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OVERVIEW OF AVAILABLE ASSESSMENTS
Biodiversity/Wildlife Habitat Assessment

Prioritizes aquatic and terrestrial habitat, landscape function and connectivity. More

Open Space and Conservation Lands Map

Shows lands that are in permanent conservation and actively managed. More

Water Services Assessment

Prioritizes lands that are most critical to protect water resources for N.C.'s residents. More

Click here to complete a survey about the Water Services Assessment.

Farmland Preservation Assessment

Prioritizes viable and threatened agriculture lands. Developed by Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. More

DETAILED REPORT
Download individual report chapters below:
(requires Adobe Acrobat software)
Executive Summary
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Need for Strategic Conservation Planning
Chapter 3: Planning Approach
Chapter 4: Biodiversity Wildlife Habitat Assessment
Chapter 5: Open Space and Conservation Lands Map
Chapter 6: Water Services Assessment

Chapter 7: Farmland Preservation Assessment

Chapter 8: Forestry Lands Assessment
Chapter 9: Marine/Estuarine Assessment
Chapter 10: Threats Assessment
Chapter 11: Restoration Opportunities
Chapter 12: Coordinating Land Use and Conservation
Chapter 13: Implementation
Appendices
A: Six Assessments Overview
B-1: Data Sources Biodiversity/Wildlife Habitat
B-2: Data Sources Open Space/Conservation
B-3: Data Sources Water Services
B-4: Data Sources Farmland Preservation
B-5: Data Sources Forestry Lands
B-6: Data Sources Marine/Estuarine
C-1: Relative Ranking Biodiversity/Wildlife Habitat
C-2: Relative Ranking Water Services
C-3: Relative Ranking Farmland Preservation
D: Landscape Habitat Indicator Guilds
E: Technical Documentation Biodiversity/Wildlife Habitat
F: References
G: Metadata (pending)

Focus Areas

Forever Natural -
Conserving Natural Areas
for Future Generations

Working Lands -
Stewardship of Working
Farms and Forests

Working Waters -
Protecting and Restoring
Coastal Habitats
 
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