Data

The datasets were collected as part of a project to model fire refugia and severity from remotely sensed vegetation, topographic, fire weather, and fire growth variables. These data were used to evaluate changes in patterns of fire refugia and severity in relation to drivers. They represent a key deliverable of this research, designed to inform conservation and management across the...

In association with a project to estimate stream habitat use by two fish species; habitat parameters where slimy sculpin and rainbow trout were captured were recorded. Habitat use was observed using a backpack electrofisher in order to determine where fish were residing. Total stream habitat was calculated using equally spaced transects with observational recording of stream water depth...

In the moist, coniferous forests of Oregon and Washington, a dense network of headwater streams supports high levels of amphibian species endemism and diversity, including the torrent salamanders (Rhyacotriton spp.). The Columbia and Cascade torrent salamanders (R. kezeri and R. cascadae, respectively) are species of greatest conservation need, but current information is insufficient for...

This data release contains individual freshwater mussel data used in an augmentation effort within the Clinton River watershed located near Detroit, Michigan in September 2024. Mussels were individually tagged with a unique identification tag, and a subset of mussels received a passive integrated transponder tag to be able to detect their location in June 2024. All mussels were measured...

Locations of hair snares that recorded at least one black bear in western Massachusetts from 2019 and 2021. Sites were located east and west of the Connecticut River.

This data release consists of data and metadata for a forest restoration experiment investigating experimental outplanting diversity and density in previously grazed pastureland. Five replicate sites, consisting of 11 - 6x6m plots (10 experimental treatments + 1 control), were set up for this experiment. Treatments consisted of two planting densities (double and single) as well as...

Bear Lake is a large freshwater lake that formed through tectonism in a half graben valley across the Utah and Idaho border. It serves as a critical water resource by storing water and regulating Bear River flows that support downstream ecosystems and agriculture in the Great Salt Lake basin. This data release includes an assimilated topobathymetric raster of Bear Lake comprising...

In 1976-1983, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducted systematic surveys of forest birds and plant communities on all of the main Hawaiian Islands as part of the Hawaiian Forest Bird Surveys (HFBS; Scott et al. 1986). Results of this monumental effort have guided conservation efforts and provided the basis for many plant and bird recovery plans and land acquisition decisions in...

This dataset contains 4 separate data files: (1) "Hawaiian Islands, genetic metabarcoding of Hawaiian hoary bat guano samples, 2010-2021" - sampling details for guano collected from Hawaiian hoary bats (Lasiurus semotus) on the Island of Hawai‘i, O‘ahu, Maui, and Kaua‘i, which was used in a dietary metabarcoding study; (2) "Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian hoary bat guano representative DNA...

Streamgaging weirs, like the ones used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), play a critical role in providing accurate and stable streamflow data, but their presence can affect the passage of diadromous fish species such as river herring and American shad. In some situations, weirs existing in rivers and streams are no longer used because they were part of a farm irrigation system or...

To enhance hurricane coastal impact models, we estimated height above ground (HAG) in millimeters for vegetation and other features using lidar point clouds associated with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 3DEP 1-m digital elevation models (DEMs). Specifically, the mean, maximum, and standard deviation of the HAG was calculated with a spatial resolution of 3-m. For this dataset, we...

The U.S. Geological Survey collected low-altitude airborne natural color imagery and LIDAR data via a fixed-wing uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for mapping Sawmill Springs area in the Kaibab National Forest in Arizona. Visual imagery was collected in joint photographic experts group (jpg) (for color imagery) format and Structure-from-Motion (SfM) photogrammetry techniques were applied to...