Vermont Vision Plan: Natural Resources

Vermont's ecological corridors consist of networks of landscape elements that are both fragile and economically valuable. Environmentally sensitive areas include many natural resource elements such as water, soils, timber, sensitive species, and fish and game (Ndubisi et al, 1995, p. 160). These resources are spread throughout a variety of landscape types in Vermont including wetlands, riparian corridors, steep slopes, ridgelines, and prime agricultural lands. The state's ecological greenways are greatly influenced by three dominant geographical features: the Green Mountains, the Connecticut River and Lake Champlain, all of which are oriented in a north-south direction. There are at least five secondary regions in the state that can also provide a framework for statewide ecological greenways. These regions include the Northeast Kingdom, the Valley of Vermont, the West River, the Winooski River and The Mississiquoi River.

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