N.H. Admin. Code § Ncr 305.01

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024
Section Ncr 305.01 - Procedures for Identifying and Designating Exemplary Natural Communities
(a) The natural heritage bureau shall assign exemplary natural community types a quality rank, ranging from A to D, a measure of ecological integrity, based upon:
(1) Size;
(2) Ecological condition; and
(3) Landscape context.
(b) The natural heritage bureau shall designate natural communities based on an ecological integrity assessment as exemplary natural communities if they are:
(1) Fair or better quality occurrences of less common natural communities; or
(2) High quality examples of more common natural communities.
(c) Any exemplary natural community found to comply with (a) and (b) above, for which a petition conforming to Ncr 306 has been submitted, shall be designated as an exemplary natural community.

N.H. Admin. Code § Ncr 305.01

Derived from Volume XL Number 7, Filed February 13, 2020, Proposed by #12980, Effective 1/24/2020, Expires 1/24/2030