Floodplain Planning and Tracking Tool for Phase 2 of the Vermont Functioning Floodplains Initiative
Stone is part of a collaborative effort to assist the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VT DEC) in establishing planning tools that promote stream and floodplain connectivity for water quality, flood resiliency, and habitat benefits.
The project incorporates cutting-edge research into method development to inform project planning and track progress toward reconnecting Vermont’s rivers and floodplains.
The application is publicly accessible and utilizes features such as an open-access platform that enables users to view maps and data, download the results of project identification workflows, estimate the impacts of potential projects on connectivity and phosphorus crediting, and export customized watershed-scale summary data.