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The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program in cooperation with the NC Center for Geographic Information & Analysis, developed the Significant Natural Heritage Areas digital data to determine the areas containing ecologically significant natural communities or rare species.
NOTE: Due to its dynamic nature, this data becomes outdated very quickly. The Natural Heritage Program MUST be contacted before each use of this data set, to ensure data currency. The Natural Heritage Program MUST be contacted in writing prior to distribution or hardcopy output of this data layer.

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CGIA.TAR

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Record Type:DATA SET

Product Published Date:08/03/1998

Record Last Revised:12/10/2002

Record ID: 12302

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Access Procedures :There may be a charge for Natural Heritage Program services in providing the data, in addition to CGIA fees. A preapproval letter must be sent from CGIA to the source agency before release of this data can occur. Contact Production Services at (919)733-2090. Also available via U.S. EPA Neuse River Basin CD-ROM. Contact: Steve Kraemer, U.S. EPA, Kraemer.Steven@epamail.epa.gov

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Title :SIGNIFICANT NATURAL HERITAGE AREAS (NC)

Data Use & Constraints :Although present in the Corporate Database, the Significant Natural Heritage Areas data remains under the supervision of the Natural Heritage Program. Permission MUST be given by the Natural Heritage Program for each different use of the data. Although more significant ecological features are lost because of ignorance and accident than because of exploitation or intentional destruction, publication of locations of many natural areas increases the risk of deliberate damage to them. If a particular areas is of interest, the Natural Heritage Program must be contacted to determine the identity of the area and its significance. There may be a charge for Natural Heritage Program services in providing the data, in addition to CGIA fees. A preapproval letter must be sent from CGIA to the source agency before release of this data can occur. Contact Production Services at (919)733-2090. Use_Constraints: These data are intended for research or planning projects that will contribute to better protection for the ecological features involved. Due to its dynamic nature, this data becomes outdated very quickly. The Natural Heritage Program must be contacted before each use of the data set to ensure data currency. The Natural Heritage Program MUST be contacted in writing prior to distribution or hardcopy output of this data layer. Acknowledgement of products derived from this data set should cite the following: The source of the Significant Natural Heritage Areas data is the North Carolina Corporate Geographic Database. Earlier versions of this data set may exist. The user must be sure to use the appropriate data set for the time period of interest. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, CGIA cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by any inaccuracies in the data or as a result of changes to the data caused by system transfers.