Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat Types for Idaho, 2012 Planning Map

The 2012 update of the Sage-grouse Habitat Planning Map incorporates wildfire data and other edits from the 2012 field season. This dataset contains simple, landscape-scale greater sage-grouse habitat types for Idaho and a small area in Nevada managed by Idaho BLM. It was developed by the Department of the Interior and is intended for use at a 1:100,000 scale.

Use Cases

• General conservation planning based on landscape-scale habitat types.
• Restoration potential assessment based on the four defined restoration types (R1, R2, R3, RB).
• Tracking landscape-level changes in sage-grouse habitat over time based on the annual update plan.
• Identifying key habitat areas and areas removed from habitat classification (NA class).

Strengths

• Data incorporates wildfire data and edits from the 2012 field and fire season.
• Habitat types are clearly defined, including key habitat and four restoration categories.
• Intended for use at a specific, documented scale of 1:100,000.
• Covers all of Idaho and a small managed area in Nevada.

Limitations

• The map extent for key habitat and restoration areas is provisional, contingent on additional analyses.
• Data is suitable for general planning but requires additional verification for finer-scale applications.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Department of the Interior

Collection Method

Map update incorporating wildfire data and edits per typical processes used during the past decade.

Time Range

2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-11 16:00:52.097581; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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