Aquatic Organism Passage Habitat Improvements by US Forest Service

Miles of habitat improved upstream from Aquatic Organism Passage (AOP) structures are tracked by the US Forest Service. Data includes the completed fiscal year and lists species that benefit from the habitat improvement. The dataset originates from the USFS Natural Resource Manager Watershed Improvement Tracking (WIT) database.

Use Cases

• Assessing watershed restoration impact based on miles of habitat improved
• Modeling species distribution changes based on listed beneficiary species
• Tracking infrastructure project outcomes by completed fiscal year
• Analyzing spatial patterns of aquatic organism passage improvements

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative USFS Watershed Improvement Tracking (WIT) database.
• Includes specific metrics like miles improved and beneficiary species.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoJSON and KML.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update is listed as a future date (2026-03-13).

Provenance

Source

USDA Forest Service, Natural Resource Manager Watershed Improvement Tracking (WIT) database.

Collection Method

On-the-ground activity tracking for watershed improvement projects.

Time Range

Data includes completed fiscal year.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:51:11.545485

Geography

Likely covers areas managed by the US Forest Service.