In 2002, the New Hampshire Estuaries Project (NHEP) provided funding to The Nature Conservancy of New Hampshire (TNC) to coordinate the identification and protection of significant wildlife and plant habitats in coastal New Hampshire to support the NHEP goal of maintaining habitats of sufficient size and quality to support populations of naturally occurring plants, animals, and communities within the NHEP focus area (NHEP 2000). Over the past two years, TNC has coordinated with the Audubon Society of New Hampshire (ASNH) and the Nongame & Endangered Wildlife Program (Nongame Program) at the New Hampshire Fish & Game Department to complete field surveys in a variety of locations within the Seacoast region. In 2002, TNC also contracted with the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire's Forests (Forest Society) to coordinate the development and implementation of GIS-based predictive habitat models for the Piscassic, Lower Lamprey, and Middle Lamprey river watersheds.