Upper Susquehanna Watershed Boundary, Northeast U.S.

This layer represents the Upper Susquehanna Watershed. The Upper Susquehanna is the northern most watershed, of its size, of the Chesapeake Watershed. This watershed has significance for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as it is the focus of the Upper Susquehanna Conservation Alliance or USCA. USCA is an alliance of agencies, organizations, academic institutions, and individuals who are working collaboratively to conduct green infrastructure planning, implement restoration and maintenance of high quality waters and habitats, protect and restore species of greatest conservation need, reduce impacts of flooding, and promote sustainable working landscapes for the people of the watershed. In 2010 the New York Ecological Services Office led the establishment of the USCA to promote landscape level conservation in the New York portion of the Susquehanna River/Chesapeake Bay watershed. This effort has resulted in over 200 members from 50 organizations working together in this portion of the watershed. For the past ten years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has sponsored annual meetings in order to strengthen partnerships, share funding opportunities, and work collaboratively on conservation projects.本图层代表萨斯奎汉纳河上游流域（Upper Susquehanna Watershed）。该流域是切萨皮克湾流域（Chesapeake Watershed）内同规模流域中位置最靠北的流域。其对于美国鱼类及野生动物管理局（U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service）具有重要意义，系萨斯奎汉纳河上游保护联盟（Upper Susquehanna Conservation Alliance，简称USCA）的核心关注对象。USCA是由政府机构、社会组织、学术机构及个人组成的协作联盟，致力于协同开展绿色基础设施规划、实施优质水体与栖息地的修复与维护工作、保护并修复最需保护物种、降低洪水灾害影响，并为流域内民众打造可持续生产性景观。2010年，纽约生态服务办公室牵头成立USCA，以推动萨斯奎汉纳河/切萨皮克湾流域纽约段的景观尺度保护工作。截至目前，该联盟已吸纳来自50家机构的200余名成员，在该流域片区协同开展工作。过去十年间，美国鱼类及野生动物管理局一直主办年度会议，以强化伙伴关系、共享资助机遇，并协同推进各类保护项目。