When a species is proposed for listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must consider whether there are areas of habitat believed to be essential the species’ conservation. Those areas may be proposed for designation as “critical habitat.” Critical habitat is a term defined and used in the Act. It is a specific geographic area(s) that contains features essential for the conservation of a threatened or endangered species and that may require special management and protection. Critical habitat may include an area that is not currently occupied by the species but that will be needed for its recovery. An area is designated as “critical habitat” after the Service publishes a proposed Federal regulation in the Federal Register and receives and considers public comments on the proposal. The final boundaries of the critical habitat are also published in the Federal Register. Critical habitat are areas considered essential for the conservation of a listed species. Federal agencies are required to consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on actions they carry out, fund, or authorize to ensure that their actions will not destroy or adversely modify critical habitat. These areas provide notice to the public and land managers of the importance of these areas to the conservation of a listed species. Special protections and/or restrictions are possible in areas where Federal funding, permits, licenses, authorizations, or actions occur or are required.

This feature layer depicts the various types of land status within the National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska. The information was compiled by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 7, Division of Realty, using Bureau of Land Management Master Title Plats as the primary data source.Status depicted includes:- Managed by USFWS- Managed by other Federal agencies- Selected land (private, native corporation, State of Alaska)- Patented land (private, native corporation, State of Alaska)This feature layer is updated monthly, on or near the last day of the month.

This data set delineates the boundaries of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service geographic Regions. The dataset was created as a geographic representation of the Regional administrative boundaries of the US Fish and Wildlife Service at a very coarse scale. The boundaries were created using the ArcGIS shoreline dataset from approximately 1995. This dataset should not be used for legal purposes or at small scales and does not accurately denote the shorelines of the united states. The Regional Boundaries data set is managed by the FWS Headquarters Information Resources and Technology Management, Branch of Geospatial Data Management. The complete data and metadata can be accessed here: https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/us-fish-and-wildlife-service-regional-boundaries. This data set is a graphical representation and has limitations of accuracy as determined by, among others, the source, scale and resolution of the data. DOI Interior Regions / Regional Boundaries (https://fws.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=309aa728d6c041ceaefc1526a409b5d1).

THIS ITEM IS PUBLIC AND READ ONLYThe Gate and Access feature layer is a spatial inventory of exterior and interior access points that exist on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands. Access points may allow or prevent the ingress and egress of public use or support grazing management or related activities. This layer reflects current access conditions and should be updated to reflect change. This is a read-only AGOL View of FWS_HQ_Tran_Gate_Access, showing records where the Record Status = "Valid", Public Viewable = "Yes", and Asset = "Other" (see FWS Gates and Cattle Guards - Public). Content can be added/edited by joining the FWS Asset Editing Group.Data Set Contact: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Natural Resource Program Center, GIS Team Lead, richard_easterbrook@fws.govU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Catalog (ServCat) Record - https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/140664

THIS ITEM IS PUBLIC AND READ ONLYThe Fence feature layer delineates fence location, fence type and fence condition on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands. This is a read-only AGOL View of FWS_HQ_Fac_Fence. Content can be added/edited by joining the FWS Asset Editing Group if a member of the FWS Organization. This public view only shows records that meet the following criteria:Record Status = "Valid"Public Viewable = "Yes"Data Set Contact: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Natural Resource Program Center, GIS Team Lead, richard_easterbrook@fws.govU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Catalog (ServCat) Record - https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/140668

This data layer depicts the Special Designations that have been placed upon the lands and waters administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in North America, U.S. Trust Territories and Possessions. The primary source for this information is the USFWS Realty program.Data can also be downloaded from ServCat, the FWS Catalog. Go to this link for downloadable cadastral data: https://iris.fws.gov/APPS/ServCat/Reference/Profile/179872872Sync is enabled, but editing is disabled. POC for these data are: cdwg@fws.gov

This feature service contains lines representing public trails on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands, collected for the National Trails Inventory Program by the American Conservation Experience (ACE) and uses a set of core attributes designed by the Federal Trail GIS Schema (FTGS) Working Group. The Cycle 3 inventory began in 2019 and will be completed in 2022. This dataset may contain older, Cycle 2 trail information for stations until the inventory is complete. Data Set Contact: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Natural Resource Program Center, GIS Team Lead, richard_easterbrook@fws.gov

Digital ecosystem information portraying the location and boundaries of the ecosystems. The Service originally chose the U.S. Geological Survey's Hydrologic Unit Map as the foundation for delineating ecosystem unit boundaries on a national scale. Since that time, boundaries in some of the regions have been moved to the closest county boundaries to simplify management responsibilities. The current unit boundaries reflect this combination.Data Set Contact: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Natural Resource Program Center, GIS Team Lead, richard_easterbrook@fws.gov

A joint venture is a self-directed partnership of agencies, organizations, corporations, tribes, or individuals that has formally accepted the responsibility of implementing national or international bird conservation plans within a specific geographic area or for a specific taxonomic group, and has received general acceptance in the bird conservation community for such responsibility. Federal, state, tribal, or private parties may suggest the development of new joint ventures at any time. The initiating agency or organization will coordinate with potential partners to produce a scoping document or concept plan. circulate the document for review and comment by agencies, organizations, and individuals. Based on this review, a decision as to whether or not to form a management board and develop an implementation plan will be made. submit a draft implementation plan to the Division of Bird Habitat Conservation (Division), which will coordinate the review of the plan within the Service, with the appropriate Flyway Councils (Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and Pacific), with the national or international boards that oversee the various bird conservation initiatives (North American Waterfowl Management Plan, U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan, North American Waterbird Conservation Plan, and Partners in Flight), and other interested parties. Based on this review, the Division will determine whether or not a recommendation for Service support of the proposed joint venture should be made to the Director. This revision shows recent (12.15.21) Central Hardwood JV and Upper Mississippi/Great Lakes JV boundary changes.USFWS Migratory Bird Program: https://www.fws.gov/birds/index.phpFor a direct link to the official Enterprise Geospatial dataset and metadata: https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/143047

A review of the best available science has determined that the Panama City crayfish meets the definition of threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The science indicates that the Panama City crayfish is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range. The final listing decision, 4(d) rule, critical habitat designation, and support documentation are available online at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket Nos. FWS-R4-ES-2017-0061 and FWS–R4–ES–2020–0137.Published in the Federal Register (https://www.federalregister.gov/) on January 5, 2022. (Document citation: 87 FR 546)

This is a table of publicly shared items listed in FWS AGOL Hub Manager. Some of the data is used to populate the statistics card on main page of USFWS Open Data Site. Specifically, it pulls statistics based on Total number of Feature Services, Total number of Image Services, and Total number of Map Services shared on the USFWS Open Data Site and shares this information via a Open Data Stats card. This information is updated on a semi-annual basis with the hope of automation as time allows.If you have questions about this table, please email fwsgis@fws.gov.

This data view depicts lands and waters administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in North America, U.S. Trust Territories and Possessions. It may also include inholdings that are not administered by USFWS. The primary source for this information is the USFWS Realty program. These are resource grade mapping representations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service boundaries. For legal descriptions of the land represented here, contact the USFWS Realty Office. This map layer was compiled by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Although these boundaries represent lands administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, not all areas are open to the public. Some fragile habitats need to be protected from human traffic and some management areas are closed. The public is urged to contact specific Refuges or other conservation areas before visiting.Data can also be downloaded from ServCat, the FWS Catalog. Go to this link for downloadable cadastral data: https://iris.fws.gov/APPS/ServCat/Reference/Profile/179879Sync is enabled, but editing is disabled. POC for these data are: cdwg@fws.gov

Custom U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service property asset symbology for ArcGIS Pro. This symbology should be used in conjunction with the National Park Service symbology.Data Set Contact: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Natural Resource Program Center, GIS Team Lead, richard_easterbrook@fws.gov

CED Wild Trout index layers to support the CED wild trout module. Hosted feature layer includes 5 layers that support database organization, mapping, summarizations and reporting. The spatially explicit, web-based Conservation Efforts Database is capable of (1) allowing multiple-users to enter data from different locations, (2) uploading and storing documents, (3) linking conservation actions to one or more threats (one-to-many relationships), (4) reporting functions that would allow summaries of the conservation actions at multiple scales (e.g., management zones, populations, or priority areas for conservation), and (5) accounting for actions at multiple scales from small easements to statewide planning efforts. In recognition of the need to conserve healthy wild trout habitat to provide for the long-term conservation of its inhabitants, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) developed the Conservation Efforts Database version 2.0.0 (CED). The purpose of the CED is to efficiently capture the unprecedented level of conservation plans and actions being implemented throughout wild trout habitat and designed to capture actions. Understanding the distribution and type of conservation actions happening across the landscape will allow visualization and quantification of the extent to which threats are being addressed.

The Upper Connecticut River Aquatic Organism Passage Working Group, a large group of interested parties, has worked to develop a list of potential culverts for replacement. The potential culverts maximize connectivity for Eastern brook trout and the replacement will improve natural stream function. Using persistence modeling, developed by the Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture, projects are focused in areas within the basin where brook trout are expected to survive increasing future climatic conditions.

This feature layer depicts the various Conservation System units within the State of Alaska. It includes the boundaries of the following CSU types:National Wildlife Refuge and WildernessNational Park and PreserveNational MonumentNational Historical ParkNational Wild RiverNational Forest and WildernessThe boundaries of National Wildlife Refuges and National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness were compiled and are maintained by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 7, Division of Realty. All other CSU boundaries were compiled and are maintained by the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service. Refer to the NPS and USFS GIS data websites for the current CSU boundaries that are maintained by those agencies.

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This dataset delineates the hunt unit boundaries of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service identified in 50 CFR Part 32 (Federal Register :: National Wildlife Refuge System; 2024-2025 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations).Data Set Contact: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Natural Resource Program Center, GIS Team Lead, richard_easterbrook@fws.gov

These boundaries are simplified from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Real Estate Interest data layer containing polygons representing tracts of land (parcels) in which the Service has a real estate interest. Interior boundaries between parcels were dissolved to produce a single set of simplified external boundaries for each feature. These are resource grade mapping representations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service boundaries. For legal descriptions of the land represented here, contact the USFWS Realty Office. This map layer was compiled by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Although these boundaries represent lands administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, not all areas are open to the public. Some fragile habitats need to be protected from human traffic and some management areas are closed. The public is urged to contact specific Refuges or other conservation areas before visiting.Data can also be downloaded from ServCat, the FWS Catalog. Go to this link for downloadable cadastral data: https://iris.fws.gov/APPS/ServCat/Reference/Profile/180951Sync is enabled, but editing is disabled. POC for these data are: cdwg@fws.gov

Custom U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service building asset symbology for ArcGIS Pro. This symbology should be used in conjunction with the National Park Service symbology.Data Set Contact: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Natural Resource Program Center, GIS Team Lead, richard_easterbrook@fws.gov