U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceDefinition This indicator identifies the ability of lands and waters to function under changing climate conditions within the Midwest Landscape. It prioritizes areas based on landscape diversity and connectedness. Pixels can take the following values: 1 - Least resilient 2 - Less resilient 3 - Slightly less resilient 4 - Average resilience 5 - Slightly more resilient 6 - More resilient 7 - Most resilient Selection This 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 Steps This indicator originates from the Nature Conservancy's Resilient Land Mapping tool. To create this layer, MLI partners, members, and staff completed the following mapping steps: projected all input data to NAD83 (2011) UTM Zone 15N, and reclassified the raster into the following classes: 1 - Least resilient, 2 - Less resilient, 3 - Slightly less resilient, 4 - Average resilience, 5 - Slightly more resilient, 6 - More resilient, 7 - Most resilient. "Developed" pixels were reclassified as "Least resilient" to avoid removal of urban areas. "Sea level rise area" pixels were reclassified as "Least resilient" to avoid removal of coastal areas. Finally, highly altered areas were removed using our Highly Altered Areas Mask. For full mapping details, please refer to the Midwest Conservation Blueprint Development Process . For a complete download of all Blueprint input and output data, visit the Midwest Conservation Blueprint 2026 Data Download .ArcGIS ImageMapLayerhttps://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/3c23109bfa774474917c3820b3c958b0engU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Open DataPublicClimate Resiliency (Midwest Conservation Blueprint 2026 Indicator) [United States]Web servicesUnited States2026