AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Oregon Mule Deer Klamath Basin Winter Ranges

The Klamath Basin mule deer herd contains an estimated 10,775 deer and features a mix of resident and migratory animals. Most winter ranges are adjacent to the California border near Bly and Lost River, California, in areas featuring western juniper, low shrublands, and early shrub-tree habitat. In spring, these mule deer either migrate northwest to regional national forest lands or northeast past South Fork Sprague River. Summer ranges contain ponderosa pine, mixed-conifer, and early shrub-tree habitat along with alfalfa and other agricultural crops. Notably, one mule deer migrated southeast into California near Goose Lake in May 2019 and spent a year near Deadhorse Reservoir before returning to Oregon in November 2020. Out of four mule deer outfitted with GPS collars during a separate capturing event, one migrates from Lake Albert to Lakeview, Oregon along U.S. Route 395 in spring. This stretch of U.S. Route 395 experienced an average annual daily traffic (AADT) value of 1,002 vehicles in 2018. Several other mule deer also cross sections of U.S. Highway 97, an even busier road that had an AADT value of 5,298 vehicles in 2018. From 2010 to 2022, ODOT recorded an average 65.7 mule deer-vehicle collisions per year along a 44.8 mi (72.1 km) section of U.S. Highway 97 north of Klamath Falls. Klamath Basin mule deer numbers are slowly declining, in part due to reduced summer forage quality (Peek and others, 2002). Forest fire suppression beginning in the 1920s increased canopy closure in the summer range, reducing preferred understory vegetation such as Purshia tridentata (antelope bitterbrush) and Ceanothus velutinus (snowbrush ceanothus). Without sufficient high-quality forage during drought years, mule deer become more reliant on agricultural fields near Klamath Falls as a dependable water source. Canopy closure also contributed to the severity of the 2021 Bootleg Fire, the third largest recorded fire in Oregon, which burned 413,765 acres (167,445 ha) north of Sprague River.
These mapping layers show the location of the winter ranges for mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in the Klamath Basin population in Oregon. They were developed from 44 migration sequences collected from a sample size of 27 animals comprising GPS locations collected every 5−13 hours.

Tags: animal-behavior, biota, klamath-falls, migration-organisms, migratory-species, oregon, united-states, usgs-6584b545d34eff134d42da0a
Organization: Department of the Interior
Oregon Mule Deer Klamath Basin Stopovers

The Klamath Basin mule deer herd contains an estimated 10,775 deer and features a mix of resident and migratory animals. Most winter ranges are adjacent to the California border near Bly and Lost River, California, in areas featuring western juniper, low shrublands, and early shrub-tree habitat. In spring, these mule deer either migrate northwest to regional national forest lands or northeast past South Fork Sprague River. Summer ranges contain ponderosa pine, mixed-conifer, and early shrub-tree habitat along with alfalfa and other agricultural crops. Notably, one mule deer migrated southeast into California near Goose Lake in May 2019 and spent a year near Deadhorse Reservoir before returning to Oregon in November 2020. Out of four mule deer outfitted with GPS collars during a separate capturing event, one migrates from Lake Albert to Lakeview, Oregon along U.S. Route 395 in spring. This stretch of U.S. Route 395 experienced an average annual daily traffic (AADT) value of 1,002 vehicles in 2018. Several other mule deer also cross sections of U.S. Highway 97, an even busier road that had an AADT value of 5,298 vehicles in 2018. From 2010 to 2022, ODOT recorded an average 65.7 mule deer-vehicle collisions per year along a 44.8 mi (72.1 km) section of U.S. Highway 97 north of Klamath Falls. Klamath Basin mule deer numbers are slowly declining, in part due to reduced summer forage quality (Peek and others, 2002). Forest fire suppression beginning in the 1920s increased canopy closure in the summer range, reducing preferred understory vegetation such as Purshia tridentata (antelope bitterbrush) and Ceanothus velutinus (snowbrush ceanothus). Without sufficient high-quality forage during drought years, mule deer become more reliant on agricultural fields near Klamath Falls as a dependable water source. Canopy closure also contributed to the severity of the 2021 Bootleg Fire, the third largest recorded fire in Oregon, which burned 413,765 acres (167,445 ha) north of Sprague River.
These mapping layers show the location of the stopovers for mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in the Klamath Basin population in Oregon. They were developed from 24 migration sequences collected from a sample size of 11 animals comprising GPS locations collected every 5−13 hours.

Tags: animal-behavior, biota, klamath-falls, migration-organisms, migratory-species, oregon, united-states, usgs-6584b540d34eff134d42da08
Organization: Department of the Interior
Oregon Mule Deer Klamath Basin Migration Corridors

The Klamath Basin mule deer herd contains an estimated 10,775 deer and features a mix of resident and migratory animals. Most winter ranges are adjacent to the California border near Bly and Lost River, California, in areas featuring western juniper, low shrublands, and early shrub-tree habitat. In spring, these mule deer either migrate northwest to regional national forest lands or northeast past South Fork Sprague River. Summer ranges contain ponderosa pine, mixed-conifer, and early shrub-tree habitat along with alfalfa and other agricultural crops. Notably, one mule deer migrated southeast into California near Goose Lake in May 2019 and spent a year near Deadhorse Reservoir before returning to Oregon in November 2020. Out of four mule deer outfitted with GPS collars during a separate capturing event, one migrates from Lake Albert to Lakeview, Oregon along U.S. Route 395 in spring. This stretch of U.S. Route 395 experienced an average annual daily traffic (AADT) value of 1,002 vehicles in 2018. Several other mule deer also cross sections of U.S. Highway 97, an even busier road that had an AADT value of 5,298 vehicles in 2018. From 2010 to 2022, ODOT recorded an average 65.7 mule deer-vehicle collisions per year along a 44.8 mi (72.1 km) section of U.S. Highway 97 north of Klamath Falls. Klamath Basin mule deer numbers are slowly declining, in part due to reduced summer forage quality (Peek and others, 2002). Forest fire suppression beginning in the 1920s increased canopy closure in the summer range, reducing preferred understory vegetation such as Purshia tridentata (antelope bitterbrush) and Ceanothus velutinus (snowbrush ceanothus). Without sufficient high-quality forage during drought years, mule deer become more reliant on agricultural fields near Klamath Falls as a dependable water source. Canopy closure also contributed to the severity of the 2021 Bootleg Fire, the third largest recorded fire in Oregon, which burned 413,765 acres (167,445 ha) north of Sprague River.
These mapping layers show the location of the migration corridors for mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in the Klamath Basin population in Oregon. They were developed from 24 migration sequences collected from a sample size of 11 animals comprising GPS locations collected every 5−13 hours.

Tags: animal-behavior, biota, klamath-falls, migration-organisms, migratory-species, oregon, united-states, usgs-6584b53cd34eff134d42da06
Organization: Department of the Interior
Oregon Mule Deer Beulah-Malheur Stopovers

With 204 GPS-collared mule deer, the Beulah-Malheur herd is one of the most extensively recorded mule deer herds in Oregon. Mule deer primarily winter along the Malheur River and the Stinkingwater Mountains, with some as far south as the Owyhee River. Winter ranges are covered by Artemisia tridentata (big sagebrush), grassland, and encroaching Juniperus occidentalis (western juniper). Although spatially dispersed, much of the Beulah-Malheur herd collectively migrates northwest to reach summer ranges across the upper elevations of the Malheur National Forest, Pedro Mountain, and Cottonwood Mountain. Primary summer range vegetation includes A. t. vaseyana (mountain big sagebrush), Pinus ponderosa (ponderosa pine), and western juniper with mixed-conifer forests and mountain shrub communities at higher elevations. In 2014, the Buzzard Complex fire burned approximately 398,596 acres (161,306 ha) between Riverside, Oregon and State Route 78, allowing Taeniatherum caput-medusae (medusahead) and other invasive annual grasses to proliferate in areas originally lacking perennial plant cover. Mule deer cross several major roadways during migration, including U.S. Highway 20, U.S. Route 26, and U.S. Route 395, while Interstate 84 is a complete barrier on the east. U.S. Highway 20 transects winter ranges for both migratory and resident mule deer and the section between mileposts 135 and 258 along the Malheur River accounted for an average of 179 mule deer-vehicle collisions each year from 2010 to 2022. The Burns-Paiute Tribe is working with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to identify wildlife passage solutions on U.S. Highway 20.
These mapping layers show the location of the stopovers for mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in the Beulah-Malheur population in Oregon. They were developed from 398 migration sequences collected from a sample size of 134 animals comprising GPS locations collected every 5-13 hours.

Tags: animal-behavior, biota, burns, migration-organisms, migratory-species, oregon, united-states, usgs-6584b52dd34eff134d42da02
Organization: Department of the Interior
Oregon Mule Deer Beulah-Malheur Migration Corridors

With 204 GPS-collared mule deer, the Beulah-Malheur herd is one of the most extensively recorded mule deer herds in Oregon. Mule deer primarily winter along the Malheur River and the Stinkingwater Mountains, with some as far south as the Owyhee River. Winter ranges are covered by Artemisia tridentata (big sagebrush), grassland, and encroaching Juniperus occidentalis (western juniper). Although spatially dispersed, much of the Beulah-Malheur herd collectively migrates northwest to reach summer ranges across the upper elevations of the Malheur National Forest, Pedro Mountain, and Cottonwood Mountain. Primary summer range vegetation includes A. t. vaseyana (mountain big sagebrush), Pinus ponderosa (ponderosa pine), and western juniper with mixed-conifer forests and mountain shrub communities at higher elevations. In 2014, the Buzzard Complex fire burned approximately 398,596 acres (161,306 ha) between Riverside, Oregon and State Route 78, allowing Taeniatherum caput-medusae (medusahead) and other invasive annual grasses to proliferate in areas originally lacking perennial plant cover. Mule deer cross several major roadways during migration, including U.S. Highway 20, U.S. Route 26, and U.S. Route 395, while Interstate 84 is a complete barrier on the east. U.S. Highway 20 transects winter ranges for both migratory and resident mule deer and the section between mileposts 135 and 258 along the Malheur River accounted for an average of 179 mule deer-vehicle collisions each year from 2010 to 2022. The Burns-Paiute Tribe is working with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to identify wildlife passage solutions on U.S. Highway 20.
These mapping layers show the location of the migration corridors for mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in the Beulah-Malheur population in Oregon. They were developed from 398 migration sequences collected from a sample size of 134 animals comprising GPS locations collected every 5-13 hours.

Tags: animal-behavior, biota, burns, migration-organisms, migratory-species, oregon, united-states, usgs-6584b522d34eff134d42da00
Organization: Department of the Interior
Nevada Mule Deer Area 17-Toiyabe Winter Range

The Area 17-Toiyabe mule deer herd inhabits the Shoshone Mountains and Toiyabe Range, which run north to south in central Nevada (fig. 11). Mule deer from the Shoshone Mountains and Toiyabe Range are characterized by short distance migrations from high elevations above 7,874 ft (2,400 m), down to 5,577 ft (1,700 m). Since the 1920s, the lower elevation slopes east of Toiyabe Dome, between Wisconsin Creek and Broad Creek and locally known as Toiyabe bench, have been documented by the Nevada Department of Wildlife as crucial mule deer winter range. Because of the value of this habitat for mule deer, the BLM closed the area to domestic livestock grazing in 1983 (Nevada Department of Wildlife, 1985). In 2018, in collaboration with Nevada Department of Wildlife, the FS treated 2,600 acres (647 ha) of pinyon and juniper—thinning the woody vegetation wherever they encroached shrublands—on the crucial mule deer wintering habitat (Gundlach, 2022). Other pinyon and juniper treatments are ongoing in Indian Valley, an area of high importance for year-round mule deer habitat between the Shoshone Mountains and Toiyabe Range. Senescent browse, reduced forbs, drought, and pinyon and juniper encroachment are the greatest conservation challenges the Area 17-Toiyabe mule deer herd face.
These mapping layers show the location of the Migration routes for mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in the Area 17-Toiyabe population in Nevada. They were developed from 47 winter sequences collected from a sample size of 27 animals comprising GPS locations collected every 2−5 hours.

Tags: animal-behavior, biota, carvers, migration-organisms, migratory-species, nevada, united-states, usgs-6584b505d34eff134d42d9fd
Organization: Department of the Interior
Nevada Mule Deer Area 17-Toiyabe Migration Stopovers

The Area 17-Toiyabe mule deer herd inhabits the Shoshone Mountains and Toiyabe Range, which run north to south in central Nevada (fig. 11). Mule deer from the Shoshone Mountains and Toiyabe Range are characterized by short distance migrations from high elevations above 7,874 ft (2,400 m), down to 5,577 ft (1,700 m). Since the 1920s, the lower elevation slopes east of Toiyabe Dome, between Wisconsin Creek and Broad Creek and locally known as Toiyabe bench, have been documented by the Nevada Department of Wildlife as crucial mule deer winter range. Because of the value of this habitat for mule deer, the BLM closed the area to domestic livestock grazing in 1983 (Nevada Department of Wildlife, 1985). In 2018, in collaboration with Nevada Department of Wildlife, the FS treated 2,600 acres (647 ha) of pinyon and juniper—thinning the woody vegetation wherever they encroached shrublands—on the crucial mule deer wintering habitat (Gundlach, 2022). Other pinyon and juniper treatments are ongoing in Indian Valley, an area of high importance for year-round mule deer habitat between the Shoshone Mountains and Toiyabe Range. Senescent browse, reduced forbs, drought, and pinyon and juniper encroachment are the greatest conservation challenges the Area 17-Toiyabe mule deer herd face.
These mapping layers show the location of the Migration routes for mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in the Area 17-Toiyabe population in Nevada. They were developed from 98 migration sequences collected from a sample size of 35 animals comprising GPS locations collected every 2−5 hours.

Tags: animal-behavior, biota, carvers, migration-organisms, migratory-species, nevada, united-states, usgs-6584b502d34eff134d42d9fb
Organization: Department of the Interior
Nevada Mule Deer Area 17-Toiyabe Routes

The Area 17-Toiyabe mule deer herd inhabits the Shoshone Mountains and Toiyabe Range, which run north to south in central Nevada (fig. 11). Mule deer from the Shoshone Mountains and Toiyabe Range are characterized by short distance migrations from high elevations above 7,874 ft (2,400 m), down to 5,577 ft (1,700 m). Since the 1920s, the lower elevation slopes east of Toiyabe Dome, between Wisconsin Creek and Broad Creek and locally known as Toiyabe bench, have been documented by the Nevada Department of Wildlife as crucial mule deer winter range. Because of the value of this habitat for mule deer, the BLM closed the area to domestic livestock grazing in 1983 (Nevada Department of Wildlife, 1985). In 2018, in collaboration with Nevada Department of Wildlife, the FS treated 2,600 acres (647 ha) of pinyon and juniper—thinning the woody vegetation wherever they encroached shrublands—on the crucial mule deer wintering habitat (Gundlach, 2022). Other pinyon and juniper treatments are ongoing in Indian Valley, an area of high importance for year-round mule deer habitat between the Shoshone Mountains and Toiyabe Range. Senescent browse, reduced forbs, drought, and pinyon and juniper encroachment are the greatest conservation challenges the Area 17-Toiyabe mule deer herd face.
These mapping layers show the location of the Migration routes for mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in the Area 17-Toiyabe population in Nevada. They were developed from 98 migration sequences collected from a sample size of 35 animals comprising GPS locations collected every 2−5 hours.

Tags: animal-behavior, biota, carvers, migration-organisms, migratory-species, nevada, united-states, usgs-6584b4fed34eff134d42d9f9
Organization: Department of the Interior
Coastwide Reference Monitoring System (CRMS) 2005, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2018, and 2021 Site 0580 land-water matrix

Wetland restoration efforts conducted by the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) in Louisiana rely on monitoring to determine the efficacy of these projects. The Coastwide Reference Monitoring System (CRMS) was developed to assist in a multiple-reference approach that uses aspects of hydrogeomorphic functional assessments and probabilistic sampling for monitoring. The CRMS program includes a suite of approximately 390 sites that encompass the range of hydrological and ecological conditions for each stratum. As part of CRMS, land and water classifications are created from Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangles (DOQQs) approximately every three years at all CRMS sites. This dataset consists of a matrix of six land-water products (2005, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2018, and 2021).  The resulting matrix has 64 possible classes defined by the combination of land and water categories on those six dates.

Tags: alteration-of-wetland-habitats, cartography, coastal, coastal-louisiana, crms, doqq, emergent-wetland, forested-wetland, geographic-information-system, imagerybasemapsearthcover, land-water, louisiana, mapping, marsh, protection, restoration, scrub-shrub-wetland, state-of-louisiana, usgs-6569ff22d34e6dde1a4ae2b6, wetland, wetland-ecosystems, wetland-restoration
Organization: Department of the Interior
Nevada Mule Deer Spring Mountains Winter Range

The Spring Mountains are critical habitat for the Spring Mountains mule deer herd in southern Nevada. The Spring Mountains west of Las Vegas, Nevada range in elevation from low meadows at 3,000 ft (910 m) to Charleston Peak at nearly 12,000 ft (3,632 m). Lower elevations are dominated by desert scrub and shrubland transitioning to Yucca brevifolia (Joshua tree) and pinyon-juniper forest at midelevations, with mixed montane conifer including ponderosa pine and Pinus longaeva (bristlecone pine) pine at higher elevations, and sparse alpine grasses and forbs above the tree line. The migratory behavior of the Spring Mountains mule deer herd is variable, with a mix of year-round residents and short-distance elevational migrants. Lovell Canyon serves as a well-used corridor between high-elevation summer range near Mount Charleston and low-elevation winter range near Mountain Springs (fig. 12). In 2020, a wildlife underpass was completed to facilitate movement across State Route 160 and reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions. Most of the land in the Spring Mountains is managed by the FS and the BLM and serves as a popular, year-round recreational destination. Encroaching development, prolonged drought conditions, wildfires, feral equids, and human recreation affect the persistence of the mule deer herd in the Spring Mountains.
These mapping layers show the location of the Migration routes for mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in the Spring Mountains population in Nevada. They were developed from 61 winter sequences collected from a sample size of 31 animals comprising GPS locations collected every 1−13 hours.

Tags: animal-behavior, biota, las-vegas, migration-organisms, migratory-species, nevada, united-states, usgs-6584b4f6d34eff134d42d9f5
Organization: Department of the Interior
Nevada Mule Deer Spring Mountains Migration Stopovers

The Spring Mountains are critical habitat for the Spring Mountains mule deer herd in southern Nevada. The Spring Mountains west of Las Vegas, Nevada range in elevation from low meadows at 3,000 ft (910 m) to Charleston Peak at nearly 12,000 ft (3,632 m). Lower elevations are dominated by desert scrub and shrubland transitioning to Yucca brevifolia (Joshua tree) and pinyon-juniper forest at midelevations, with mixed montane conifer including ponderosa pine and Pinus longaeva (bristlecone pine) pine at higher elevations, and sparse alpine grasses and forbs above the tree line. The migratory behavior of the Spring Mountains mule deer herd is variable, with a mix of year-round residents and short-distance elevational migrants. Lovell Canyon serves as a well-used corridor between high-elevation summer range near Mount Charleston and low-elevation winter range near Mountain Springs (fig. 12). In 2020, a wildlife underpass was completed to facilitate movement across State Route 160 and reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions. Most of the land in the Spring Mountains is managed by the FS and the BLM and serves as a popular, year-round recreational destination. Encroaching development, prolonged drought conditions, wildfires, feral equids, and human recreation affect the persistence of the mule deer herd in the Spring Mountains.
These mapping layers show the location of the Migration routes for mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in the Spring Mountains population in Nevada. They were developed from 63 migration sequences collected from a sample size of 18 animals comprising GPS locations collected every 1−13 hours.

Tags: animal-behavior, biota, las-vegas, migration-organisms, migratory-species, nevada, united-states, usgs-6584b4f2d34eff134d42d9f3
Organization: Department of the Interior
Skilled Nursing Facility Change of Ownership

The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Change of Ownership (CHOW) dataset provides information on the SNF ownership changes that occurred on or after January 1, 2016. This data includes information on the buyer and seller organization’s legal business name, provider type, change of ownership type (CHOW, Acquisition/Merger, or Consolidation) and the effective date of the change.

Tags: hospitals-facilities, medicare, medicare-prescription-drug, original-medicare, provider-enrollment
Organization: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Hospital Change of Ownership

The Hospital Change of Ownership (CHOW) dataset provides information on the hospital ownership changes that occurred on or after January 1, 2016. This data includes information on the buyer and seller organization’s legal business name, provider type, change of ownership type (CHOW, Acquisition/Merger, or Consolidation) and the effective date of the change.

Tags: hospitals-facilities, medicare, medicare-advantage, original-medicare, provider-enrollment
Organization: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services