Access Terms

Here is a glossary to help understand the terminology that land use agencies like to use. Compiled by John Stewart with edits from our volunteers and staff. Contact us if you have suggestions or additions.

Conformance

Means that a proposed action shall be specifically provided for in the l...
Conifer

A tree that produces cones, such as a pine, spruce, or fir tree.
Connectivity (of habitats)

The arrangement of habitats that allows organisms and ecological process...
Conservation Agreement

A formal signed agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or ...
Conservation Strategy

A strategy outlining current activities or threats that are contributing...
Consistency

means that the proposed land use plan does not conflict with officially ...
Consumptive Use

Use of resources that reduces the supply, such as logging and mining.
Contiguous

Used in a geographic sense, the term applies to situations where areas o...
Contour

A line drawn on a map connecting points of the same elevation.
Cooperating Agency

Assists the lead Federal agency in developing an EA or EIS. The Council ...
Coppice method

Regeneration method in which all trees in the previous stand are cut, an...
Corridor

Elements of the landscape that connect similar areas. Streamside vegetat...
Cover

Any feature that conceals wildlife or fish. Cover may be dead or live ve...
Cover Forage Ratio

The ratio of hiding cover to foraging areas for wildlife species.
Cover Type (forest cover type)

Stands of a particular vegetation type that are composed of similar spec...
Created Opening

An opening in the forest cover created by the application of even-aged s...
Criteria air pollutants

A group of common air pollutants (such as carbon monoxide, particulate m...
Critical Habitat

Areas designated for the survival and recovery of federally listed threa...
Crown fire

A fire burning into and through the crowns of a forest or shrubland.
Crown Height

The distance from the ground to the base of the crown of a tree.

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