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Natural Community Fact Sheets
We
have prepared some general fact sheets about natural communities and
will post more as they become available. The formal and technical descriptions
are in the natural community classification. To view the fact sheets,
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- Atlantic
White Cedar Bog Community
- Atlantic
White Cedar Swamps
- Barrier
Beaches
- Black
Ash Swamps
- Black
Gum Swamps
- Black
Gum - Pin Oak - Swamp White Oak "Perched" Swamps
- Bogs
and Fens - Non Forested Acidic Peatlands
- Brackish
Tidal Marshes
- Coastal
Forests, Maritime Forests, and Maritime Shrublands
- Coastal
Plain Pondshore Community
- Floodplain
Forests
- Freshwater
Tidal Marshes
- Freshwater
Tidal Swamps and Shrublands
- Hickory
Hop Hornbeam/Forest Woodland
- High-Energy
Riverbanks
- Pitch
Pine/Scrub Oak Communities
- Prescribed
Burning in Massachusetts
- Rich
Mesic Forest
- Ridgetop
Pitch Pine - Scrub Oak Community
- Rock
Cliff Communities
- Rocky
Summit/Rock Outcrop Communities
- Salt
Marshes
- Sandplain
Heathlands
- Spruce-Fir
Boreal Swamps
- Talus
Forest/Woodland Communites
Priority
Natural Communities with Provisional Ranks
To report natural community occurrences, click on the links below to download Natural Community Field Forms and their accompanying instructions.