Necedah National Wildlife Refuge: 1999 Yellow River Aerial Photo Mosaic, Central Wisconsin
Dates
Publication Date
1999-12-16
Time Period
1999-05-26
Summary
The 25-mile stretch of the Yellow River adjacent to the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Central Wisconsin provides valuable habitat to numerous species of concern including the Red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus), the Cerulean warbler (Dendroica cerulea), the Eastern massasaugua rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus), and the Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis). Since very little data exist regarding the location and composition of these habitats, a detailed land cover/land use (LCU) map is needed to better define and more effectively manage these areas of concern.
Summary
The 25-mile stretch of the Yellow River adjacent to the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Central Wisconsin provides valuable habitat to numerous species of concern including the Red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus), the Cerulean warbler (Dendroica cerulea), the Eastern massasaugua rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus), and the Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis). Since very little data exist regarding the location and composition of these habitats, a detailed land cover/land use (LCU) map is needed to better define and more effectively manage these areas of concern.
Using 1:12,000 scale color infrared aerial photography, collected May 26, 1999, the study area was ground truthed and will be photointerpreted with one acre being the minimum mapping unit. The final products will be a 28 class LCU digital coverage (crosswalked to the Formation level of the National Vegetation Classification Standard) and scanned high-resolution, georeferenced aerial photographs.
