West Virginia Gap Analysis Project Home Page

The West Virginia Gap Analysis Project is part of the National Gap Analysis Program of the Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey. The mission of the National Gap Analysis Program is to:

Map the land cover of the United States
Map predicted distributions of vertebrate species for the U.S.
Document the representation of vertebrate species and land cover types in areas managed for the long-term maintenance of biodiversity
Provide this information to the public and those entities charged with land use research, policy, planning, and management
Build institutional cooperation in the application of this information to state and regional management activities.

For more information on Gap Analysis, please see:

The Gap Analysis Concept
Introduction to Gap Analysis in West Virginia
National Gap Analysis Home Page

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