Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Areas in Idaho and Montana

Idaho and southwestern Montana conservation areas for Greater Sage-Grouse habitat management. The dataset contains five distinct conservation area polygons developed for the 2015 Environmental Impact Statement. It was created by the U.S. Department of the Interior based on administrative draft proposed plans and the Idaho Governor's Conservation Areas.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial overlap between conservation area polygons and other land-use datasets for habitat protection planning.
• Summarize total acreage within each of the five conservation area features for resource allocation reports.
• Evaluate disturbance density metrics within the Idaho Mountain Valleys or Idaho Desert Conservation Area polygons.
• Map the boundaries of the Southwestern Montana Conservation Area for field office management activities.

Strengths

• Polygon data covers the full extent of the Idaho-SW Montana Greater Sage-Grouse EIS boundary.
• Seamless layer integrates habitat and non-habitat areas from multiple administrative plans.
• Includes five defined conservation area features for structured analysis.

Limitations

• Dataset is from 2015 and may not reflect current land designations or habitat conditions.
• Specific row counts or spatial resolution details are not provided.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of the Interior

Collection Method

Polygons derived from Idaho and SW Montana Administrative Draft Proposed Plan Habitat Management Areas and Idaho Governor's Conservation Areas, expanded to the EIS boundary.

Time Range

2015

Freshness

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Geography

Idaho, southwestern Montana, and a portion of Utah managed by the Sawtooth National Forest.