Northern Appalachian Plan

In 1999 The Nature Conservancy (TNC) prepared a first iteration ecoregional plan for the US portion of the Northern Appalachian-Acadian (NAP) Ecoregion. That first iteration identified several key deficiencies to be addressed in a next iteration: 1) it addressed only the US portion of an international ecoregion; 2) it did not address freshwater aquatic features; 3) it did not adequately address habitat needs for viable populations of wide-ranging species; 4) it had not been developed with much input from partner organizations. In 2001 TNC began preparation for a second iteration of an ecoregional assessment that would better address those four components as well as incorporate the significant amount of new inventory and new conservation efforts.

TNC has been working with Nature Conservancy of Canada, the Atlantic Canada Conservation Centre (AC CDC), provincial and federal governments, land trusts and other partners to prepare this revised plan that includes the Canadian portion of the Ecoregion. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is the only national charity in Canada dedicated to the creation of nature preserves and the conservation of ecologically significant lands.

The study area encompasses parts of New England, New York and southern Quebec, and all of the Gaspe Peninsula and the Maritime Provinces. It represents a massive revision of the 1999 material that is far more comprehensive in its scope.

Ecosystems and Species (conservation targets)

Ecoregion Introduction

The Plan Executive Summary and Status and Trends Report (PDF)

Maps and Spatial Data

Tabular Data

Partner Organizations

The Plan Report (PDF)

This web page contains the final draft report, ancillary documents, tabular and spatial data, maps, and other resources, organized and formatted for clarity and ease of use. This version was published in August 2006 as ERO-CD-ECO-v3. Copyright © 2005-2006 The Nature Conservancy.

Please cite as:
Anderson, M.G., Vickery, B., Gorman, M., Gratton, L., Morrison, M., Maillet, J., Olivero, A., Ferree, C., Morse, D., Kehm, G., Rosalska, K., Khanna, S., and S. Bernstein. 2006. The Northern Appalachian / Acadian Ecoregion: Ecoregional Assessment, Conservation Status and Resource CD. The Nature Conservancy, Eastern Conservation Science and The Nature Conservancy of Canada: Atlantic and Quebec regions.