BLM OR Biological Treatments Polygon Hub

BIO_POLY represents completed biological land treatments for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) managed lands in Oregon and Washington. The dataset is published by the Department of the Interior and was last updated on March 26, 2026. Biological treatments involve introducing foraging species, predators, or parasites to control pests or selectively suppress vegetation.

Use Cases

• Map the spatial distribution of biological pest control treatments based on the geospatial polygon data.
• Analyze land management strategies for vegetation suppression based on the described treatment types.
• Study the application of introduced species for pest control in specific regions of Oregon and Washington.
• Assess the extent of completed biological interventions on BLM-managed lands.

Strengths

• Data is explicitly geospatial, indicated by the GEOJSON, KML, and ARCGIS GEOSERVICES REST API formats.
• Focus is on completed treatments, suggesting a record of finalized interventions.
• Covers a defined geographic area: BLM-managed lands in Oregon and Washington.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Department of the Interior, via Data.gov.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from BLM land management records.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 12:41:47.977547; freshness should be verified.

Geography

BLM managed lands in the states of Oregon and Washington.