Freshwater Conceptual Reserve Network

Created from our Freshwater Assessment GIS package, this map depicts a conceptual reserve network representing a suite of conservation areas that in combination meet conservation goals and suggest an appropriate scale and distribution of conservation areas to sustain freshwater biodiversity in Washington.

The Freshwater Assessment contains descriptions of 23 freshwater systems that offer the highest degree of conservation opportunity in light of existing impacts and constraints, current ownership and management, and future threats. We describe the methods we used to map freshwater priorities in our Freshwater Assessment Report.

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