The goal of this project is to ensure the understanding and widespread use of the Northeast Aquatic Habitat classification system by creating a printable web-based guide to the Northeast Aquatic Habitat Classification and GIS database. The guide will include: descriptions of the habitat types, example photographs, statistics and distribution patterns, guidance to using crosswalks to other (state) classification schemes, and ,when available, wildlife associations for NE fish and mussels . To create the guide we will convene a steering committee of state-based practitioners to guide the development of a classification scheme that simplifies the full classification into logical stream types. The steering committee will also review the format of the guide.

UPDATE (October 2013)

This project was successfully completed in September 2013, the final products are complete and provided below. More information on this project can also be found at The Nature Conservany's Conservation Gateway.