Chapter 4 Habitats
measures that use existing regulatory frameworks to protect habitats and species should be incorporated where applicable. Land conservation or preservation can serve numerous purposes in the face of anticipated climate change, but above all, it promotes ecosystem resilience. Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats • Increase buffer widths to mitigate impacts from pollution into river systems and to maintain habitat at the edge of these aquatic communities that will provide cover and foraging areas for many wildlife species using riverine habitat.
• Pursue land acquisition and easements through cooperation with land trusts to increase the width of riparian buffers and create larger patches of connected habitat.
• Identify critical habitats that are important to specific life history stages (i.e., spawning habitat) for species and promote the conservation of these areas.
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