AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
MAV Forest Protection Model

FOR non-AGOL ACCOUNT HOLDERS, DOWNLOAD THIS GEOSPATIAL DATA HERE: https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/search?tags=lmvjv We assessed the conservation–protection status of land within the Mississippi Alluvial Valley because without protection, existing forests are subject to conversion to other uses. We found that only 10% of total land area was currently protected, although 28% of extant forest was in the current conservation estate. For forest patches, we prioritized their need for additional conservation–protection based on benefits to forest bird conservation afforded by forest patch area, geographic location, and hydrologic condition. Based on these criteria, we found that 4712 forest patches warranted conservation–protection, but only 109 of these forest patches met our desired conservation threshold of >2000 ha of core forest that was >250 m from an edge. Overall, 35% of the area of forest patches warranting conservation–protection was protected within the conservation estate. Even so, for those forest patches identified as most in need of conservation–protection, less than 10% of their area was currently protected.
LA MS CDN Reforestation Decision Priority Tool

FOR non-AGOL ACCOUNT HOLDERS, DOWNLOAD THIS GEOSPATIAL DATA HERE: https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/search?tags=lmvjv The Forest Reforestation DST of the LA MS CDN is constructed to help partners define a strategy for identifying and addressing delivery priorities in the Network area, particularly related to forest reforestation/afforestation. The DST combines best available landscape design data in Mississippi Alluvial Valley that collectively consider multiple priorities for bottomland hardwood restoration - Ducks Unlimited's Wetlands Restoration Suitability Model and the LMVJV's Forest Breeding-bird Decision Support Model. This DST revision incorporates both updated data and newly revised data in this dual modeling approach. The incorporated data models include: recently updated 2011 MAV Forest Breeding Bird Decision Support Model (Lower MS Valley Joint Venture, 2015) and the DU Wetland Restoration Suitability Model. Although inputs used in the revision are considered the highest resolution data (30m x 30m pixels) available, and fully consistent with landscape level conservation uses, final outputs are actually presented in the form of priority clusters or neighborhoods, produced through GIS focal neighborhood analysis. Since conservation activities do not typically occur at scales as small as 900 meters2 (or less than one-quarter acre), utilizing neighborhood analysis is helpful for finding where high priority pixels are more densely associated. Thus, the approach better assists in identifying priority areas where conservation actions might be focused as oppose to working with or attempting to target priority pixels.
Louisiana Waterthrush WGCPO HSI – Landscape Scale

FOR non-AGOL ACCOUNT HOLDERS, DOWNLOAD THIS GEOSPATIAL DATA HERE: https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/search?tags=lmvjv The "Louisiana Waterthrush WGCPO HSI - Landscape Scale" spatial layer quantifies habitat suitability for the Louisiana Waterthrush at the HUC 12 watershed scale in the West Gulf Coastal Plain and Ouachitas (WGCPO) Bird Conservation Region (BCR 25). This model represents the synthesis of two modeling approaches - geometric mean of suitability indices and species distribution modeling (SDM) - and was informed by seven predictive covariates (forest cover and patch size, canopy cover, distances to streams and disturbance, watershed integrity, and catchment gradient) as well as U.S. Forest Service survey data ranging from 2000 to 2020. The purpose of this HSI is to guide conservation planning in the WGCPO at a coarse, landscape-level scale by highlighting watersheds predicted to contain a high percentage of optimal breeding habitat for the Louisiana Waterthrush.
YTT_NHD

This map and supporting layers were generated through a GIS exercise to help inform road/ stream crossing surveys as to benefit fish passage and aquatic habitat connectivity. Using a digitized road layer, and Terrainwork's Netmap HUC-8 streamline data for the Yakutat area, we noted all intersections of the road and stream. Then based on a 30 meter buffer from these generated points to all known culvert documentation in the area we removed any that appeared duplicative, and moved on with the analysis with those appearing undocumented. Using Netmap habitat tools and swimming/ rearing characteristics of coho salmon, we were then able to find the upstream extent of anadromy from the culvert through a 12% gradient over 100 meter stream reach representing a gradient barrier, and using Romey et al Habitat Intrinsic Potential Model we further prioritize with the models summations of quality upstream habitat.
Biodiversity Resource Priorities in the Highlands Region

Clipped from USFWS Northeast Region Areas of Agreement Map, version 2. Composed of 4 conservation designs: [Nature's Network], [NatureServe's Map of Biodiversity Importance], [Esri's Green Infrastructure], [The Nature Conservancy's Resilient and Connected Networks]. Each layer is coded as a 1, so the number of layers is indicative of how many layers overlap in a given area. The concept is that if multiple analyses indicate an area is important for conservation, then it is likely to have a higher importance than other areas. This approach offers a couple of advantages: it is not necessary to "choose" a single conservation design over others, and it narrows down where the most important areas may be for conservation much further than most other designs, which often identify up to 50% of the landscape as important. Future updates will include a new version of Esri Green Infrastructure and and updated version of the Imperiled Species Cores part of Nature's Network.
ABFS 1807-1838 township survey

This dataset was acquired from the Louisiana state lands office in paper format. The data were scanned and georectified in ERDAS Imagine. The data were assembled into map format in the 1940s based on original township and range descriptions. The map shows the earliest detailed configuration of the Atchafalaya basin, and particularly Grand Lake, before the onset of levee construction in the 1930s. The Atchafalaya Basin is a resource that must be managed on a system-wide basis to ensure this invaluable national resource is protected and restored. It is recognized that better tools must be developed for managing the Basin and that data evaluation is necessary to ensure sound decision-making. The natural resource inventory and assessment system (NRIAS) that was approved and funded in the FY 2010 Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan and served as the primary tool for decision making in the Basin. The system provided a means for scientists to access relevant project data for the Basin and to request and fund data acquisition, monitoring, and data analysis to be used in project planning. This will be critical in providing information necessary for the development and approval of specific projects to be included for construction in future Annual Plans, projects that meet the needs of Louisiana citizens and protect our our natural resources. This and related datasets were created to demonstrate the patterns of inundation, turbid water and floating aquatic vegetation in the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System at various river levels of the Atchafalaya River. Allen, Y.C., Constant, G.C., and Couvillion, B.R., 2008, Preliminary classification of water areas within the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System by using Landsat imagery: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008 1320, 14 p. https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr20081320
ABFS - Aquatic vegetation frequency

This dataset depicts the extent and frequency of floating aquatic vegetation in the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System (ABFS). The analysis used 28 Landsat images (1984-2008) classified into categories of aquatic vegetation. Each pixel value represents the number times each pixel was classified as aquatic vegetation in that stack of 28 images. Methodologies for this classification are available in Allen et al. (2008) and Allen (2016). The Atchafalaya Basin is a resource that must be managed on a system-wide basis to ensure this invaluable national resource is protected and restored. It is recognized that better tools must be developed for managing the Basin and that data evaluation is necessary to ensure sound decision-making. The natural resource inventory and assessment system (NRIAS) that was approved and funded in the FY 2010 Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan and served as the primary tool for decision making in the Basin. The system provided a means for scientists to access relevant project data for the Basin and to request and fund data acquisition, monitoring, and data analysis to be used in project planning. This will be critical in providing information necessary for the development and approval of specific projects to be included for construction in future Annual Plans, projects that meet the needs of Louisiana citizens and protect our our natural resources. This and related datasets were created to demonstrate the patterns of inundation, turbid water and floating aquatic vegetation in the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System at various river levels of the Atchafalaya River. Allen, Y.C., Constant, G.C., and Couvillion, B.R., 2008, Preliminary classification of water areas within the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System by using Landsat imagery: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008 1320, 14 p. https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr20081320 Allen, Y.C. (2016). Landscape Scale Assessment of Floodplain Inundation Frequency Using Landsat Imagery. River Research and Applications. 32. 10.1002/rra.2987.
GWWA Habitat Management Challenge (project information data)

The Golden-winged Warbler (GWWA) is a rapidly declining species of migratory songbird that is currently being considered for listing under the US Endangered Species Act. The golden-winged warbler relies on early successional habitat (old fields and young forest) which must be created and maintained to support breeding birds. In an effort to increase populations throughout the breeding range, creation and maintenance of habitat is essential. The Golden-winged Warbler Working Group is initiating a Habitat Management Challenge throughout the breeding range to encourage a variety of partners (state and federal agencies as well as non-profit organizations and private citizens) to contribute to this effort. This data hub will allow for easy access to upload new project surveys, update existing surveys, view the management StoryMap, and view current management progress!
GWWA Habitat Management Challenge (project information data) VIEW

The Golden-winged Warbler (GWWA) is a rapidly declining species of migratory songbird that is currently being considered for listing under the US Endangered Species Act. The golden-winged warbler relies on early successional habitat (old fields and young forest) which must be created and maintained to support breeding birds. In an effort to increase populations throughout the breeding range, creation and maintenance of habitat is essential. The Golden-winged Warbler Working Group is initiating a Habitat Management Challenge throughout the breeding range to encourage a variety of partners (state and federal agencies as well as non-profit organizations and private citizens) to contribute to this effort. This data hub will allow for easy access to upload new project surveys, update existing surveys, view the management StoryMap, and view current management progress! Contact - Lesley Bulluck - lpbulluck@vcu.edu and Randy Dettmers - randy_dettmers@fws.gov
Total Score HUC 12 SageBrush Core and Growth and BRAT

This layer creates a total mesic restoration potential score. Total score of 1 is lowest priority and 10 is highest priority. The score is composed of 2 sub scores described below. For both Planning and Site Level work, this layer includes polygons showcasing the percentage of each Idaho HUC (8 or 12) in Sagebrush Core and Growth categories based on the Sagebrush Conservation Design. These HUCs are divided into 5 equal intervals 0-20%, 20-40%, 40-60%, 60-80%, and 80-100% and symbolized, with dark colors showing more sagebrush core and growth. In addition, they are scored 1-5 with 1 signifying HUCs averaging the least amount of Sagebrush per HUC and 5 being areas averaging the most Sagebrush per HUC. The Beaver Restoration Assessment Tool (BRAT) downloads for the state of Idaho were incorporated into the analysis. The results for perennial streams were queried to include only the streams categorized in the BRAT analysis as Easiest- low hanging fruit, or Straightforward with the purpose of selecting streams where it might be easiest to provide process-based restoration. After the BRAT data was filtered on these categories it was clipped to find only the streams that were falling within Sagebrush Core and Growth areas or a 500ft buffer of Core and Growth Areas. The resulting BRAT streams that fit these two criteria – in Easiest or Straightforward areas and within a 500ft boundary of Sagebrush Core and Growth areas were summed based on stream miles per HUC. They were binned into 5 categories using Quantile and scored 1-5 with the HUCs having the most stream miles for potential restoration receiving a 5, and those with the least stream miles receiving a 1. These steps were taking for both HUC 8 and HUC12.
Lower Yazoo Backwater Area

FOR non-AGOL ACCOUNT HOLDERS, DOWNLOAD THIS GEOSPATIAL DATA HERE: https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/search?tags=lmvjv Data represents the Yazoo Backwater area of the Lower Yazoo Hydrologic Basin created by the US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE). This frequently flooded hydrologic boundary comprises approximately 1,550 square miles of alluvial valley in the lower Yazoo Basin of Mississippi. The Yazoo Backwater, Mississippi, Project was authorized by the Flood Control Act (FCA) of 18 August 1941 (House Document (HD) 359/77/1, as amended by the Acts of 22 December 1944 and 27 October 1965 (HD 308/88/2) and the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 and 1996. The Yazoo backwater area of the lower Yazoo River Basin, which included at least a portion of the following six counties in Mississippi: Warren, Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo, Humphreys, and Washington. The Yazoo backwater area is in the southern portion of the Yazoo River Basin, bounded by the Mississippi River levee on the west and the valley wall on the east and south. The southern tip of the Yazoo backwater area is just north of Vicksburg, MS. The area extends north about 100 km to a latitude near Belzoni, MS and encompasses the area south of the line between Hollandale and Belzoni, east of the Mainline Mississippi River Levee and west of the Yazoo River Levee.
MAV and WGCP Bird Conservation Regions

FOR non-AGOL ACCOUNT HOLDERS, DOWNLOAD THIS GEOSPATIAL DATA HERE: https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/search?tags=lmvjv Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) are geographic designations that have similar land-cover types, bird communities, and resource conservation issues. They are the fundamental biological units through which the NABCI promotes delivery of landscape-scale bird conservation. BCRs provide a consistent spatial framework for evaluation, planning, and in some instances implementation. By employing broad units that are ecologically meaningful to bird populations, conservation efforts can be tailored to support groups of species throughout their range. Land-cover composition, combined with soil characteristics, water chemistry, and wetland hydrology result in functional differences among BCRs that influence distribution and abundance of wetland birds. Understanding these functional differences and trends in key cover types across the JV region is important to making effective conservation decisions. BCRs were created by aggregating CEC level II, III, and IV ecoregions in combinations that reflect current understanding of bird species distribution and life history requirements. The map was presented to and approved by the US NABCI Committee during its November 1999, with the LMVJV last updates occurring in 2010. The Mississippi Alluvial Valley BCR is NABCI BCR 26 and the West Gulf Coastal Plain & Ouachitas is considered to be NABCI BCR 25. Established in 1999, the U.S. North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) Committee is a coalition of state and federal government agencies, private organizations, and bird initiatives in the United States working to ensure the long-term health of North America’s native bird populations. The U.S. NABCI Committee creates a unique forum for federal and state agencies and non-governmental organizations to address shared bird conservation challenges and priorities.
Mississippi Alluvial Valley and West Gulf Coastal Plains & Ouachitas BCRs

FOR non-AGOL ACCOUNT HOLDERS, DOWNLOAD THIS GEOSPATIAL DATA HERE: https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/search?tags=lmvjv Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) are geographic designations that have similar land-cover types, bird communities, and resource conservation issues. They are the fundamental biological units through which the NABCI promotes delivery of landscape-scale bird conservation. BCRs provide a consistent spatial framework for evaluation, planning, and in some instances implementation. By employing broad units that are ecologically meaningful to bird populations, conservation efforts can be tailored to support groups of species throughout their range. Land-cover composition, combined with soil characteristics, water chemistry, and wetland hydrology result in functional differences among BCRs that influence distribution and abundance of wetland birds. Understanding these functional differences and trends in key cover types across the JV region is important to making effective conservation decisions. BCRs were created by aggregating CEC level II, III, and IV ecoregions in combinations that reflect current understanding of bird species distribution and life history requirements. The map was presented to and approved by the US NABCI Committee during its November 1999, with the LMVJV last updates occurring in 2010. The Mississippi Alluvial Valley BCR is NABCI BCR 26 and the West Gulf Coastal Plain & Ouachitas is considered to be NABCI BCR 25. Established in 1999, the U.S. North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) Committee is a coalition of state and federal government agencies, private organizations, and bird initiatives in the United States working to ensure the long-term health of North America’s native bird populations. The U.S. NABCI Committee creates a unique forum for federal and state agencies and non-governmental organizations to address shared bird conservation challenges and priorities.
ABFS - Extent of inundation based on Butte La Rose gage (Multidimensional)

This multidimensional dataset depicts the probability of inundation in the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System (ABFS) at increasing Atchafalaya River stages. The analysis used 28 Landsat images (1984-2008) classified into categories of wet (vs dry). Each pixel value was evaluated using a probit analysis (in R) to determine the probability that each pixel would be classified as wet or dry at a series of 1/2 foot increments from 1.6 to 21.6 feet based on the [Butte La Rose gaging station] for a total of 41 distinct river stages. Methodologies for this classification are available in Allen et al. (2008) and Allen (2016). The dataset presented here is a multidimensional dataset with 41 bands corresponding to 41 river levels based on the Butte La Rose gaging station. Currently the bands reflect increasing river stages in 1/2 foot increments from 1.6 to 21.6 feet. Enable the multidimensional tool on the right side of the webmap to interact with the data. The Atchafalaya Basin is a resource that must be managed on a system-wide basis to ensure this invaluable national resource is protected and restored. It is recognized that better tools must be developed for managing the Basin and that data evaluation is necessary to ensure sound decision-making. The natural resource inventory and assessment system (NRIAS) that was approved and funded in the FY 2010 Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan and served as the primary tool for decision making in the Basin. The system provided a means for scientists to access relevant project data for the Basin and to request and fund data acquisition, monitoring, and data analysis to be used in project planning. This will be critical in providing information necessary for the development and approval of specific projects to be included for construction in future Annual Plans, projects that meet the needs of Louisiana citizens and protect our our natural resources. This and related datasets were created to demonstrate the patterns of inundation, turbid water and floating aquatic vegetation in the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System at various river levels of the Atchafalaya River. Allen, Y.C., Constant, G.C., and Couvillion, B.R., 2008, Preliminary classification of water areas within the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System by using Landsat imagery: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008 1320, 14 p. https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr20081320 Allen, Y.C. (2016). Landscape Scale Assessment of Floodplain Inundation Frequency Using Landsat Imagery. River Research and Applications. 32. 10.1002/rra.2987.