Theme Data

Reach Basin Boundaries

IdentityReaches

with Theme Instances

Parent Area for Calculating

FrequencyFrequency

Theme Instance

Frequncy PerTable Select

Parent Areas with Only One

InstanceMake Table

Add JoinUnique

Reach Basin in Parent Area

Copy Rows

RThm_out.dbf

Table View of Parent Areas

with Only One Theme

Instance

ModelInput

ModelInput (2)

BatchTmp (2)

BatchTmp

ReachBasinUniq1

Parent Area

ModelInput (3)

ModelOutput

ReachBasinUniq2

OutputTable Name

Output Data DirInput Data Dir

RchUThm.dbf Frequency RchUThm_Fr Summary Statistics

RchUThm_MaxinRegion

Case Field for Summary Statistics

Fields for Make Query

Table Tool

SQL Expression for Make

Query Table

Make Query Table UniqRch

Frequency Field(s)

Add Join PSGP_Reach Select UniqReaches

Feature to Raster runiqrch_r

Feature to Raster RUniqRch_r

NLCD Vegetation2 Extract b Grassland_r Reclassify Grassland_rc Single

Output GrsldMnt_vsv Reclassify GrsldMnt_rc

Waterspace_rc

Single Output

WtrNMnt_vsv Reclassify WtrMntVw_

rc

Single Output Viewshed_v Reclassify Viewshed_rc

PSGP_Reach_land.shp

Zonal Statistics r_vividns_sum Single

Output R_Vividnes_v

Rchldarea

Intrinsic_v rchldarea

Zonal Statistics R_Intrnc_sum Single

Output R_Intrnsc_vPSGP_Reach_land.shp

Single Output Map

Albegra

Weighted Overlay

rchldarea

Zonal Statistics R_Senic_sum Single

Output R_Scenic_vPSGP_Reach.shp

Scenic_vWeighted Overlay

Reclassify r_scenic_rc

Zonal Statistics

LdscpSig_maxR

Single Output

BchmrkRch_R

PSGP_Reach.shp

lndscpSig_RWeighted Overlay

Regional Landscapes with Viewshed Potential

Level of Uniqueness and Rarity

Supply & Magnitude of Signature Landscapes

Regional Landscape Significance

Benchmark Landscapes of each Parent Region

Cliffs BufferSZLINETH_

Cliffs_Buffer.shp

Feature to Raster Cliffs_rst Reclassify Cliffs_rc

Emergent Rocks Buffer

Emergent Rocks_

Buffer.shpFeature

to RasterEmgtRocks_

rstReclassify EmgtRocks_

rc

Islands Buffer PS_Islands_Buffer.shp

Feature to Raster Islands_rst Reclassify Islands_rc

Rock Platforms BufferSZLINETH_

RockPlatforms_Buffer.shp

Feature to Raster

RckPltfms_rst Reclassify RckPltfms_rc

Tidal Flats BufferSZLINETH_TidalFlats_Buffer.shp

Feature to Raster TidlFlats_rst Reclassify TidalFlats_rc

Accretion Beaches Buffer

Bauer_Accretions_Buffer.shp

Feature to Raster Accrtns_rst Reclassify Accrtn_rc

Barrier Beaches Buffer

Bauer_Barriers_Buffer.shp

Feature to Raster Barriers_rst Reclassify Barriers_rc

Hooks BufferBauer_Hooks_

Buffer.shpFeature

to Raster Hooks_rst Reclassify Hooks_rc

Lagoons BufferSZLINETH_Lagoons_Buffer.shp

Feature to Raster Lagoons_rst Reclassify Lagoons_rc

Beaches BufferSZLINETH_Beaches_Buffer.shp

Feature to Raster Beaches_rst Reclassify Beaches_rc

Caves BufferBauer_Caves_

Buffer.shpFeature

to Raster Caves_rst Reclassify Caves_rc

Points BufferBauer_Points_

Buffer.shpFeature

to Raster Points_rst Reclassify Points_rc

Rollbacks BufferBauer_

Rollbacks_Buffer.shp

Feature to Raster Rollbacks_rst Reclassify Rollbacks_rc

Spits BufferBauer_Splits_

Buffer.shpFeature

to Raster Spits_rst Reclassify Spits_rc

Tombolos BufferBauer_

Tombolos_Buffer.shp

Feature to Raster Tombolos_rst Reclassify Tombolos_rc

Single Output Map

AlbegraAccrFtrs_rc

Single Output Map

Albegra

Landforms_sum Reclassify Landforms_v

Water CoursesKernel

Density CnfindDnsty

Reclassify CnfDnsty_rc

Cascades Buffer Cascades_Buffer.shp

Feature to Raster Cascades_rst Reclassify Cascades_rc

Waterfalls Buffer Waterfalls_Buffer.shp

Feature to Raster Wtfalls_rst Reclassify Waterfall_rc

Single Output Map

Albegrawaterfrms_

sum Reclassify Waterforms_v

Reclassify NlcdWetld_rc

NLCD Wetlands

Reclassify NlcdAgr_rcNLCD Agriculture

Reclassify NlcdVeg_rcNLCD Open Space

Eelgrass Beds Buffer EELLINE_Buffer.shp

Feature to Raster Eelgrass_rst Reclassify Eelgrass_rc

Kelp Beds Buffer KELPLINE_Buffer.shp

Feature to Raster Kelp_rst Reclassify Kelp_rc

Single Output Map

Albegra

Single Output Map

Albegra

MarineFlora_v

LandFlora_v

Single Output Map

AlbegraFlora_sum Reclassify Flora_v

Wildlife Viewing Points Buffer Hrtgpts_

Buffer.shpFeature

to Raster wldfstng_rst Reclassify wildfstng_rc

Seal Haulouts Buffer Haulouts_Buffer.shp

Feature to Raster haulouts_rst Reclassify haulouts_rc

Single Output Map

Albegrawildlife_sum Reclassify Wildlife _v

Cascade Ridgeline

Mt. Baker

Mt. Rainier

Olympic Ridgeline

NLCD Vegetation

frstdstrb_r

Reclassify

Reclassify

FrstMsk_r

DstrbFMsk_r

Single Output CanopeMsk_r

Single Output Mtns_vsv Extract

by Mask MtnView_r

Single Output

rchldarea

MntView_v Reclassify MntView_rc

Rivers

Water Bodies2

Shoreline

Select

Select

Select

RiverSpace.shp

LakeSpace.shp

SHORELINE_Buffer.shp

Buffer RiverSpace_Buffer.shp

Feature to Raster waterspace_x Reclassify Union WaterSpace.

shp

Historic Sites Buffer HistoricalSites_Buffer.shp

Feature to Raster HistSites_r Reclassify HistSites_rc

Landmarks Buffer LandMarks_Buffer.shp

Feature to Raster Landmarks_r Reclassify Landmarks_rc

State Hydro System Select MajorRivers.

shpFeature

to Raster MajorRiver_r Reclassify Cliffs_rc

Water Bodies Select Lakes.shp Feature to Raster

Lakes_r Reclassify EmgtRocks_rc

Wetlands Reclassify SlshWtlds_rc

NLCD Vegetation Extract by SlshPrrs_r Feature

to RasterSlshPrrs_rc

Salish Tribal Villages Buffer

Tribal_VillagesF_Buffer.shp

Feature to Raster SalishVig_r Reclassify SalishVig

_rc

Single Output Map

AlbegraSalish_sum Reclassify Salish_v

Cultural Forms

Single Output Map

Albegravividness_sum Reclassify Vividness_v

rchldarea

Zonal Statistic R_vividns_sum Single

Output R_Vividnes_vPSGP_Reach_land.shp

Single Output Map

Albegra

Land Forms

Water Forms

Vegetation Forms

Supply & Magnitude of Land Forms

Supply & Magnitude of Water Forms

Supply & Magnitude of Vegetation Forms

Wildlife Forms Supply & Magnitude of Wildlife Forms

Supply & Magnitude of Regional Cultural Forms

Viewshed Contribution

Uniqueness/Rarity

Supply & Magnitude of Regional Landscape Forms

Audubon_IBA Buffer Audubon_IBA.shp

Feature to Raster Audubon_rst Reclassify audubon_rc

CultrFrms_sum Reclassify CultrFrms _vSingle

Output

PSGP_Reach_land.shp

Zonal Statistic r_vivdns_sum Single

Output R_Vividnes_v

rchldarea

The landscape has to be understood, not as human-defined parcels, but as a mosaic of different watersheds that contribute their physical attributes to the overall landscape. The minimum distinctive units (reach-basins) of the Puget Sound Coastal Watershed are together members of a spatial heirarchy of regional landscapes. Only by defining these landscapes in this manner can mistakes be avoided, such as comparing the aesthetic significance of the San Juan Islands to other regions or sub-regions. This allows a commu-nity to see the existence of landscape forms that give identity to their own sub-region and allows people to decide how important these landscapes are for their conservation strategies. This approach promotes landscape equity and ensures that the contribution of each sub-region is recognized and honored.

I N T R I N S I C L A N D S C A P E A E S T H E T I C R E S O U R C E I N FO R M AT I O N S YS T E Mu s i n g A r c 9 M o d e l B u i l d e r t o i d e n t i f y i n t r i n s i c l a n d s c a p e r e s o u r c e s

Spatial FrameworkHood Canal Region The Great Bend Sub-Region of

Hood CanalThe Co-Basins of the Great Bend Sub-Region

The Sub-Basins of the Great Bend Sub-Region

The Watersheds of the Great Bend Sub-Region

Benchmark Nearshore Reach Watersheds of the Eight Regions of Puget Sound

1. Catalog Magnitude of Regional Landscape Forms

4. Add the Viewshed Contribution

ILARIS Conceptual Framework

2. Catalog Magnitude of Regional Cultural Forms

3. Catalog Magnitude of Signature Landscapes

5. Establish Significance

6. Sort out Rarity

7. Identify Cream of the Crop Benchmarks

Intr

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Intr

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Cultu

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Landforms Magnitude

Water Forms Magnitude

Vegetation Forms Magnitude

Wildlife Forms Magnitude

Cultural Forms Magnitude

Supply & Magnitude of Regional Landscape

Forms

Supply & Magnitude of Regional

Cultural Forms

SignatureLandscapes

Regional Landscapes with Viewsed Potential

Regional Landscape Significance

Uniqueness & Rarity of Landscape Forms

Benchmark Landscapes

ILARIS© is an Arc9 ModelBuiler model developed for the purpose of identifying intrinsic landscape visual resources and measuring the magnitude of aesthetic expression of these resources (in this example, for the Puget Sound estuary nearshore basins). The model consists of 40 sub-models and 3 Python scripts, with over 60 input data layers.

A multitude of landforms, including islands, beaches, and tombolos, are factored when determining a landscape’s intrinsic value.

Cascades, waterfalls, and watercourses augment a regions intrinsic value.

Wildlife viewpoints heighten a landscape’s intrinsic value.

Viewshed contribution is enumerated in the ILARIS© model.

Historic sites and landmarks confer intrinsic cultural significance to a landscape.

The magnitude of landscape forms contributes to intrinsic value.

Through determining intrinsic significance, communities are afforded a greater opportunity to recognize and protect signature landscapes.

Hood Canal