|
|
Air Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
9
|
CO2 emissions from transportation
|
9
|
CO2 emissions by source
|
8
|
CO2 emissions relative to 1990 levels
|
7
|
Number of days air pollutants exceed healthful levels
|
7
|
Air quality:CO, SO2, SPM, and O3 measurements
|
7
|
Emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases
|
7
|
Air pollutants from stationary sources
|
7
|
Exposure to substandard ambient air quality
|
6
|
Days per year that air quality standards are met
|
6
|
Production of acid-forming emissions
|
6
|
Ratio of SO2 and smoke levels to EC limits
|
6
|
Air quality index
|
5
|
Particulate matter in air
|
3
|
Number of complaints about air quality per year
|
|
|
Awareness Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
5
|
Number of environmental education programs for community
|
5
|
Number of environmental education programs at elementary schools
|
5
|
Students passing environmental education test
|
3
|
Number participating in Environmental Farm Plan Program
|
3
|
Percent population perceive pollution a priority
|
|
|
Biodiversity Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
8
|
Biodiversity - amphibian
|
8
|
Biodiversity - plant
|
7
|
Song bird diversity or population
|
7
|
Number of species at risk
|
6
|
Proportion of species approaching target population size
|
6
|
Acres of occupied grizzly habitat
|
6
|
Tailed frog population
|
5
|
Stream miles opened for migratory fish
|
3
|
Population of endemic species for which the region has key custodial role
|
|
|
Fish Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
8
|
Fish species with consumption restricted
|
8
|
Commercial salmon catch in watershed
|
8
|
Overfished fisheries compared to fisheries not overfished
|
7
|
Wild salmon returning to spawn
|
6
|
Acres of closed shellfish beds
|
6
|
Oyster Condition Index
|
|
|
Global Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
7
|
Output to sink / capacity of sink to absorb or assimilate
|
7
|
CO2 emission per capita, relative to fair earth share
|
5
|
Greenhouse gas emissions measured in metric tons of carbon equivalents
|
|
|
Groundwater Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
9
|
Water level in aquifer wells
|
7
|
Monitored wells showing groundwater contamination
|
5
|
Groundwater quality index
|
3
|
New septic tank permits
|
|
|
Human Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
5
|
Indoor air quality
|
4
|
Noise complaints to local authorities
|
|
|
Land Use Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
11
|
Land use patterns
|
10
|
Agricultural land loss / total arable land
|
10
|
Open land lost to development in square km
|
10
|
Total area in significant land-use categories
|
10
|
Rate of change of wilderness area
|
10
|
Number of acres of major terrestrial ecosystems
|
10
|
Acres of cropland that have been converted to developed land
|
9
|
Impervious surfaces
|
9
|
Acreage of land used for streets
|
9
|
Number of biogeographical regions with adequate protected areas
|
9
|
Acres under integrated pest management
|
9
|
Percent of new residential lots within 1/4 mile of services
|
8
|
Land area in parks and wildlife refuges
|
8
|
Percent of significant natural areas protected
|
8
|
Forest land acres
|
8
|
Loss of primary forests / total primary forests remaining
|
8
|
Number of acres of public open space
|
8
|
Area used for organic agriculture / area used for chemical intensive agriculture
|
8
|
Proportion of original agricultural land reserve (ALR) still designated ALR
|
8
|
Trees lost and gained through multi-family development
|
7
|
Number of trees in urban 'forest'
|
7
|
Open space in urban villages
|
7
|
Parks and playgrounds as percent of urban area
|
7
|
Land parcels greater than 80 acres, and greater than 160 acres
|
7
|
Privately owned acres placed under conservation easement
|
6
|
Number of trees on public property
|
6
|
Area of lands under formal agreement for wildlife habitat
|
6
|
Index of land naturalness
|
6
|
Acres of environmentally sensitive areas
|
4
|
Length of heritage rivers
|
|
|
Soil Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
8
|
Soil erosion per acre of cropland
|
8
|
Average soil erosion on cultivated cropland as a proportion of tolerable rate
|
6
|
Area of land affected by soil erosion and salinity
|
4
|
Soil organic matter content
|
|
|
Surface Water Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
9
|
Percentage of estuarine areas not suitable for shellfish harvesting
|
8
|
Quality of river water entering country / quality leaving country
|
7
|
Number of days all beaches are open for swimmming
|
7
|
Percent of streams you can drink from
|
7
|
Fishable and swimmable river miles and lake acres
|
6
|
Fecal coliform count in surface water
|
6
|
Miles of rivers not suitable for fishing due to dioxin
|
6
|
Percentage area of lakes fully suitable for swimming
|
6
|
Index of watershed naturalness
|
6
|
Bernie Fowler's Sneaker Index - water clarity
|
5
|
Amount of road salt used on rural regional roads
|
5
|
Compliance with dissolved oxygen standards
|
5
|
River compliance with metals water standards
|
5
|
Bay grasses recovering, in acres
|
4
|
Phosphorus concentration in county streams
|
3
|
Biological oxygen demand of county streams
|
|
|
Wetlands Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
9
|
Acres of natural and restored wetlands
|
6
|
Size and distribution of significant wetlands
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