NCAEP Links

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» NC STREAM ASSESSMENT METHOD v2.1

• User Manual
  
• Field Assessment Form
  
• Stream Template
  
• Rating Calculator
  
• NCSAMv2.1.zip

» NC WETLAND ASSESSMENT METHOD v5.0

• User Manual
• Field Assessment Form
  
• Wetland Template
• Rating Calculator
• Wetland Key
• Version 5 Updates/Errata
  
• NCWAMv5.0.zip
  

» NC AGENCIES

• NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
• NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
• NC Department of Transportation
• NC Dept of Agriculture - Plant Protection Section
• NC Division of Forest Resources
• NC Division of Marine Fisheries
• NC Division of Water Quality
• NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program
• NC Environmental Management Commission
• NC Natural Heritage Program
• NC State Historic Preservation Office
• NC Wildlife Resources Commission
• NC Division of Parks and Recreation 

» FEDERAL AGENCIES

• NRCS-Wetlands by County Growing Season
• US Army Corps of Engineers-Wilmington District
• US EPA River Corridor and Wetland Restoration
• USDA Forest Service - Southern Region
• USFWS NC Ecological Services
• USFWS River Restoration Guidelines
• USGS NC Drought Information
• USFWS National Wetland Inventory

» STREAM SPECIFIC RESOURCES

• NCSU Stream Restoration Program
• North Carolina FlyFish
• North Carolina Trout Unlimited
• US EPA Volunteer Stream Monitoring : A Methods Manual
• USDA Stream Corridor Restoration
• USGS Real-Time Stream Data
• USGS Water Resources for NC
• Dave Rosgen - Wildlands Hydrology Consultants

» NEPA/SEPA RESOURCES

• FHWA Planning & Environment
• FHWA-NEPA Implementation
• International Association for Impact Assessment
• NC State Clearinghouse
• NCDENR SEPA
• NCDWQ SEPA
• US Dept of Energy NEPA
• USDA Rural Development Environmental Library
• USEPA NEPA
• Whitehouse Council on Environmental Quality NEPA Net

» PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

• National Association of Environmental Professionals
• Society of Women Environmental Professionals - NC Triangle Chapter
• Association of State Wetland Managers
• The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) 
• SER Coastal Plain Chapter
• Society of Wetland Scientists
• Soil Science Society
• The Association of Southeastern Biologists
• The Ecological Society of America
• The Wildlife Society
• North American Benthological Society

» CONSERVATION

• Outdoor Play: Learn About Conservation!

» ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

• Environmental Education Virtual Field Trips for Nature Lovers
  

» FAUNA

• American Stonefly
• Amphibians and Reptiles of NC
• BirdNet
• Carolina Bird Club
• Carolina Butterfly Society
• Carolina Nature
• Checklist of Amphibian Species and Identification Guide
• Mammals of North Carolina
• NaturServe
• North Carolina Mountain Trout Waters
• Related entomology  great resource for bugs

» FLORA

• Flora of the Southeastern US (Weakley 2020 and 2022)
  
• NCDOT Invasive Exotic Plants of North Carolina
• NCDWR Common Wetland Plants Guide
• NCSU Rare Plants of North Carolina Guide
• NCSU Wetland Plant Identification
• NRCS Plants Database
• Vascular Plants of North Carolina (LeGrand et.al.)

» SOILS

• NRCS North Carolina
• NRCS On Line Soil Surveys
• NRCS Soils
• Official Soil Series Descriptions
• Hydric Soils

» TRANSPORTATION

• Center for Transportation & the Environment
• FHWA Critter Crossings
• FHWA Urban BMPs
• NCDOT Consultant Specific Page
• NCDOT PDEA
• NCDOT Roadside Environmental Unit

» WATERSHEDS

• Center for Watershed Protection
• National Watershed Coalition
• USEPA Surf Your Watershed - NC
• USEPA Wetlands, Oceans, & Watersheds
• NC DWQ Water Supply Watershed Protection Program