Ten-year data for biocrust cover after fire management treatments on sagebrush-cheatgrass sites

The data reflect surveys from 10-year sampling frames established as part of the Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project. The project tests fuel reduction treatments on the lichen and moss components of biocrusts across the sagebrush steppe.

Categories: Data; Tags: Botany, Ecology, Great Basin, Land Use Change, Soil Sciences, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), biocrusts, biota, environment, lichens, mosses, shrubland ecosystems, Fewer tags

Cascades frog (Rana cascadae) historical site surveys in the Oregon Cascade Range, 2018-2019

We used visual surveys to document the presence of all life stages of Cascades frog (Rana cascadae) at historically occupied sites. We surveyed 67 sites 1-2 times between May and August of 2018 and 2019. This effort was a continuation of 2001-2004 surveys conducted at the same site pool. This dataset includes counts of amphibians, reptiles, and fish observed during each site survey, as well as habitat covariates.

Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Clackamas County, Deschutes County, Douglas County, Ecology, All tags... Hood River County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Klamath County, Lane County, Linn County, Marion County, Multnomah County, Oregon, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wasco County, Wildlife Biology, aquatic biology, biota, environment, habitats, inlandWaters, native species, Fewer tags

Pronghorn distribution in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area

Map of pronghorn distribution developed from a probability of occurrence map created using multi-scale vegetation, abiotic, and anthropogenic features. These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS’s policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release.

Categories: pre-SM502.8; Tags: Colorado, Distribution, Ecology, Environment and Conservation, Idaho, All tags... Land Use Change, Land Use Change, Montana, Pronghorn, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Utah, Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Biology, Wyoming, biota, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, modeling, scientific interpretation, shrubland ecosystems, Fewer tags

Proportion of Sagebrush Land Cover (5-km scale) in the western US

This map was developed to examine multi-scale spatial relationships between percentage of sagebrush and other response variables of interest. A map of sagebrush in the western United States was used as a base layer for a moving window analysis to calculate the percentage of the area classified as sagebrush within a 5-km search radius.

Tags: Alberta, Arizona, Artemisia spp., British Columbia, California, All tags... Canada, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, United States, Utah, Washington, Western United States, Wyoming, biogeography, biota, distribution, ecological system, environment, existing vegetation, land use and land cover, maps and atlases, sagebrush, vegetation, Fewer tags

Brewer's sparrow density in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area

Map of Brewer's sparrow density (birds/ha) in relation to vegetation, abiotic, and anthropogenic features. These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS’s policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release.

Categories: pre-SM502.8; Tags: Brewer's sparrow, Colorado, Ecology, Idaho, Land Use Change, All tags... Montana, Spizella breweri, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Utah, Wildlife Biology, Wyoming, biota, density, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, modeling, scientific interpretation, shrubland ecosystems, Fewer tags

Proportion of All Sagebrush Species Land Cover (540-m scale) in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area

Proportion of all sagebrush species land cover within a 540-m radius developed using a circular focal moving window analysis.

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Artemisia spp., Colorado, Idaho, Montana, United States, All tags... Utah, Wyoming, Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment, all sagebrush species, biota, conservation, environment, land use and land cover, vegetation, Fewer tags

Proportion of Grassland Land Cover (1-km scale) in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area

Proportion of grassland land cover within a 1-km radius developed using a circular focal moving window analysis.

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, United States, Utah, All tags... Wyoming, Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment, biota, conservation, environment, grassland ecosystems, land use and land cover, vegetation, Fewer tags

Distribution, frequency, and global extent of hypoxia in rivers

To assess the distribution, frequency, and global extent of riverine hypoxia, we compiled 118 million paired dissolved oxygen (DO) and water temperature measurements from 125,158 unique locations in rivers in 93 countries and territories across the globe. The dataset also includes site characteristics derived from StreamCat, the National Hydrography and HydroAtlas datasets and proximal land cover derived from MODIS-based IGBP land cover types compiled using Google Earth Engine (GEE).

Categories: Data; Tags: Hydrology, NEP, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Water Quality, Water Resources, All tags... environment, global, hypoxia, inlandWaters, land cover, metabolism, oxygen content (water), respiration, rivers, slope, temperature, Fewer tags

Air and stream temperature and pressure for HJ Andrews Experimental Forest, Western Oregon, 2020

This dataset includes temperature and pressure data from 26 sites in the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest in western Oregon. Stream and Air data loggers were deployed in June of 2020 and downloaded in October 2020. The HJ_Andrews_Temperature file contains temperature data (in C°) by logger serial number, site, and usage for the study period. The HJ_Andrews_Pressure file contains pressure data (in kPa) by logger serial number, site, and usage for the study period. The HJ_Andrews_Points spatial data layer contains site locations, geographic information, data summaries, and mean August stream temperatures. The HJ_Andrews_Wet_Dry delineation file contains daily flow status estimates derived from stream and air temperature...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Hydrology, Intermittent, Lookout Creek, Mack Creek, McRae Creek, All tags... Perennial, Stream / River, Stream Flow, Stream Temperature, USGS, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Water Resources, Watershed, environment, inlandWaters, streamflow, water temperature, Fewer tags

Total mercury concentrations in dragonfly larvae from U.S. national parks (ver. 9.0, November 2023)

Comma-separated values (.csv) file containing data related to mercury concentrations in dragonfly samples from U.S. National Parks collected as part of the Dragonfly Mercury Project (DMP). This data release supersedes Eagles-Smith, C.A., Nelson, S.J., Flanagan-Pritz, C.M., Willacker Jr., J.J., and Klemmer, A.J., 2018, Total mercury concentrations in dragonfly larvae from U.S. national parks (ver. 8.0, December 2022): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9TK6NPT. Please contact fresc_outreach@usgs.gov for access.

Categories: Data, Data Release - Revised; Tags: Acadia National Park, Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Amistad National Recreation Area, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, All tags... Aquatic Biology, Assateague Island National Seashore, Battle Creek Cypress Swamp, Bear Creek Lake Park, Bear Meadows Natural Area, Big Bend National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, Big Thicket National Preserve, Buffalo National River, Cape Cod National Seashore, Capitol Reef National Park, Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Channel Islands National Park, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Chickasaw National Recreation Area, City of Rocks National Reserve, Colorado National Monument, Congaree National Park, Crater Lake National Park, Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Death Valley National Park, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Denali National Park and Preserve, Devils Tower National Monument, East Inlet Natural Area-Connecticut Lakes Nature Preserve, Ecology, Ell Pond Preserve, Everglades National Park, Fort Larned National Historic Site, Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge National Natural Landmark, Gateway National Recreation Area, Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, Glacier National Park, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Portage National Monument, Grand Teton National Park, Great Basin National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Homestead National Monument, Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Hot Springs National Park, Indiana Dunes National Park, Isle Royale National Park, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Joshua Tree National Park, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Lilley Cornett Woods, Mammoth Cave National Park, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park, Maurice National Wild and Scenic River, Minute Man National Historical Park, Mississippi National River & Recreation Area, Monocacy National Battlefield, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Mount Rainier National Park, Natchez Trace Parkway and National Scenic Trail, New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, Niobrara National Scenic River, North Cascades National Park, Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, Olympic National Park, Oregon Caves National Monument, Ozark National Scenic Riverway, Padre Island National Seashore, Petersburg National Battlefield, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Pinnacles National Park, Pipestone National Monument, Prince William Forest Park, Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site, Redwood National Park, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River, Rock Creek Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, Saguaro National Park, Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, San Juan Island National Historical Park, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Shenandoah National Park, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Sudbury, Assabet & Concord Wild & Scenic Rivers, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Timucuan Ecological Historic Preserve, Tumacacori National Historical Park, Tuzigoot National Monument, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, Valles Caldera National Preserve, Voyageurs National Park, Water Quality, Weir Farm National Historical Park, Wekiva Wild & Scenic River, White Mountain National Forest, Wildlife Biology, Wind Cave National Park, Women’s Rights National Historical Park, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, Zion National Park, biota, environment, mercury contamination, Fewer tags

Head smut infections on cheatgrass cover in the first four years after the 2015 Soda Wildfire

Data includes head smut infection level (caused by the fungal pathogen, Ustilago bullata) on cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) and cheatgrass cover for plots measured annually during the first four years after the 2015 Soda wildfire. Additional landscape and weather covariates that are hypothesized to influence infection and host density are included.

Categories: Data; Tags: Botany, Ecology, Idaho, Land Use Change, Oregon, All tags... Owyhee, Soda Wildfire, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, biota, cheatgrass, environment, fungal pathogens, invasive species, pathology, sagebrush steppe, Fewer tags

Combined wildland fire datasets for the United States and certain territories, 1800s-Present (summary rasters)

First, we would like to thank the wildland fire advisory group. Their wisdom and guidance helped us build the dataset as it currently exists. Currently, there are multiple, freely available wildland fire datasets that identify wildfire and prescribed fire areas across the United States. However, these datasets are all limited in some way. Time periods, spatial extents, attributes, and maintenance for these datasets are highly variable, and none of the existing datasets provide a comprehensive picture of wildfires that have burned since the 1800s. Utilizing a series of both manual processes and ArcGIS Python (arcpy) scripts, we merged 40 of these disparate datasets into a single dataset that encompasses the known...

Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, ArcGIS Service Definition, Downloadable, Map Service; Tags: Fire, North America, Prescribed Burn, Prescribed Fire, Raster, All tags... United States, United States, Wildfire, Wildland Fire, burned area, environment, fire, fires, first year burned, geospatial datasets, most recent year burned, number of times burned, prescribed fire, raster, wildfire, Fewer tags

Demographic model inputs and code, catchment area population estimates, and counterfactual (CIU) estimates for population growth for 23 focal bird species.

Renewable energy production can kill birds, but little is known about how it affects avian populations. We assessed vulnerability of populations for 23 priority bird species killed at wind and solar facilities in California, USA.

Categories: Data; Tags: California, Canada, Coastal California, Ecology, Energy Resources, All tags... Land Use Change, Mojave and Sonoran Desert, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Wildlife Biology, anthropogenic effects, biota, bird populations, birds, ecosystem management, environment, renewable energy, solar, wildlife biology, wildlife mortality, wind, wind energy, Fewer tags

Post-wildfire sagebrush seedling establishment dataset

This dataset contains observations used to better understand the initial establishment of sagebrush (Artemisia sp.), in the first 1-2 years post-wildfire. Field data come from 460 sagebrush populations sampled across the Great Basin and many GIS-derived co-variates are included as well.

Categories: Data; Tags: Botany, Ecology, Fertile Island, Great Basin, Idaho, All tags... Monitoring, Nevada, North America, Oregon, Post-wildfire, Restoration, Sagebrush, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Utah, Western United States, biota, environment, field inventory and monitoring, field sampling, natural resource management, remediation, Fewer tags

Invasive Grasses Cheatgrass and Medusahead Yield Responses to Sucrose in Experimental Plots in the Northern Great Basin, USA Dataset, 2005-2006

Comma-separated values (.csv) files containing data related to plant biomass and seed production responses of invasive Bromus tectorum (cheatgrass) and Taeniatherum caput-medusae (medusahead) to varying sucrose treatments.

Categories: Data; Tags: Botany, Ecology, Land Use Change, Snake River Plain, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), All tags... carbon, eastern Oregon, environment, northern Great Basin, plants (organisms), western Idaho, Fewer tags

Oil/Gas Well Density (5-km scale) in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area

Density of oil and gas wells within a 5-km radius developed using a circular focal moving window analysis.

Tags: Colorado, Energy Extraction, Environment and Conservation, Gas Wells, Idaho, All tags... Montana, Oil Wells, United States, Utah, Wyoming, Fewer tags

Minimum Annual Temperature in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area

Minimum Annual Temperature in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregion derived from the PRISM Climate Normals (1970-2000).

Tags: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, United States, Utah, All tags... Wyoming, Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment, air temperature, atmospheric properties, climate, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, conservation, environment, minimum temperature, Fewer tags

Soil depth in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area

Soil depth in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregion derived from STATSGO soil data

Tags: Colorado, Environment and Conservation, Idaho, Montana, Soil depth, All tags... Soils, United States, Utah, Wyoming, Fewer tags

Proportion of Mountain Sagebrush Land Cover (3-km scale) in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area

Proportion of mountain sagebrush land cover within a 3-km radius developed using a circular focal moving window analysis.

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Artemisia spp., Colorado, Idaho, Montana, United States, All tags... Utah, Wyoming, Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment, biota, conservation, environment, land use and land cover, mountain sagebrush, vegetation, Fewer tags

Riparian Land Cover in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area

Location of riparian land cover obtained from the LANDFIRE Existing Vegetation Type dataset.

Tags: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, United States, Utah, All tags... Wyoming, Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment, biota, conservation, environment, land use and land cover, riparian, vegetation, wetland ecosystems, Fewer tags