Black bear distribution, season of habitat use, and habitat values are determined by local wildlife biologist relying on observations, surveys, and radio/satellite data. For use in large-scale planning and reporting.Habitat definitions:Crucial value - habitat on which the local population of a wildlife species depends for survival because there are no alternative ranges or habitats available. Crucial value habitat is essential to the life history requirements of a wildlife species. Degradation or unavailability of crucial habitat will lead to significant declines in carrying capacity and/or numbers of wildlife species in question.Substantial value - habitat used by a wildlife species but is not crucial for population survival. Degradation or unavailability of substantial value habitat will not lead to significant declines in carrying capacity and/or numbers of the wildlife species in question.

Black Bear hunt units as described in the Utah Black Bear Guidebook 2023. General reference for administrative and public use.https://wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks/2023_bear.pdf

Black Bear hunt units as described in the Utah Black Bear Guidebook 2023. General reference for administrative and public use.https://wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks/2023_bear.pdf

description: This dataset includes 40 georeferenced images, acquired on September 25th, October 12th-13th, November 10th and December 1st, 1937 over portions of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, in Box Elder County, Utah. This series of images were received from the refuge as large, hard copy black and white photos and scanned in the Region 6 Regional Office at 400 dpi on a large-format scanner. The image files naming convention includes the date and frame number contained on the hard copy image as well as geo for georeferenced files. The images were georeferenced in using Box Elder County 2014 CIR NAIP images. The reference map can be used to identify locations of the images in relation to the refuge boundary. These images provide a valuable look back in time before the major flooding which occurred in the early 1980's which the Great Salt Lake covered nearly all of the refuge. Flooding conditions remained for 5-6 years. These images allow delineation of landscape features and habitats including original infrastructure including levees and roads, distribution of emergent vegetation, etc. Change over time estimates can be made from these images using current imagery for comparison. These images, and others from 1965, are being used by refuge staff to assist in understanding and visualizing the historical content of the lands within the refuge and how they have changed over the last 80 years. These images should be used for resource-level interpretation only.; abstract: This dataset includes 40 georeferenced images, acquired on September 25th, October 12th-13th, November 10th and December 1st, 1937 over portions of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, in Box Elder County, Utah. This series of images were received from the refuge as large, hard copy black and white photos and scanned in the Region 6 Regional Office at 400 dpi on a large-format scanner. The image files naming convention includes the date and frame number contained on the hard copy image as well as geo for georeferenced files. The images were georeferenced in using Box Elder County 2014 CIR NAIP images. The reference map can be used to identify locations of the images in relation to the refuge boundary. These images provide a valuable look back in time before the major flooding which occurred in the early 1980's which the Great Salt Lake covered nearly all of the refuge. Flooding conditions remained for 5-6 years. These images allow delineation of landscape features and habitats including original infrastructure including levees and roads, distribution of emergent vegetation, etc. Change over time estimates can be made from these images using current imagery for comparison. These images, and others from 1965, are being used by refuge staff to assist in understanding and visualizing the historical content of the lands within the refuge and how they have changed over the last 80 years. These images should be used for resource-level interpretation only.

black bear distribution, season of habitat use, and habitat values are determined by local wildlife biologist relying on observations, surveys, and radio/satellite data. Habitat models were also used for predicated suitable habitat. For use in large-scale planning and reporting.