Important features of the environment corridor

Environmental corridors are areas in the landscape that contain and connect natural areas, open space, and scenic or other resources. They often lie along streams, rivers, or other natural features. These corridors protect environmentally sensitive areas by providing linkages in the landscape and potential buffers between natural and/or human communities.

Environmental corridors are complex ecosystems that provide an avenue for wildlife movement, protection of natural resources, and green space buffers for humans. These “lifelines for living” help support human, wildlife, and natural resource “communities.” The aerial photograph in Figure 1 will help you visualize a corridor and understand its function. Note the intertwining ribbons of natural areas winding across the landscape and through fields and towns.

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