Results of "stacking" multiple GIS data layers on top of one another. Currently protected areas (1), the newly created 3/4 mile buffer around the Wild & Scenic river corridor (2), and the Proposed Roadless Areas (3) were considered essential components of the proposed Core and Wildlife Corridor Protection Areas. These were combined to create a first-cut conservation plan design . Combining these layers brought the size of the core protection area to approximately 76,000 acres (about 42% of the watershed), including 85% of the existing and potential old growth and 70% of the CISC stands greater than 100 years old. Although the integration of these data layers increased the size of the Core and Wildlife Corridor Protection Area significantly, high fragmentation of core habitats and forest interior remained.

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The Chattooga Watershed
Currently Protected Areas
Existing and Potential Old Growth Forest
Chattooga Conservancy Roadless Areas (as of 1996)
Sub-Watershed Network
Chattooga Conservation Plan