Name: NC Sandhills Conservation Partnership Tier I Habitat Conservation Priorities
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Description: Reserve Design Tier I Habitat, NC Sandhills Conservation Partnership:
The components of the reserve design are separated for the purposes of explaining the maps into two tiers. Tier I resources are the rarest, most sensitive and have the highest degree of specificity in mapping. Tier I resources are important, and emphasis should be placed to protect and manage as much as possible for natural habitat value and conservation of Sandhills ecosystems.
The NC Sandhills Conservation Partnership was convened in response to landscape level changes that threaten both native biodiversity and training capacity on military installations.
Data Date: May 2015
Name: NC Sandhills Conservation Partnership Tier II Habitat Conservation Priorities
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Description: Reserve Design Tier II Habitat, NC Sandhills Conservation Partnership:
The components of the reserve design are separated for the purposes of explaining the maps into two tiers. Tier II resources provide landscape context and function and may be less rare or sensitive or may be mapped more coarsely than Tier I resources. Tier II resources provide function, but not every acre needs to be -- or can be -- managed to maximize natural ecosystem benefit. Some of the mapped areas are large, and the conservation strategies will be different, including supporting the viability of working lands. The NC Sandhills Conservation Partnership was convened in response to landscape level changes that threaten both native biodiversity and training capacity on military installations.
Data Date: May 2015
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Description: Level IV Ecoregions of the Conterminous United States, US Environmental Protection Agency:
Ecoregions denote areas of general similarity in ecosystems and in the type, quality, and quantity of environmental resources. They are designed to serve as a spatial framework for the research, assessment, management, and monitoring of ecosystems and ecosystem components. These general purpose regions are critical for structuring and implementing ecosystem management strategies across federal agencies, state agencies, and nongovernment organizations that are responsible for different types of resources within the same geographical areas. The approach used to compile this map is based on the premise that ecological regions can be identified through the analysis of patterns of biotic and abiotic phenomena, including geology, physiography, vegetation, climate, soils, land use, wildlife, and hydrology. The relative importance of each characteristic varies from one ecological region to another. A Roman numeral hierarchical scheme has been adopted for different levels for ecological regions. Level I is the coarsest level, dividing North America into 15 ecological regions. Level II divides the continent into 50 regions (Commission for Environmental Cooperation Working Group, 1997). At Level III, the continental United States contains 105 regions whereas the conterminous United States has 85 (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2005). Level IV ecoregions are further subdivisions of Level III ecoregions. Methods used to define the ecoregions are explained in Omernik (1995, 2004), Omernik and others (2000), and Gallant and others (1989).
Data Date: April 2013
Name: Restoration Opportunity Areas: Large Size, Low Development
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Description: Restoration Opportunity Areas: Large Size, Low Development, North Carolina Forest Service:
The purpose of this data layer is to highlight large, remote areas. Areas are not within 0.15 miles of a building (Floodplain Mapping Building Footprints Data), and are on parcels greater than 1000 acres in size.
Data Date: April 2015
Name: Restoration Opportunity Areas: Medium Size, Low Development Areas
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Description: Restoration Opportunity Areas: Medium Size, Low Development, North Carolina Forest Service:
The purpose of this data layer is to highlight medium size, remote areas. Areas are not within 0.15 miles of a building (Floodplain Mapping Building Footprints Data), and are on parcels greater than 100 acres in size.
Data Date: April 2015
Description: Longleaf Pine Site Suitability, North Carolina Forest Service:
Based on NRCS Soil Survey Map Units. Identifies areas that are well suited for longleaf pine because 1) the soils have limitations for cultivated crop production and 2) the capacity to grow longleaf pine does not differ significantly from the capacity to grow loblolly pine.
Note: The Site Suitability Index should not substitute for a site visit from a natural resource professional. Longleaf Pine is a versatile species that can grow in a wide range of soil types – it is important to have a natural resource professional visit your site and discuss with you your potential management options based on your site characteristics and your objectives for your woodland.
Description: Longleaf Site Index, NRCS:
Longleaf Site Index Base Age 50. Site index is the average height of the dominant and codominant trees in a stand at a reference age. It is species dependent and is used as a measure of site productivity.