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Sagebrush Biome Investigation using the Sagebrush Management Resilience and Resistance Tool (SMRRT)
Colorado State Office, CO (2017)

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April 25th, 2017 presentation (notes) 

April 7th, 2017 presentation (no notes)

Some of the analyses remain unfinished; this is a work in progress and can be updated if there is interest.

Multiscale Data Uses and Tool Integration in the Escalante Watershed, UT (2016-7)

The Escalante Watershed Project is a multi-scale, integrated approach to help improve the usefulness and accessibility of the Colorado Plateau REA step-down products, AIM, and other tools...More

Attempting to Answer Multiple Management Questions Northern California (NorCal) (2016)

In the Northern California or NorCal project, the REA Applications team was asked to consider how REA data might help quantitatively inform Land Health Standards for an area originally centered around the Twin Peaks allotment in Eagle Lake Field Office.  After the initial question, further management questions were forthcoming about burrowing owl, mule deer, pronghorn, and wildfire...More

Centennial Watershed Assessment, Dillon Field Office, MT (2015)

The Centennial Watershed Assessment used data from the Middle Rockies (MIR) REA to understand how the watershed fits into the context of the surrounding areas...More

Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, UT (2015) 

This analysis investigates the regional context of GSENM, aquatic and terrestrial intactness, connectivity, climate change predictions, distributions of biological soil crust, and productivity estimates.

To learn more about the analysis and use of REA data in the GSENM Management Plan Amendment see the GSENM story map.

The analysis is summarized in the "Island of Green" presentation.

Northern Great Basin Workshop Example - Energy Development (2015)

When locating wind turbines, it is necessary to consider Golden Eagle habitat. This is easy to do using GIS....More

San Luis Valley - Taos Plateau Landscape Assessment  (2017)

The San Luis Valley - Taos Plateau Landscape Assessment  was developed using Rapid Ecoregional Assessment methods and generally includes more information about cultural and socioeconomic values than the traditional REAs. The Landscape Assessment is a precursor to the Solar Regional Mitigation Strategy and provides information, maps, and tools to help inform the strategy. The SLV-TP Landscape Assessment will be released in Summer 2017 on the Landscape Approach Data Portal and more information about the process can be found on the BLM solar energy page

Northwest Plains Habitat Selection 

Example: Where are the high quality grass and shrublands under BLM management in the NWP REA? ...More