Page 2
July 7, 2021
the list of protected plant species biannually. The N.C. Plant Conservation Board Scientific Committee and N.C. botanists have followed an established evaluation method to assess rarity, trends, and threats to native plant species found statewide and created a list of plant species for which there is the highest conservation concern. The protected plants evaluation includes public outreach and offers stakeholders an opportunity to contribute and comment on the results. The final list is approved by the N.C. State Legislature and is published in the N.C. Administrative Code (02 NCAC 48F.0300). The most recent list of plant SGCN was amended effective May 1, 2021. • Chapter 4: Habitats - add plant SGCN associations as appropriate to each natural community This chapter provides information about important habitats for fish and wildlife. All plants listed as SGCN will be associated with one of the natural communities described in Chapter 4. Section 4.1.3 Species and Habitat Associations will also be revised to provide information about other natural communities and to introduce appropriate references for descriptions of natural plant communities found in the State. A table providing habitat associations for all plant SGCN will be added to a new Appendix HA2-1. • Add a new Appendix HA2-1 - All Plant SGCN Habitat Associations that provide natural community associations • Add a new Appendix PA-2 - a list of all Plant SGCN • Add a new Appendix R - the North Carolina Protected Plant Species and Species of Greatest Conservation Need Evaluation Methodology white paper.
If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Simpson cindy.simpson@ncwildlife.org or Shannon Deaton shannon.deaton@ncwildlife.org.
Sincerely,
Cameron Ingram Executive Director
cc:
LeAnne Bonner, Federal Aid Coordinator, USFWS Kyle Briggs, Chief Deputy Director, NCWRC Shannon Deaton, Chief, Habitat Conservation Division, NCWRC Kate Pipkin, Operations Manager, NCWRC
Made with FlippingBook - professional solution for displaying marketing and sales documents online