This dataset represents the extent and distribution of the habitats prioritized within the Oregon Conservation Strategy. Strategy Habitats are identified by ecoregion, and as such are only mapped within their associated Strategy Ecoregions (see http://oregonconservationstrategy.org/strategy-habitats/ for information on all Strategy Habitats; see http://oregonconservationstrategy.org/strategy-habitats/strategy-habitats-summary-by-ecoregion/ for a summary of the habitats by ecoregion). The list of Strategy Habitats is: Aspen Woodlands, Coastal Dunes, Estuaries, Flowing Water and Riparian Habitats, Grasslands, Late Successional Mixed Conifer Forest, Natural Lakes, Oak Woodlands, Ponderosa Pine Woodlands, Sagebrush Habitats, and Wetlands.
Data sources used, methodologies for how each habitat was delineated; and the compilation process to generate this compiled habitat dataset are thorroughly presented in the "Oregon Conservation Strategy Technical Supporting Document: Methodology for Updating the Strategy Habitat Map". This document is included in the Strategy Habitat data download from the ODFW Clearinghouse, and is available online at http://oregonconservationstrategy.org/media/Methodology-for-Updating-Oregon-Conservation-Strategy-Habitat-Map.pdf.
All data were clipped to the Oregon boundary, aggregated to 30 meter pixel resolution, snapped to the Oregon ReGAP cell locations, and assigned a projection Oregon Statewide Lambert Project before compilation.
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