“You can’t use an old map to explore a new world”
Supporting Cost Effective Prioritization in Resource Management, Restoration and Conservation
Since 2007, collaborators and funders include:
NOAA Fisheries • US Forest Service National Forests (WA, OR, ID, MT, WY, OR, NV, CA) • US Fish & Wildlife Service • Green Diamond Company • Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife • University of Washington • Bureau of Land Management • Wild Salmon Center • US Environmental Protection Agency • US Forest Service, Pacific Northwest - Pacific Southwest – Rocky Mountain Research Stations • Sierra Pacific Industries • Alberta Environment • The Nature Conservancy • Ecotrust • Watershed Councils • University of Alaska • Oregon State University • Oregon Department of Forestry • California Department of Forestry • US Geological Survey • Sealaska • Washington Department of Natural Resources • Idaho Department of Lands • National Fish & Wildlife Foundation • West Fraser Timber • Native American Tribes • Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission • Landscape Conservation Cooperatives • Columbia River Intertribal Fisheries Commission • Western Lands Environmental Threat Assessment Center • Joint Fire Sciences • Washington Coast Sustainable Salmon Partnership • University of Cantabria, Spain • Northeastern Forestry University, China
Map Categories
streams & rivers
Search for critical interactions
Channel types, aquatic habitats, fish-eye view of riparian - erosion - road - fire - climate change conditions.
riparian zones
Optimize riparian zones.
Riparian vegetation, shade and thermal energy, best locations to increase shade, in-stream wood recruitment, thermal refugia
floodplains & valley Floors
Locate ecological hotspots.
Floodplains and valley floor landforms, flood hazard zones.
topography, erosion& Roads
Prioritize activities
Landslide, debris flow and gully potential, road erosion, optimize new drains and surfacing, road stability, roads in floodplains, and habitat length above all crossings.
wildfire & Climate Change
Identify critical zones
Fire risk and severity, climate change.