Vermont’s Green World Conserving Biodiversity through Understanding Natural Communities.

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Vermont’s Green World Conserving Biodiversity through Understanding Natural Communities

A natural community is an interacting assemblage of plants and animals, their physical environment, and the natural processes that affect them.

Bedrock Geology: Nine Ecological Classes Statewide

Smuggler’s Notch

Upland Natural Communities Upland Forests and Woodlands Spruce-Fir-Northern Hardwood Forest Formation (7) Northern Hardwood Forest Formation (6) Oak-Pine-Northern Hardwood Forest Formation (12) Open Upland Communities Upland Shores (5) Outcrops and Upland Meadows (5) Cliffs and Talus (5)

Wetland Natural Communities Forested Wetlands Floodplain Forests (4) Hardwood Swamps (6) Softwood Swamps (4) Seeps and Vernal Pools (2) Open or Shrub Wetlands Open Peatlands (7) Marshes and Sedge Meadows (6) Wet Shores (7) Shrub Swamps (4)

Wetland Natural Communities Forested Wetlands Floodplain Forests (4) Hardwood Swamps (6) Softwood Swamps (4) Seeps and Vernal Pools (2) Open or Shrub Wetlands Open Peatlands (7) Marshes and Sedge Meadows (6) Wet Shores (7) Shrub Swamps (4)

Funding for Wetland, Woodland, Wildland: The Nature Conservancy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation Vermont Community Foundation Barbara Dregallo Warren and Barry King National Wildlife Federation Conservation and Research Foundation The Friendship Fund Bill and Claire Thompson Nancy Wolfson Central Vermont Audubon

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