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The cells in this raster represent binary values (0 or 1) indicating whether a given pixel is within 800 meters of a known guzzler (1) or not (0). Guzzlers catch and store water from snow and rain which is then available to wildlife throughout the year. This raster is one of 9 inputs used to calculate the "Normalized Importance Index."
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Conclusions: Elk consistently selected for big basin sagebrush, greasewood, and tree cover; and consistently selected against Wyoming sagebrush, mixed shrub, and bare ground/sand. Selection patterns were similar during the winter, except big basin sagebrush and mixed shrubs were selected in proportion to their availability. Elk tend to prefer areas characterized by edge habitat where quality forage and cover habitats are in close proximity to one another. Thresholds/Learnings: Elk use was highest in summer in areas characterized by diverse habitats and >2800m away from major roads. High use areas during winter were similar, although elk tended to use areas slightly closer to roads (>2100m away), which is largely...
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Conclusions: There was a significant reduction in ovenbird pairing success at compressor sites (77%) compared with noiseless wellpads (92%). These differences were apparent regardless of territory quality or individual male quality. Noise interferes with a male's song, such that females may not hear the male's song at greater distances and/or females may perceive males to be of lower quality because of distortion of song characteristics Thresholds/Learnings: Synopsis: Anthropogenic noise is rapidly increasing in wilderness areas as a result of industrial expansion. This study assessed pairing success and age distribution of male ovenbirds, Seiurus aurocapilla, in the boreal forest of Alberta, Canada, in areas around...
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This dataset provides a compilation of the wetland characteristics, water quality, and aquatic macroinvertebrate community metric data collected from 159 wetlands in Montana and North Dakota within the Prairie Pothole Region of the Williston Basin .
Recent energy development has resulted in rapid and large-scale changes to western shrub-steppe ecosystems without a complete understanding of its potential impacts on wildlife populations. We modeled winter habitat use by female greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) in the Powder River Basin (PRB) of Wyoming and Montana, USA, to 1) identify landscape features that influenced sage-grouse habitat selection, 2) assess the scale at which selection occurred, 3) spatially depict winter habitat quality in a Geographic Information System, and 4) assess the effect of coal-bed natural gas (CBNG) development on winter habitat selection. We developed a model of winter habitat selection based on 435 aerial relocations...
ABSTRACT: To help meet national energy demands, interest has been focused on the coal, oil shale, and uranium deposits of the Upper Colorado River Basin. Several energy output projections for the basin have been presented based upon water availability. Inherent in all these analyses are estimates as to the rate of water use in each energy development. New energy technologies are characterized by parameters extrapolated from small scale energy facilities. The data provide projected costs, conversion efficiencies, and material inputs and outputs. Alternative techniques for process cooling and solids handling provide variable rates of water use which affect other conversion parameters. Results from a mathematical model...
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The data contained in this report was compiled, modified, and analyzed for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) Integrated Assessment (IA). The WLCI is a long-term science based effort to assess and enhance aquatic and terrestrial habitats at a landscape scale in southwest Wyoming while facilitating responsible energy development through local collaboration and partnerships. The IA is an integrated synthesis and analysis of WLCI resource values based on best available data and information collected from multiple agencies and organizations. It is a support tool for landscape-scale conservation planning and evaluation, and a data and analysis resource that can be used for addressing specific management...
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Values in this raster layer represent a scaled index score which corresponds to the relative importance of a given land parcel in regard to the presence of buildings identified as 'Agricultural' as captured in the state assessor's database. Parcels identified as containing buildings with this categorization were then scaled from 0 to 1, with a value of 1 representing the oldest building, and values decreasing for parcels with newer buildings. The grid is a normalized, unit-less index with values ranging from 0 (low importance) to 1 (high importance). This raster is one of 9 inputs used to calculate the "Normalized Importance Index."
From the EERMA Interative Energy Atlas website: "The Energy and Environment in the Rocky Mountain Area (EERMA) project is composed of interdisciplinary U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists working to provide land management agencies and decision makers with synthesized information and comprehensive, virtual tools to promote understanding of the trade-offs of energy development. The purpose of the Interactive Energy Atlas is to provide data and decision support tools to visualize and assess the potential effects of energy development on terrestrial/hydrological resources at multiple scales." This viewer and data portal currently contains data sets for Colorado and New Mexico. Topics include existing energy development...
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The the Williston Basin has been a leading petroleum producer for over a half century with development beginning around the turn of the 20th century. The spatial and temporal spread of the associated wells is important from both an economic perspective but also a natural resource view. These data were gathered from the state/province oil and gas divisions for use by USGS researchers and their collaborators in water resource specific studies. Each state/province provides slightly different information for each well, with some providing more information and others less. We attempted to create a spatial cross-walk that allowed each database to be merged to one another to create a final regional spatial database. Each...
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Oil and gas development in North Dakota is occurring at a rapid rate, and managers and biologists are ill-equipped to address and minimize damage from oil development and related activities on fish and wildlife habitat. This project aims to gather information on impacts to grassland birds from oil and gas development to better inform conservation managers.The 2012 pilot season was a success. Bird surveys were conducted at 18 oil wells and four control sites. Preliminary findings showed reduced densities of grassland birds near wells compared with away from wells, but the effect varied among species. Continuing work will strengthen inferences as well as attempt to assess effects on uncommon species such as Baird’s...
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Wind power is a promising clean energy technology that has grown rapidly in recent years (EIA 2013). In spite of its environmentally friendly reputation, industrial wind energy generation can have serious impacts on wildlife. Bat and bird collision fatality rates have been alarmingly high at some wind farms. Proper siting of wind facilities may help minimize collision impacts as the wind energy industry continues to grow. Bat and bird fatality rates vary greatly among sites; however, there is no reliable method for assessing collision risk prior to development. My goal was to develop a method for predicting fatality rates based on nocturnal activity patterns measured by ground-level recording of bat and bird calls....
map background search result map search result map WGFD Terrestrial Priority Areas Condition Terrestrial - Rare Plants - Total Phosphorous Potential Trona Potential USGS Wind Development Probability Model BLM Wild and Scenic Rivers Uranium Recovery Facility Powerline Density Effects of oil and gas development on grassland birds Chronic industrial noise affects pairing success and age structure of ovenbirds Seiurus aurocapilla. Seasonal distribution and habitat use patterns of elk in the Jack Morrow Hills Planning Area Williston Basin Area Wells Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) - Important Agricultural Lands Assessment Project (Datasets) WLCI - Important Agricultural Lands Assessment (Input Raster: Agricultural Parcels Scored by Building Date) WLCI - Important Agricultural Lands Assessment (Input Raster: Land Parcels within 800 m. of a Guzzler) Assessing Bat and Bird Fatality Risk at Wind Farm Sites using Acoustic Detectors Wetland characteristics from the Prairie Pothole Region of the Williston Basin (2014-2016) Seasonal distribution and habitat use patterns of elk in the Jack Morrow Hills Planning Area Wetland characteristics from the Prairie Pothole Region of the Williston Basin (2014-2016) Effects of oil and gas development on grassland birds Phosphorous Potential Trona Potential WLCI - Important Agricultural Lands Assessment (Input Raster: Agricultural Parcels Scored by Building Date) WLCI - Important Agricultural Lands Assessment (Input Raster: Land Parcels within 800 m. of a Guzzler) Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) - Important Agricultural Lands Assessment Project (Datasets) WGFD Terrestrial Priority Areas BLM Wild and Scenic Rivers Powerline Density Uranium Recovery Facility Condition Terrestrial - Rare Plants - Total USGS Wind Development Probability Model Chronic industrial noise affects pairing success and age structure of ovenbirds Seiurus aurocapilla. Assessing Bat and Bird Fatality Risk at Wind Farm Sites using Acoustic Detectors Williston Basin Area Wells