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BE50AEA3kClsCmb Binary WKID102008 20181107 [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]

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BE50AEA3kClsCmb Binary WKID102008 20181107 [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]
Description
Wind energy projects that pose a low risk to eagles are activities sited in areas where eagle abundance is known to be low. We defined low-exposure zones as areas where abundance is below a defined threshold such that: (1) we can confidently predict that eagles will be infrequently exposed to wind turbines in the area; and (2) Stage 2 (site-specific in-field) eagle use surveys are unlikely to yield information useful in generating a fatality prediction for the wind energy project. Although our focus is on low-exposure for wind energy projects, the general concept applies to other activities that may incidentally take eagles as well. Proposed wind energy projects that meet the low risk criteria have the option of skipping the required 2 years of site-specific surveys, and will be able to implement a simplified post-construction fatality monitoring protocol focused on confirming the low-risk characterization of the site. Operating wind energy projects that meet low-risk criteria that wish to obtain an eagle incidental take permit may also take advantage of aspects of the low-risk permit approach to expedite permitting. The low-exposure zone is indicated in green, non low-exposure in purple. Abundance thresholds were determined separately for bald and golden eagles, and maps are provided for each threshold combination we considered. Combinations include: bald eagle / golden eagle products at 20/30, 50/30, and 80/30 quantiles; and individual BAEA maps for the 20, 50, and 80th quantiles.
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USFWS
Temporal Coverage
Last Modified: 2020-08-20
Date Issued
2019-10-16
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Terms of Use: The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. While the Service makes every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data provided for distribution, it may not have the necessary accuracy or completeness required for every possible intended use. The Service recommends that data users consult the associated metadata record to understand the quality and possible limitations of the data. The Service creates metadata records in accordance with the standards endorsed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee. As a result of the above considerations, the Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the data. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data in a manner consistent with the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Service, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This applies to the use of the data both alone and in aggregate with other data and information.
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Public
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Language
English
Date Added
August 10, 2025
Provenance Statement
The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Open Data on 2025-08-24.

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    USFWS (2019). BE50AEA3kClsCmb Binary WKID102008 20181107 [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]. . https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/fws::be50aea3kclscmb-binary-wkid102008-20181107 (web service)
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