Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This dataset contains the boundaries for lands of conservation and recreational interest in Virginia. The Conservation Lands Database is constantly being edited and updated. Historic easements are held by the Virginia Board of Historic Resources and administered by the Virginia department of Historic Resources. Data is released to the public quarterly and posted to the download section of the website: http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/cldownload.shtml</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This dataset contains the boundaries for lands of conservation and recreational interest in Virginia. The Conservation Lands Database is constantly being edited and updated. Historic easements are held by the Virginia Board of Historic Resources and administered by the Virginia department of Historic Resources. Data is released to the public quarterly and posted to the download section of the website: http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/cldownload.shtml</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program's Managed Areas are primarily a collection of fee simple properties and easements where natural resource conservation is one of the primary management goals. It does include a number of properties and easements that are not primarily managed for conservation, but that are of conservation interest. This conservation interest ranges from properties and easements which support rare species and intact, high-quality natural communities to those that are open spaces in places where open space is scarce. Lands that are Dedicated Nature Preserves or Registered Heritage Areas are found in this data set. These data are the current equivalent of the Conservation Tax Credit Properties and Land Trust Conservation Properties data set and the Federal Lands in North Carolina data set. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Inclusion of a Managed Area in this shapefile in no way implies that the area is open to the public. Some Managed Areas are on private land and are not open to the public; written permission should be obtained from all appropriate landowners before visiting any of these sites. </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Service Item Id: 3ee652d1222b456e96768f8090b6187d
Copyright Text: North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, North Carolina Natural Heritage Program
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program's Natural Areas are terrestrial and aquatic areas that are of special biodiversity significance. A Natural Area's significance may be due to the presence of rare species, high-quality natural communities, important animal assemblages, or other ecological features, collectively known as “Elements” of biodiversity. The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP) identifies and inventories these areas, evaluates and assigns conservation priority ratings to the Natural Areas based on the biodiversity within them, and works with many partners to implement voluntary protection for them. The Natural Area boundaries are drawn by NCNHP staff, based on field surveys, and are ecological in nature. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Many of the Natural Areas are on private land and are not open to the public. Written permission should be obtained from all appropriate landowners before visiting any of these sites</SPAN><SPAN>. </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Service Item Id: 3ee652d1222b456e96768f8090b6187d
Copyright Text: North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, North Carolina Natural Heritage Program