WDFW cartography staff create map content designed to inform map viewers where certain types of recreation opportunities are promoted on WDFW Wildlife Areas. This layer is created from WDFW parcel data using parcel attributes to define where these targeted recreation opportunities exist. There are currently two focused map content areas, one is to support the GoHunt application where hunting opportunities are promoted. The other is used to identify WDFW lands where a Washington Discover Pass is required. The Recreation Access Code, managed in the WDFW_Lands feature class, is used to define which parcels are dissolved into this feature class. Recreation Access Code values that are brought across as a result of a standard definition query are: 1 - Parcels managed within a designated Wildlife Area and not restricted in any way for being displayed on GoHunt or Discover Pass maps; 4 - Parcels designated by the Wildlife Program for exclusion from GoHunt activities; 5 - Parcels designated by the Wildlife Program for exclusion from the Discover Pass. Users of this feature class can use ArcMap definition queries to appropriately display either GoHunt or Discover Pass map content. This feature class displays the finest scale of the Wildlife Area administrative hierarchy that consists of Widlife Area Complexes, Wildlife Areas and Wildlife Area Units. There are several fields in this data that can be used to label maps with the Wildlife Area Unit name.

Mapping of Visible Surface Water (VSW), or water features not concealed by other objects (i.e., tree canopy, bridges, etc.), is an important component of landcover models. VSW is not intended to represent a full hydrography or show connectivity, like other available water datasets – like NHD – whose boundaries may include other landcover types (i.e., shrubs, trees, etc.). Each feature has been visually verified and given attributes by an analyst. This dataset is also unique in that it reflects surface water for a single year - 2017. A variety of funding sources acquired between 2019 and 2023 aided the completion of the dataset for the entire state of Washington. More information on the dataset, current data coverage, and applications can be found on our website: https://hrcd-wdfw.hub.arcgis.com/.

Tip: Try using the filter options on the data tab to limit your download to a single County or WRIA. The filtered download can take a substantial amount of time to initiate, so it may be necessary to download the full dataset if the filter option does not work.

These arcs are used to determine where the boundaries are for special Elk Hunts in Washington state as described in the rules and regulations presented in the "Washington's Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations" pamplet. The arcs conform to the legal descriptions in the the Huntiing Pamphlet and as written into Washington Administrative Code (Section 220-415-040).

These are the Game Management Unit boundaries of Washington state. These boundaries are used to determine areas where the rules and regulations that are presented in the 'Washington's Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations' pamphlet will take effect.

This dataset contains the point locations of access points and third-party facilities related to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's pheasant release program, as well as basic data about the type of facility and when it is open to the public.WDFW's Private Lands Biologists and other local program managers report information and updates to the Wildlife GIS team, who maintain this dataset.WDFW's Private Lands Biologists and other local program managers report information and updates to the Wildlife GIS team, who maintain this dataset.

This dataset contains polygons showing where the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has marked safety zones or no access zones on the ground, as well as basic data about when these zones are active.It is managed by the WDFW Wildlife GIS Team.

WATER ACCESS SITES layer provides point location, administrative oversight information, disabled usability* status, directions, special use issues, and general descriptive data for the Department of Fish and Wildlife's (WDFW) managed water access sites.

This feature class is a representation of the Game Management Unit Areas of Washington state. This polygon information represents a generalized interpretation of the legal descriptions in the Washington Administrative Code; Sections (Section 220-401-010 to 220-401-060). and the 'Washington's Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations' pamphlet. The river coast lines have been extended to County lines to create a more cartographically useful product.

This is a cartographic representation of the Nisqually Wildlife Area Unit (WLAU) adjacent to Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, as depicted in the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's "Wildlife Area" data layer published to ArcGIS Online on May 10, 2018. The WDFW source layer was modified to align with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife cadastral boundaries to provide seamless coverage. The Nisqually Unit consists of multiple parcels near the confluence of the Nisqually River and Puget Sound, and adjacent to the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. This land is administered by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. (https://wdfw.wa.gov/places-to-go/wildlife-areas/nisqually-wildlife-area-unit)

This GIS data shows the locations of WSDOT road crossings, including culverts, dams, bridges, and fishways.The GIS data contains attributes identifying location information in latitude and longitude, as well as state plane coordinates and state route and milepost. Additional attributes include indicators for fish use, barrier status, and fish species. It is a subset of data compiled and extracted from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's (WDFW) Fish Passage and Diversion Screening Inventory (FPDSI) database. It includes data compiled from several WDFW and non-WDFW fish passage barrier inventory efforts.

Ecology created the GIS statewide river mile point layer in March 2007 by digitizing the river mile points depicted on the USGS 7½ minute (24k) topographic quadrangle maps. Some of the rivers have gaps in the river mile progression because several of the quadrangle maps do not have any river mile points, while a few were missing a point or two. In November 2014 Ecology added river mile points for the missing areas using Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's (WDFW) 1975 Stream Catalog, which only covers WRIA's 1 through 24. The Stream Catalog shows river miles for nearly every stream; however, only those water courses that have river miles from the USGS quadrangle maps were added. The field SOURCE denotes the source of the data point, USGS or WDFW. Discrepancies between the USGS and WDFW are documented in the Supplemental Information section.

Download the entire dataset: https://fortress.wa.gov/dfw/public/PublicDownload/Habitat/HRCD/HRCD.zipThis dataset includes changes in land cover throughout Washington State, specifically areas of tree loss and development. Changes are represented as polygons and include qualitative descriptions and quantitative assessments of changes. Attributes provide details about causes of change (Change Agents), types of changes observed (e.g. canopy loss, impervious surface gain), area of change, and time period for when the change occurred. The change locations were identified from analyzing high resolution (1-meter) NAIP imagery, allowing changes as small as a single tree or new home to be identified.This dataset covers most of Western Washington and several counties in Eastern Washington. Coverage is split along county and/or WRIA boundaries and the time periods for change locations vary by county and/or WRIA. All areas in the dataset were assessed for changes between 2011 and 2017; additionally, some locations include changes as early as 2006 or as recent as 2021.Visit https://hrcd-wdfw.hub.arcgis.com/ or email HRCD@dfw.wa.gov for more information on how the data is created, accuracy information, tutorials, user guides, and current coverage or extent information.This dataset is updated about once a year with more recent years of change, new counties / WRIAs, or both. This copy of the data was updated in January 2024.

description: This GIS dataset is part of a suite of wildlife habitat connectivity data produced by the Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group (WHCWG). The WHCWG is a voluntary public-private partnership between state and federal agencies, universities, tribes, and non-governmental organizations. The WHCWG is co-led by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT). The statewide analysis quantifies current connectivity patterns for Washington State and adjacent areas in British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon and a small portion of Montana. Available WHCWG raster data include model base layers, resistance, cost-weighted distance, landscape integrity networks, focal species networks, and focal species guild networks. Grid cell size is 100meters x 100meters. Habitat concentration areas, landscape integrity core areas, and linkage maps reside in raster and vector format. Project background can be found in the report: Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group (WHCWG). 2010. Washington Connected Landscapes Project: Statewide Analysis. Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife, and Transportation, Olympia, WA. Online linkage: http://www.waconnected.org; abstract: This GIS dataset is part of a suite of wildlife habitat connectivity data produced by the Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group (WHCWG). The WHCWG is a voluntary public-private partnership between state and federal agencies, universities, tribes, and non-governmental organizations. The WHCWG is co-led by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT). The statewide analysis quantifies current connectivity patterns for Washington State and adjacent areas in British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon and a small portion of Montana. Available WHCWG raster data include model base layers, resistance, cost-weighted distance, landscape integrity networks, focal species networks, and focal species guild networks. Grid cell size is 100meters x 100meters. Habitat concentration areas, landscape integrity core areas, and linkage maps reside in raster and vector format. Project background can be found in the report: Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group (WHCWG). 2010. Washington Connected Landscapes Project: Statewide Analysis. Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife, and Transportation, Olympia, WA. Online linkage: http://www.waconnected.org

This GIS dataset is part of a suite of wildlife habitat connectivity data produced by the Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group (WHCWG). The WHCWG is a voluntary public-private partnership between state and federal agencies, universities, tribes, and non-governmental organizations. The WHCWG is co-led by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT). The statewide analysis quantifies current connectivity patterns for Washington State and adjacent areas in British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon and a small portion of Montana. Available WHCWG raster data include model base layers, resistance, cost-weighted distance, landscape integrity networks, focal species networks, and focal species guild networks. Grid cell size is 100meters x 100meters. Habitat concentration areas, landscape integrity core areas, and linkage maps reside in raster and vector format. Cell values represent normalized least-cost scaled in kilometers. Project background can be found in the report: Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group (WHCWG). 2010. Washington Connected Landscapes Project: Statewide Analysis. Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife, and Transportation, Olympia, WA. Online linkage: http://www.waconnected.org

This GIS dataset is part of a suite of wildlife habitat connectivity data produced by the Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group (WHCWG). The WHCWG is a voluntary public-private partnership between state and federal agencies, universities, tribes, and non-governmental organizations. The WHCWG is co-led by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT). The statewide analysis quantifies current connectivity patterns for Washington State and adjacent areas in British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon and a small portion of Montana. Available WHCWG raster data include model base layers, resistance, cost-weighted distance, landscape integrity networks, focal species networks, and focal species guild networks. Grid cell size is 100meters x 100meters. Habitat concentration areas, landscape integrity core areas, and linkage maps reside in raster and vector format. Project background can be found in the report: Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group (WHCWG). 2010. Washington Connected Landscapes Project: Statewide Analysis. Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife, and Transportation, Olympia, WA. Online linkage:Â http://www.waconnected.org

This polygon feature class represents Moose Areas and Hunts in Washington. These boundaries are used to determine the areas where the Moose hunts listed in the "Washington's Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations" pamphlet will be carried out.

This data set contains analysis results for the Spring-Summer Marine Bird and Mammal Surveys conducted in Puget Sound annually. This is a zipped (compressed) file geodatabase containing GIS data and must be downloaded, unzipped and viewed in using GIS software such as ArcMap or ArcGIS Pro. This package includes analysis strata and a table of abundance estimates.

This geodatabase contains the following datasets: MRB_Strata (polygon), MRB_AbundanceEstimates (table).

This GIS data shows locations across the state where WSDOT fish barrier corrections have been completed. Some of the WSDOT fish passage barriers that have been reported as replaced or retrofitted for fish passage may require additional work to meet current fish passage criteria. Corrected sites can become barriers due to physical deterioration of the fish passage structure itself or changes in the landscape and streambed.This GIS data is a subset of data compiled and extracted from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's (WDFW) Fish Passage and Diversion Screening Inventory (FPDSI) database. It includes data compiled from several WDFW and non-WDFW fish passage barrier inventory efforts.

Wolf Packs in Washington: Packs represented by polygons are packs that had multiple wolf locations and the polygon is the estimated pack range. Packs represented by circles are packs that did not have multiple wolf locations and the circle is a generic representation of the pack location. Packs territories shift and change from year to year with normal fluctuation of the wolf population.

Chinook (spring, summer, fall); Steelhead (winter, summer); Chum (summer, fall, winter); Pink (even year, odd year); Coho; Bull Trout; Sockeye; and Kokanee. Symbolized by Use Type (migration, spawning, rearing), and Distribution Type (documented, presumed, modeled, potential, historic, transported, artificially maintained)