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This cultural resource indicator prioritizes places to create new parks that would fill gaps in equitable access to open space within socially vulnerable communities. It identifies areas where residents currently lack access to parks within a 10-minute walk (accounting for walkable road networks and access barriers like highways and fences), then prioritizes based on park need using demographic and environmental metrics. This indicator originates from the Trust for Public Land’s ParkServe park priority areas.Reason for SelectionProtected natural areas help foster a conservation ethic by providing opportunities for people to connect with nature, and also support ecosystem services like offsetting heat island effects...
Categories: Data;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Cultural Indicator,
Data,
SA Science Catalog,
SECAS,
Southeast Conservation Blueprint,
This indicator prioritizes areas for new land protection within the Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV) based on benefits to forest breeding birds that depend on large interior cores of bottomland hardwood habitat (Swainson’s warbler, cerulean warbler, swallow-tailed kite). The model considers core size, the amount of existing protected land within the forest patch, proximity to reforestation priority areas, and risk of conversion to agriculture based on flooding frequency. The highest scores represent drier, unprotected forest patches with cores at least 2,000 ha (~5,000 ac) that are adjacent to priority areas from a complementary reforestation model also developed by the Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture (LMVJV)....
Categories: Data;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Data,
SA Science Catalog,
SECAS,
Southeast Conservation Blueprint,
Terrestrial Indicator,
This .zip folder contains final ancillary data layers used to create Southeast Conservation Blueprint 2022 that were not included in the main data download package.
Categories: Data;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Coastal and marine,
Cultural,
Data,
Freshwater,
Indicator,
This indicator measures known and predicted suitable locations of hardbottom habitat and deep-sea corals. It combines multiple datasets from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and The Nature Conservancy.Reason for SelectionHardbottom provides an anchor for important seafloor habitats such as deep-sea corals, plants, and sponges. Many deep-sea corals form tree-like shapes and complex reefs that provide valuable habitat structure. Hardbottom and associated deep-sea coral communities support a wide range of invertebrate and fish species (NOAA 2018).Input Data South Atlantic Blueprint 2021 extent National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) U.S. Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Deep-Sea Coral Habitat...
Categories: Data;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Coastal and Marine Indicator,
Data,
SA Science Catalog,
SECAS,
Southeast Conservation Blueprint,
This mapping project was a collaboration among the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and staff from the Arkansas Game and Fish and Natural Heritage Commissions. It provides general information on the potential environmental risk to species of concern and sensitive habitats from proposed wind energy projects in Arkansas. According to the Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines, environmental risks include direct impacts e.g., collisions with turbines and associated infrastructure, habitat loss or degradation from turbines and infrastructure, habitat fragmentation, displacement or behavioral changes, and indirect impacts e.g., reduced nesting and breeding densities and the social ramifications of those reductions,...
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Project;
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Tags: At-risk Species,
Collaborative Partnerships,
Decision Support,
EARTH SCIENCE,
EARTH SCIENCE,
This indicator is an index of habitat suitability for five forested wetland bird species (Acadian flycatcher, Kentucky warbler, yellow-throated warbler, prothonotary warbler, red-shouldered hawk) within bottomland hardwood forests and riparian areas in the West Gulf Coastal Plain and Ouachitas Bird Conservation Region. It uses metrics like patch size, dispersal distance, distance to water, and more to assess the potential for habitat to support sustainable populations of these birds. This indicator originates from the Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture’s forested wetland decision support model for the West Gulf Coastal Plain and Ouachitas region.Reason for SelectionSome factors related to patch size and landscape...
Categories: Data;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Data,
SA Science Catalog,
SECAS,
Southeast Conservation Blueprint,
Terrestrial Indicator,
This indicator counts the number of aquatic species within each 12-digit HUC subwatershed in West Virginia that are listed as G1 (globally critically imperiled), G2 (globally imperiled), or threatened/endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. It originates from the Environmental Protection Agency’s EnviroAtlas data.Reason for SelectionThis indicator identifies areas with abundant rare and endemic aquatic species that would benefit from conservation action. It captures patterns of rare and endemic species diversity not well-represented by other freshwater indicators. It complements the other imperiled aquatic species indicator, which uses aquatic Species of Greatest Conservation Need, but does not yet cover...
Categories: Data;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Data,
Freshwater Indicator,
SA Science Catalog,
SECAS,
Southeast Conservation Blueprint,
This indicator is a continuous index of dolphin and whale density based on monthly density predictions for ten species of cetaceans and yearly density predictions for three rarer cetacean species (monthly: North Atlantic right whale, sperm whale, Sei whale, humpback whale, fin whale, bottlenose dolphin, short-beaked common dolphin, Risso’s dolphin, harbor porpoise, and Atlantic white-sided dolphin; yearly: pilot whale, beaked whale, striped dolphin). It originates from Duke Marine Lab marine mammal models.Reason for SelectionMarine mammals help identify key areas of ocean productivity and overall ocean health, are regularly monitored, and resonate with a variety of audiences. Marine mammals are often used as ocean...
Categories: Data;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Coastal and Marine Indicator,
Data,
SA Science Catalog,
SECAS,
Southeast Conservation Blueprint,
This indicator depicts the capacity of coastal habitats to migrate to adjacent lowlands in order to sustain biodiversity and natural services under increasing inundation from sea-level rise. It is based on the physical and condition characteristics of current tidal complexes, their predicted migration space, and surrounding buffer areas. These characteristics include marsh complex size, shared edge with migration space, sediment balance, water quality, natural landcover, landform diversity, and many others. This indicator originates from The Nature Conservancy’s Resilient Coastal Sites project. Reason for Selection The resilient coastal sites indicator seeks to capture features of salt marshes that are important...
Categories: Data;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Coastal and Marine Indicator,
Data,
SA Science Catalog,
SECAS,
Southeast Conservation Blueprint,
The Southeast Conservation Blueprint is the primary product of the Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy (SECAS). It is a living, spatial plan to achieve the SECAS vision of a connected network of lands and waters across the Southeast and Caribbean. Southeast Blueprint 2023 identifies priority areas based on a suite of 61 natural and cultural resource indicators representing terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. A connectivity analysis identifies corridors that link coastal and inland areas and span climate gradients. The Blueprint is regularly updated to incorporate new data, partner input, and information about on-the-ground conditions. The 2023 Blueprint expanded consistent methods and indicators...
Categories: Data;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Data,
Data.gov USFWS Science Applications,
SA Science Catalog,
SECAS,
Southeast Conservation Blueprint,
The South Atlantic Conservation Blueprint is a living spatial plan to conserve natural and cultural resources for future generations. It identifies shared conservation priorities across the South Atlantic region.Blueprint 2021, released in August 2021, is a totally data-driven plan based on terrestrial, freshwater, marine, and cross-ecosystem indicators. It uses the current condition of those indicators to prioritize the most important areas for natural and cultural resources across the South Atlantic geography. Through a connectivity analysis, the Blueprint also identifies corridors that link coastal and inland areas and span climate gradients. The Blueprint reflects extensive feedback from the broader cooperative...
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Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
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Tags: Project,
SA Science Catalog,
biota,
environment,
final,
The Blueprint 2021 Data Download is a .zip file containing all of the spatial data associated with South Atlantic Blueprint 2021.
Categories: Data;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Data,
Data.gov USFWS Science Applications,
SA Science Catalog,
biota,
environment,
This is a grant to support the continuation of the Fishes of Texas Program. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and their recipient, University of Texas at Austin, manage the Fishes of Texas program and the Native Fish Conservation Network (NFCN). This funding will support staff (i.e., research associate) operations that are required for continued stewardship of these important resources that are utilized by state and federal agencies as well as private and academic institutions. This effort has five main Objectives:For Objective 1, the research associate will compile and collate all research, monitoring, and restoration projects conducted within the 20 Texas Native Fish Conservation Areas (NFCAs) since the...
This indicator represents the size of large, unfragmented patches of natural habitat. It identifies minimally disturbed natural areas at least 100 acres in size and greater than 200 meters wide. This indicator originates from Esri’s green infrastructure data.Reason for SelectionLarge areas of intact natural habitat are favorable for conservation of numerous species, including reptiles and amphibians, birds, and large mammals. The Esri Green Infrastructure data covers the entire United States and has been used in other broad-scale conservation planning efforts, so using this existing data helps align the Blueprint with other conservation efforts and reduce duplication of effort. We chose to use “Core Size (acres)”...
Categories: Data;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Data,
SA Science Catalog,
SECAS,
Southeast Conservation Blueprint,
Terrestrial Indicator,
This indicator measures the number of aquatic animal Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) observed within each 12-digit HUC subwatershed, including fish, mussels, snails, crayfish, and amphibians. SGCN are identified in State Wildlife Action Plans as most in need of conservation action. This indicator originates from state Natural Heritage Program data collected by the Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership and applies to the Environmental Protection Agency’s estimated floodplain, which spatially defines areas estimated to be inundated by a 100-year flood, also known as the 1% annual chance flood.Reason for SelectionThis indicator identifies areas with abundant rare and endemic aquatic species that would...
Categories: Data;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Data,
Freshwater Indicator,
SA Science Catalog,
SECAS,
Southeast Conservation Blueprint,
This indicator is a continuous index of highly productive areas for birds that feed exclusively or mainly at sea. It uses seasonal predictions of relative abundance for seventeen species of marine birds (Audubon’s shearwater, white-winged scoter, black scoter, horned grebe, band-rumped storm-petrel, Bermuda petrel, Manx shearwater, black-capped petrel, Northern gannet, Bonaparte’s gull. common loon, red-throated loon, Cory’s shearwater, royal tern, great shearwater, sooty shearwater, common tern). This indicator originates from Marine-life Data and Analysis Team marine bird models.Reason for SelectionMarine birds help identify key areas of ocean productivity and overall ocean health. Seabirds are often considered...
Categories: Data;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Coastal and Marine Indicator,
Data,
SA Science Catalog,
SECAS,
Southeast Conservation Blueprint,
This indicator represents the presence of seagrass in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. It originates from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Cadastre.Reason for SelectionSeagrasses provide food and habitat for a range of marine and estuarine wildlife, including fish, sea turtles, shrimp, crabs, oysters, and more. They also produce oxygen, filter water, control erosion, and buffer storms. Seagrasses serve as an important indicator of the overall health of coastal ecosystems because they are sensitive to water quality and require sufficiently clear water for sunlight to penetrate (NPS 2021, NOAA 2021, NWF 2021).Input Data Base Blueprint 2022 extent Base Blueprint 2022 subregions Seagrasses...
Categories: Data;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Coastal and Marine Indicator,
Data,
SA Science Catalog,
SECAS,
Southeast Conservation Blueprint,
In collaboration with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Natural Heritage Program, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) developed the Mississippi Solar Siting Tool to provide stakeholders the general guidance necessary to reduce potential adverse impacts to sensitive habitats and species in Mississippi when siting proposed solar energy projects. The purpose of the map is to assist solar energy developers in screening environmentally sensitive areas compared to areas where lower environmental impacts are anticipated. The decision framework is similar to that described in the Service’s 2012 Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines (Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines), particularly during...
This project will refine the hierarchical prioritization within and across the Texas Native Fish Conservation Areas (NFCAs) for integration into the comprehensive revisions of the Texas Conservation Action Plan in 2025. Research products (SDMs and hierarchical prioritization of NFCAs) will guide efforts that result in long-term focus for management and make the most efficient use of limited conservation resources for maintaining or improving conditions for Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) fishes. Research products can subsequently be used to support efforts such as: updating Species Status Assessments used to inform revisions of the SGCN and State Threatened and Endangered species lists, refining the...
Categories: Data,
Project;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LANDSCAPE,
Midwest R3 Science Applications,
Project,
SA Science Catalog,
data.gov,
This indicator represents Priority Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Areas (PARCAs) in the South Atlantic. PARCA is an expert-driven, nonregulatory designation that includes places capable of supporting viable amphibian and reptile populations, places occupied by rare or imperiled species, and places rich in biodiversity or species unique to that geographic area (i.e., endemism).Reason for SelectionThe Southeast United States is a global biodiversity hotspot that supports many rare and endemic reptile and amphibian species (Barrett et al. 2014, EPA 2014). These species are experiencing dramatic population declines driven by habitat loss, pollution, invasive species, and disease (Sutherland and deMaynadier 2012,...
Categories: Data;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Data,
SA Science Catalog,
SECAS,
Southeast Conservation Blueprint,
Terrestrial Indicator,
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