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Equitable Access to Recreation [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]

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Title
Equitable Access to Recreation [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]
Description
DefinitionThis indicator identifies accessibility to green space and outdoor recreation in urban areas relative to demographic and environmental metrics within the Midwest Landscape. It prioritizes areas based on population density, income, race, community health, urban heat islands, and pollution burden. Pixels can take the following values:1 - Lowest park need2 - Medium park need3 - Highest park needSelectionThis indicator was chosen as a targetable, important feature of the MLI goals that will be used to track conditions over time and prioritize areas for conservation. Indicators were defined through elicitation and prioritization exercises with federal and state participants. Criteria for the indicators includes 1) actionable, 2) measurable, 3) relevant to multiple groups across the region, and/or 4) representative of other social and/or environmental values.Input Data & Mapping StepsThis indicator identifies accessibility to green space and outdoor recreation in urban areas relative to demographic and environmental metrics within the Midwest Landscape. It prioritizes areas based on population density, income, race, community health, urban heat islands, and pollution burden. This indicator originates from the Trust for Public Land's ParkServe Park Priority Areas. To create this layer, MLI partners, members, and staff completed the following mapping steps: projected all input data to NAD83 (2011) UTM Zone 15N, converted the Park Priorities polygon to a 30m raster, and removed highly altered areas using our Highly Altered Areas mask. The final raster had the following values: 1 - lowest park need, 2 - medium park need, 3 - highest park need.For full mapping details, please refer to theMidwest Conservation Blueprint 2023 Development Process. For a complete download of all Blueprint input and output data, visit theMidwest Conservation Blueprint 2023 Data Download.
Creator
Department of the Interior
Temporal Coverage
Last modified 2023-09-22
Date Issued
2023-08-14
Access Rights
Public
Format
Imagery
Language
English
Date Added
August 28, 2025

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  • Citation
    Department of the Interior (2023). Equitable Access to Recreation [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]. . https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/content/fws::equitable-access-to-recreation (imagery)
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