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Staff present early "vital signs" analysis of agriculture in the Gorge, flagging data limits and next steps
Summary
Staff showed preliminary agriculture 'vital signs' for the National Scenic Area, noting 33% of the landscape is designated agricultural and that cropland satellite data and county Census figures have limitations for NSA‑scale inference; they proposed ground‑truthing and interviews next.
Sage and Mackenzie, staff leading the Commission’s vital‑signs effort, presented an initial data review to the Economic Vitality Committee that aims to show whether land within the National Scenic Area is being used for agriculture and whether current management plan tools support agricultural viability.
Sage said — citing landscape assessments and cropland data from the National Agricultural Statistics Service — that about 33% of the NSA is designated as agricultural land. She and Mackenzie explained the main data sources they are using: county‑level Census of Agriculture summaries and a cropland satellite product. Both datasets have limitations for the Commission’s purposes: Census data are…
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