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 "snippet": "This layer identifies priority Riparian Conservation Opportunity Areas (RCOAs) across New Mexico\u2014key riparian and wetland habitats prioritized for conservation...",
 "description": "<DIV STYLE=\"text-align:Left;\"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The Riparian Conservation Opportunity Areas (RCOAs) Version 3.0 portfolio is a spatial toolkit developed to support conservation and restoration of riparian and wetland habitats across New Mexico. Originally created for the Upper Rio Grande as part of the \u201cRibbons of Life\u201d initiative in collaboration with National Wildlife Federation. The project was later expanded statewide with support from the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish for integration into the 2025 New Mexico State Wildlife Action Plan. RCOAs are discrete sites mapped using consistent GIS rules, based on riparian vegetation, landscape context, and ownership. Each RCOA contains Riparian Strongholds\u2014large, intact areas of high-quality habitat\u2014and may also include adjacent native areas, potential restoration zones, and smaller riparian patches to enhance habitat connectivity. RCOAs are classified by wetland type (headwater, confined, unconfined) and rated A\u2013D based on size, composition, and vegetation diversity. The resulting portfolio of 2,399 RCOAs provides place-based targets for conservation planning and offers a platform to track restoration success. <\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN /><\/P><P><SPAN /><\/P><P><SPAN /><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>",
 "summary": "This layer identifies priority Riparian Conservation Opportunity Areas (RCOAs) across New Mexico\u2014key riparian and wetland habitats prioritized for conservation...",
 "title": "RCOAs_NM_Statewide_V3",
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 "accessInformation": "Riparian Conservation Opportunity Areas were developed by Esteban Muldavin, Corrie Gonzalez, and Elizabeth Milford of Natural Heritage New Mexico (NHNM), and John Leonard (formerly NHNM).\n\nSignificant contributions were made by Bruce Stein, Brian Kurzel, Alex Puglisi, Jeremy Romero, and Alicia Marrs (National Wildlife Federation), and Virginia Seamster (New Mexico Department of Game and Fish).\n\nWe thank the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish and the National Wildlife Federation for their financial support.",
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