Conservation Design WFS

USA Hydrological Unit Code 2 (geonode:huc2)

The 1:2,000,000-Scale Hydrologic Unit Boundaries map layer shows the boundaries of 2,264 cataloging units within the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The hydrologic units outlined in this map layer represent natural and manmade stream-drainage areas.

USA Hydrological Unit Code 4 (geonode:huc4)

The Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) defines the areal extent of surface water drainage to a point, accounting for all land and surface areas. Watershed Boundaries are determined solely upon science-based hydrologic principles, not favoring any administrative boundaries or special projects, nor particular program or agency. The intent of defining Hydrologic Units (HU) for the Watershed Boundary Dataset is to establish a baseline drainage boundary framework, accounting for all land and surface areas.

EBTJV Boundary (geonode:ebtjv_boundary)

Boundary of the Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture region.

USA Hydrological Unit Code 8 (geonode:huc8)

The Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) defines the areal extent of surface water drainage to a point, accounting for all land and surface areas. Watershed Boundaries are determined solely upon science-based hydrologic principles, not favoring any administrative boundaries or special projects, nor particular program or agency.

RPCCR Coldwater Streams with Naturally Reproducing Trout in Tunkhannock Watershed (geonode:rpccr_within_nat_trout_repro_huc10_tunkhannock_coldwater)

This is the vector version of the output from the RPCCR analysis for Tunkhannock watershed in Pennsylvania (canopy cover less than or equal to 70%, solar gain greater than or equal to 70%, and impervious surface equal to or less than 10%) that is within 0.5 miles of a coldwater stream and also contains naturally reproducing trout populations.

Interactive Conservation Planning and Design: Locally Connected Cores (geonode:localcores_gcs)

One of the goals of the Interactive Conservation Planning and Design project was to identify areas which are important for functioning ecosystems and biodiversity. Five conservation design elements were identified as a result of this project, including; regionally connected cores, locally connected cores, regional linkages, east-west linkages, and local build-outs. Locally connected cores are areas that are locally significant (irreplaceable) and also have high internal local connectivity. The layer was created by researchers at Clemson University. For more information: http://applcc.org/research/applcc-funded-projects/interactive-conservation-planning-and-design/interactive-conservation-planning-and-design.

Interactive Conservation Planning and Design: Regional Linkages (geonode:regional_linkage_gcs)

One of the goals of the Interactive Conservation Planning and Design project was to identify areas which are important for functioning ecosystems and biodiversity. Five conservation design elements were identified as a result of this project, including; regionally connected cores, locally connected cores, regional linkages, east-west linkages, and local build-outs. There were two major types of linkages identified that are likely providing additional connectivity between regionally connected cores and within locally connected cores. Regional linkages are region-scale corridors that connect large cores. Three of these areas were identified. The layer was created by researchers at Clemson University. For more information: http://applcc.org/research/applcc-funded-projects/interactive-conservation-planning-and-design/interactive-conservation-planning-and-design.

RPCCR Output for Tunkhannock Watershed which also contain Naturally Reproducing Trout (geonode:rpccr_within_nat_trout_repro_huc10_tunkhannock_only)

This data was created by selecting all areas from RPCCR analysis of Tunkhannock HUC10 watershed (canopy cover less than or equal to 70%, solar gain, solar gain greater than or equal to 70%, and impervious surface of 10 percent or less) which are also with 0.5 miles of a Pennsylvania stream that contains naturally reproducing trout populations. The naturally reproducing trout populations data is available for the entire state of Pennsylvania from the GeoNode or the Pennsylvania Spatial Data Clearinghouse (PASDA).

Stream Classification - Moderate High Gradient (geonode:moderate_high)

This data has been extracted from the TNC stream classification flowline shapefile. Stream with a gradient class of high (greater than or equal to 0.5%, less than 2%) were extracted into a separate shapefile and uploaded.

Appalachian LCC Boundary (geonode:applcc)

Landscape conservation cooperatives (LCCs) are conservation-science partnerships between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and other federal agencies, states, tribes, NGOs, universities and stakeholders within a geographically defined area. They inform resource management decisions to address national-scale stressors-including habitat fragmentation, genetic isolation, spread of invasive species, and water scarcity-all of which are accelerated by climate change.

Eelgrass 2013 (geonode:eelgrass2013)

Eelgrass bed information from www.maine.gov/megis/catalog from Maine Dept of Env. Protection

RPCCR Output for Tunkhannock Watershed (geonode:geonode_huc10_1291_poly_1)

This is the vector version of the output from the RPCCR analysis for Tunkhannock watershed in Pennsylvania (canopy cover less than or equal to 70%, solar gain greater than or equal to 70%, and impervious surface equal to or less than 10%).

Global: Major Watersheds (geonode:wribasin_1eu)

Watersheds of the World published by the World Resources Institute, a cleaned version of this watershed delineation enhanced to include WRI's original publication attributes. The WRIBASIN shapefile data layer is comprised of 254 derivative vector major river basins features derived based on ~250 000 cell data originally from WRI-Rutgers. Data processing is complete globally, this is an African subset. Acronyms and Abbreviations: WRI - World Resources Institute.

UTRB Imperiled Aquatic Strategy Boundary (geonode:utrb_imperiled_aquatic_strategy_gcs)

Boundary for the Imperiled Aquatic Species Strategy for the Upper Tennessee River Basin based on compiled 8-digit hydrologic units.

UTRB Imperiled Aquatic Strategy Boundary Subwatersheds (geonode:utrb_aquatic_initiative_boundary)

8-digit HUC watershed boundaries within the UTRB Imperiled Aquatic Species Strategy boundary.

Streams with Trout Natural Reproduction in Pennsylvania (geonode:trout_naturalreproduction201411)

This layer contains flowing waters in Pennsylvania that support naturally reproducing populations of trout. A wild trout stream section is a biological designation that does not determine how it is managed, therefore, these streams may also be stocked with hatchery trout by the Commission. This GIS layer matches the list available on the PFBC web site at http://www.fish.state.pa.us/trout_repro.htm.

Water Supply Stress Index: Projected Change (geonode:huc8_wassiweb_applcc_wassisummaries_1)

To help natural resource planners and managers evaluate ecosystem services and make informed decisions in light of changing environmental conditions, U.S. Forest Service scientists have developed a web-based planning tool known as the Water Supply Stress Index (WaSSI) model.

Brook Trout Habitat Patches of Northern States (geonode:patches_bkt_north)

Brook trout habitat patches derived from NHD+ catchments coded for salmonid species presence by the Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture assessment.

Stream Classification - Great Rivers (geonode:great_rivers)

This data has been extracted from the TNC stream classification flowline shapefile. Stream with a drainage area greater than or equal to 25,000 square km were extracted into a separate shapefile and uploaded.

USA Hydrological Unit Code 12 (geonode:huc12)

The Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) defines the areal extent of surface water drainage to a point, accounting for all land and surface areas. Watershed Boundaries are determined solely upon science-based hydrologic principles, not favoring any administrative boundaries or special projects, nor particular program or agency. The intent of defining Hydrologic Units (HU) for the Watershed Boundary Dataset is to establish a baseline drainage boundary framework, accounting for all land and surface areas.

USA States (geonode:usa_adm1_states)

This layer contains polygons of the 50 states of the U.S. The layer includes extensive attributes that describe area, FIPS, labels, and much more. Best accompanied with layers for counties and country boundaries.

Forest to Faucets: Forest importance to drinking water (geonode:forests2faucets_outputs)

Forests are crucial in the production of clean drinking water. Nowhere in the United States is this more true than in the Appalachian region, where heavily forested watersheds supply water to the densely populated Eastern states. The U.S. Forest Service’s Forests to Faucets project is a national-scale spatial assessment identifying forested areas important for surface drinking water and potential risks to those forests posed by development, insects and disease, and wildland fire.

Protected Areas Database of the United States (PADUS): Combined (geonode:test2_1)

The Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) is a geodatabase, managed by USGS GAP, that illustrates and describes public land ownership, management and other conservation lands, including voluntarily provided privately protected areas. The geodatabase contains four feature classes such as, Marine Protected Areas (MPA) and Easements that each contains uniquely associated attributes. These two feature classes are combined with the PAD-US Fee feature class to provide a full inventory of protected areas in a common schema (i.e. Combined file). Legitimate and other protected area overlaps exist in the full inventory, with Easements loaded on top of Fee and MPAs under both. Parcel data within a protected area are dissolved in this file that powers the PAD-US Viewer. As overlaps exist, GAP creates separate analytical layers to summarize area statistics for "GAP Status Code" and "Owner Name". Contact the PAD-US Coordinator for more information. The lands included in PAD-US are assigned conservation measures that qualify their intent to manage lands for the preservation of biological diversity and to other natural, recreational and cultural uses; managed for these purposes through legal or other effective means. The geodatabase includes: 1) Geographic boundaries of public land ownership and voluntarily provided private conservation lands (e.g., Nature Conservancy Preserves); 2) The combination land owner, land manager, management designation or type, parcel name, GIS Acres and source of geographic information of each mapped land unit 3) GAP Status Code conservation measure of each parcel based on USGS National Gap Analysis Program (GAP) protection level categories which provide a measurement of management intent for long-term biodiversity conservation 4) IUCN category for a protected area's inclusion into UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre's World Database for Protected Areas. IUCN protected areas are defined as, "A clearly defined geographical space, recognized, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values" and are categorized following a classification scheme available through USGS GAP; 5) World Database of Protected Areas (WDPA) Site Codes linking the multiple parcels of a single protected area in PAD-US and connecting them to the Global Community. The geodatabase contains a Marine Protected Area (MPA) feature class and Easements feature class, each with uniquely associated attribute. These two feature classes are combined with the PAD-US fee feature class with standard PAD-US attributes to provide a full inventory of protected areas in a common schema. As legitimate and other overlaps exist in the combined inventory GAP creates separate analytical layers to obtain area statistics for "GAP Status Code" and "Owner Name". PAD-US version 1.3 Combined updates include: 1) State, local government and private protected area updates delivered September 2011 from PAD-US State Data Stewards: CO (Colorado State University), FL (Florida Natural Areas Inventory), ID (Idaho Fish and Game), MA (The Commonwealth's Office of Geographic Information Systems, MassGIS), MO (University of Missouri, MoRAP), MT (Montana Natural Heritage Program), NM (Natural Heritage New Mexico), OR (Oregon Natural Heritage Program), VA (Department of Conservation and Recreation, Virginia Natural Heritage Program). 2) Select local government (i.e. county, city) protected areas (3,632) across the country (to complement the current PAD-US inventory) aggregated by the Trust for Public Land (TPL) for their Conservation Almanac that tracks the conservation finance movement across the country. 3) A new Date of Establishment field that identifies the year an area was designated or otherwise protected, attributed for 86% of GAP Status Code 1 and 2 protected areas. Additional dates will be provided in future updates. 4) A national wilderness area update from wilderness.net 5) The Access field that describes public access to protected areas as defined by data stewards or categorical assignment by Primary Designation Type. . The new Access Source field documents local vs. categorical assignments. See the PAD-US Standard Manual for more information: gapanalysis.usgs.gov/padus 6) The transfer of conservation measures (i.e. GAP Status Codes, IUCN Categories) and documentation (i.e. GAP Code Source, GAP Code Date) from PAD-US version 1.2 or categorical assignments (see PAD-US Standard) when not provided by data stewards 7) Integration of non-sensitive National Conservation Easement Database (NCED) easements from August 2011, July 2012 with PAD-US version 1.2 easements. Duplicates were removed, unless 'Stacked' = Y and multiple easements exist. 8) Unique ID's transferred from NCED or requested for new easements. NCED and PAD-US are linked via Source UID in the PAD-US version 1.3 Easement feature class. 9) Official (member and eligible) MPAs from the NOAA MPA Inventory (March 2011, www.mpa.gov) translated into the PAD-US schema with conservation measures transferred from PAD-US version 1.2 or categorically assigned to new protected areas. Contact the PAD-US Coordinator for documentation of categorical GAP Status Code assignments for MPAs. 10) Identified MPA records that overlap existing protected areas in the PAD-US Fee feature class (i.e. PADUS Overlap field in MPA feature class). For example, many National Wildlife Refuges and National Parks are also MPAs and are represented in the PAD-US MPA and Fee feature classes.(ei

Stream Classification - Large Rivers (geonode:large_rivers)

This data has been extracted from the TNC stream classification flowline shapefile. Stream with a drainage area greater than or equal to 10,000 square km but less than 25,000 square km were extracted into a separate shapefile and uploaded.

FWS Special Designation Areas (geonode:fws_special_designation)

This data layer depicts the Special Designations that have been placed upon the lands and waters administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in North America, U.S. Trust Territories and Possessions. These special areas, such as wilderness, are primarily designated by the U.S. Congress. The primary source for this information is the USFWS Realty program.