Description: Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution.These data describe areas of suitable habitat believed to be used currently or historically by native or non-native fish populations. The term "currently" is defined as within the past five reproductive cycles. Historical habitat includes suitable habitat that fish no longer access and will not access in the foreseeable future without human intervention. This information is based on sampling, the best professional opinion of Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife or other natural resources agency staff biologists or modeling (see the fhdBasis field). Due to natural variations in run size, water conditions, or other environmental factors, some habitats identified may not be used annually. These data now comply with the Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution Data Standard that was adopted by the Oregon Geographic Information Council in June 2015. The Standard document can be found at: http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/CIO/GEO/fit/bioscience/docs/OregonFishHabitatDistributionDataStandardv3.pdf. Historical habitat distribution data are within the scope of the standard and are identified via the habitat use (fhdUseType) attribute. Historical habitats are only identified outside of currently accessible habitat and are not comprehensive. Key features of the Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution Data include: species, run, life history, habitat use, origin, production, the basis for each record, originator name, originator entity and reference. Habitat distribution data are mapped at a 1:24,000 scale statewide and are based on the National Hydrography dataset. The data are made available as GIS files in both shapefile and ESRI geodatabase format. The data were developed over an extensive time period ranging from 1996 to 2015. The data were recently migrated to USGS managed, Hydrography Event Management (HEM) tool compliant, event feature class format based on the National Hydrography Dataset.
Copyright Text: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Jon K. Bowers, Ruth Schellbach, David L. Bradford. Numerous fisheries biologists from ODFW as well as other natural resource agencies and tribes have contributed toward the development of these data. Data originator names are attributed at the feature level.
Description: Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution.These data describe areas of suitable habitat believed to be used currently or historically by native or non-native fish populations. The term "currently" is defined as within the past five reproductive cycles. Historical habitat includes suitable habitat that fish no longer access and will not access in the foreseeable future without human intervention. This information is based on sampling, the best professional opinion of Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife or other natural resources agency staff biologists or modeling (see the fhdBasis field). Due to natural variations in run size, water conditions, or other environmental factors, some habitats identified may not be used annually. These data now comply with the Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution Data Standard that was adopted by the Oregon Geographic Information Council in June 2015. The Standard document can be found at: http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/CIO/GEO/fit/bioscience/docs/OregonFishHabitatDistributionDataStandardv3.pdf. Historical habitat distribution data are within the scope of the standard and are identified via the habitat use (fhdUseType) attribute. Historical habitats are only identified outside of currently accessible habitat and are not comprehensive. Key features of the Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution Data include: species, run, life history, habitat use, origin, production, the basis for each record, originator name, originator entity and reference. Habitat distribution data are mapped at a 1:24,000 scale statewide and are based on the National Hydrography dataset. The data are made available as GIS files in both shapefile and ESRI geodatabase format. The data were developed over an extensive time period ranging from 1996 to 2015. The data were recently migrated to USGS managed, Hydrography Event Management (HEM) tool compliant, event feature class format based on the National Hydrography Dataset.
Copyright Text: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Jon K. Bowers, Ruth Schellbach, David L. Bradford. Numerous fisheries biologists from ODFW as well as other natural resource agencies and tribes have contributed toward the development of these data. Data originator names are attributed at the feature level.
Description: Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution.These data describe areas of suitable habitat believed to be used currently or historically by native or non-native fish populations. The term "currently" is defined as within the past five reproductive cycles. Historical habitat includes suitable habitat that fish no longer access and will not access in the foreseeable future without human intervention. This information is based on sampling, the best professional opinion of Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife or other natural resources agency staff biologists or modeling (see the fhdBasis field). Due to natural variations in run size, water conditions, or other environmental factors, some habitats identified may not be used annually. These data now comply with the Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution Data Standard that was adopted by the Oregon Geographic Information Council in June 2015. The Standard document can be found at: http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/CIO/GEO/fit/bioscience/docs/OregonFishHabitatDistributionDataStandardv3.pdf. Historical habitat distribution data are within the scope of the standard and are identified via the habitat use (fhdUseType) attribute. Historical habitats are only identified outside of currently accessible habitat and are not comprehensive. Key features of the Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution Data include: species, run, life history, habitat use, origin, production, the basis for each record, originator name, originator entity and reference. Habitat distribution data are mapped at a 1:24,000 scale statewide and are based on the National Hydrography dataset. The data are made available as GIS files in both shapefile and ESRI geodatabase format. The data were developed over an extensive time period ranging from 1996 to 2015. The data were recently migrated to USGS managed, Hydrography Event Management (HEM) tool compliant, event feature class format based on the National Hydrography Dataset.
Copyright Text: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Jon K. Bowers, Ruth Schellbach, David L. Bradford. Numerous fisheries biologists from ODFW as well as other natural resource agencies and tribes have contributed toward the development of these data. Data originator names are attributed at the feature level.
Description: Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution.These data describe areas of suitable habitat believed to be used currently or historically by native or non-native fish populations. The term "currently" is defined as within the past five reproductive cycles. Historical habitat includes suitable habitat that fish no longer access and will not access in the foreseeable future without human intervention. This information is based on sampling, the best professional opinion of Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife or other natural resources agency staff biologists or modeling (see the fhdBasis field). Due to natural variations in run size, water conditions, or other environmental factors, some habitats identified may not be used annually. These data now comply with the Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution Data Standard that was adopted by the Oregon Geographic Information Council in June 2015. The Standard document can be found at: http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/CIO/GEO/fit/bioscience/docs/OregonFishHabitatDistributionDataStandardv3.pdf. Historical habitat distribution data are within the scope of the standard and are identified via the habitat use (fhdUseType) attribute. Historical habitats are only identified outside of currently accessible habitat and are not comprehensive. Key features of the Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution Data include: species, run, life history, habitat use, origin, production, the basis for each record, originator name, originator entity and reference. Habitat distribution data are mapped at a 1:24,000 scale statewide and are based on the National Hydrography dataset. The data are made available as GIS files in both shapefile and ESRI geodatabase format. The data were developed over an extensive time period ranging from 1996 to 2016. The data, while now managed on the National Hydrography Dataset, are published by unique feature ID's that share a common set of attributes.
Copyright Text: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Jon K. Bowers, Ruth Schellbach, David L. Bradford. Numerous fisheries biologists from ODFW as well as other natural resource agencies and tribes have contributed toward the development of these data. Data originator names are attributed at the feature level.
Description: These data describe areas of suitable habitat believed to be used currently or historically by native or non-native fish populations. The term "currently" is defined as within the past five reproductive cycles. Historical habitat includes suitable habitat that fish no longer access and will not access in the foreseeable future without human intervention. This information is based on sampling, the best professional opinion of Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife or other natural resources agency staff biologists or modeling (see the fhdBasis field). Due to natural variations in run size, water conditions, or other environmental factors, some habitats identified may not be used annually. These data now comply with the Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution Data Standard that was adopted by the Oregon Geographic Information Council in June 2015. The Standard document can be found at: http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/CIO/GEO/fit/bioscience/docs/OregonFishHabitatDistributionDataStandardv3.pdf. Historical habitat distribution data are within the scope of the standard and are identified via the habitat use (fhdUseType) attribute. Historical habitats are only identified outside of currently accessible habitat and are not comprehensive. Key features of the Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution Data include: species, run, life history, habitat use, origin, production, the basis for each record, originator name, originator entity and reference. Habitat distribution data are mapped at a 1:24,000 scale statewide and are based on the National Hydrography dataset. The data are made available as GIS files in both shapefile and ESRI geodatabase format. The data were developed primarily in 2011 and were linear referenced to the National Hydrography Dataset in Spring of 2014.
Copyright Text: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Jon K. Bowers, Ruth Schellbach, David L. Bradford. Numerous fisheries biologists from ODFW as well as other natural resource agencies and tribes have contributed toward the development of these data. Data originator names are attributed at the feature level.
Description: Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution.These data describe areas of suitable habitat believed to be used currently or historically by native or non-native fish populations. The term "currently" is defined as within the past five reproductive cycles. Historical habitat includes suitable habitat that fish no longer access and will not access in the foreseeable future without human intervention. This information is based on sampling, the best professional opinion of Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife or other natural resources agency staff biologists or modeling (see the fhdBasis field). Due to natural variations in run size, water conditions, or other environmental factors, some habitats identified may not be used annually. These data now comply with the Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution Data Standard that was adopted by the Oregon Geographic Information Council in June 2015. The Standard document can be found at: http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/CIO/GEO/fit/bioscience/docs/OregonFishHabitatDistributionDataStandardv3.pdf. Historical habitat distribution data are within the scope of the standard and are identified via the habitat use (fhdUseType) attribute. Historical habitats are only identified outside of currently accessible habitat and are not comprehensive. Key features of the Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution Data include: species, run, life history, habitat use, origin, production, the basis for each record, originator name, originator entity and reference. Habitat distribution data are mapped at a 1:24,000 scale statewide and are based on the National Hydrography dataset. The data are made available as GIS files in both shapefile and ESRI geodatabase format. The data were developed over an extensive time period ranging from 1996 to 2015. The data were recently migrated to USGS managed, Hydrography Event Management (HEM) tool compliant, event feature class format based on the National Hydrography Dataset.
Copyright Text: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Jon K. Bowers, Ruth Schellbach, David L. Bradford. Numerous fisheries biologists from ODFW as well as other natural resource agencies and tribes have contributed toward the development of these data. Data originator names are attributed at the feature level.
Description: Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution.These data describe areas of suitable habitat believed to be used currently or historically by native or non-native fish populations. The term "currently" is defined as within the past five reproductive cycles. Historical habitat includes suitable habitat that fish no longer access and will not access in the foreseeable future without human intervention. This information is based on sampling, the best professional opinion of Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife or other natural resources agency staff biologists or modeling (see the fhdBasis field). Due to natural variations in run size, water conditions, or other environmental factors, some habitats identified may not be used annually. These data now comply with the Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution Data Standard that was adopted by the Oregon Geographic Information Council in June 2015. The Standard document can be found at: http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/CIO/GEO/fit/bioscience/docs/OregonFishHabitatDistributionDataStandardv3.pdf. Historical habitat distribution data are within the scope of the standard and are identified via the habitat use (fhdUseType) attribute. Historical habitats are only identified outside of currently accessible habitat and are not comprehensive. Key features of the Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution Data include: species, run, life history, habitat use, origin, production, the basis for each record, originator name, originator entity and reference. Habitat distribution data are mapped at a 1:24,000 scale statewide and are based on the National Hydrography dataset. The data are made available as GIS files in both shapefile and ESRI geodatabase format. The data were developed over an extensive time period ranging from 1996 to 2015. The data were recently migrated to USGS managed, Hydrography Event Management (HEM) tool compliant, event feature class format based on the National Hydrography Dataset.
Copyright Text: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Jon K. Bowers, Ruth Schellbach, David L. Bradford. Numerous fisheries biologists from ODFW as well as other natural resource agencies and tribes have contributed toward the development of these data. Data originator names are attributed at the feature level.
Description: Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution.These data describe areas of suitable habitat believed to be used currently or historically by native or non-native fish populations. The term "currently" is defined as within the past five reproductive cycles. Historical habitat includes suitable habitat that fish no longer access and will not access in the foreseeable future without human intervention. This information is based on sampling, the best professional opinion of Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife or other natural resources agency staff biologists or modeling (see the fhdBasis field). Due to natural variations in run size, water conditions, or other environmental factors, some habitats identified may not be used annually. These data now comply with the Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution Data Standard that was adopted by the Oregon Geographic Information Council in June 2015. The Standard document can be found at: http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/CIO/GEO/fit/bioscience/docs/OregonFishHabitatDistributionDataStandardv3.pdf. Historical habitat distribution data are within the scope of the standard and are identified via the habitat use (fhdUseType) attribute. Historical habitats are only identified outside of currently accessible habitat and are not comprehensive. Key features of the Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution Data include: species, run, life history, habitat use, origin, production, the basis for each record, originator name, originator entity and reference. Habitat distribution data are mapped at a 1:24,000 scale statewide and are based on the National Hydrography dataset. The data are made available as GIS files in both shapefile and ESRI geodatabase format. The data were developed over an extensive time period ranging from 1996 to 2015. The data were recently migrated to USGS managed, Hydrography Event Management (HEM) tool compliant, event feature class format based on the National Hydrography Dataset.
Copyright Text: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Jon K. Bowers, Ruth Schellbach, David L. Bradford. Numerous fisheries biologists from ODFW as well as other natural resource agencies and tribes have contributed toward the development of these data. Data originator names are attributed at the feature level.
Description: Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution.These data describe areas of suitable habitat believed to be used currently or historically by native or non-native fish populations. The term "currently" is defined as within the past five reproductive cycles. Historical habitat includes suitable habitat that fish no longer access and will not access in the foreseeable future without human intervention. This information is based on sampling, the best professional opinion of Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife or other natural resources agency staff biologists or modeling (see the fhdBasis field). Due to natural variations in run size, water conditions, or other environmental factors, some habitats identified may not be used annually. These data now comply with the Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution Data Standard that was adopted by the Oregon Geographic Information Council in June 2015. The Standard document can be found at: http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/CIO/GEO/fit/bioscience/docs/OregonFishHabitatDistributionDataStandardv3.pdf. Historical habitat distribution data are within the scope of the standard and are identified via the habitat use (fhdUseType) attribute. Historical habitats are only identified outside of currently accessible habitat and are not comprehensive. Key features of the Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution Data include: species, run, life history, habitat use, origin, production, the basis for each record, originator name, originator entity and reference. Habitat distribution data are mapped at a 1:24,000 scale statewide and are based on the National Hydrography dataset. The data are made available as GIS files in both shapefile and ESRI geodatabase format. The data were developed over an extensive time period ranging from 1996 to 2016. The data, while now managed on the National Hydrography Dataset, are published by unique feature ID's that share a common set of attributes.
Copyright Text: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Jon K. Bowers, Ruth Schellbach, David L. Bradford. Numerous fisheries biologists from ODFW as well as other natural resource agencies and tribes have contributed toward the development of these data. Data originator names are attributed at the feature level.
Description: Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution.These data describe areas of suitable habitat believed to be used currently or historically by native or non-native fish populations. The term "currently" is defined as within the past five reproductive cycles. Historical habitat includes suitable habitat that fish no longer access and will not access in the foreseeable future without human intervention. This information is based on sampling, the best professional opinion of Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife or other natural resources agency staff biologists or modeling (see the fhdBasis field). Due to natural variations in run size, water conditions, or other environmental factors, some habitats identified may not be used annually. These data now comply with the Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution Data Standard that was adopted by the Oregon Geographic Information Council in June 2015. The Standard document can be found at: http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/CIO/GEO/fit/bioscience/docs/OregonFishHabitatDistributionDataStandardv3.pdf. Historical habitat distribution data are within the scope of the standard and are identified via the habitat use (fhdUseType) attribute. Historical habitats are only identified outside of currently accessible habitat and are not comprehensive. Key features of the Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution Data include: species, run, life history, habitat use, origin, production, the basis for each record, originator name, originator entity and reference. Habitat distribution data are mapped at a 1:24,000 scale statewide and are based on the National Hydrography dataset. The data are made available as GIS files in both shapefile and ESRI geodatabase format. The data were developed over an extensive time period ranging from 1996 to 2016. The data, while now managed on the National Hydrography Dataset, are published by unique feature ID's that share a common set of attributes.
Copyright Text: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Jon K. Bowers, Ruth Schellbach, David L. Bradford. Numerous fisheries biologists from ODFW as well as other natural resource agencies and tribes have contributed toward the development of these data. Data originator names are attributed at the feature level.
Description: Eelgrass (both Zostera japonica and Zostera marina) along the Oregon Coast and estuaries. Data was created using a variety of methods, including statistical modeling to predict eelgrass distribution based on field surveys. Source data is from the US EPA, the Oregon Deparment of Fish & Wildlife, and the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Copyright Text: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality | Emergency Response Program
US Environmental Protection Agency
Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
Friends of the South Slough
Quantum Spatial
Description: This layer is a composite of several years of aerial kelp surveys off Oregon. A coastwide survey was conducted in 1990, reef-specific surveys at 5 south coast reefs (Blanco, Orford, Redfish, Humbug and Rogue reefs) were conducted for 4 years from 1996 – 1999, and a regional survey was conducted from Cape Arago south to the California border in 2010. Three distinct survey designs were implemented for acquiring kelp bed imagery over two decades of kelp surveys. The target species was bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana. In 1990, the kelp survey was contracted to Ecoscan Resources Data. Kelp beds were photographed with black and white near infrared slide film. Interpretation methods included the application of a 50 meter radius to account for plant growth, and plants within 100 meters of each other (within 100 meters of the 50 meter radius) were included in a kelp polygon. ODFW designed the kelp surveys for 5 south coast reefs from 1996-1999. Specifications were established that ensured continuity between years. Bergman Photographic, Inc was contracted to acquire the imagery. Kelp beds were photographed using infrared photographic print film. Kelp beds were delineated without the addition of a 50 meter radius around kelp beds as was done with the 1990 data. In Oregon, the giant kelp, Macrocystis sp. is found only at Cape Arago. Both the 1990 and 2010 surveys covered Cape Arago, however only the 1990 survey delineation canopy for the giant kelp. In 2010, digital multispectral imagery of kelp canopy in southern Oregon was acquired and gridded at 1m resolution. The geographic coverage of the aerial survey is from Cape Arago (located near Coos Bay) to the Oregon-California border.
Copyright Text: Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Resources Program; Ecoscan Resources, under contract with ODFW (1990)
Description: This layer contains critical habitat polygons designated by the USFWS for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in November 2012.
Copyright Text: Natural Resource Geospatial Geodata Systems Development GIS / Information Services and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Description: Oregon's Greatest Wetlands (2015) refined the OGW 2005 database. Geometries were improved to better identify the targets. Attributes were added, including a succinct narrative describing the wetland's significance. Several wetlands were removed and several were added based on information gained since 2005.Oregon's Greatest Wetlands were iidentified in a top-down manner, with wetland experts from throughout Oregon identifying the most significant wetlands.
Copyright Text: The Wetlands Conservancy, Portland, Oregon
Institute for Natural Resources, Portland, Oregon
Description: This layer shows the primary pathway used by migrating gray whales off the Oregon coast. This dataset was produced using specific depth contour values based on a gray whale migration study summarized in Ortega-Ortiz and Mate (2008). The results from this study were extrapolated to the entire Oregon coast based on their consistency with similar studies conducted elsewhere on the West Coast of North America. The 10th and 90th percentiles of depth values for each phase of the gray whale migration were used to demarcate the inshore and offshore boundaries of the migratory pathway. Phases of gray whale migration and 10th-90th percentile depth ranges are classified as: "Southbound" (34 - 65 m), "Northbound phase A" (31 - 62 m), and "Northbound phase B" (mothers and calves, 15 - 59 m). As a composite of these three phases, the migratory pathway in this dataset extends over the depth range 15-65 m including the Westermost depth contour, the shallowest Easternmost contour for migration without calves, and the shallowest Easternmost contour of migration of mothers with calves.While this layer shows the primary migratory pathway, gray whales often occur both in shallower and deeper waters.
Copyright Text: Data preparation: Andy Lanier, Coastal Resources Specialist, Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) Coastal Management Program, by contract with the Oregon Dept.of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) Marine Resources Program
Source data: Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University (OSU-MMI) and the Active Tectonics and Seafloor Mapping Lab, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University (OSU-COAS-ATSML).
Description: SEABIRD_SS field indicates relative importance of habitat. A value of 100 indicates most important. The original scale included values as low as 0. This dataset was clipped to the territorial sea boundary and only depicts features with a SEABIRD_SS value of >81. This Data later consists of Nearshore Ecological Data Atlas Planning Grid populated with the results of Marxan analyses for the Marine Mammal target group. A series of Marxan scenarios comprised of 100 runs, with 10,000,000 iterations each, were completed. A best iteration was selected from each run, and a “sum” solution resulted, which depicts how often within the 100 runs a planning grid cell was in a best iteration.
Copyright Text: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Emergency Response Program. The Nature Conservancy in Oregon, NOAA's Biogeography Branch.
Description: The CMECS polygons for Olympia oysters (Ostrea lurida) represent intertidal regions at or near observed oyster beds. Shore lines were selected from the Oregon Shorezone ‘Unit_line’ layer, which breaks the shore line into segments, based similar physical characteristics. Each ‘Unit_line’ segment from Oregon Shorezone, selected by its proximity to an Olympia oyster bed observation, was buffered by the corresponding intertidal width described in the ‘Xshr’ table of Oregon Shorezone.
Copyright Text: Jane Rombouts 2017
CMECS techician
South Slough National Estuary Research Reserve
Description: This data set represents the extent, approximate location and type of wetlands and deepwater habitats in the United States and its Territories. These data delineate the areal extent of wetlands and surface waters as defined by Cowardin et al. (1979). The National Wetlands Inventory - Version 2, Surface Waters and Wetlands Inventory was derived by retaining the wetland and deepwater polygons that compose the NWI digital wetlands spatial data layer and reintroducing any linear wetland or surface water features that were orphaned from the original NWI hard copy maps by converting them to narrow polygonal features. Additionally, the data are supplemented with hydrography data, buffered to become polygonal features, as a secondary source for any single-line stream features not mapped by the NWI and to complete segmented connections. Wetland mapping conducted in WA, OR, CA, NV and ID after 2012 and most other projects mapped after 2015 were mapped to include all surface water features and are not derived data. The linear hydrography dataset used to derive Version 2 was the U.S. Geological Survey's National Hydrography Dataset (NHD). Specific information on the NHD version used to derive Version 2 and where Version 2 was mapped can be found in the 'comments' field of the Wetlands_Project_Metadata feature class. Certain wetland habitats are excluded from the National mapping program because of the limitations of aerial imagery as the primary data source used to detect wetlands. These habitats include seagrasses or submerged aquatic vegetation that are found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of estuaries and near shore coastal waters. Some deepwater reef communities (coral or tuberficid worm reefs) have also been excluded from the inventory. These habitats, because of their depth, go undetected by aerial imagery. By policy, the Service also excludes certain types of "farmed wetlands" as may be defined by the Food Security Act or that do not coincide with the Cowardin et al. definition. Contact the Service's Regional Wetland Coordinator for additional information on what types of farmed wetlands are included on wetland maps. This dataset should be used in conjunction with the Wetlands_Project_Metadata layer, which contains project specific wetlands mapping procedures and information on dates, scales and emulsion of imagery used to map the wetlands within specific project boundaries.