After completing his TrekEast journey—7600 miles under human power from Florida to Canada—John Davis has identified 16 key habitats on the East Coast that we need to preserve, “if we are to sustain a healthy future habitat for wildlife and clean air and water for our children.”
The map below from Wildlands Network outlines them (more details on each at the link to left):
- Caloosahatchee Crossing; Florida
- Conecuh to Elgin Longleaf Complex; Florida and Alabama
- Ocmulgee and Altamaha Rivers; Georgia
- ACE Basin to Francis Marion National Forest; South Carolina
- Green Swamp and Cape Fear Arch; North and South Carolina
- Linville Gorge to Roan Mountain; North Carolina and Tennessee
- Pine Mountain; Kentucky
- Arc of Appalachia; Ohio
- West Virginia Highlands
- Pine Creek Watershed; Ridge and Valley Province Pennsylvania
- Shawangunk to Catskills Greenway; New York
- South Lake Champlain Valley and Vermont Valley; New York and Vermont
- North Green Mountains/Suttons link; Vermont and Quebec
- Northeast Kingdom to Moosehead; Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine
- Three Borders; Maine, Quebec, New Brunswick
- Gaspesie Park to Forillon Park; Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec
More info: Wildlands Network
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