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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Location of sites with above average climate resilience and most likely to sustain native plants, animals, and ecological processes in a changing climate. While conceptually like the </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>Vermont Conservation Design</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>, these sites were prioritized by a team of 60 scientists led by The Nature Conservancy using slightly different methods and over a far greater geographic area. In terms of climate resilience and adaptation, these are the best sites in the Northeast. These sites are generally a priority because they support a wide range of micro-climates within a highly connected landscape, which not only allows wildlife and plants to move across the landscape, but also increases the likelihood that each species will find suitable habitat.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>For more information visit the Nature Conservancy's </SPAN><A href="https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationByGeography/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/edc/reportsdata/terrestrial/resilience/Pages/default.aspx" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Resilient and Connected Landscapes </SPAN></A><SPAN>webpage.</SPAN></P></DIV> |