New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Ncr - Commissioner, Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Chapter Ncr 300 - NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM
Part Ncr 305 - EXEMPLARY NATURAL COMMUNITIES
Section Ncr 305.01 - Procedures for Identifying and Designating Exemplary Natural Communities
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Ncr 305.01
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) The natural heritage bureau shall assign exemplary natural community types a quality rank, ranging from A to D, a measure of ecological integrity, based upon:
(1) Size;
(2) Ecological condition; and
(3) Landscape context.
(b) The natural heritage bureau shall designate natural communities based on an ecological integrity assessment as exemplary natural communities if they are:
(1)
Fair or better quality occurrences of less common natural communities;
or
(2) High quality examples of
more common natural communities.
(c) Any exemplary natural community found to comply with (a) and (b) above, for which a petition conforming to Ncr 306 has been submitted, shall be designated as an exemplary natural community.
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