Promote plant and animal biodiversity through the restoration, connection and protection of natural habitats

Goal 16. Promote plant and animal biodiversity through the restoration, connection and protection of natural habitats

The Town should devel­op a Nat­ur­al Resources Index (NRI) that inven­to­ries and maps dif­fer­ent flo­ra and fau­na, as well as their respec­tive habi­tats. This infor­ma­tion should be used in a Town-wide Bio­di­ver­si­ty Man­age­ment Plan, which should out­line a more sys­tem­at­ic approach to sup­port and pro­tect bio­di­ver­si­ty. If appro­pri­ate, code mod­i­fi­ca­tions should be made to help man­age and pro­tect these species and habi­tats. A Town-wide NRI and Bio­di­ver­si­ty Plan can be devel­oped in part­ner­ship with neigh­bor­ing munic­i­pal­i­ties, the NYS­DEC, and oth­er local envi­ron­men­tal orga­ni­za­tions, and as a result, can help strength­en inter-munic­i­pal bio­di­ver­si­ty pro­tec­tion efforts.

Related Principle: Harmony with Nature