Western Lake Erie Restoration Assessment Composite Model

Publication Date

2024-06-13

Jaenicke, M.E., Hopkins, A.L., Kowalski, K.P., Bozimowski, A.A., and Sanocki, C.A., 2024, Western Lake Erie Restoration Assessment Composite Model: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9OS796H.

Type: Mapping Application

These datasets represent the wetland restoration composite model for the GLCWRA Western Lake Erie Restoration Assessment (WLERA). WLERA encompasses the shoreline of Western Lake Erie in between the Black River (Ohio) and the Huron River (Michigan). 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. This dataset was created with methodology outlined at https://glcwra.wim.usgs.gov/

ScienceBase WMS

ScienceBase WFS

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