Abstract:
The Appalachian Mountain Club's interactive mapping service
provides an educational resource to help people understand
important natural landscapes of the Appalachian region and the
conservation challenges and opportunities that face them.
Below is the list of available map services availabe through the
Appalachian Mountain Club
1. Roadless Areas: This map shows roadless areas of at least
2,000
... hectares (about 5,000 acres) across northern New England
identified by AMC researchers.
2. On-going and Emerging Conservation Projects: This map shows
lands that have been publicly identified as being under
discussion or negotion for conservation.
3. Recent Conservation Projects: This map shows major
conservation projects that have been completed in the Northern
Forest since 1998.
4. Northern Forest Custom Map: This map allows you to select
data layers of interest from the data library.
5. Large Land Sales: This map shows the most notable large land
sales that have taken place in the Northern Forest since 1998
6. Northern Forest Alliance Wildlands: This maps shows 10 large
regions identified as conservation priorities by the NFA.
7. Central Appalachian Study Open Space Areas: This map shows
13 large areas of open space from central Massachusetts to
northern Virginia identified by AMC researchers.
8. Highlands Region Critical Treasures: This map shows
priority conservation areas within the Highlands Region of
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
9. Alpine Plant Communities of Mount Katahdin: This map shows
natural plant communities of the alpine area of Mount Katahdin
in Maine as mapped by AMC researchers.
10. Alpine Plant Communites of the Presidential Range: This map
shows natural plant alpine communities of the Presidential Range
in New Hampshire's White Mountains as mapped by AMC researchers.
[Summary provided by the Appalachian Mountain Club]