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Appendix 5
Integrate climate change adaptation practices and resiliency planning into NCWRC policies and operations
Continue to support the wood products market
Collaborate with partners to bank seeds for replanting projects on game lands
Rewet hydrologically altered peatlands, where appropriate, to provide species and habitat improvements, prevent soil loss and catastrophic fire, and increase carbon sequestration
Continue to monitor game lands for invasive species
Improve stream connectivity by restoring aquatic organism passage and developing stream crossings that promote aquatic organism passage
Design bridges and culverts to allow for increased stream flow, i.e., a 500-year flood event
Continue to limit the impervious surface of new structures and remove existing impervious surface areas when possible
Work with adjoining landowners to address issues of fire protection, non-native invasive species, and habitat management that extend across boundaries
Citation: North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. 2024. Climate Resilience Strategy Report. NCWRC Habitat Conservation Division, Raleigh, NC. 32 p. https://www.ncwildlife.gov/ncwrc-climate-strategy-report.
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