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North Carolina: Resources for Integrating Transportation and Conservation Planning
Use this page to find information for integrating transportation and conservation planning in North Carolina.
Contact Information
Need to contact someone about transportation planning issues?
Try contacting your:
State Wildlife Action Plan
A State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) provides a framework
for gathering information to make sound management decisions and taking action
to protect a state's fish and wildlife and the lands and waters on which they
depend for survival.
North Carolina State
Wildlife Action Plan
Transportation Plans
State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)
Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)
Other State Resources
N.C. Ecosystem Enhancement ProgramThe mission of the Ecosystem Enhancement Program is to "restore, enhance, preserve and protect the functions associated with wetlands, streams and riparian areas, including but not limited to those necessary for the restoration, maintenance and protection of water quality and riparian habitats throughout North Carolina."
NatureServe State Heritage Programs
NatureServe represents an international network of biological inventories—known as natural heritage programs or conservation data centers—operating in all 50 U.S. states, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean.
The
GAP Analysis Program
The goal of the GAP
Analysis Program is to keep common species common by identifying those species
and plant communities that are not adequately represented in existing
conservation lands.
Green
Infrastructure
Green Infrastructure is designed for land conservation
professionals and their partners to undertake strategic conservation activities
that are proactive, systematic, well integrated and applied at multiple
scales.
Something missing?
Email Patricia White at trisha.white@defenders.org to nominate any transportation or conservation plans, case studies, or programs for inclusion on this site.
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