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Vermont’s Vermont’s Green WorldGreen World
Conserving Conserving Biodiversity Biodiversity
throughthroughUnderstanding Understanding
Natural Natural CommunitiesCommunities
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A natural community is an
interacting assemblage of
plants and animals, their
physical environment, and
the natural processes that affect them.
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Bedrock Geology: Nine Ecological Classes
Statewide
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Smuggler’s Notch
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Upland Natural Communities
Upland Forests and WoodlandsSpruce-Fir-Northern Hardwood Forest
Formation (7)Northern Hardwood Forest Formation (6)Oak-Pine-Northern Hardwood Forest
Formation (12)
Open Upland CommunitiesUpland Shores (5)Outcrops and Upland Meadows (5)Cliffs and Talus (5)
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Wetland Natural Communities
Forested WetlandsFloodplain Forests (4)Hardwood Swamps (6)Softwood Swamps (4)Seeps and Vernal Pools (2)
Open or Shrub WetlandsOpen Peatlands (7)Marshes and Sedge Meadows (6)Wet Shores (7)Shrub Swamps (4)
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Wetland Natural Communities
Forested WetlandsFloodplain Forests (4)Hardwood Swamps (6)Softwood Swamps (4)Seeps and Vernal Pools (2)
Open or Shrub WetlandsOpen Peatlands (7)Marshes and Sedge Meadows (6)Wet Shores (7)Shrub Swamps (4)
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Funding for Wetland, Woodland, Wildland:
The Nature Conservancy U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyVermont Department of Fish and WildlifeVermont Department of Environmental ConservationVermont Department of Forests, Parks, and RecreationVermont Community FoundationBarbara DregalloWarren and Barry KingNational Wildlife FederationConservation and Research FoundationThe Friendship FundBill and Claire ThompsonNancy WolfsonCentral Vermont Audubon