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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Location of known state significant natural community occurrences from the </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;"><SPAN>Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>, overseen by the </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;"><SPAN>Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>. Includes the highest quality examples of each natural community type and most rare community occurrences. Natural community data may come from one or more sources, including state and federal studies, consultants, researchers, and collections. Natural communities are classified and ranked using </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;">Wetland, Woodland, and Wildlife and the Vermont Natural Community Ranking Specifications</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;">.</SPAN></P><P /><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>For more information visit the Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory </SPAN><A href="https://vtfishandwildlife.com/conserve/conservation-planning/natural-heritage-inventory" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>webpage</SPAN></A><SPAN>: </SPAN></SPAN></P><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN /></P><P /><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>For more information visit the Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory webpage: </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://vtfishandwildlife.com/conserve/conservation-planning/natural-heritage-inventory" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>https://vtfishandwildlife.com/conserve/conservation-planning/natural-heritage-inventory</SPAN></SPAN></A></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |