Natural Resource Inventory (NRI)

Dutchess County's Natural Resource Inventory (NRI) is a tool that is available to local municipal officials to help guide land use decisions and allow the community to consider innovative tools for natural resource protection.

The NRI catalogues the natural resources of the county and interprets the findings. EMC members, municipal officials, planning boards and zoning boards of appeals, conservation advisory commissions, and watershed organizations can use the NRI to help inform land use decisions, guide in the development of policies, and identify areas for natural resource conservation and management.

To download each chapter individually, click on the links below:

• Cover, Acknowledgements, and Table of Contents (.pdf) - 1.5 MB
• Chapter 1: Introduction to the NRI of Dutchess County (.pdf) - 2.2 MB
• Chapter 2: Climate and Air Quality of Dutchess County (.pdf) - 1.1 MB
• Chapter 3: Geology and Topography of Dutchess County (.pdf) - 4.4 MB
• Chapter 4: Soils of Dutchess County (.pdf) - 1.4 MB
• Chapter 5: Water Resources of Dutchess County (.pdf) - 3.4 MB
• Chapter 6: Biological Resources & Biodiversity of Dutchess County (.pdf) - 5.7 MB
• Chapter 7: Designated Significant & Protected Areas of Dutchess County (.pdf) - 0.4 MB
• Chapter 8: Geospatial Resources of Dutchess County (.pdf) - 1 MB
• Chapter 9: Ecological Implications for Local Decision-Making (.pdf) - 0.3 MB

Click here for Dutchess County Planning & Development's page on the NRI

Last updated June 2, 2015