Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat and Restoration Planning Map for Idaho

The dataset contains landscape-scale habitat types for greater sage-grouse across Idaho and a small area of Nevada managed by Idaho BLM. It classifies areas into key habitat and four restoration types, including perennial grasslands, annual grass areas, conifer encroachment zones, and recently burned areas. Annual updates, such as the 2009 and 2018 versions, incorporate wildfire data and edits to chart habitat changes over time.

Use Cases

• General conservation and restoration planning based on classified habitat and restoration potential types.
• Tracking landscape-level changes in sage-grouse habitat over time using annual map updates.
• Identifying areas for potential habitat restoration, such as conifer encroachment zones with high restoration potential.
• Informing wildfire impact assessments by incorporating recent burn data and provisional habitat status.

Strengths

• Provides a current, annually updated approximation of sage-grouse habitat for the entire state of Idaho.
• Includes a detailed classification system for habitat and restoration potential, such as R1 (high potential grasslands) and R3 (conifer encroachment).
• Intended for use at a defined cartographic scale of 1:100,000.

Limitations

• The map extent for key habitat and restoration areas is provisional, contingent on the final outcome of the national Greater Sage-grouse Conservation Strategy.
• Metadata completeness is low, with unknown column names, row counts, and specific author information.
• Data is intended for landscape-scale planning; applications at finer scales require additional field verification.

Provenance

Source

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (Idaho BLM).

Collection Method

Likely developed through inventory, monitoring, modeling, and incorporation of annual wildfire and field data.

Time Range

2009 to 2018 (based on specific annual editions mentioned).

Freshness

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Geography

Idaho, USA, and a small area in Nevada managed by Idaho BLM.