and other .related information . Reasons for
proposed inclusion in the UNA inventory will be indicated.
4) After the committee has compiled these data , the UNA Committee will inform the full EMC of its
activities and upcoming proposal of this site as a new UNA. This information would be shared as a
committee report at the monthly EMC meeting . The UNA Committee will circulate the draft designation
forms for comment, and submit a resolution for the area ' s approval .
5) If the site is approved, it is formally added to the UNA inventory following a finalization of the site
mapping by the Planning Department's GIS Specialist/Planning Analyst. Data will be entered into the
.JLNA Access database and a report will be generated for each new UNA .
The landowners of the parcels within the new UNA, as well as the municipality within which the new
A is located will receive copies of the documentation immediately after the site is approved as a UNA,
addition, on an annual basis, at the end of each calendar year, a packet of any new UNA inventory
sheets and maps will be mailed to all who have received a copy of the full UNA binder (as noted by the
Tompkins County Planning Department) . In addition, individuals who have received digital versions of
the UNA document will be notified of additions at this time . Lastly, an updated PDF of the county 's
UNAs will be posted annually to the Tompkins County GIS website.
7) Data-gathering and formal adoption of additions to or subtractions from the Unique Natural Areas
Inventory will take place in December of each year. The UNA Committee will coordinate all work related
to the UNA additions , modifications, and deletions, in cooperation with, and oversight by, the EMC
coordinator.
8) Over time , environmental or land use conditions may change, such that UNA boundaries may need to
be altered, or the UNA designation removed altogether. These modifications to the existing UNA
inventory will take place only after an extensive site visit, and input from experts as appropriate. In
addition, even without changes in environmental or land use conditions, the UNA committee may realize
or be notified that a particular UNA delineation could be more accurate or better represented. These errors
in the original documents should also be corrected. A descriptive report of these changes will be prepared
by the UNA . Committee and adopted by resolution by the full EMC, in a process similar to that through
which new UNAs are added..
NOTES : It is likely that the next round of designated UNAs will focus more strongly on unique habitats
for fauna than had been_ achieved up to this point. Since the most recent UNA document update in 2000,
considerable information . has been made available by Audubon regarding Important Bird Areas in
Tompkins County . Furthermore, the data associated with the GAP Analysis Project most recently
completed by. a team of scientists at Cornell shed more light on critical habitat areas for reptiles, .
amphibians, and mammals in New York State.
i
Endan ered and Threatened Birds and Bird Species of Special Concern for NYS
9
noted on Sapsucker Wood Sanctuary Trail Map and Checklist of Birds (2003)
Endangered of
Those endangered species ware r specified
found havebeen found, or may be expected to be found )
nd inNew York
6NYCRR Part 182 and which are
State include :
SSW Status
Peregrine Falcon ra re
Short-eared Owl ra re
Loggerhead Shrike accidental
Threatened
Those threatened species which meet one d both
or may belexpected to be found in New York StaNe CRR
Part 182 and which are found , have been found ,
include :
Birds Sapsucker Woods Status
d-billed Grebe . common
ast Bittern
ra re
;; Id Eagle common
rthem Harrier breeds in or adjacent to SSW
King Rail
accidental
Upland Sandpiper rare
Common Tern rare
Henslow's Sparrow rare , former breeder
Special Concern
The following are designated as sp cwaroranpattention and consideration but c Section
urreg?inf(orma6on ,CRR
Part 182. Species of special concern
collected by the department, does not justify listing these species as either endangered or threatened ,
III , I III SSW Status
Common Loon common
American Bittern common
Osprey common
Sharp-shinned Hawk breeds in or adjacent to SSW
Cooper's Hawk breeds in or adjacent to SSW
Northern Goshawk uncommon , former breeder
ed-shouldered Hawk breeds in or adjacent to SSW
ommon Nighthawk common
hip-poor-will rare
ed-headed Woodpecker rare
Horned Lark uncommon
Bicknell 's Thrush accidental
Golden-winged Warbler rare
Cerulean Warbler uncommon
Yellow-breasted Chat rare
Vesper Sparrow uncommon
Grasshopper Sparrow rare
' Currently listed as "endangered" by the U . S . Department of the Interior.
ZCurrently listed as "threatened " by the U . S . Department of the Interior.
3Species is extirpated from New York State .
Endangered - Any native species in imminent danger of extirpation or extinction in New York State .
, Threatened - Any native species likely to become an endangered species . within the foreseeable future in
New York State .
Special Concern - Any native species for which a welfare concern or risk of endangerment has been
documented in New York State .
Endangered and Threatened Birds and Bird Species of Special Concern for NYS
Cross-referenced with Sighting Reports at Sapsucker Woods from
Cornell Lab of Ornithology' s eBird for 2002-2006
Endangered-none
Threatened
Those threatened species which meet one or both of the criteria specified in section 182.2(h) of 6NYCRR
Part 182 and which are found , have been found , or may be expected to be found in New York State
include :
Birds I
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Sightings in March-April j
Least Bittern Ixobrych is exilis Sightings in May
Special Concern
The following are designated as species of special concern as defined in Section 182.2(i) of 6NYCRR
Part 182. Species of special concern warrant attention and consideration but current information,
ected by the department , does not justify listing these species as either endangered or threatened .
4erican Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Sightings in April , May, and Oct.
rp-shinned absent in June-July (insufficient data for July) ,
vw k Accipiter striatus present during the rest of the year
absent in August and November,
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii present during the remainder of the year
Northern Accipiter gentilis Sightings in Feb.. , April , and Dec .
Goshawk
absent in May, June , July ( insufficient data for
Red -shouldered Buteo lineatus July) ,
Hawk present during the remainder of the year
Common Chordeiles minor Sightings in June , August , and Sept
Nighthawk
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Sightings in March-April
Golden-winged Vermivora chrysoptera Sightings in August-September
Warbler
Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea Sightings in May
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Sightings in April
. ' Currently listed as " endangered " by the U . S . Department of the Interior.
2 urrently listed as "threatened " by the U . S . Department of the Interior.
I pecies is extirpated from New York State .
ping Plover is listed as federally endangered in the Great Lakes Region , and as federally threatened in
the Atlantic Coastal Region .
Definitions
Extinct Species is no longer living or existing.
Extirpated = Species is not extinct, but no longer occurring in a wild state within New York, or no longer
exhibiting patterns of use traditional for that species in New York (e .g . historical breeders no longer
breeding here) ,
Endangered - Any native species in imminent danger of extirpation or extinction in New York State .
Threatened - Any native species likely to become an. endangered species within the foreseeable future in
NewYork . State:
Special Concern - Any native species for which a welfare concern or risk of endangerment has been
documented in. New York State .
Authority
Environmental Conservation Law of New York, Section 11 -0535 and 6 NYCRR (New York Code of Rules
and Regulations) Part 182 -effective (last promulgated in state regulation) December 4, 1999 .
Revision History
Effective April 24 , 2000 - Canada Lynx ( Lynx canadensis) . was added to the Threatened list.
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However, it is not at all clear that this will ever be achieved . The current ` widespread .
development in the area (i . e . , Briarwood I) has actually been acting like a big drainage system
because each house, especially those with basements; is surrounded by a drain that continuously
draws down the ground water table and discharges to ditches and streams . And after decades the
residents seem to continue to experience ubiquitous "water-in-the-basement" problems, which
indicate a persistent natural groundwater system . Although I have no data to support this, I
speculate that the ditches and streams running through and around the current development
probably. flow increasingly more consistently as more and more houses are added to the
development. Ditches and other . storm water control components are generally; or at least
traditionally, designed under the assumption that they are dry before each storm and, thus, their
design capacity need only accommodate the new storm runoff. I do not think this assumption
can be made for the Briarwood developments :
By way of consistency I should note that Fig. 2 shows a current detention basin in the
area and, indeed, it is continuously partially full of water. It is likely that in this case the
engineers anticipated that it would always have some water flowing through it. However, the
images in Fig. 4 suggest that it is not necessarily very effective; although we have not studied
this directly. It should also I be noted, that the western half of our study watershed (Fig.. l ) is
somewhat more steeply sloped than the eastern side, where Sapsucker Woods is, and, therefore,
has a higher capacity to drain groundwater down hill . The detention basin shown in. Fig. 2 lies at
about the point in the watershed between -the very flat upper reaches and the more sloping lower
reaches . The proposed detention basins all lie in the upper, flat portions of the Sapsucker Woods
area.
Summary statement
The area around . Sapsucker Woods is hydrologically sensitive because it is so flat and does not
drain vertically very well . Thus , it will naturally accumulate soil- and ground-water often to the
point of saturating to the. surface and generating runoff. Additional development will compound
these natural runoff problems and the persistence of a shallow ground water table will. probably
make detention basins ineffective . Aggressive drainage may facilitate engineered solutions to
the runoff problems but will likely alter the area ' s hydrology in the process , which may have
detrimental impacts on the natural wetlands . If protecting the wetlands is an objective, it is likely
that other impacts from development will be as problematic as altering the hydrology (perhaps
even more so) , such. as introducing road salt, fertilizer, and other substances into the aquatic
ecosystems .
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