Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Data and Tools
Effects of wind-energy facilities on breeding grassland bird distributions - data release
This data release contains breeding-bird densities in native mixed-grass prairie collected from 2003 to 2012 at and adjacent to wind farms in North and South Dakota, USA, for one year prior to turbine construction and several years post-construction. One dataset contains breeding-bird densities per 100 ha by distance from turbines for categories of 0-100 m, 100-200 m, 200-300 m, and greater...
Sandhill crane locations, autumn 2013 migration
Sandhill cranes are a long-lived bird species found in wetland-rich landscapes across North America. This dataset includes locations of 5 cranes during a single autumn migration from their breeding areas in northeastern Asia and south through Alaska, central Canada, and the Great Plains. The migration ends in northern Texas and northern Mexico. These data were used as a case study to...
Digital Orthorectified Aerial Image of Cottonwood Lake Study Area Wetland P7 from 2002
Orthorectified image from aerial photograph of wetland P7 in the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota. This image is part of a collection of photographs of the study area acquired during July and early August from 1975 to 2015.
Digital Orthorectified Aerial Image of Cottonwood Lake Study Area Wetland P6 from 21 July 1997
Orthorectified image from aerial photograph of wetland P6 in the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota. This image is part of a collection of photographs of the study area acquired during July and early August from 1975 to 2015.
Digital Orthorectified Aerial Image of Cottonwood Lake Study Area Wetland P8 from 2002
Orthorectified image from aerial photograph of wetland P8 in the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota. This image is part of a collection of photographs of the study area acquired during July and early August from 1975 to 2015.
Digital Orthorectified Aerial Image of Cottonwood Lake Study Area Wetland P3 from 1978
Orthorectified image from aerial photograph of wetland P3 in the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota. This image is part of a collection of photographs of the study area acquired during July and early August from 1975 to 2015.
Digital Orthorectified Aerial Image of Cottonwood Lake Study Area Wetland P4 from 16 July 1998
Orthorectified image from aerial photograph of wetland P4 in the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota. This image is part of a collection of photographs of the study area acquired during July and early August from 1975 to 2015.
Digital Orthorectified Aerial Image of Cottonwood Lake Study Area Wetland T1 from 09 July 1993
Orthorectified image from aerial photograph of wetland T1 in the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota. This image is part of a collection of photographs of the study area acquired during July and early August from 1975 to 2015.
Digital Orthorectified Aerial Image of Cottonwood Lake Study Area Wetlands P1 and T3 from 2012
Orthorectified image from aerial photograph of wetlands P1 and T3 in the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota. This image is part of a collection of photographs of the study area acquired during July and early August from 1975 to 2015.
Digital Orthorectified Aerial Image of Cottonwood Lake Study Area Wetland P11 from 2005
Orthorectified image from aerial photograph of wetland P11 in the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota. This image is part of a collection of photographs of the study area acquired during July and early August from 1975 to 2015.
Cottonwood Lake Study Area-Wetland Vegetation Zones-2015
Spatial polygons of vegetation zones in 2015 for wetlands; P1, P2, P3, P4, P6, P7, P8, P11, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, and T9 within the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota. Created from a collection of digital orthorectified images from aerial photographs of the study area acquired during 2015 using Stewart and Kantrud classification system.
Cottonwood Lake Study Area-Wetland Vegetation Zones-1997
Spatial polygons of vegetation zones in 1997 for wetlands; P1, P2, P3, P4, P6, P7, P8, P11, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, and T9 within the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota. Created from a collection of digital orthorectified images from aerial photographs of the study area acquired during July 1997 using Stewart and Kantrud classification system.