Chapter 4 Habitats
Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats • Protect riparian areas and control impervious surfaces and stormwater runoff to reduce flood damage to cove forests in altered watersheds, as well as protect the aquatic systems.
• Protect cove forests from severe wildfire during drought periods to prevent catastrophic disturbance. In more favorable periods, prescribed burning of surrounding landscapes would help reduce the risk of controllable wildfire, as well as benefiting the upland communities.
4.4.5.6.5 Conservation Programs and Partnerships Conservation programs, incentives, and partnerships should be used to the fullest extent to preserve high-quality resources and protect important natural communities. Protective 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 • Add to our base of conservation ownership for future generations the wildlife species associated with the habitat, as well as the use and enjoyment of them by future generations of North Carolinians.
• Protect examples in the most sheltered sites, and those that serve as landscape connections to other patches.
References are located at the end of this document.
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