GAPS IN CONSERVATION PROTECTION

To analyze the gaps in convervation protection throught the Barnegat Bay watershed, CRSSA superimposed digital maps of public conservation lands on maps of priority wildlife habitat.  This "gap" analysis was used to highlight the existing areas of high habitat value which remain unprotected throught the watershed study area.
 

90% of Barnegat Bay's salt marshes are presently protected in some form of public conservation ownership   70% of the remaining undeveloped shoreline is in some form of public conservation ownership   Nearly 45% of interior forest habitat is in some form of conservation ownership   50% of Barnegat Bay's islands are in some form of public conservation ownership