Connecting River Systems Restoration Assessment Composite Model

Publication Date

2024-06-13

Hopkins, A.L., Jaenicke, M.E., Bozimowski, A.A., Kowalski, K.P., and Sanocki, C.A., 2024, Connecting River Systems Restoration Assessment Composite Model: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9SD4LHS.

Type: Mapping Application

These datasets represent the wetland restoration composite index for the GLCWRA Connecting River Systems Restoration Assessment (CRSRA). CRSRA encompasses the US side of the waterway between Lakes Huron and Erie, including the St. Clair River, the Detroit RIver and Lake St. Clair. The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) is a $3.8B U.S. congressional investment in the restoration of Great Lakes ecosystems. Restoration goals of the GLRI include the functional restoration of Great Lakes coastal wetlands (Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 2010; 2015; 2020). The data were collected to model, using a geodesign approach, the restorability of coastal wetlands and to help managers prioritize future restoration projects. The restorability model developed by New College of Florida and USGS uses a detailed terrain, historical lake levels, national soils, wetlands, land use, and land cover data as important factors to consider within the model.

ScienceBase WMS

ScienceBase WFS

• Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC)
• USGS Data Release Products