Natural Resource Inventory (NRI) is a both a process and an end product (document) providing descriptions and mapping of the location, distribution, type, and condition of particular natural resources in a certain area.Standard NRIs include data regarding resources such as waterbodies, land cover, ecological regions, parks/forests, geological features, climate, wildlife habitat, vegetation, invasive species, and more. The resources are documented, recorded, and shared with the public for broader awareness of the natural landscape of an area. We see the Natural Resource Inventory (NRI) as an ongoing process to be updated with new information going forward, as part of our modernization efforts, while providing transparency. The NRI provides a comprehensive understanding of the environmental assets that define our community. By mapping and analyzing key features - such as water resources, forests, wetlands, and land use patterns, we gain valuable insights that can inform sustainable planning efforts.

This inventory serves as a foundational tool for decision-makers, residents, and stakeholders to protect and enhance our natural resources while balancing growth and development. By using this data to guide policies and projects, we can promote environmental resilience, and improve the quality of life for Otsego County residents. We encourage community members to engage with this information and provide us with feedback in order to best serve the needs of our community.

A natural resources inventory provides a deeper understanding of community resources and a foundation for thinking about the future. Using the results of the NRI requires evaluating the community’s long-term goals and how they relate to its resources, and enables planners to make decisions that reflect community needs and values. This view on the future can help preserve community character and quality of life, and ensure that residents continue to benefit from ecosystem services like clean water.

After completion of the NRI, the work group can devise a strategy for regular review of inventory data, incorporating updated information and revising inventory maps as appropriate, adding new goals as future community needs become apparent, and ensuring that the inventory becomes an integral part of community planning. For an NRI to be effective over the long term, the results should continually be in active use.

This data, indicating the supply class for Mohawk River Watershed tax parcels, was collected by Stone Environmental, Inc. for the New York State Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund.These data represent tax parcel boundaries. Data are meant for watershed planning purposes only. Mohawk River Watershed Coalition of Conservation Districts does not take responsibility for the overall content and/or spatial accuracy of the tax parcel data available for download on this page.You should always verify actual map data and information. The limitations and accuracy level of the data should be accounted for before using them in any analyses and their validity cannot be guaranteed.Parcel boundary data was acquired by county offices. Individual County and Town files were compiled to create a seamless coverage of Tax Parcels. Areas of overlap were eliminated by clipping to adjacent county boundaries. Attribute information of interest, property class code, residential development from 1945 to present (year built), sewer service code, and water service codes were obtained from the New York Office of Real Property Services (ORPS, accessed in November 2011). Parcel boundaries and attribute information from ORPS were joined based on the municipality code and print key.Source Information:Albany: Albany County Real Property Tax Services. 2010 Albany County, NY parcel boundaries derived from AutoCAD MAP 3D tax maps; Delaware: Delaware County Planning Department. The license agreement between Delaware County and the Mohawk River Watershed prohibit the viewing of this data through a web mapping application; Fulton: Fulton County. The license agreement between Fulton County and the Mohawk River Watershed prohibit the viewing of this data through a web mapping application;Greene: Greene County; Hamilton: Hamilton County Real Property Tax Services; Herkimer: Herkimer Oneida Counties Comprehensive Planning Program, 2011; Public water and sewer were manually assigned to all City of Utica parcels. Public water and sewer were assigned to parcels within 500 feet of water and sewer lines for the City of Rome parcels.Lewis: Lewis County; The license agreement between Lewis County and the Mohawk River Watershed prohibit the viewing of this data through a web mapping application;Madison: Madison County;Montgomery: Montgomery County;Oneida: Herkimer Oneida Counties Comprehensive Planning Program, 2011;Otsego: Otsego County;Saratoga: Saratoga County, 2011;Schenectady: Schenectady County; Schoharie: Schoharie CountyView Dataset on the Gateway