Evaluation of Final Land Use Plans: Valley Branch and Trout Brook watersheds, Washington County

Abstract

This report intends to explore various environmental characteristics in the Valley Branch and Trout Brook watersheds, Washington County. The report primarily emphasizes the development of an environmental use management framework, that will eventually also serve as a guide for land use planning decisions. The environmental use management framework basically establishes the blueprint for how environmental issues will be managed and addressed throughout the stages of development. This framework is designed to bring forth the attributes associated with the landscape of the Valley Branch and Trout Brook Watersheds as sources of recourse values, cultural and natural hazards and varying levels of suitability for new development