Addendum 2
Chapter 1 Introduction
which chapter and appendixes are included in this major revision. A road map outlining where updates and new text can be found is provided in the next section.
• Chapter 1 Introduction provides background information on the State Wildlife Grant program, explains why we have the WAP, outlines the revision process used to update the Plan, and describes the required information that is included in the document. Addendum 2 adds Section 1.4 to provide a description of the major revision process and a roadmap to the changes. • Chapter 3 Wildlife is renamed Chapter 3 Species because plants are added to the Plan. Chapter 3 outlines federal and state statutes governing wildlife resources. The chapter focuses on the process for evaluating and ranking species to identify SGCN and others for which there are research and management priorities. Addendum 2 adds Section 3.19 to describe plants as a component of natural communities and introduces the N.C. Department of Agriculture, Plant Conservation Program Scientific Committee ’s method for evaluating and designating state listed species. For this major update, plants listed for State protection as Endangered, Threatened, or Special Concern are designated as SGCN. This chapter also introduces new or updated appendixes for plant SGCN — Habitat Associations (new Appendix HA-2), a white paper describing the plant SGCN review and selection method (new Appendix R), and a list of all plant SGCN (new Appendix PA-2). • Chapter 4 Habitats contains descriptions of aquatic, wetland, and terrestrial communities based on four primary ecoregions. These natural communities are considered important wildlife habitat and are a priority for conservation. Community descriptions are provided for 12 aquatic communities, 8 wetland communities, 21 terrestrial communities, and the 17 river basins in the state. The descriptions provide information on SGCNs associated with each community, the problems and threats that affect the communities, anticipated climate change impacts, and provides several recommendations for priority surveys, monitoring, research, conservation, or management actions specific to each community. Addendum 2 adds a natural community description for Piedmont and Coastal Plain Oak Forest to the terrestrial community descriptions. • Appendix CA-2 adds a list of key participants and partners involved in developing Addendum 2. Also adds a copy of the N.C . Wildlife Resources Commission’s ( WRC, Commission) June 2021 notification letter sent to USFWS about intention to complete a major revision and the 2021 July letter received from the Service acknowledging the major revision. • Appendix HA-2 SGCN--Habitat Associations lists all plant SGCN and shows which natural communities described in Chapter 4 they are associated with. An Excel file is available for this new appendix.
2022 Addendum 2
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NC Wildlife Action Plan
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