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GAP Analysis
The GAP Analysis is a federal program that aims to make an assessment
of natural habitat resources to support vertebrates throughout
the country. The goal of the project is to maintain biodiversity
by locating and protecting areas most suitable for 273 species
of vertebrates. In Southern New England Jack Finn, a professor
at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, heads the Gap
Analysis project. According to Jack Finn, this federal program
protects 15% of Southern New England.
Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Act
The Silvio O. Conte Refuge Act authorizes the Fish and Wildlife
Service to study the entire Connecticut River Watershed. In the
next few decades, this study could end up protecting many areas
along the Connecticut River as part of a national wildlife refuge.
The watershed is 7.2 million acres within four New England states,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut. Currently,
the majority of activities focus on the reintroduction of Atlantic
Salmon into all reaches of the Connecticut River (US Fish &
Wildlife 1995, p. ii).
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