Headwaters Province - Idaho and Montana: Earth Science Studies in Support of Public Policy Development and Land Stewardship
The Headwaters Province project provided geoscience data and interpretations to the Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA) that were basic to sound policy and land-stewardship practices.
Overview
The Headwaters Province project provided geoscience data and interpretations to the Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA) that were basic to sound policy and land-stewardship practices. U.S. Forest Service (USFS) National Forest and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Area Management Plans for the Headwaters Province were in revision, with completion dates from 1999-2003. USFS Regions 1 and 4 made National Priority Requests for the Mineral Resources Program (MRP) to provide interim products that help them meet their planning cycles. MRP provided geologic maps and topical studies to meet longer range goals of integrating geoscience into decision making. This project emphasized development of digital geoscience data, GIS analyses, and interpretations to ensure that geoscience data were available for GIS-based science integration and planning.
The interrelated goals of the project were designed at complimentary scales:
- Provide digital geoscience databases for the province, at scales appropriate now and in the future, and applicable to local and regional questions.
- Advance understanding of mineral resources in a geologic, economic, and environmental context.
- Establish geologic context for ecosystem structure and function.
- Use new understanding of processes and new GIS databases to develop GIS-based approach to forecast types and locations of near future mineral exploration and development.
Project Tasks
- GIS-Based Digital Geoscience Database Development
- Geologic, Economic, and Environmental Context of Province's Mineral Deposits
- Geologic Framework for Ecosystem Structure and Function
- Digital Geologic Map Integration and Analysis
- Assessment of Potential for Development
Return to Mineral Resources Program | Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center
Below are publications associated with this project.
Earth science studies in support of public policy development and land stewardship — Headwaters Province, Idaho and Montana
Baseline geochemical data for stream sediment and surface water samples from Panther Creek, the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, and the Main Salmon River from North Fork to Corn Creek, collected prior to the severe wildfires of 2000 in central Idaho
Spatial digital database for the geologic map of the east part of the Pullman 1° x 2° quadrangle, Idaho
Analytical data for reconnaissance geochemical samples from mine dumps, stream sediments and waters at the Thompson Creek Tungsten Mine, Custer County, Idaho
Stratigraphy and depositional environments of middle Proterozoic rocks, northern part of the Lemhi Range, Lemhi County, Idaho
Revision of middle Proterozoic Yellowjacket Formation, central Idaho, and revision of Cretaceous Slim Sam Formation, Elkhorn Mountains area, Montana
Digital geologic map of the Coeur d'Alene 1:100,000 quadrangle, Idaho and Montana
Digital geologic map of the Sandpoint 1- by 2-degree quadrangle, Washington, Idaho, and Montana
Digital geologic map database of the Payette National Forest and vicinity, Idaho
Digital mining claim density map for federal lands in Idaho: 1996
Geologic map datasets of the Custer and Gallatin National Forests of south-central Montana, in ARC/INFO format
Digital geologic map of part of the Thompson Falls 1:100,000 quadrangle, Idaho
Digital Geologic Map of the Wallace 1:100,000 Quadrangle, Idaho
Below are partners associated with this project.
The Headwaters Province project provided geoscience data and interpretations to the Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA) that were basic to sound policy and land-stewardship practices.
Overview
The Headwaters Province project provided geoscience data and interpretations to the Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA) that were basic to sound policy and land-stewardship practices. U.S. Forest Service (USFS) National Forest and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Area Management Plans for the Headwaters Province were in revision, with completion dates from 1999-2003. USFS Regions 1 and 4 made National Priority Requests for the Mineral Resources Program (MRP) to provide interim products that help them meet their planning cycles. MRP provided geologic maps and topical studies to meet longer range goals of integrating geoscience into decision making. This project emphasized development of digital geoscience data, GIS analyses, and interpretations to ensure that geoscience data were available for GIS-based science integration and planning.
The interrelated goals of the project were designed at complimentary scales:
- Provide digital geoscience databases for the province, at scales appropriate now and in the future, and applicable to local and regional questions.
- Advance understanding of mineral resources in a geologic, economic, and environmental context.
- Establish geologic context for ecosystem structure and function.
- Use new understanding of processes and new GIS databases to develop GIS-based approach to forecast types and locations of near future mineral exploration and development.
Project Tasks
- GIS-Based Digital Geoscience Database Development
- Geologic, Economic, and Environmental Context of Province's Mineral Deposits
- Geologic Framework for Ecosystem Structure and Function
- Digital Geologic Map Integration and Analysis
- Assessment of Potential for Development
Return to Mineral Resources Program | Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center
Below are publications associated with this project.
Earth science studies in support of public policy development and land stewardship — Headwaters Province, Idaho and Montana
Baseline geochemical data for stream sediment and surface water samples from Panther Creek, the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, and the Main Salmon River from North Fork to Corn Creek, collected prior to the severe wildfires of 2000 in central Idaho
Spatial digital database for the geologic map of the east part of the Pullman 1° x 2° quadrangle, Idaho
Analytical data for reconnaissance geochemical samples from mine dumps, stream sediments and waters at the Thompson Creek Tungsten Mine, Custer County, Idaho
Stratigraphy and depositional environments of middle Proterozoic rocks, northern part of the Lemhi Range, Lemhi County, Idaho
Revision of middle Proterozoic Yellowjacket Formation, central Idaho, and revision of Cretaceous Slim Sam Formation, Elkhorn Mountains area, Montana
Digital geologic map of the Coeur d'Alene 1:100,000 quadrangle, Idaho and Montana
Digital geologic map of the Sandpoint 1- by 2-degree quadrangle, Washington, Idaho, and Montana
Digital geologic map database of the Payette National Forest and vicinity, Idaho
Digital mining claim density map for federal lands in Idaho: 1996
Geologic map datasets of the Custer and Gallatin National Forests of south-central Montana, in ARC/INFO format
Digital geologic map of part of the Thompson Falls 1:100,000 quadrangle, Idaho
Digital Geologic Map of the Wallace 1:100,000 Quadrangle, Idaho
Below are partners associated with this project.