Overlapping Habitat Connectivity Corridors [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]
Description
The Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group (https://waconnected.org/) conducted a Cascades to Coast Analysis to model habitat connectivity for 5 focal species (American Beaver, Cougar, Fisher, Mountain Beaver, and Western Gray Squirrel), as well as for existing protected areas (i.e., naturalness, landscape integrity). These data were combined into a synthesis analysis to identify important connectivity corridors for the region and to identify priority wildlife crossing areas across major highways. Data from the Cascades to Coast Analysis, as well as a technical report summarizing the project are available athttps://waconnected.org/coastal-washington-analysis/.This layer was derived from the Overlapping Networks data from the Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group's Cascades to Coast Analysis. Hexagon grid cells were symbolized based on their proportion of overlap with the overlapping species networks (i.e., combination of least-cost corridors and core areas). The symbology of each grid cell corresponds to the number of overlapping species networks with the majority of overlap with each grid cell.
Department of the Interior (2022). Overlapping Habitat Connectivity Corridors [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]. . https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/fws::overlapping-habitat-connectivity-corridors (web service)