AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Pacific Lamprey Known Observations And Distribution 2022

Date: December 2022 Summary: The Pacific lamprey has inhabited the rivers, streams and coastal waters of the west for 350 million years (BPA, 2005). These data describe areas of known distribution (this dataset is limited to Oregon, Washington and Idaho) currently and historically used by Pacific Lamprey. Pacific Lamprey, Entosphenus tridentata are native to the Pacific coast from Baja California to the Bering Sea. They are anadromous, migrating from their natal stream to the ocean and back, but unlike salmon, Pacific Lamprey spend well over half of their total life cycle in freshwater. Distribution data is mapped at a 1:24,000 scale and are based on the StreamNet Hydrography dataset. Type: ArcGIS Feature Layer View for most up to date observation and distribution data Reason: Public outreach Scale: Web Source: Columbia River Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office curated the data from multiple sources (see metadata).
FWS ACJV Project_tracking_objectives_activities_2024

This dashboard draws upon a live spreadsheet maintained by the ACJV to track progress towards goals identified in the Saltmarsh Bird, Saltmarsh Sparrow, Black Rail, and American Black Duck Conservation Plans. All plans are accessible [here]. This dashboard identifies all Strategies, Objectives, and Actions in each of the plans and tracks the ACJV’s progress in attaining these goals. The ACJV staff meet annually to update the information contained in this tool. This tool was last updated in October 2024. The next planned update will occur in October 2025. This dashboard draws upon a live spreadsheet maintained by the ACJV to track progress towards goals identified in the Saltmarsh Bird, Saltmarsh Sparrow, Black Rail, and American Black Duck Conservation Plans. All plans are accessible [here]. This dashboard identifies all Strategies, Objectives, and Actions in each of the plans and tracks the ACJV’s progress in attaining these goals. The ACJV staff meet annually to update the information contained in this tool. This tool was last updated in October 2024. The next planned update will occur in October 2025.
Mississippi Alluvial Valley oxbow lake classification based on spatial attributes

Data to accompany the article below. Miranda, L. E., M. C. Rhodes, Y. Allen, and K. J. Killgore. 2021. An inventory and typology of permanent floodplain lakes in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley: a first step to conservation planning. Aquatic Sciences 83:20. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00027-020-00775-3 The alluvial valley of the Mississippi River is an extensive area harboring hundreds of lakes created by fluvial dynamics. These floodplain lakes are scattered throughout the valley and carved over thousands of years by shifting river courses and other hydro-fluvial processes associated with contemporary and prehistoric rivers. These lakes have significant ecological importance as they support a large component of North American biodiversity. We used remote sensing to catalog lakes, to characterize morphology, and to construct a typology via cluster analysis. We identified over 1300 permanent lakes totaling over 100,000 ha. The lakes were classified into 12 types according to lake size, shape, depth, connectivity, inundation frequency, and surrounding landcover. We anticipate that biotic characteristics differ among the 12 types, but large-scale systematic analyses of biotic assemblages of floodplain lakes in the region are mostly absent. Our typology can provide the framework essential for organizing research to define water dynamics, water quality, and ecological conditions such as forests, mussel, fish, and avian communities to construct conservation plans. The typology encourages a large-scale view of the properties of floodplain lakes in the alluvial valley. It is a functional tool that can be used to begin identifying conservation and research needs, adapt monitoring and management programs, customize environmental programs, and use conservation resources more effectively to achieve large-scale management objectives.
Conservation Efforts Database Spatial Reporting Units (SRUs)

This geospatial layer is a spatial index for the CED (Conservation Efforts Database https://conservationefforts.org/), serving as a spatial framework for summary reports by area (a.k.a. polygon). In addition, this SRU data is an option for data providers to provide spatial ambiguity to alleviate concerns of too much spatial detail representing private landowners’ efforts. This option allows CED data providers to pick a predetermined spatial SRU (Sagebrush Reporting Unit) instead of submitting the explicit effort boundary. These SRU are to be large enough to provide spatial ambiguity and obscure private landowner locations. This SRU data is in the format of a GIS polygon layer and is an aggregate of USGS partner’s lek cluster layer, BLM HAF data modified by Oregon, Idaho layers, and CED development team modification for CED purposes.
AFSI_20180201_survey_v3_1_VIEW

Conserving Shorebirds in the Atlantic Flyway. This storymap presents how partners are addressing threats to shorebirds and working to meet the Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Initiative's conservation goal of increasing focal shorebird populations 10% by 2025. For more information about the storymap or specific projects, contact Debra_Reynolds@fws.gov Please see the storymap at this link: [Conserving Shorebirds in the Atlantic Flyway (arcgis.com)] The great migration... Shorebirds cross thousands of miles each year from the barren tundra of the arctic to the wind swept beaches of Tierra del Fuego in the southern hemisphere. The majority of shorebirds breeding in Alaska and Canada spend their non-breeding period in South American or Caribbean countries. During migration, shorebirds face a multitude of challenges including: * finding sufficient food sources to fuel their long distant migrations; * avoiding predators; * competing for limited habitat; * adapting to a changing climate; and * succumbing to sport and subsistence hunting.
KKCFP_2024_waterxings_USFWS

This comprehensive data layer provides an updated inventory of water crossing structures in the Kake area, compiled in 2024. This modified version of Bob Christianson's original dataset includes binary attributes for filtering and SQL versioning for webmap usage. This data layer is designed for use by resource managers, conservationists, and transportation planners involved in fish habitat restoration and infrastructure development. It serves as a valuable resource for assessing the impacts of water crossings on fish passage, prioritizing maintenance activities, and informing future infrastructure projects.
FWS R1 OFWO Franklin's bumble bee High Priority Zones

The High Priority Zones (HPZs) polygons for Franklin's bumble bee are a subset of geographic areas within the historic range of the species. The HPZs are areas where Franklin's bumble bee are more likely to occur, and within which actions (such as habitat management) and events (such as wildfire) are more likely to have affects on the species. The HPZs have been modelled based off of known historic Franklin's bumble bee occurrences, along with a reclassified National Land Cover Database (2019) layer. The High Priority Zones (HPZs) is fundamentally based on a cost distance analysis using historic Franklin's bumble bee observations as source points and a reclassified National Land Cover Database (2019) layer as the barrier surface. This method follows closely with that used for the rusty patched bumble bee. For a complete workflow process document and downloadable spatial files, see: [https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/143332].
SECAS States and Territories Boundaries

This layer is a re-symbolized and filtered version of the small-scale boundaries of the primary governmental divisions of the United States from the The National Map, hosted by USGS. It is used in several web maps included in the [Recent Trends in Southeastern Ecosystems (2024) story map]. The USGS Governmental Unit Boundaries service from The National Map (TNM) represents major civil areas for the Nation, including States or Territories, counties (or equivalents), Federal and Native American areas, congressional districts, minor civil divisions, incorporated places (such as cities and towns), and unincorporated places. Boundaries data are useful for understanding the extent of jurisdictional or administrative areas for a wide range of applications, including mapping or managing resources, and responding to natural disasters. Boundaries data also include extents of forest, grassland, park, wilderness, wildlife, and other reserve areas useful for recreational activities, such as hiking and backpacking. Boundaries data are acquired from a variety of government sources. The data represents the source data with minimal editing or review by USGS. Please refer to the feature-level metadata for information on the data source. The National Map boundaries data is commonly combined with other data themes, such as elevation, hydrography, structures, and transportation, to produce general reference base maps. The National Map download client allows free downloads of public domain boundaries data in either Esri File Geodatabase or Shapefile formats. See https://apps.nationalmap.gov/help/ for assistance with The National Map viewer, download client, services, or metadata.
SECAS State Boundaries

This layer used to as a reference layer within several web maps for the [Recent Trends in Southeastern Ecosystems (2024) ]story map. This layer presents the 2020 U.S. Census State boundaries of the United States in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. It includes 2020 U.S. Census codes and population information. U.S. States are polygons containing population totals from the 2020 Census.
Highlands Towns

This layer represents the municipality boundaries in the Highlands region in the Northeast. This layer was created using the Appalachian Mountain Club's [Highlands Region Township Boundaries] and updated using state GIS layers to include additional towns within the [Expanded Opportunity Area for the Highlands Landscape] boundary. States may request that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) add municipalities (with their concurrence) within the Expanded Opportunity Area for Highlands Landscape to the Federal Highlands boundary used for the Federal Highlands Conservation Act. The Highlands Conservation Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the States of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania (Highland States) to preserve and protect high priority conservation land in the Highlands region. The layer's attribute table is up to date on municipality status as of January, 2025 and will continue to be updated as municipalities are added to the federal Highlands boundary.
RCPP_3631

The AR-LA Conservation Delivery Network Open Pine Landscape Restoration Partnership RCPP Project will address wildlife habitat, fire management, and water quality concerns in Arkansas and Louisiana. By implementing open pine forest management practices across private lands in Arkansas and Louisiana, this project will advance the recovery of species of conservation concern. RCPP 3631 Boundary, often referred to as the Open Pine RCPP #2 for short, was approved for 5 years of funding (2024-2029) in 27 counties of Arkansas and 20 parishes of Louisiana. The RCPP’s landscape restoration goal is to greatly improve forest health for wildlife resources in the West Gulf Coastal Plain on at least 40,000 acres.
RCPP_2319

The AR-LA Conservation Delivery Network Open Pine Landscape Restoration Partnership RCPP Project will address wildlife habitat, fire management, and water quality concerns in Arkansas and Louisiana. By implementing open pine forest management practices across private lands in Arkansas and Louisiana, this project will advance the recovery of species of conservation concern. RCPP 2319 Boundary, often referred to as the Open Pine RCPP #1 for short, this program was approved for 5 years of funding (2022-2026) in 8 counties of Arkansas and 8 parishes of Louisiana. The RCPP’s landscape restoration goal is to greatly improve forest health for wildlife resources in the West Gulf Coastal Plain on at least 30,000 acres.
FWS_R7_Realty_Conservation_Easement_AK_feature_layer

This layer depicts the conservation easements within National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska that are administered by the State of Alaska. This is one of four conservation easement layers that are shown in the FWS Alaska Region Land Mapper. The U.S. Fish & wildlife Service, Region 7 (Alaska) Land Mapper is an online mapping application that depicts land ownership and other related features within and adjacent to the sixteen National Wildlife Refuges within Alaska. Users can selectively display and query the various data layers to get information relevant to the Refuges. This can be useful for trip planning, field work, hunting, fishing, and other recreational activities. Additionally, the Mapper provides links to downloadable maps of the Refuges.
WBDHU10 Partner Fish Passage Survey Priorities

Each drainage area is considered a Hydrologic Unit (HU) and is given a Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) which serves as the unique identifier for the area. Hydrologic Units are delineated to nest in a multi-level, hierarchical drainage system with corresponding HUCs, so that as you move from small scale to large scale the HUC digits increase in increments of two. For example, the very largest HUCs have 2 digits, and thus are referred to as HUC 2s, and the very smallest HUCs have 12 digits, and thus are referred to as HUC 12s. [WBD HUCs] HUC 2s, 6s, 8s, 10s, & 12s, define the drainage Regions, Subregions, Basins, Subbasins, Watersheds and Subwatersheds, respectively, across the United States. Their boundaries are defined by hydrologic and topographic criteria that delineate an area of land upstream from a specific point on a river and are determined solely upon science based hydrologic principles, not favoring any administrative boundaries, special projects, or a particular program or agency. The Watershed Boundary Dataset is delineated and georeferenced to the USGS 1:24,000 scale topographic basemap. This feature class was built from the WBDHU10 dataset and slightly modified by adding additional fields to the attribute table that identify fish passage survey partners and their timelines within a particular HU10 watershed. The layer serves as a vital tool in fostering collaboration and communication among fish passage partners, aiming to enhance survey and conservation efforts. Dataset Summary Phenomenon Mapped: Watersheds in the United States, as delineated by the Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD). Coordinate System: NAD83 Extent: Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands, Northern Marianas Islands and American Samoa. Visible Scale: Visible at all scales, however USGS recommends this dataset should not be used for scales of 1:24,000 or larger. Source: United States Geological Survey Publication Date: July 27, 2023
River Conditions Tool: MASK

This RCT mask map service supports the River Conditions Tool (https://uppermissouriheadwaters.org/UMHW_RiverConditions/index.html). Data creation involved input from watershed coordinators from the Upper Missouri Headwaters Basin and Upper Yellowstone watersheds, then complication from USFWS R6 Science Applications and Montana State University. Leveraging the investment of the USFWS Region 6 Science Applications’ funded project Building Large Scale Drought Resiliency in the Missouri Headwaters Basin, the tool further supports stakeholders in drought management planning by improving access to US Geological Survey, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, and Montana Dept. of Natural Resources Conservation Services (DNRC) river condition data. In collaboration with MT DNRC, this data drives functionality similar to the River Conditions tool on the Big Hole River Conditions web page for eight basins within the Missouri Headwaters Basin. The tool is to be embedded on websites for easy access to real-time stream conditions such as temperature and flow, and river status (e.g., restrictions, closures).
RCT_Support_FY22

This map service supports the River Conditions Tool (https://uppermissouriheadwaters.org/UMHW_RiverConditions/index.html). Data creation involved input from watershed coordinators from the Upper Missouri Headwaters Basin and Upper Yellowstone watersheds, then complication from USFWS R6 Science Applications and Montana State University. Leveraging the investment of the USFWS Region 6 Science Applications’ funded project Building Large Scale Drought Resiliency in the Missouri Headwaters Basin, the tool further supports stakeholders in drought management planning by improving access to US Geological Survey, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, and Montana Dept. of Natural Resources Conservation Services (DNRC) river condition data. In collaboration with MT DNRC, this data drives functionality similar to the River Conditions tool on the Big Hole River Conditions web page for eight basins within the Missouri Headwaters Basin. The tool is to be embedded on websites for easy access to real-time stream conditions such as temperature and flow, and river status (e.g., restrictions, closures).
RCT Monitoring Sites

Current Monitoring Locations of the River Conditions tool geography that provides linkages to monitoring data tables, web pages, and/or projects. The data is compiled from various sources of stakeholder input. This map service supports the Upper Missouri Headwaters Basin river conditions tool (https://uppermissouriheadwaters.org/UMHW_RiverConditions/index.html). Data creation involved input from watershed coordinators from the Upper Missouri Headwaters Basin and complication from USFWS R6 Science Applications. Leveraging the investment of the USFWS Region 6 Science Applications’ funded project Building Large Scale Drought Resiliency in the Missouri Headwaters Basin, the tool further supports stakeholders in drought management planning by improving access to US Geological Survey, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, and Montana Dept. of Natural Resources Conservation Services (DNRC) river condition data. In collaboration with MT DNRC, this data drives functionality similar to the River Conditions tool on the Big Hole River Conditions web page for eight basins within the Missouri Headwaters Basin. The tool is to be embedded on websites for easy access to real-time stream conditions such as temperature and flow, and river status (e.g., restrictions, closures).
Caribbean Undeveloped Land (SECAS Goal Trends)

Yearly trend Caribbean undeveloped land declined in both Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Across both territories combined, this indicator declined by 0.39% per year from 2017-2022. That is a loss of approximately 279,000 acres of undeveloped land per year. On track to meet SECAS goal No. The decline of about 1.56% every 4 years is not enough to reach the SECAS goal of a 1% increase every 4 years. Data source [Esri Sentinel-2 10-Meter Land Use/Land Cover] Confidence in trend Medium. The decline is statistically significant; however, yearly weather changes and human uses can significantly impact classification errors for developed land. Interpretation This is an indicator of areas less impacted by development in the Caribbean. While the landcover data has significant issues with misclassification, it does seem like the Caribbean is continuing to lose undeveloped land. Overall loss in undeveloped land is most likely due to development to support tourists and others that don’t live on the island year-round. The population of both Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands actually decreased from 2017-2022. Other information available A table of territory-level summaries is available in Appendix I of the pdf report: [https://secassoutheast.org/pdf/SECAS-goal-report-2024.pdf].
Assessment of Landscape Plans - Table View

The purpose and objective of the map is to identify the spatial extents of existing and future Landscape Conservation Designs (LCD) to inform conservation planning. LCD and LCD-like projects that meet minimum criteria (see table and description document, below) were included based on criteria defined a FWS team of spatial experts. This tool also includes other landscape plans that are just short of meeting the criteria that defines an LCD so that users can assess (a) what is available in their area; and (b) at what stage it might be based on our criteria. FWS personnel can use this tool to identify the extents of ongoing landscape scale planning efforts and LCDs in their area. The ability to identify these plans can assist in conservation planning processes as well as engagement in the partnership. Any use of the tool for decision making purposes is beyond the intent of this tool and caution should be exercised. Working Landscape Conservation Design (LCD) definition: A partner-driven approach to achieve a sustainable, resilient landscape that meets the ecological and social needs of current and future generations. It is an iterative, collaborative, and holistic process resulting in spatially explicit products and adaptation strategies that provide information, analytical tools, maps, and strategies to achieve landscape goals collectively held among partners. For questions please contact [sadatasteward@fws.gov ] Servcat reference: [https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/149968]
FWS HQ SA Assessment of Landscape Plans - Table

The purpose and objective of the map is to identify the spatial extents of existing and future Landscape Conservation Designs (LCD) to inform conservation planning. LCD and LCD-like projects that meet minimum criteria (see table and description document, below) were included based on criteria defined a FWS team of spatial experts. This tool also includes other landscape plans that are just short of meeting the criteria that defines an LCD so that users can assess (a) what is available in their area; and (b) at what stage it might be based on our criteria. FWS personnel can use this tool to identify the extents of ongoing landscape scale planning efforts and LCDs in their area. The ability to identify these plans can assist in conservation planning processes as well as engagement in the partnership. Any use of the tool for decision making purposes is beyond the intent of this tool and caution should be exercised. Working Landscape Conservation Design (LCD) definition: A partner-driven approach to achieve a sustainable, resilient landscape that meets the ecological and social needs of current and future generations. It is an iterative, collaborative, and holistic process resulting in spatially explicit products and adaptation strategies that provide information, analytical tools, maps, and strategies to achieve landscape goals collectively held among partners. For questions please contact [sadatasteward@fws.gov ] Servcat reference: [https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/149968]