BLM Idaho Sage-Grouse Habitat Planning Map

Idaho and a small area of Nevada managed by Idaho BLM are covered by this landscape-scale geospatial dataset of greater sage-grouse habitat types. The data classifies key habitat areas and four restoration potential types, including perennial grasslands, annual grass areas, conifer encroachment zones, and recently burned areas. It is updated annually to incorporate wildfire data and other edits, intended for use at a 1:100,000 scale.

Use Cases

• General conservation planning based on mapped key habitat and restoration potential areas.
• Tracking landscape-level habitat changes over time using the annual update cycle.
• Prioritizing restoration projects in areas classified with high restoration potential (R1, R3).
• Assessing habitat loss or modification by reviewing areas removed and tracked as 'NA' (non-habitat).

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on Data.gov indicates established importance for public resource management.
• Describes a clear annual update process to incorporate new wildfire data and monitoring refinements.
• Explicitly defines multiple habitat and restoration classes (Key, R1, R2, R3, RB, NA) for structured analysis.

Limitations

• Map extents for key habitat and restoration areas are noted as provisional, pending final national strategy analyses.
• Metadata completeness is low; specific column names, row counts, and file sizes are not provided.
• The data is intended for landscape-scale use (1:100,000) and requires field verification for finer-scale applications.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Incorporates wildfire data, field season edits, and refinements from inventory, monitoring, and modeling.

Time Range

2013-2014 specific versions are listed, with an annual update cycle mentioned.

Freshness

2026-04-11 (last updated date on Data.gov, though this appears to be a future or placeholder date)

Geography

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