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A Regional Approach to Stewardship Mapping for the
Southwest Regional Gap Analysis Project
Southwest Regional GAPArizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah
US-IALE 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada: Transdisciplinary Challenges in Landscape Ecology
Andrea E. Ernst*Julie Prior-Magee
Kenneth G. Boykin
New Mexico Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research UnitNew Mexico State University
AcknowledgmentsNate Peterson, Research Associate Natural Resource Ecology LabColorado State University
Jennifer Puttere, Research SpecialistNew Mexico Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research UnitNew Mexico State University
Chris Godlewski, GIS TechnicianNew Mexico Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research UnitNew Mexico State University
Many Individuals at the Federal, State, and NGO AgenciesWho have provided GIS Data, Invaluable Knowledge, and Time!
Stewardship:
(n.) Map which Combines Attributes of Land Ownership, Management, and a Measure of Intent to Maintain Biodiversity
(a.) Language Spoken Only in Acronyms
Why the term Stewardship?
• Because Legal Ownership of a Land Tract does not Necessarily Equate to the Entity Charged with Managing the Resource
• Because a Single Steward may Subdivide Land into Units that may be Managed for Different Purposes that Affect Biodiversity
2 Main Objectives
1.) Develop a Digital Map of Land Ownership Boundaries Describing Ownership with Internal Management Areas & Entities Responsible for Management
2.) Attribute Individual Land Units with GAP Management Status Categories for Purpose of Describing Management Status of Elements of Biodiversity and Identifying Potential Gaps
Methods Used ForLand Ownership
Data Layer
Step 1 Collect Updated Base Data
Step 2Separate Individual ManagementCategories From Base Data i.e. BLM, State Trust
Geodatabase= Better ToolAttribute Domains Based on GAP Management Coding System
GAP_Status Only allow 1-4Class_Desc 1000 = Federal LandsOwner_Desc 1100 = Bureau of Land ManagementManager_Desc 1101 = Area of Critical Environmental ConcernDivisionParcel_Name River MountainsParcel_Desc Text = Reason for ACEC =Bighorn Sheep HabitatSource_New Nevada State BLM Office Updated 01/03
PROS: Change in Attribute Domain automatically changes Data TableHelps Eliminate Misspellings i.e. Bureau of Land ManageentSaves Time from Typing Individual Attribute; Creates Uniformity
Step 3Convert to Geodatabase, Attribute with Domains
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Step 2
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Step 8
Step 9
Step 10
Collect Updated Base Data
Separate Individual/Detailed ManagementCategories From Base Data i.e. BLM, State Trust
Convert to Geodatabase, Attribute with Domains
Collect Spatial Data from Local Source i.e. NPS GIS Data Set, Utah Division of State Parks
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Step 2
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Step 6
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Step 9
Step 10
Collect Updated Base Data
Separate Individual/Detailed ManagementCategories From Base Data i.e. BLM, State Trust
Convert to Geodatabase, Attribute with Domains
Collect Spatial Data from Local Source i.e. NPS GIS Data Set, Utah Division of State Parks
Convert to Geodatabase, Attribute with Domains
Step 6 Merge Datasets Together
Step 7Validate Geodatabase Topology, Using TopologyRules such as ‘Must Not Overlap’ & ‘No Gaps’
Step 8Fix Topological Errors, Address Slivers
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Step 2
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Step 9
Step 10
Collect Updated Base Data
Separate Individual/Detailed ManagementCategories From Base Data i.e. BLM, State Trust
Convert to Geodatabase, Attribute with Domains
Collect Spatial Data from Local Source i.e. NPS GIS Data Set, Utah Division of State Parks
Convert to Geodatabase, Attribute with Domains
Merge Datasets Together
Validate Geodatabase Topology, Using TopologyRules such as ‘Must Not Overlap’ & ‘No Gaps’
Cross Check with Original GIS Data, Spreadsheet
Fix Topological Errors, Address Slivers
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
Step 9
Step 10
Collect Updated Base Data
Separate Individual/Detailed ManagementCategories From Base Data i.e. BLM, State Trust
Convert to Geodatabase, Attribute with Domains
Collect Spatial Data from Local Source i.e. NPS GIS Data Set, Utah Division of State Parks
Convert to Geodatabase, Attribute with Domains
Merge Datasets Together
Validate Geodatabase Topology, Using TopologyRules such as ‘Must Not Overlap’ & ‘No Gaps’
Cross Check with Original GIS Data, Spreadsheet
Fix Topological Errors, Address Slivers
Merge More Data, REPEAT
Methods Used ForManagement Status
Data Layer
Criteria Used to Define Management Status Categories
• Permanence of Protection from Conversion of Natural Land Cover to Unnatural.
• Relative Amount of the Land Unit Managed for Natural Cover (5% Maximum Amount Managed in Unnatural State).
• Inclusiveness of the Management, i.e., Single Species vs. Ecosystem.
• Type of Management (i.e., Suppresses or Allows Natural Disturbance) and Degree that it is Mandated Through Legal and Institutional Arrangements.
Status 2
Status 3
Status 4
Status 1Permanent Protection from Conversion of Natural Land Cover, Mandated Management Plan, Disturbance Events are Allowed to Proceed.
Permanent Protection from Conversion of Natural Land Cover, Mandated Management Plan, May ReceiveUses that Degrade Quality of Natural Communities, i.e.Disturbance Suppression.
Permanent Protection from Conversion of Natural Land Cover for the Majority of the Area but Subject toExtractive Uses (i.e. logging, mining), Recognizes T&E Species Protection.
No Known Institutional Mandates to Prevent Conversionof Natural Land Cover to Anthropogenic Habitat Types,Generally Allows Conversion to Unnatural Land CoverThroughout.
Collection of Management Plans
• Currently Collect Resource Management Plans (RMPs) from the BLM
• Individual Plans for the National Parks, Forests, and National Wildlife Refuges
• If No Plan is Available, can Conduct Interviews with Knowledgeable Personnel
Not Subject to Institutional
Management Plan?
YESStatus 4
LANDTRACT
Status 1
Status 2
Status 2
Status 3
Protection Legally/
Institutionally Binding?
TotalSystem
Protected?
DisturbanceAllowed?
DisturbanceSuppressed?
Partial SystemProtected &Managed for
Natural Values?
YES YES YES
NONO
Managed forIntensive Use?
YES
Subject to Institutional
Management Plan?YES
YES
YES
Status 3
NO
NO
NO
Dichotomous Key for Management Status Categorization
Stewardship Layer
Analysis
• Comparing Relative Amount of Managing Entity Responsibility in Relation to Other Managing Entities
• Indicate a Potential Need for Change in Management Strategies for Areas Important to Biodiversity Maintenance
Importance of Stewardship Map in GAP Process
• Help Reveal Opportunities for Cooperative Management, More Equitable Distribution of Responsibility
• Spatial Documentation of the Existing Network of Conservation Lands
• Base Map from which future Designs for Conservation Networks Can be Built Upon
QUESTIONS?