Description: The Coastal Virginia Ecological Value Assessment (VEVA) dataset delineates priority conservation areas ranked by level of importance based on VA Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries’ Priority Wildlife Diversity Conservation Areas, VA Dept of Conservation and Recreation Division of Natural Heritage Conservation Sites Layer (CSL) and Natural Lands Network (NLN), VCU Center for Environmental Studies aquatic resource integrity layer and VA Dept. of Conservation and Recreation Division of Soil and Water Health Waters data, and VIMS College of William and Mary Center for Coastal Resource Management Cumulative Resource Assessment layer. These ecological resources are defined as lands, aquatic resources and surface waters indentified as important for conservation of Virginia's wildlife, plants, aquatic communities and resources and natural communities. The data are ranked on a scale of 1 to 5, with a 5 representing the highest conservation priority. The identified lands/waters can be used to prioritize areas for preservation, protection or specific management action.
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Copyright Text: Virginia Coastal Zone Management, Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Environmental Studies, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Divisions of Natural Heritage and Soil and Water, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences College of William and Mary Center for Coastal Resource Management.