Vermont’s Vermont’s Green WorldGreen World

Conserving Conserving Biodiversity Biodiversity

throughthroughUnderstanding Understanding

Natural Natural CommunitiesCommunities

A natural community is an

interacting assemblage of

plants and animals, their

physical environment, and

the natural processes that affect them.

Bedrock Geology: Nine Ecological Classes

Statewide

Smuggler’s Notch

Upland Natural Communities

Upland Forests and WoodlandsSpruce-Fir-Northern Hardwood Forest

Formation (7)Northern Hardwood Forest Formation (6)Oak-Pine-Northern Hardwood Forest

Formation (12)

Open Upland CommunitiesUpland Shores (5)Outcrops and Upland Meadows (5)Cliffs and Talus (5)

 

Wetland Natural Communities

Forested WetlandsFloodplain Forests (4)Hardwood Swamps (6)Softwood Swamps (4)Seeps and Vernal Pools (2)

Open or Shrub WetlandsOpen Peatlands (7)Marshes and Sedge Meadows (6)Wet Shores (7)Shrub Swamps (4)

Wetland Natural Communities

Forested WetlandsFloodplain Forests (4)Hardwood Swamps (6)Softwood Swamps (4)Seeps and Vernal Pools (2)

Open or Shrub WetlandsOpen Peatlands (7)Marshes and Sedge Meadows (6)Wet Shores (7)Shrub Swamps (4)

Funding for Wetland, Woodland, Wildland:

The Nature Conservancy U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyVermont Department of Fish and WildlifeVermont Department of Environmental ConservationVermont Department of Forests, Parks, and RecreationVermont Community FoundationBarbara DregalloWarren and Barry KingNational Wildlife FederationConservation and Research FoundationThe Friendship FundBill and Claire ThompsonNancy WolfsonCentral Vermont Audubon