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Critical Habitat for Piping
Plover (Charadrius
melodus)
The
final rule designating critical habitat for the wintering population
of the piping plover was published in the Federal Register on Tuesday,
July 10, 2001. See the following for more information:
On
July 6, 2000, two proposed rules for the designation of critical habitat
for the piping plover were published in the Federal Register, one for
the Great Lakes
breeding population and one for the wintering
population.
On
June 12, 2001, a proposed rule for the designation of critical habitat
was published for the Northern
Great Plains breeding population of the piping plover.
On May
3, 2001, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated critical habitat for
Endangered Great
Lakes Piping Plovers.
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| Piping Plover.
USFWS
photo by C. Perez |
| Maps
of Critical Habitat Units |
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The
descriptions of legal boundaries below are "PDF" files.
To view them, you may need to download
and install the Adobe Acrobat Reader, free from Adobe,
Inc.)
When viewing
these maps please note that not everything within the map borders
is critical habitat. For example, critical habitat does not include
developed sites such as buildings, marinas, paved areas, and boat
ramps. Read the critical
habitat fact sheet for more information.
You may also
receive the GIS file for these maps by sending a
request via email to Mark_Jacobsen@fws.gov.
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Maps
of Wintering Areas (click on
name to view map)
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| Descriptions
of legal boundaries for Florida
Units and Georgia Units
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| Florida
Units 01-03 |
Florida
Units 31-32 |
| Florida
Units 05-07 |
Florida
Unit 33 |
| Florida
Units 08-11 |
Florida
Unit 34 |
| Florida
Units 12-14 |
Florida
Units 35-36 |
| Florida
Units 15-19 |
Georgia
Units 01-05 |
| Florida
Units 20-21 |
Georgia
Units 06-10 |
| Florida
Units 22-23-25-26 |
Georgia
Units 11-14 |
| Florida
Unit 27 |
Georgia
Units 15-16 |
| Florida
Units 28-30 |
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| Descriptions
of legal boundaries for Mississippi
and Alabama Units |
| Mississippi
Units 01-06 |
Mississippi
Units 12-15 |
| Mississippi
Units 10-11 |
Alabama
Units 01-03 |
| Descriptions
of legal boundaries for North
Carolina and South Carolina
Units |
| North
Carolina Unit 01 |
South
Carolina Units 03-06 |
| North
Carolina Units 02-06 |
South
Carolina Units 07-08 |
| North
Carolina Units 07-10 |
South
Carolina Units 09-11 |
| North
Carolina Units 11-15 |
South
Carolina Units 12-15 |
| North
Carolina Units 16-18 and South Carolina Units 01-02 |
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| Descriptions
of legal boundaries for Louisiana
Units |
| Louisiana
Unit 01 |
Louisiana
Units 05-06 |
| Louisiana
Units 02-04 |
Louisiana
Units 07 |
| Descriptions
of legal boundaries for Texas
Units |
| Texas
Units 01, 02, Southern 03, 04 |
Texas
Units 22-26 |
| Texas
Units Northern 03 and 05 |
Texas
Units 27-30 |
| Texas
Units 06-14 |
Texas
Units 31-34 |
| Texas
Units 15-21 |
Texas
Units 35-37 |
The
original proposed critical habitat maps are also available
Updated:
July 26, 2001
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