KML Maps: NY Natural Heritage Community Occurrences

About NY Natural Heritage Community Occurrences ....

Unique habitats and ecosystems in New York. Zoom in and use the satelight view for best results. Click for details on the habitat. Features represent occurrences of rare or high-quality natural communities (ecological communities), as recorded by the New York Natural Heritage Program. An occurrence is one natural community type at one location. Examples of community types include deep emergent marsh, red maple-hardwood swamp, dwarf shrub bog, hemlock-northern hardwood forest, and tidal creek.

Data Source NYSDEC. Natural Heritage Community Occurrences - NYNHP. https://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/inventories/details.cfm?DSID=1241

Helpful Hint: While I suggest you look on blog for a downloadable PDF Map, you should be able to print or save this map by clicking the print button on the map above.

Data Sources

NY Natural Heritage Community Occurrences - You can download the KMZ File used in creation of this map.

3DEP Elevation Hillshade. LIDAR and legacy USGS DRG Topo Derived hillshades used as a background. DEM - WMS Service: https://elevation.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/3DEPElevation/ImageServer/WMSServer, Layer: 3DEPElevation:Hillshade Gray

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