Using Science to Guide Conservation
Misty Buchanan, Deputy Director for Natural Heritage, Division of Land and Water Stewardship, NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
The Natural Heritage Program is a small state program with a big mission: to inventory North Carolina’s natural areas and use the information to create a network of nature preserves that will protect our natural heritage for future generations. Misty Buchanan will discuss current research and conservation projects, including how field biologists explore and document North Carolina’s flora and fauna; how we determine which species are common and secure vs. rare and imperiled; and how the Natural Heritage Program works across North Carolina to create land conservation agreements with government agencies, land trusts and private landowners.
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Live Virtual Presentation hosted by NC Museum of Natural Sciences’ SECU Daily Planet Curator Chris Smith and the NC Department of Environmental Quality Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs staff.
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