Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 4 contains descriptions of aquatic, wetland, and terrestrial communities based on four primary ecoregions with a list of priority natural communities for conservation. Descriptions cover nine aquatic communities and three temperature regimes, 12 wetland communities, 19 terrestrial communities as well as 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 outlines recommendations for surveys, monitoring, research, conservation, or management actions specific to each community. Appendix 4 contains documents and tables referenced in the chapter. • Chapter 5 provides information on several categories of threats that are likely to affect North Carolina’s natural communities and wildlife during the 10-year planning horizon addressed by this document. Threat categories are based on the classification scheme supported by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Conservation Measures Partnership (IUCN 2012, CMP 2016) and recommended by AFWA in the Best Practice Guide for states to use during the revision process (AFWA 2022) . Appendix 5 contains the documents and lists referenced in the chapter. • Chapter 6 summarizes recommendations for conservation action and management applicable statewide. This information represents only a fraction of North Carolina’s conservation needs and is intended to be part of the dialogue for implementing collaborative and cooperative discussions about conservation in the state. Recommendations can be used to guide the prioritization of conservation efforts within the context of a particular agency or organization mission. They can also be used to guide conservation or management decisions about a natural community or particular species in any habitat where that species occurs, no matter the size of the management area. Summary information about the agencies, organizations, and partnerships that have developed programs to address wildlife and habitat conservation issues is also included in this chapter. Appendix 6 contains the documents and tables mentioned in the chapter. • Chapter 7 identifies monitoring needs and outlines strategies and actions that address those needs and provides information about monitoring activities conducted by the NCWRC and many of our partners. The chapter includes information about species- specific and guild-level monitoring activities as well as habitat and natural community monitoring. Appendix 7 contains the documents and tables mentioned in the chapter. • Chapter 8 discusses the next steps for working collaboratively with partners to accomplish the conservation measures identified in this document, provides information about products currently in development that will need to be incorporated as an addendum to this Plan, and plans to review and revise this Plan in an ongoing manner in an effort to keep the information up-to-date and relevant to current and emerging issues.
2025 NC Wildlife Action Plan
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