Decision support tools
August 10, 2017
This resource provides easy access to information about strategies for adaptive management and monitoring of desert amphibians. It is built from work completed by Dr.
May 3, 2017
May 1, 2017
These tools include maps that estimate the amount of milkweed present in metropolitan areas (baseline milkweed density) and maps that estimate the potential increase in the number of milkweed stems under different conditions (scenario planning).
February 13, 2017
This report presents a decision support framework aimed at helping managers of freshwater ecosystems in the northern Rockies think critically about how to apply climate information to their management decisions.
February 2, 2017
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Department of Natural Resources developed this Invasive Species Reporter that allows users to send a report with the geographic location of an invasive species from their mobile device while in the field (assuming they have internet service) or when the
January 4, 2017
This document provides a synthesis of all Appalachian LCC funded research project deliverables such as decision support tools, data layers, final reports, and other vital information that will help plan and manage for the conservation of aquatic and terrestrial systems throughout the region.
December 12, 2016
The Coastal Wetland Prioritization Tool provides information on the ecological condition, water quality, surrounding human pressures and conservation status of coastal wetlands.
December 12, 2016
The Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Restoration Assessments help coastal wetland managers consider the broader context of their local conservation opportunities by identifying specific areas with high potential for restoration, comparing results with basemaps and oblique aerial photography and...
December 7, 2016
The National Fish Habitat Partnership has released their latest This Assessment Report, released by the National Fish Habitat Partnership, summarizes all the human impacts on fish habitats in the rivers and estuaries of the United States.
October 28, 2016
Great Lakes Inform is a free, online platform designed to increase the efficiency of regional conservation and resource management in the Great Lakes. Great Lakes Inform is a “first-stop” shop to find, share, and access information that helps you address key Great Lakes issues.
October 18, 2016
The Landscape Climate Dashboard is a new visualization tool that helps you to explore future climate projections and soil site sensitivity for federally and tribally protected lands across the California, Pacific Northwest, Great...
August 15, 2016
This map and prioritization tool are designed to be screening-level tools that can be used to help investigate potential fish passage/aquatic organism passage opportunities in the Southeast U.S. in the context of of many ecological factors.
August 4, 2016
Climate change is altering coastal environments and how conservation is approached.
August 1, 2016
This atlas is a data discovery, visualization, and analytical platform for stakeholders throughout the Caribbean. With the atlas you can search for spatial datasets, visualize supported projects, and learn more about landscape scale conservation science and design in the region.
June 27, 2016
The USA National Phenology Network promotes a broad understanding of plant and animal phenology and its relationship with environmental change. The Network is a consortium of individuals and organizations that collect, share, and use phenology data, models, and related information.
June 24, 2016
Researchers at Clemson University identified five conservation design elements covering many critical ecological processes and patterns across the Appalachian LCC geography. These elements include large interconnected regions as well as broad landscapes that connect them.
June 24, 2016
The Appalachian LCC has collaborated with the US Forest Service to provide information and tools that fully integrate society’s value of ecosystems with future threats to better inform natural resource planning and management.
June 2, 2016
This report details analysis conducted by scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Forest Service.
May 26, 2016
Users of the conservation planning tool are able to access information about status, threats, and conservation opportunities based on their priorities, indicating where management is best located to benefit their species of interest, and additionally, they are able to compare the best management...
May 26, 2016
This geospatial tool contains a wealth of geospatial products, including water quality layers, agricultural system layers, geophysical layers, fish and wildlife focal areas, and many others. All told, over 100 different geospatial layers are organized within the...
May 16, 2016
The Peninsular Florida LCC Conservation Planning Atlas is a data discovery, visualization, and analytical platform for stakeholders throughout the Peninsular Florida area.
March 18, 2016
The Gulf Coast Prairie LCC Conservation Planning Atlas is a platform that allows users to discover, access and integrate existing spatial data layers and maps for use in analysis and conservation planning.
February 14, 2016
Last year, the USDA Regional Climate Hubs released their first Hub-wide product, the Climate Hubs Tool Shed. The Tool Shed is an online, searchable database of tools to assist in adapting working lands to the impacts of climate change.
January 29, 2016
Southeast Aquatic Connectivity Assessment Project (SEACAP) map and prioritization tool are designed to be screening-level tools that can be used to help investigate potential fish passage / aquatic organism passage opportunities in the Southeast United States in the context of many ecological...
January 29, 2016
The Chesapeake Fish Passage Prioritization project was designed to help managers identify potential fish passage projects that are most likely to produce ecological benefits. Results include three consensus-based scenarios that depict dams in the 64,000 square mile Chesapeake Bay watershed where...
January 29, 2016
The network of sea lamprey barriers consists of purpose-built barriers as well as numerous dams constructed for other purposes that also serve to block upstream migration of adult sea lampreys.
January 20, 2016
Fishworks is a web-based GIS platform that allows users to access sophisticated optimization tools that identify barriers which, if removed, would maximize habitat improvements for migratory fish in the Great Lakes Basin.
November 20, 2015
This is the primary access to the LC MAP Data Catalog tool, powered by ScienceBase. LC MAP was originally developed by the U.S.
October 26, 2015
The Restoration Handbook for Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems aids wildlife and habitat managers in developing strategies to prioritize where and how to invest in sagebrush steppe ecosystem restoration efforts.
October 14, 2015
- The models generating these maps are the first to take into account the ability of marshes to accrete, or keep up with, rising sea levels, in the San Francisco Bay Estuary.
October 9, 2015
The Nature Conservancy - with support from the Appalachian LCC - completed a study to assist policy makers, land management agencies, and industry in assessing potential future energy development and how that may overlap with biological and ecological values.
October 6, 2015
The Adaptation Workbook is a structured process to consider the potential effects of climate change on forest ecosystems and design forest management and conservation actions that can help prepare for changing conditions.
October 6, 2015
The RPCCR tool enables users to dynamically locate areas (within the selected region) in the riparian zone that would benefit most from increased shading produced by planting of trees.
October 5, 2015
The Southern Rockies LCC Conservation Planning Atlas (CPA) provides a platform to access and integrate geospatial data sets, maps, and information for use in analysis and conservation planning.
October 1, 2015
The Climate Commons offers a starting point for discovery of climate change data and related resources, information about the science that produced it, and guidance for applying climate change science to conservation in California.
September 29, 2015
The Conservation Planning Atlas is a platform for data discovery, sharing and collaboration for partners working on Landscape Conservation Design.
September 29, 2015
Blueprint 2.0 is a living map showing the best places for shared conservation action in the face of climate change, urban growth, and sea-level rise. The data-driven online tool includes all the terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems of the South Atlantic.
June 14, 2015
NOAA’s Climate Ready Great Lakes posted three training modules online designed to help create a Great Lakes region that is “climate ready.” These modules provide stakeholders and decision makers with clear information about the Great Lakes climate, as well as strategies on adaptation.
August 6, 2014
The Appalachian LCC and the Eastern Brooktrout Joint Venture Partnership's open-source mapping platform "Conservation Design" is designed to support the conservation community and their diverse needs to view, create, and analyze spatial data and maps.
July 14, 2014
The Water Harvesting Assessment Toolbox is a prototype decision aid designed to help communities in the Southwest US understand the role water harvesting can play in meeting water resource challenges while providing multiple additional benefits.
January 8, 2014
The Nature Conservancy, in partnership with the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes LCC, launched the Great Lakes Migratory Bird Stopover Portal in 2014, an online database available to natural resources managers across the Great Lakes that...
August 1, 2013
Shifting temperature and precipitation trends coupled with changing agricultural practices have the potential to influence water quality across broad geographies, from America’s cornbelt to the farming communities of the Great Lakes. Researchers with U.S. Geological Survey, a strong partner in...
December 5, 2012
In 2012, LCC partner WWF Northern Great Plains Program unveiled a new Northern Plains Conservation Network interactive web map for the ecoregion, which reflects a regional assessment of conservation...
November 28, 2012
Climate scientists often develop models to predict how climate may change in an effort to inform other models that predict how these changes may impact conservation targets.