Agricultural Resource Priorities in the Highlands Region [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service] Full Details

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Title:

Agricultural Resource Priorities in the Highlands Region [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]

Description:

This layer represents agricultural resource priorities in the Highlands region. This layer is intended to inform grant proposals for the Highlands Conservation Act. The Highlands Conservation Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the States of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania (Highland States) to preserve and protect high priority conservation land in the Highlands region.Thislayerranges from0to8, with8being highest prioritiesforagricultural preservation in the Highlands Region. The layerscoresall 30m cellsthat are, or were, in agricultural use in 2016 or 2021 based on the2021NLCD layer(classes 81 and 82).Cells withprime, state, and local/unique agriculturalsoils (usingSSURGO)were given scores of 4, 3, and 2, respectively. Cellsnearhigh densities ofagriculturallanduse (i.e.,within800mof cells classified as 81 and 82 in the 2021 NLCD layer, using a focalstatisticsanalysis)were scored1 (lowest) to 4 (highest) density based on quantiles of agricultural density in the2004federal Highlands Conservation Act boundary.

Creator:

Department of the Interior

Provider:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Open Data

Resource Class:

Imagery and Web services

Temporal Coverage:

Last modified 2024-09-26

Date Issued:

2024-09-26

Place:

United States

Rights:

Although these data and information have been processed successfully on a computer system at the USFWS, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data and information on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and information, and aggregate use with other data and information. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data and information. The USFWS shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of the data and information described and/or contained herein.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Imagery

Language:

English

Date Added:

2024-11-21