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United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southwestern Region Plan Revision The National Forest Management Act (NFMA) of 1976 requires every national forest or grassland managed by the U.S. Forest Service to develop and maintain a Land and Resource Management Plan (often referred to as a forest plan). The forest plan is the principle long-range guidance document for each forest or grassland, providing direction for project and activity decision making. Forest plans articulate goals and objectives, the kinds of uses that are suitable for areas of a national forest, management standards and guidelines that apply to different kinds of activities, and the designation of special areas like Research Natural Areas. Forest plans are strategic in nature and do not compel any action or authorize... Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Arizona, New Mexico, desert, fire, grassland, All tags... grazing, invasive, management, protected area, recreation, riparian, scrub/shrub, spring, stream, threatened & endangered, wetland, Fewer tags Development of a Regional Springsnail Conservation Strategy FY2017There is an increasing concern and need for the conservation of springsnails and other endemic mollusks and for conservation of the unique spring and springbrook habitats on which they depend (Hershler et al 2014; Abele 2011). Nationwide, several of these species have been listed as endangered or threatened under provisions of the ESA; others are candidates for federal listing or are undergoing review by USFWS for possible future listing actions. These species can be particularly susceptible to localized threats and specific knowledge necessary for effective site-based conservation is often limited or lacking.Springsnail are particularly susceptible to extinction because the entire population of any single... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, California, Climate Change, Conservation Design, Conservation Planning, All tags... Federal resource managers, Goal 3: Maintain hydrologic regimes, Great Basin, Idaho, LCC Network Science Catalog, Nevada, Oregon, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Report, State agencies, aquatic, conservation biology, desert, endemic species, habitat conservation, land management, onGoing, species extinction, springsnails, Fewer tags Matching support to JFSP projects on post-fire recovery of sagebrush and perennial grasses FY2017Increasing effectiveness of post-fire treatments is a management priority, such as is emphasized in Secretarial Order #3336 on rangeland fire and restoration, which prescribes a programmatic, longer-term approach that accommodates the layering of different treatments in sagebrush-steppe rangelands. The phasing of treatments by applying them in different post-fire years is an important part of wildfire response that, along with timing of livestock grazing resumption, likely affects overall project success - but is yet under studied. This projects objective is to determine the incremental gains in increasing desirable perennials and decreasing exotic annual grasses with the phasing of land management actions... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: California, California, California, Conservation Planning, Federal resource managers, All tags... Fire, Great Basin, Idaho, Idaho, Idaho, LCC Network Science Catalog, Monitoring, Nevada, Nevada, Nevada, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Private land owners, Project, Soda Fire, Soda Fire, Soda Fire, State agencies, desert, desert, desert, land management, land management, land management, native plants, native plants, native plants, onGoing, restoration, restoration, restoration, vegetation treatment, vegetation treatment, vegetation treatment, Fewer tags The Impact of Ecosystem Water Balance on Desert Vegetation: Quantification of Historical Patterns and Projection Under Climate Change (Not listed in the LCC Science Catalog due to Desert LCC co-funding and catalog administering) In the desert Southwest, changes in species composition, abundance, and distribution that may occur with climate change have significant implications for management of natural resources. These changes include: the extirpation or introduction of species, losses of biodiversity, shifts in structure and function of ecosystems and the services they provide, changes in wildlife habitat, invasion of non-native species, and changes in fire regimes. For planning, mitigation, and adaption, land managers would be greatly aided by knowing, in advance, which plant species, functional types, and assemblages will change in response to climate change so that monitoring and mitigation measures can focus on those resources. FY2012In... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: AZ-01, AZ-04, Arizona, Arizona, CO-02, All tags... CO-03, CO-05, Colorado, Decision Support, Federal resource managers, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, NM-01, NM-02, NM-03, New Mexico, New Mexico, Project, SRLCC, SRLCC, State agencies, Tribes, UT-01, UT-02, UT-03, Utah, climate change, climate change, completed, desert, desert, ecohydrology, ecohydrology, historic patterns, historic patterns, plants, plants, soil water, soil water, vegetation change, vegetation change, water availability, water availability, Fewer tags National Park Service Planning, Environment & Public Comment (PEPC) Planning in the National Park Service guides informed and insightful decisions that provide relevant and timely direction to park management, and informs future decision-making for each national park system unit in accord with its stated mission. Planning also provides methods and tools for resolving issues in ways that minimize conflicts and promotes mutually beneficial solutions - solutions that articulate how public enjoyment of the parks can be part of a strategy for ensuring that resources are protected unimpaired for future generations. The National Park Service prepares a variety of planning and environmental documents to help guide management of park resources and visitor use and activity. The Park Planning... Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: United States, desert, fire, grassland, invasive, All tags... management, protected area, recreation, restoration, river, scrub/shrub, spring, threatened & endangered, water management, wetland, Fewer tags Development of a Regional Springsnail Conservation Strategy FY2017There is an increasing concern and need for the conservation of springsnails and other endemic mollusks and for conservation of the unique spring and springbrook habitats on which they depend (Hershler et al 2014; Abele 2011). Nationwide, several of these species have been listed as endangered or threatened under provisions of the ESA; others are candidates for federal listing or are undergoing review by USFWS for possible future listing actions. These species can be particularly susceptible to localized threats and specific knowledge necessary for effective site-based conservation is often limited or lacking.Springsnail are particularly susceptible to extinction because the entire population of any single... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, California, Climate Change, Conservation Design, Conservation Planning, All tags... Federal resource managers, Goal 3: Maintain hydrologic regimes, Great Basin, Idaho, LCC Network Science Catalog, Nevada, Oregon, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Report, State agencies, aquatic, conservation biology, desert, endemic species, habitat conservation, land management, onGoing, species extinction, springsnails, Fewer tags Development of a Regional Springsnail Conservation Strategy FY2017There is an increasing concern and need for the conservation of springsnails and other endemic mollusks and for conservation of the unique spring and springbrook habitats on which they depend (Hershler et al 2014; Abele 2011). Nationwide, several of these species have been listed as endangered or threatened under provisions of the ESA; others are candidates for federal listing or are undergoing review by USFWS for possible future listing actions. These species can be particularly susceptible to localized threats and specific knowledge necessary for effective site-based conservation is often limited or lacking.Springsnail are particularly susceptible to extinction because the entire population of any single... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, California, Climate Change, Conservation Design, Conservation Planning, All tags... Federal resource managers, Goal 3: Maintain hydrologic regimes, Great Basin, Idaho, LCC Network Science Catalog, Nevada, Oregon, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Report, State agencies, aquatic, conservation biology, desert, endemic species, habitat conservation, land management, onGoing, species extinction, springsnails, Fewer tags U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Wildlife Refuges Pacific Southwest Region Comprehensive Conservation Plan A Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) provides management direction for a refuge for 15 years. With input for the public, the Service forms a vision of a refuge's desired conditions and the actions needed to achieve it. A refuge's vision may include improved habitat conditions and expanded public use programs that are compatible with resource conservation. Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: California, Nevada, bird, desert, invasive, All tags... mammal, management, protected area, reptile, riparian, scrub/shrub, threatened & endangered, water availability, wetland, Fewer tags U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Wildlife Refuges Southwest Region Plans in Progress & Completed Plans The following plans are in various stages of preparation, from early pre-planning to complete. The list includes the name of the National Wildlife Refuge, location reference, type of plan being prepared, general plan status, name of planning team leader, and planner's contact information including a clickable email link. The plans are arranged geographically by the four states of the Southwest Region: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Arizona, New Mexico, bird, desert, grassland, All tags... invasive, mammal, management, protected area, recreation, reptile, riparian, scrub/shrub, spring, threatened & endangered, water availability, wetland, Fewer tags 2015 LCC Network Areas OGC Webservices Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) are public-private partnerships composed of states, tribes, federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, universities, international jurisdictions, and others working together to address landscape and seascape scale conservation issues. LCCs inform resource management decisions to address broad-scale stressors-including habitat fragmentation, genetic isolation, spread of invasive species, and water scarcity-all of which are magnified by a rapidly changing climate. For further information go to https://www.fws.gov/science/catalog. The previous 2011 LCC Network Areas data is available at https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/52f2735ee4b0a6f0bd498c2f Categories: Data, Publication; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Aleutian and Bering Sea Islands, Appalachian, Arctic, California, Caribbean, All tags... Desert, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers, Great Basin, Great Northern, Great Plains, Gulf Coast Plains and Ozarks, Gulf Coast Prairie, Inland Waters, LCC, North Atlantic, North Pacific, Northwest Boreal, Pacific Islands, Peninsular Florida, Plains and Prairie Potholes, South Atlantic, Southern Rockies, Unclassified, Upper Midwest and Great Lakes, Western Alaska, biota, boundaries, conservation, dataset, environment, fish and wildlife service, landscape conservation cooperatives, partnerships, Fewer tags U.S. Geological Survey Gap Analysis Project- Land Cover Data v2.2 This dataset combines the work of several different projects to create a seamless data set for the contiguous United States. Data from four regional Gap Analysis Projects and the LANDFIRE project were combined to make this dataset. In the northwestern United States (Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Washington and Wyoming) data in this map came from the Northwest Gap Analysis Project. In the southwestern United States (Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah) data used in this map came from the Southwest Gap Analysis Project. The data for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia came from the Southeast Gap Analysis Project and the California data was... Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Alabama, Alaska, Aleutian and Berind Sea Islands, Appalachian, Arctic, Northwestern Interior Forest, All tags... Arizona, Arkansas, California, Central United States, Colorado, Connecticut, Continental United States, Delaware, Desert, District of Columbia, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers, Florida, Georgia, Great Basin, Great Northern, Great Plains, Gulf Coast Plains and Ozarks, Gulf Coast Prairie, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Landscape Conservation Cooperatives, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Atlantic, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northeastern United States, Northwestern United States, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pacific Islands, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, SageDAT-data, South Carolina, South Dakota, Southeastern United States, Southern Rockies, Southwestern United States, Tennessee, Texas, Upper Midwest and Great Lakes, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Western Alaska, Wisconsin, Wyoming, biota, ecology, environment, land cover, landcover, landingPage, vegetation, wildlife habitat, Fewer tags Development of a Regional Springsnail Conservation Strategy FY2017There is an increasing concern and need for the conservation of springsnails and other endemic mollusks and for conservation of the unique spring and springbrook habitats on which they depend (Hershler et al 2014; Abele 2011). Nationwide, several of these species have been listed as endangered or threatened under provisions of the ESA; others are candidates for federal listing or are undergoing review by USFWS for possible future listing actions. These species can be particularly susceptible to localized threats and specific knowledge necessary for effective site-based conservation is often limited or lacking.Springsnail are particularly susceptible to extinction because the entire population of any single... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, California, California, Climate Change, Conservation Design, All tags... Conservation Planning, Federal resource managers, Goal 3: Maintain hydrologic regimes, Great Basin, Idaho, Idaho, LCC Network Science Catalog, Nevada, Nevada, Oregon, Oregon, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Report, State agencies, aquatic, aquatic, conservation biology, conservation biology, desert, desert, endemic species, endemic species, habitat conservation, habitat conservation, land management, land management, onGoing, species extinction, species extinction, springsnails, Fewer tags U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Land Use Planning BLM’s Resource Management Plans (RMPs) form the basis for every action and approved use on the public lands. The BLM prepares RMPs for areas of public lands, called planning areas, which tend to have similar resource characteristics. Planning emphasizes a collaborative environment in which local, state, and tribal governments, the public, user groups, and industry work with the BLM to identify appropriate multiple uses of the public lands. Plans are periodically revised as changing conditions and resource demands require. RMPs are used by managers and the public to accomplish the following: Allocate resources and determine appropriate multiple uses for the public lands; Develop a strategy to manage and protect... Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: OHV/ ORV/ ATV, United States, desert, feral, grassland, All tags... grazing, invasive, management, oil & gas, protected area, recreation, renewable energy, riparian, scrub/shrub, spring, stream, threatened & endangered, wetland, Fewer tags Restoring Big Sagebrush FY2013“The loss of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) on sites disturbed by fire has motivated many restoration seeding and planting efforts. However, the resulting sagebrush establishment is often lower than desired, especially in dry areas. Sagebrush establishment may be increased by addressing factors such as seed source and condition or management of the plant community. The research team assessed initial establishment of seeded sagebrush and four populations of small outplants (from different geographies, climates, and cytotypes) and small sagebrush outplants in an early seral community where mowing, herbicide, and seeding of other native plants had been experimentally applied. No emergence of seeded... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Federal resource managers, Great Basin, Idaho, Idaho, Idaho, All tags... LCC Network Science Catalog, Monitoring, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Private land owners, Project, Publication, State agencies, big sagebrush, completed, desert, desert, desert, land treatments, land treatments, land treatments, restoration, restoration, restoration, seed sources, seed sources, seed sources, seedlings, seedlings, seedlings, Fewer tags Improving Groundwater Supply Forecasting in the Southwestern U.S. Changing climate conditions have been identified as a major threat to the sustainability and availability of water resources in the Southwestern U.S. Long-term decreases in precipitation can lead to reductions in regional groundwater levels and loss of groundwater storage in aquifers for some communities. Reduced precipitation can also lead to lower water levels in streams and losses in the vegetation that grows alongside riverbanks. The goal of this project was to identify how hydrologic systems in the Southwest might respond to changes in climate and the degree to which this response is dependent on the characteristics of the hydrologic system. To do this, researchers developed a tool that simulates how quickly... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2012, AZ, CASC, Completed, Desert, All tags... Federal, Projects by Region, Riparian, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Southwest, Southwest, Southwest CASC, Upper San Pedro Basin, Upper Verde Watershed, Verde River Basin, Water, Coasts and Ice, Water, Coasts and Ice, multiple, plants, Fewer tags Microsite Soil Characteristics Influence Sagebrush Restoration Success FY2017This study addresses the need to develop treatments, soil amendments, and other site-preparation techniques that enhance germination, establishment, and development of healthy sagebrush communities. This study addressed the following objectives: (1) Determine whether seeded sagebrush established more frequently in fertile islands compared to burned shrub interspaces and locations where sagebrush was absent prior to the fire; (2) Determine whether the soil characteristics of sites and fertile islands within those sites influence sagebrush establishment patterns; and (3) Consider whether fertile island soil characteristics could be reporduced by manipulation post-fire soils in areas that had no pre-fire sagebrush.... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: California, California, California, Data Acquisition and Development, Federal resource managers, All tags... Great Basin, Idaho, Idaho, Idaho, LCC Network Science Catalog, Monitoring, Nevada, Nevada, Nevada, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Publication, Regional & county planners, Seed germination, State agencies, desert, desert, desert, ecological sites, ecological sites, ecological sites, fertile islands, fertile islands, fertile islands, onGoing, restoration, restoration, restoration, sagebrush, sagebrush, sagebrush, soil amendment, soil amendment, soil amendment, vegetation treatment, vegetation treatment, vegetation treatment, Fewer tags Evaluation of Common Gardens to provide Information on Seed Transfer Among Landscapes FY2016Information on climate adaptation of native plants used in restoration is needed to help guide seed transfer from collection sites to restoration areas across the Great Basin. This project evaluates variation among populations planted together in common gardens of sagebrushes or bluebunch wheatgrass to achieve the goal.The need for seeds for sagebrush ecosystem restoration and rehabilitation projects has led to the transfer of seed across climate zones and hundreds of miles. Development and application of climate-based seed zones are needed to improve seeding success and return-on-investment. USGS, in collaboration with USFS, has accumulated considerable data on climate responses of key native (and cultivar)... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: California, California, California, Conservation Planning, Federal resource managers, All tags... Great Basin, Idaho, Idaho, Idaho, LCC Network Science Catalog, Monitoring, Nevada, Nevada, Nevada, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Private land owners, Project, Publication, Seed zones, State agencies, artemisia tridentata, artemisia tridentata, artemisia tridentata, bluebunch wheatgrass, bluebunch wheatgrass, bluebunch wheatgrass, completed, desert, desert, desert, native seed, native seed, native seed, pseudoroegneria spicata, pseudoroegneria spicata, pseudoroegneria spicata, restoration, restoration, restoration, sagebrush, sagebrush, sagebrush, seed transfer, seed transfer, seed transfer, seeds of success, seeds of success, seeds of success, Fewer tags Development of a Regional Springsnail Conservation Strategy FY2017There is an increasing concern and need for the conservation of springsnails and other endemic mollusks and for conservation of the unique spring and springbrook habitats on which they depend (Hershler et al 2014; Abele 2011). Nationwide, several of these species have been listed as endangered or threatened under provisions of the ESA; others are candidates for federal listing or are undergoing review by USFWS for possible future listing actions. These species can be particularly susceptible to localized threats and specific knowledge necessary for effective site-based conservation is often limited or lacking.Springsnail are particularly susceptible to extinction because the entire population of any single... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, California, Climate Change, Conservation Design, Conservation Planning, All tags... Federal resource managers, Goal 3: Maintain hydrologic regimes, Great Basin, Idaho, LCC Network Science Catalog, Nevada, Oregon, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Report, State agencies, aquatic, conservation biology, desert, endemic species, habitat conservation, land management, onGoing, species extinction, springsnails, Fewer tags Evaluation of Weed-Suppressive Bacteria for Control of Exotic Annual Grasses FY2017The Integrated Rangeland Fire Management Strategy Actionable Science Plan places a high priority on assessing control measures for invasive annual grasses, which provide fuel for rangeland fire and impede restoration of desirable perennials. Weed-suppressive strains of the bacterium Psuedomonas fluoresens (P.f.) are an emerging but yet untested tool for selectively reducing these annual grasses. P.f. may suppress annuals for approximately 2-5 years, bridging the short-term action of herbicides and long-term resistance provided as native bunchgrasses recover. In 2015-2016, the USGS responded to a request from the Idaho sage grouse action group to establish a series of field-based experiments to assess the efficacy... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, California, California, California, Federal resource managers, All tags... Great Basin, Idaho, Idaho, Idaho, Invasives, LCC Network Science Catalog, Monitoring, Nevada, Nevada, Nevada, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Presentation, Project, State agencies, bacteria, bacteria, bacteria, biocontrol, biocontrol, biocontrol, biological control, biological control, biological control, cheatgrass, cheatgrass, cheatgrass, desert, desert, desert, onGoing, restoration, restoration, restoration, Fewer tags