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Forests (Midwest Conservation Blueprint 2024 Indicator) [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]

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Forests (Midwest Conservation Blueprint 2024 Indicator) [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]
Description
Definition This indicator identifies forest condition regarding the availability and risk of mortality of forested stands within the Midwest Landscape. It prioritizes areas based on locations of forested stands and risks from major forest insects and diseases. Pixels can take the following values: 0 - Not a forest pixel 1 - Forest pixels at risk for mortality loss 2 - Previously considered at risk but likely no longer at risk 3 - Forest pixels not modeled as at risk 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 U.S. Forest Service National Insect and Disease Risk Map and the National Land Cover Database (NLCD). To create this layer, MLI partners, members, and staff completed the following mapping steps: projected all input data to NAD83 (2011) UTM Zone 15N, resampled the Forest layer to a 30m raster, and reclassed the raster into the following 3 classes: 1 - Pixels at hazard for mortality losses exceeding 25% of their 2012 basal area over the 2013-2027 time frame, 2 - Pixels considered at risk in the NIDRM_2012 assessment, but that are likely no longer at risk, 3 - Treed areas, but not modeled as "At Risk". Due to the low resolution of the Forest data, many non-forest pixels are incorrectly classified as treed stands. To correct the issue, pixels classified by NLCD as non-forest were removed from the Forest data. Finally, we removed highly altered areas from this layer using our Highly Altered Areas mask. For full mapping details, please refer to the Midwest Conservation Blueprint 2024 Development Process . For a complete download of all Blueprint input and output data, visit the Midwest Conservation Blueprint 2024 Data Download .
Creator
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Temporal Coverage
2024
Date Issued
2024-09-26
Rights
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.
Access Rights
Public
Format
ArcGIS ImageMapLayer
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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    U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (2024). Forests (Midwest Conservation Blueprint 2024 Indicator) [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]. . https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/content/fws::forests-midwest-conservation-blueprint-2024-indicator (web service)
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