Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat Types for Idaho, 2019 Planning Map

2019 landscape-scale habitat data for greater sage-grouse in Idaho, developed by the Department of the Interior. The dataset classifies key habitat areas and four restoration potential types, covering all of Idaho and a small managed area in Nevada. It is intended for use at a 1:100,000 scale for general conservation and restoration planning.

Use Cases

• General conservation planning based on key habitat area classifications.
• Prioritizing restoration efforts based on the four habitat restoration potential types (R1, R2, R3, RB).
• Tracking landscape-level habitat changes over time based on the annual update process mentioned.
• Identifying non-habitat areas removed from planning, such as paved highways and water bodies.

Strengths

• Explicitly defines four habitat restoration types (R1, R2, R3, RB) and a key habitat class.
• Covers the entire state of Idaho and a small managed area in Nevada.
• Intended for use at a defined 1:100,000 scale.
• Annual update process is documented to track changes over time.

Limitations

• Map extent for key habitat and restoration areas is provisional, contingent on final analyses.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Department of the Interior

Collection Method

Incorporates wildfire data and other edits from the 2019 field and fire season, with non-habitat areas removed.

Time Range

2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 16:45:41.665028; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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