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Reese, Casey: Natural Resource Manager for the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, National Park Service.

Draper, Harold: Environmental impact assessment professional (NEPA) with interests in ecoregions, parks and public lands, and cultural resources

Angel, Patrick: The Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative (ARRI) and Green Forests Work (GFW) are two regional initiatives created to reestablish healthy, productive forest habitat on active and mine scarred lands (legacy mines) in the eastern coal fields. ARRI’s and GFW's goals are to plant more high-value hardwood trees on old and new surface mines, increase the survival rates and growth rates of those trees, and to expedite the establishment of forest habitat through natural succession.

West Virginia GIS Clearinghouse Application: A statewide landscape integrity model was developed as part of the on-going assessment of natural habitats by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.

USGS GAP Analysis Program: How well are we protecting common plants and animals? Gap Analysis is the science of answering this question. Developing the data and tools to support that science is the mission of the Gap Analysis Program.

Southern Forest Futures Project: This multi-year research project forecasts changes in southern forests between 2010 and 2060

Southeast GAP Analysis Project: The Southeast Gap Analysis Program provides data and assistance for regional assessments of the conservation status of native vertebrate species and natural land cover types and facilitates the application of this information to land management activities.

SAMAB - Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere: The SAMAB program is a public/private partnership promoting the environmental health and stewardship of natural, economic, and cultural resources in the Southern Appalachians. Data is available from the Western North Carolina Vitality Index: http://www.wncvitalityindex.org /download

NatureServe Climate Vulnerability Index: The NatureServe Climate Change Vulnerability Index can help identify plant and animal species that are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

NatureServe: NatureServe represents an international network of biological inventories-known as natural heritage programs or conservation data centers-operating in all 50 U.S. states, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The network not only collects and manages detailed local information on plants, animals, and ecosystems, but develops information products, data management tools, and conservation services to help meet local, national, and global conservation needs.