Dr. Peter Jensen of Integral Consulting Inc. presented a poster at the Society for Ecological Restoration’s (SER) Mid-Atlantic chapter’s 2010 conference held at Rutgers University on February 19, 2010 in New Jersey. The poster titled “An Urban Waterfront Case Study: Landscape Connectivity Modeling Applied to Regional Restoration Planning in the Delaware Estuary” was prepared by
Dr. Jensen with coauthors J. Sullivan of Integral; L. Whalen, D. Kreeger and
P. Cole of the Partnership for Delaware Estuary; and P. Racette of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council.
This case study was the result of recent work performed for the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary and shows how landscape connectivity modeling was used to predict the relative ecological value of urban restoration sites for three avian species of concern—black duck, least bittern, and marsh wren. Located along the tidal Delaware River in Philadelphia, six restoration sites were evaluated to determine their relative value in terms of allowing species of interest to successfully move and flourish across the region. Results from Integral’s modeling efforts will be used to help prioritize sites for a restoration project registry that is being developed by the Regional Restoration Initiative Workgroup.