Description: These data represent Timber Suitability under the Preferred Alternative for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison national forests (GMUG) Forest Plan Revision undertaken under the 2012 Forest Planning Rule. These data were created using the Timber Suitability Tool (USFS 2020) in ArcGIS Desktop (version 10.8.1, ESRI 2011). These data were last updated on September 26, 2022.ReferencesESRI. 2011. ArcGIS Desktop: Release 10. Redlands, CA: Environmental Systems Research Institute.USFS. 2020, May. Timber Suitability Analysis for Land Management Planning. Technical Guide.
Copyright Text: Mountain Planning Service Group (MPSG), United States Forest Service (USFS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Description: These data represent Timber Suitability under the Preferred Alternative for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison national forests (GMUG) Forest Plan Revision undertaken under the 2012 Forest Planning Rule. These data were created using the Timber Suitability Tool (USFS 2020) in ArcGIS Desktop (version 10.8.1, ESRI 2011). These data were last updated on September 26, 2022.ReferencesESRI. 2011. ArcGIS Desktop: Release 10. Redlands, CA: Environmental Systems Research Institute.USFS. 2020, May. Timber Suitability Analysis for Land Management Planning. Technical Guide.
Copyright Text: Mountain Planning Service Group (MPSG), United States Forest Service (USFS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Description: These data represent the Scenic Resource Inventory under the Preferred Alternative for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison national forests (GMUG) Forest Plan Revision undertaken under the 2012 Forest Planning Rule. These data were created using the Scenery Management Tool (USFS 2020) in ArcGIS Desktop (version 10.8.1, ESRI 2011). These data were last updated on October 18 2022.The Scenery_ScenicClasses feature class is initially derived from Scenery Management System inventories and includes polygons created by combining Scenic Attractiveness and Visibility to derive scenic importance within a landscape. The value given to each polygon is based on a matrix in the Landscape Aesthetics Handbook (page 4-16) and includes the values of concern levels, distance zones, seen area, and scenic attractiveness. Up to seven categories are derived from this matrix. National Scenery Management System Inventory Mapping Protocols include instructions for identifying the appropriate feature classes for analysis, assigning concern level values using scenery management subject matter expertise, resource integration, or public collaboration, and documenting rationale. The complete process is included in the Landscape Aesthetics Handbook and National Scenery Management System Inventory Mapping Protocols listed below, under "References". Associated National Applications: Land Management Plan revision, watershed assessments, mid-scale assessments, project level planning, and monitoring. This Scenery Management System Inventory was completed in 2017 by the Forest Recreation Staff and the USDA Forest Service Enterprise Program.01/20/2021 Update: Corrections identified when developing Scenic Integrity Objectives for Forest Plan Revision. Scenic Classes re-created with updated Scenery_ScenicAttractive and Scenery_Visibility. Edits also match the updated national data dictionary. Data Dictionary attribute: scenic_classes with values of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7. Generally, scenic classes 1 and 2 have high public value for scenery, classes 3, 4, and 5 have moderate value for scenery and classes 6 and 7 have low public value for scenery (Agricultural Handbook 701).ReferencesESRI. 2011. ArcGIS Desktop: Release 10. Redlands, CA: Environmental Systems Research Institute.USFS. 2020, July. National Scenery Management System Inventory Mapping Protocols. Technical Guide.
Copyright Text: USDA Forest Service, Enterprise Program.
Mountain Planning Service Group (MPSG), United States Forest Service (USFS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Description: These data represent the Winter Recreational Opportunity Spectrum under the Preferred Alternative for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison national forests (GMUG) Forest Plan Revision undertaken under the 2012 Forest Planning Rule. These data were created using the Recreational Opportunity Spectrum Tool (USFS 2019) in ArcGIS Desktop (version 10.8.1, ESRI 2011). These data were last updated on September 29, 2022.ReferencesESRI. 2011. ArcGIS Desktop: Release 10. Redlands, CA: Environmental Systems Research Institute.USFS. 2019, August. National Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) Inventory Mapping Protocol. Technical Guide
Copyright Text: Mountain Planning Service Group (MPSG), United States Forest Service (USFS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Description: These data represent the Summer Recreational Opportunity Spectrum under the Preferred Alternative and Alternatives C and D for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison national forests (GMUG) Forest Plan Revision undertaken under the 2012 Forest Planning Rule. These data were created using the Recreational Opportunity Spectrum Tool (USFS 2019) in ArcGIS Desktop (version 10.8.1, ESRI 2011). These data were last updated on October 22, 2022.ReferencesESRI. 2011. ArcGIS Desktop: Release 10. Redlands, CA: Environmental Systems Research Institute.USFS. 2019, August. National Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) Inventory Mapping Protocol. Technical Guide.
Copyright Text: Mountain Planning Service Group (MPSG), United States Forest Service (USFS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Description: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) Downloadable Data Collection from The National Map (TNM) is a comprehensive set of digital spatial data that encodes information about naturally occurring and constructed bodies of surface water (lakes, ponds, and reservoirs), paths through which water flows (canals, ditches, streams, and rivers), and related entities such as point features (springs, wells, stream gages, and dams). The information encoded about these features includes classification and other characteristics, delineation, geographic name, position and related measures, a "reach code" through which other information can be related to the NHD, and the direction of water flow. The network of reach codes delineating water and transported material flow allows users to trace movement in upstream and downstream directions. In addition to this geographic information, the dataset contains metadata that supports the exchange of future updates and improvements to the data. The NHD supports many applications, such as making maps, geocoding observations, flow modeling, data maintenance, and stewardship. For additional information on NHD, go to http://nhd.usgs.gov/.
Copyright Text: USGS - National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC)
Description: These data represent the Management Overlay for Utility Corridors as part of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison national forests (GMUG) Forest Plan Revision undertaken under the 2012 Forest Planning Rule. This layer contains buffers of utility lines on the GMUG National Forest, comined with areas which have been designated (per the requirements of Section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005) as West-wide energy corridors in Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service Records of Decision in connection with the final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Designation of Energy Corridors on Federal Land in the 11 Western States, November 2008. After designation of the corridors a lawsuit occurred, followed by a settlement agreement. The July 23, 2012 settlement agreement (see http://corridoreis.anl.gov/documents/docs/Settlement_Agreement_Package.pdf) identified some of the designated corridors as "corridors of concern", listing them by corridor identifier and state along with a short description of the concerns. This layer depicts all of the designated corridors with a flag indicating whether they were identified as a corridor of concern. For corridors of concern, the text from the settlement agreement describing the concern has been added. These data represent both utility corridor management and the underlying Management Area. These data were created on June 11, 2019 and last updated on June 11, 2019.
Copyright Text: Mountain Planning Service Group (MPSG), United States Forest Service (USFS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Description: These data represent the Management Overlay for Scenic Byways as part of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison national forests (GMUG) Forest Plan Revision undertaken under the 2012 Forest Planning Rule. This overlay was created by buffering half a mile on either side of the centerline of Scenic and Historic Byways in and around the GMUG National Forest and then clipping it to the Forest Boundary. These data represent both Scenic Byways management and the underlying Management Area. These data were created on November 13, 2018 and last updated on November 13, 2018.
Copyright Text: Mountain Planning Service Group (MPSG), United States Forest Service (USFS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Description: Conservation Watershed Network - History and PurposeUnder the 2012 Planning Rule (FSH 1909.12 CH 23.13) a framework is laid out for plan components of the Revised Land Management Plan (RLMP) “… to provide for ecological conditions necessary to maintain the persistence or contribute to the recovery of native species within the plan area, including at-risk species identified in assessment.” If the Responsible Official determines that additional species specific plan components are needed to maintain the persistence or contribute to the recovery of at risk species, these specific plan components will be included in the RLMP. The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest has therefore designated Conservation Watershed Networks (CWN). Conservation Watershed Networks are a specific subset of sub-watersheds (12-14 digit Hydrologic Unit Codes) where prioritization for long-term conservation and preservation of At Risk aquatic species occurs. These sub-watersheds were selected based upon the presence, conservation status or viability, and likely continued persistence for either native green lineage Colorado River cutthroat trout (green lineage CRCT) or boreal toad (BOR). In the absence of hybridization and competition with non-native fishes, habitat quality and connectivity is the most important factor for the persistence of native cutthroat trout. Consequently, during the selection of CWN for cutthroat trout, sub-watersheds were designated based on two criteria:Conservation status designated by the CRCT Conservation Team (2006).Cutthroat trout populations which have greater than 90% genetic integrity are termed Conservation Populations.ANDThe inhabited stream length is at least 8km (~5 miles, Hilderbrand and Kershner 2000) OR the supporting watershed is at least 14.7 km2 (~3,600 ac, Harig and Fausch 2002). Selection of boreal toad Conservation Watershed Networks is based on the BOR Recovery Teams criteria for population viability (Loeffler 2001). In order for the population to be considered viable: There must be documented breeding activity andrecruitment to the population in at least four (4) out of the past ten (10) years. ORThere has been an average observed total of at least, twenty (20) breeding adults at the breeding locality, producing an average of at least four (4) viable egg masses per year, with a stable number of breeding adultsANDThe population faces no known, significant and imminent threat to its habitat, health, and environmental conditions.Although there are many documented observations of boreal toad across the GMUG NF, in the face of Chytridiomycosis, the amphibian fungal disease caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis(Bd), the species has suffered severe declines in Colorado. Disease vectors are not well understood and many once robust populations have become extirpated after the detection of Bd.Of the documented observances of boreal toad across the GMUG, only three currently support successful breeding. Two of these populations (Texas Creek and Upper East River sub-watersheds) are at high altitude sites within wilderness. It is thought that the remoteness of these sites has helped to prevent the intrusion of the invasive chytrid fungus. Unfortunately in the past two years Texas Creek has become positive for Bd. Currently it is unknown if the Texas Creek population has lost its viability due to Bd. To-date the other site, located in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, remains free of Bd. Every effort should be made to not only protect and conserve the Upper East River population but also keep it free of chytrid. Similarly the final sub-watershed, Headwaters Buzzard Creek, is unique because even with the presence of chytrid, boreal toads are undergoing successful reproduction. Although the factors effecting this occurrence are not fully understood, it is possible that these toads have an innate resilience to chytrid. It remains, that management approaches and allowable activities within this sub-watershed should make every effect to maintain and protect the essential habitat supporting this unique population. ReferencesCRCT Conservation Team. 2006. Conservation agreement for Colorado River cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticus) in the States of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. Colorado Division of Wildlife, Fort Collins. 10p. Harig, A. L., & Fausch, K. D. (2002). Minimum habitat requirements for establishing translocated cutthroat trout populations. Ecological Applications, 12(2), 535-551.Hilderbrand, R. H., & Kershner, J. L. (2000). Movement patterns of stream-resident cutthroat trout in Beaver Creek, Idaho–Utah. Transactions of the american Fisheries Society, 129(5), 1160-1170.Forest Service Handbook 1909.12 Land Management Handbook. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/planningrule/home/?cid=stelprd3828310Loeffler, C. (ed.), 2001. Conservation plan and agreement for the management and recovery of the Southern Rocky Mountain population of the boreal toad (Bufo boreas boreas), Boreal Toad Recovery Team. 76 pp. + appendices.Watershed and Subwatershed Description:This data set is a complete digital hydrologic unit boundary layer to the Subwatershed (12-digit) 6th level for the entire United States. This data set consists of geo-referenced digital data and associated attributes created in accordance with the "Federal Guidelines, Requirements, and Procedures for the National Watershed Boundary Dataset; Chapter 3 of Section A, Federal Standards, Book 11, Collection and Delineation of Spatial Data; Techniques and Methods 11-A3" (04/01/2009). http://www.ncgc.nrcs.usda.gov/products/datasets/watershed/index.html . Polygons are attributed with hydrologic unit codes for 1st(Region), 2nd(Sub-Region), 3rd(Basin), and 4th(Sub-Basin) Hydrologic Unit Level codes, names, Sub-Basin acres and square miles. This data set was obtained from the source in July 2010.
Copyright Text: Funding and support for the Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) were provided by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the United States Geological Survey. Representatives from the U.S. Geological Survey and Environmental Protection Agency contributed a substantial amount of time and salary towards quality review and updating of the dataset in order to meet the Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries.
Description: These data represent the Final Decision Management Areas for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (GMUG) Forest Plan Revision undertaken under the 2012 Forest Planning Rule. Management Areas are current as of June 13, 2024 and were last updated on June 13, 2024.Management area overlays are not included in this feature.
Copyright Text: Mountain Planning Service Group (MPSG), United States Forest Service (USFS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Description: The purpose of this dataset is to display the extent of existing Terrestrial Ecological Unit inventory (TEUI) data internally to facilitate inter-agency collaboration. The feature class for this dataset will display polygons of the ecological unit plots, acreages, and percent coverages of National Forest and Grassland administrative boundaries using their common names, with a percent coverage for Land Type and acres of forest per plot.
Description: The Forest Service's Natural Resource Manager (NRM) Forest Activity Tracking System (FACTS) is the agency standard for managing information about activities related to fire/fuels, silviculture, and invasive species. This feature class contains the FACTS attributes most commonly needed to describe FACTS activities.