New Hampshire is home to an abundance of diverse wildlife habitats and natural communities, which can make it difficult to decide where to focus conservation efforts. There are many ways to identify and prioritize areas for conservation. One strategy is to identify rare habitats and exemplary natural communities and focus on protecting those areas first. Because they are uncommon, protecting these areas can provide habitat components not available elsewhere, which will help to support a diversity of wildlife species on the landscape.
More Information
- Use the NH Wildlife Action Plan Town Maps to identify the habitats that are rare or uncommon in your community
- NH Fish & Game has information on the Species of Greatest Conservation that use each habitat type. You can click on the individual species profiles to view range maps to determine if there's a possibility that species might be present in your area in the corresponding habitat.
- Natural Heritage Bureau maintains a list of exemplary natural communities by town.
