AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
USFWS Utah Mexican Spotted Owl Willey 1997 Habitat Model

The Willey and Spotskey (1997) model was developed to help biologists identify potential Mexican spotted owl habitat in Utah. This data is intended to aid in the analysis of effects to Mexican spotted owl from proposed project-related disturbance and should be used in consultation with the USFWS [Utah Ecological Services Field Office] (URL). Based on the habitat requirements stated in the 2012 [Recovery Plan] (URL), this model uses slope, aspect, curvature, and vegetation to identify potential habitat. It relies on a slope curvature index that is valuable for predicting surface ruggedness. The 1997 model likely overestimates the extent of owl habitat throughout the state and includes foraging, wintering, and dispersal habitat. For project-planning, we recommend its use in concert with an analysis of aerial imagery to eliminate non-canyon habitat, such as mountain ridges or straight cliff edges. Additionally, field assessments should be conducted to identify suitable habitat that requires occupancy surveys.
OccupiedRange2021

The Occupied range for Mexican Wolf Recovery Program. This range takes into account GPS locations, telemetry, verified sightings, sign (scat verified via genetics and tracks verified by wolf biologists) and trail camera photos. This range is created from these data collected each year by the Mexican Wolf Project Interagency Field Team. All data used to create this range is QAQC'd by a subject matter expert to verify the records are accurate prior to the creation of this range.
FWS R5 NEFO Great Meadows Marsh Refuge

These boundaries are simplified from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Real Estate Interest data layer containing polygons representing tracts of land (parcels) in which the Service has a real estate interest. Interior boundaries between parcels were dissolved to produce a single set of simplified external boundaries for each feature. These are resource grade mapping representations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service boundaries. For legal descriptions of the land represented here, contact the USFWS Realty Office. This map layer was compiled by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Although these boundaries represent lands administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, not all areas are open to the public. Some fragile habitats need to be protected from human traffic and some management areas are closed. The public is urged to contact specific Refuges or other conservation areas before visiting. The primary source for this information is the USFWS Realty program. Data can also be downloaded from ServCat, the FWS Catalog. Go to this link for downloadable cadastral data: [https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/fws::fws-national-realty-tracts-simplified/explore]
FWS R5 NEFO Great Meadows Marsh Restoration Area

This layer was used in an educational [StoryMap] created by US Fish and Wildlife Service and Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program in collaboration with students at William and Mary. Layer created by Mary Lawrence Young, William & Mary collaborator to USFWS. The layer shows the 34-acre restoration area within the Great Meadows Marsh Wildlife Refuge in Stratford, CT. This layer was manually traced in ArcGIS Pro from [aerial imagery] courtesy of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. For more information contact Anne Condon, anne_condon@fws.gov
FWS R5 NEFO Stratford Connecticut Township Point

This point layer was used in an educational [StoryMap] created by US Fish and Wildlife Service and Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program in collaboration with students at William and Mary. Layer created by Mary Lawrence Young, William & Mary collaborator to USFWS. Point layer showing general location Stratford, Connecticut at Latitude 41.18, Longitude -73.13. Layer created by Mary Lawrence Young, College of William and Mary in collaboration with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Region 5 (R5), New England Field Office (NEFO). For more information contact Anne Condon, anne_condon@fws.gov
Florida Managed Areas_January 2022

FLORIDA CONSERVATION LANDS (layer name FLMA): This is a polygon data layer for public (and some private) lands that the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) has identified as having natural resource value and that are being managed at least partially for conservation purposes. The term "Managed Area" refers to a managed conservation land. Use of this data should be accompanied by proper citation of FNAI. Available for free download at: https://www.fnai.org/publications/gis-data.
Baseline Development 2010

This dataset contains a representation of 2010 developed lands used in the Florida 2070 project. Florida 2070 and its companion project Water 2070 were a joint effort of 1000 Friends of Florida, the University of Florida's GeoPlan Center and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The work was completed in December 2016. Florida 2070 produced three land use/population distribution scenarios Baseline 2010, Trend 2070 and Alternative 2070. The two 2070 scenarios are based on a population projection derived from data produced by the Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research. This projection suggests approximately 15 million more people will live in Florida in 2070 than did in 2010. The Baseline 2010 captures the patterns of land use and associated population distribution that existed in 2010. Trend 2070 captures a potential pattern of land use and associated population distribution for 2070, should all new development occur in greenfields at the same gross urban density as was present in each county in 2010. Alternative 2070 captures a potential pattern of land use and associated population distribution for 2070 that assumes increased levels of redevelopment of existing urban areas, increased gross urban densities in greenfields over those of 2010, and protection for some agricultural and natural lands. Water 2070 uses the three Florida 2070 scenarios to estimate development and agriculture demand for each census block expressed in gallons per day per acre.
Panther Focus Area

The Florida Panther Consultation Area north of the Caloosahatchee River was redefined as the Fisheating Creek-Babcock/Webb and eastern Fisheating Creeek patches identified in Thatcher et all (2006) In addition, the two dispersal corridors to the next nearest patches. Avon Park and Myakka State Forest, were include to provide connectivity. Habitat value categories 1 and 2 were used to define the dispersal corridors. The corridors were extended north to arbitrary end points that would insure good connectivity to adjacent patches. The Focus Area include: Primary Zone, Secondary Zone, Dispersal Zone and North Area. Please acknowledge the South Florida Ecological Services Office, US Fish and Wildlife Service.
FWS R5 NEFO Connecticut Current Marsh Pink Growing Locations

This map was used in an educational [StoryMap] created by US Fish and Wildlife Service and Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program in collaboration with students at William and Mary. Layer created by Mary Lawrence Young, William & Mary collaborator to USFWS. The map shows the only remaining location that the wildflower Marsh Pink (Sabatia stellaris) grows within the state of Connecticut. The current Marsh Pink populations are undergoing restoration work as part of the larger Great Meadows Marsh Refuge Restoration project. The point data from this feature layer was manually generated in ArcGIS Pro using longitude and latitude values of the towns provided by the [Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection]. The data is meant to be used in comparison to [historic Marsh Pink growing locations] within Connecticut to display how depleted the population has become. Listed Connecticut Townships: Stratford (41.18, -73.13) For more information contact Anne Condon, anne_condon@fws.gov
FWS R5 NEFO Connecticut Historic Marsh Pink Growing Locations

This map was used in an educational [StoryMap] created by US Fish and Wildlife Service and Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program in collaboration with students at William and Mary. Layer created by Mary Lawrence Young, William & Mary collaborator to USFWS. The map shows the historic (circa early 1900s) location that the wildflower Marsh Pink (Sabatia stellaris) grows within the state of Connecticut. The historic Marsh Pink populations spanned all along the southern coast of Connecticut. The point data from this feature layer was manually generated in ArcGIS Pro using longitude and latitude values of the towns provided by the [Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection]. The data is meant to be used in comparison to [current Marsh Pink growing locations] within Connecticut to display how depleted the population has become. Connecticut Township Points: Stratford (41.18, -73.13), Stamford (41.05, -73.54), Fairfield (41.15, -73.27), Bridgeport (41.19, -73.20), Madison (41.28, -72.60), Clinton (41.29, -72.53), Old Saybrook (41.30, -72.40), Old Lyme (41.32, -72.33), Groton (41.37, -72.07) For more information contact Anne Condon, anne_condon@fws.gov
FWS R5 NEFO Great Meadows Marsh Hazardous Waste Sites

This point layer was used in an educational [StoryMap] created by US Fish and Wildlife Service and Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program in collaboration with students at William and Mary. Layer created by Mary Lawrence Young, William & Mary collaborator to USFWS. The map shows the locations of three hazardous waste sites affecting the landscape of Great Meadows Marsh (GMM). The three points represent three of natural resource damage settlements that provided money to fund the restoration of the Great Meadows Marsh. The original [hazardous waste site data] was provided as a KMZ file from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, data was then exported into point layer for use in "[FWS R5 NEFO Great Meadows Marsh Natural Resource Damage Settlements]" map. Hazardous waste sites are Raymark Industries (1), Housatonic River (2), and Lordship Point (3). For more information contact Anne Condon, anne_condon@fws.gov
FWS Priority Species Watersheds in the Midwest Region

The layer contains priority watersheds for all focal species across the Midwest region (legacy Region 3). These have been determined for each USFWS Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office using criteria established at the Office level. Priority species include Brook Trout, Lake Sturgeon, Topeka Shiner, Niangua Darter, Arctic Grayling, Imperiled Fluvial Mussels and more. The layer was created as part of a larger mapping effort to display priority species watersheds across the larger Great Lakes area.
SARP AOP Coarse Survey Form

This is the feature service linked to the survey123 survey used by those surveying culverts for aquatic organism passage within inland waters (non-tidal) for bat biologists and other non-aquatic species related partners. This survey protocol is a reduced version of the protocol developed by the North Atlantic Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative (NAACC) and adapted for use in the Southeastern United States by SARP. The data collected within this form is used in SARP's Aquatic Barrier Prioritization Tool (https://connectivity.sarpdata.com). Partners across political boundaries have trained others and used this protocol since 2015. Manual and paper form available at this link. This data layer can be used to better understand the specific information associated with fish passage including photos for points surveyed.
FWS HQ MB Proposed Eagle Permit Eligibility Zones for Review

Under proposed Alternatives 3 and 4 in the draft Environmental Assessment for the [proposed rule] (Permits for Incidental Take of Eagles and Eagle Nests), wind facilities would be eligible for a general permit or a specific permit based, in part, on eagle abundance data. This map of the coterminous U.S. shows where projects would be eligible to self-certify for a general permit if they meet all of the criteria, or apply for a specific permit. Existing projects that are only eligible for specific permits may be determined to qualify for a general permit upon Service review of their permit application. See the [Federal Register Notice] for information about submitting comments on the proposed rule and draft environmental review. Permit eligibility zones are based on [eBird relative abundance estimates] for bald eagles and golden eagles throughout the coterminous United States at 8 km^{2} resolution for each of five periods (breeding, fall, migration, spring, winter). Using multiple seasons of data provides better measures of relative abundance for mapping purposes ([Johnston et al. 2020]), and our goal was to identify locations with high relative abundance of eagles in any one season. For each eagle species we evaluated non-zero relative abundance data for each season using custom R scripts in Program R ([R Core Team 2021]). We identified cells that had relative abundance values in each season that were at or above the relevant quantile threshold value. We combined these species-specific, seasonal layers into a single layer that indicates cells that did not exceed the relative abundance thresholds in any season and cells that exceeded one or more threshold. We then created maps of the permit eligibility zones (i.e., grid cells that did not exceed the relative abundance threshold in any season) for several scenarios for each eagle species. This map includes a combined proposed general permit zone consisting of areas where golden eagle abundance is 50% or less than golden eagle abundance elsewhere in the lower 48 states within each season and bald eagle abundance is 95% or less than it is elsewhere in the lower 48 states in each season. This raster layer uses an equal-area sinusoidal projection that is used by eBird status and trend products, including relative abundance data (this projection is also used for NASA MODIS data). Note: We advise that users reproject any layers they wish to conduct spatial overlay analyses with into the same sinusoidal projection as this layer to ensure the most accurate geospatial representation of the data. Cell values of 0 indicates cells where a wind project may be eligible for self-certified general permit if other qualification criteria are met under the proposed regulation. Cell values of 1 indicates cells where a wind project would be eligible for a simplified specific permit. Additional technical details about map development can be found in Appendix A of the [draft Environmental Assessment] for the Proposed Eagle Incidental Take Rule revision.
GCJV FY 2022 NAWCA Standard Grant Projects Feature Layer

NAWCA grants increase bird populations and wetland habitat, while supporting local economies and American traditions such as hunting, fishing, bird watching, family farming, and cattle ranching. Wetlands protected by NAWCA provide valuable benefits such as flood control, reducing coastal erosion, improving water and air quality, and recharging ground water. In the past two decades, the North American Wetlands Conservation Act has funded over 3,000 projects totaling $1.83 billion in grants. More than 6,350 partners have contributed another $3.75 billion in matching funds to affect 30 million acres of habitat. ABOUT THE GRANTS PROGRAM The NAWCA program provides matching grants to wetlands conservation projects in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. There is a Standard and a Small Grants Program. Both are competitive grants programs and require that grant requests be matched by partner contributions at no less than a 1-to-1 ratio.
SE_Master_AGOL_TrustSp_List_09_30_2022

The Southeast Fish & Wildlife Trust Species Catalog is a web-based application created to support conservation efforts by providing interactive tools for exploring Federal Trust species information for the Southeast Region. The Catalog will provide a platform to guide and facilitate communication and collaboration efforts within the Service's programs and with partners across the region. The platform aims to improve efficiency and support for managing trust resources by integrating information technology with business strategies and the decision-making process. The Southeast defines “Federal trust species” as species (migratory birds, threatened & endangered species, interjurisdictional fish, marine mammals, and other species of concern) entrusted to the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service through statute-based management directives and/or other regulatory means.
Wisconsin Priority Subwatershed

This layer contains top 20 priority HUC-12 subwatersheds in Wisconsin for Brook Trout as identified by the Ashland Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (AFWCO). These were identified to direct habitat restoration efforts in this geography for the USFWS AFWCO Habitat Restoration Program. These are intended for informational purposes only and are subject to change as new information is gathered. Selection of these watersheds was made based on knowledge of the status and distribution of Brook Trout, future stream temperature projections (FishVis), current management plans and existing priorities of partners working in the area. For more information contact Peter Leonard at the USFWS AFWCO Office.
Priority_Subwatersheds_WUP

This layer contains priority HUC-12 subwatersheds in the Western Michigan Upper Peninsula for Brook Trout as identified by the Ashland Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (AFWCO). These were identified to direct habitat restoration efforts in this geography for the USFWS AFWCO Habitat Restoration Program. These are intended for informational purposes only and are subject to change as new information is gathered. Selection of these watersheds was made based on knowledge of the status and distribution of Brook Trout, future stream temperature projections (FishVis), current management plans and existing priorities of partners working in the area. For more information contact Peter Leonard at the USFWS AFWCO Office.
FWS ACJV ME_Priority_Marshes_points_11302021

Priority Marsh points for Maine to benefit SALS - see ME SALS Plan - acjv.org This data is intended to provide those interested in salt marsh and Saltmarsh Sparrow conservation with information that will help with conservation implementation. It identifies areas containing salt marsh that are good candidates for restoration, enhancement, and/or conservation to provide persistent high-quality Saltmarsh Sparrow nesting habitat in the next 10 years in addition to long-term salt marsh resilience. High-quality habitat for the Saltmarsh Sparrow includes high marsh patches with the lowest flooding frequency that provide a window of at least 24 days with limited flooding, and are characterized by extensive and dense Spartina patens vegetation with a deep, well-developed thatch layer. Short-form S. alterniflora, Distichlis spicata, and Juncus gerardii also comprise high marsh areas and can support Saltmarsh Sparrow nesting. The highest quality habitat is most often found in the least modified marshes, such as those without ditching, or that are downstream, or free of tidal restrictions like road crossings. Marshes are characterized as "Priority, "Reference", and "Honorable Mention". "Priority" marshes have been prioritized for ongoing restoration planning and action to support the Saltmarsh Sparrow. "Reference" marshes are less degraded and can act as reference marshes for restoration efforts in the state. Long-term preservation of these areas and the open space around them to facilitate long-term marsh migration is important, but no immediate restoration action is suggested for them. "Honorable mention" marshes were identified by the partner group as important to keep in mind and further assess for future work, but of lower priority than "Priority" marshes.
ME_SALS_tool_patchranks_ME_Conserved_FWSinterest_identity_dissolve

ME SALS Patches with Protected lands from the ME Conservation Lands data and NWR interest data. This tool identifies the suite of patches (8680) with potential to support Saltmarsh Sparrows in the near and long term. The patches are ranked according to a formula that assesses the relative importance of a variety of factors known to positively or negatively influence Saltmarsh Sparrow populations (see Influence Factors tab). Patches in darker green colors are assumed to provide higher quality habitat than patches in lighter green colors and indicate important areas to focus conservation attention. This prioritization does not factor current density or abundance of Saltmarsh Sparrows into the results. Rather, it ranks patches according to their suitability to provide high quality Sparrow habitat according to expert opinion. THESE DATA HAVE BEEN REPLCE BY THE https://fws.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=be7290ec39084f62874dcde6316a0bd3
Oahu, Hawaii Wedge-tailed Shearwater Colonies

This dataset includes colony information including location, jurisdiction, population estimate, conservation measures, and invasive species. The data comes from a colony database that is property of USFWS, but was compiled in collaboration with state entities, nonprofit organizations, and individual contacts who monitor WTSH colonies on Oahu. The purpose of this data layer is to display all of the known nesting sites for WTSH on Oahu and to provide a summary of the population and conservation status at each site.
FWS ACJV SHARP regional survey points from 2011_2014

SHARP regional survey points and Saltmarsh Sparrow detections (2011 - 2014) The Saltmarsh Habitat and Avian Research Program (SHARP), in partnership with government agencies, non-profits, academic organizations, and private citizens, collected data on the presence and abundance of tidal marsh birds from 2011-2014 in coastal marshes following a Generalized Random Tessellation Stratified sampling scheme within the global breeding range for the Saltmarsh Sparrow (see survey methods and design in Wiest et al. 2016). These data are the results of that regional effort and show all points visited at least twice within one survey year between 2011 - 2014. Points where Saltmarsh Sparrows were detected by observers are symbolized by XXX. The maximum raw count for Saltmarsh Sparrows at each point can be found by clicking on a survey point (SALS_max). These data are not corrected for detection probability and show only raw detection information for Saltmarsh Sparrows. The dataset is publicly accessible and may be found at [https://www.tidalmarshbirds.org.]
FWS Priority Brook Trout Subwatersheds in the Western Michigan UP

This layer contains priority HUC-12 subwatersheds in the Western Michigan Upper Peninsula for Brook Trout as identified by the Ashland Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (AFWCO). These were identified to direct habitat restoration efforts in this geography for the USFWS AFWCO Habitat Restoration Program. These are intended for informational purposes only and are subject to change as new information is gathered. Selection of these watersheds was made based on knowledge of the status and distribution of Brook Trout, future stream temperature projections (FishVis), current management plans and existing priorities of partners working in the area. For more information contact Peter Leonard at the USFWS AFWCO Office.
FocusAreas_4TPR_4Bat

These areas are priority areas for conservation work for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services' Coastal Program. These areas have been included in the Great Lakes Airspace Map Decision Support Tool (GLAM DST). This tool is meant to help managers plan projects and conservation activities. The DST provides layers that predict areas of high bird and bat activity within the Great Lakes basin. Layers are radar-based for birds and acoustic-based for bats. These layers can be used in conjunction with publicly available layers or with private project layers to pinpoint areas for management that would benefit migratory birds and/or bats as well as meeting other objectives.