Northwest Habitat Institute Interactive Habitat and Biodiversity Information System (IBIS) for the Columbia River Basin

Outline Implementation of the IBIS Project NHI and its servicesNHI and its services IBIS: Why was it developed?IBIS: Why was it developed? IBIS: What is it?IBIS: What is it? IBIS: How does it work?IBIS: How does it work? IBIS: Products & OutcomesIBIS: Products & Outcomes Current proposal objectivesCurrent proposal objectives Users and data management issuesUsers and data management issues

The Northwest Habitat Institute Data Center spatial (GIS) and non-spatial data Data Services & Tools Databases, performance tools Educational Outreach Workshops, presentations, books (K-12 thru Professional levels) articles Habitat Restoration Collaboration Habitat Assessment Field inventory, methodologies

Northwest Habitat Institute (NHI) Current Services: Habitat mappingHabitat mapping Habitat classificationHabitat classification Hierarchical habitat assessment & accounting methodologiesHierarchical habitat assessment & accounting methodologies Standardized terminology for field inventoryStandardized terminology for field inventory Data collection (allows control of QA/QC, metadata, and consistency)Data collection (allows control of QA/QC, metadata, and consistency) Performance toolsPerformance tools Data servicesData services Data-centerData-center MonitoringMonitoring Cumulative effects methodologyCumulative effects methodology Portal querying of IBIS dataPortal querying of IBIS data Educational outreachEducational outreach IBIS (Interactive Habitat and Biodiversity Information System)

Why was IBIS Developed? Lessons Learned from the Spotted Owl Listing - Interagency supported and developed - Interagency supported and developed 5 Teams – Senior Science (Overall Guidance), Species-Habitat, Management, Marine, and Data/Digital Products Goal: T o Facilitate Common Understanding For Management

Developed to Facilitate A Common Understanding For Management What is IBIS? Over 150,000 Records

How Does It Work?

IBIS:Products&Outcomes

Distributed Data Set as well as a Data Center for Subbasin Planning and GIS Data; Maps at Multiple Scales; Maps at Multiple Scales; Common Fish and Wildlife Terms and Definitions to Foster a Common Understanding; Common Fish and Wildlife Terms and Definitions to Foster a Common Understanding; Species (Fish, Wildlife, Marine) and Habitat Species (Fish, Wildlife, Marine) and Habitat Information System; Fish (and Wildlife): Regional Distribution Maps, Database of Salmon-Wildlife Interactions, Fish (and Wildlife): Regional Distribution Maps, Database of Salmon-Wildlife Interactions, GIS Data Set Development and Support GIS Data Set Development and Support IBIS: Products & Outcomes

ISRP Review: Among the Best Justified of the Database Proposals "Key Informational Source for the Northwest ~National Biological Information Infrastructure "Best Available Science" "Best Available Science" ~Office of Community Development in Washington State "Best Practices" "Best Practices" ~Ash Institute-Harvard University IBIS

Current Proposal OBJECTIVES

Objectives Subbasin Planning: 1) Incorporating remaining IBIS and Subbasin data into an improved data management system; 2) Gathering & developing spatial (GIS) and non- spatial data; 3) Updating and developing wildlife- habitat maps to allow for change detection and finer assessments; 4) Developing advanced query capabilities and decision support tools to organize and understand ecosystem information at the watershed and field level; IBIS

Objectives Subbasin Planning, cont: 5) Coordinate with State, Federal and Tribal organizations to acquire, develop and/or collaborate on data layers pertinent to individual subbasins or ecoprovinces; 6) Coordinate with State, Federal and Tribal organizations at the subbasin- or ecoprovince-level to assist with verifying wildlife-habitat map classifications that are generated; 7) Operate and maintain IBIS (Internet access, user technical support, Web services and DBMS backups); IBIS

(NED) Scope of Work (section 2.4.3)...Develop a regional locator that allows monitoring information as well as other ancillary data sets to be recorded within a subbasin or watershed

IBIS ObjectivesNED: 1) Develop advanced query capabilities & decision support tools including an interactive mapping and visualization application (ELVIS); 2) Develop performance tools like field applications that incorporate data standards, field protocols and GPS (VEMA); and 3) Keep the IBIS DBMS and GIS layers updated with the help of an online peer-review system

Population Status and Trends Species NameAsotin SteelheadX Rainbow trout (non-anadromous)X Bull troutX Chinook salmonX Great Blue HeronX Sharp-tailed GrouseX Flammulated OwlX White-headed WoodpeckerX Yellow WarblerX Grasshopper SparrowX American BeaverX Rocky Mountain ElkX Mule DeerX Rocky Mountain Bighorn SheepX California Bighorn SheepX

ObjectivesGeneral: 1)Enhancing Habitat Evaluations; and 2)Education and Outreach IBIS

Funding Under 15 month Contract with NPCC [data placeholder account] Specific Task: Serve as Regional Technical Support for Terrestrial Resources in Subbasin Planning Funding Contract with BPA [data placeholder account] Specific Tasks: Maintain and Expand Maintain and Expand Current Subbasin Planning Information Current Subbasin Planning Information Develop Performance Tools (e.g. modifying HEP, HabitatDevelop Performance Tools (e.g. modifying HEP, Habitat Evaluation Procedures) Evaluation Procedures)

All Regional Coordination Projects All Regional Coordination Projects Fish Data Coordination Projects Fish Data Coordination Projects IBIS Budget Council Guidance Wildlife at 15% Regional Coordination/ Support: Collaborative Data Collection Protocols Mapping Performance Tools [StreamNet, CSMEP, NED, PNAMP]

Users & Data Management Issues

Enhance Access to IBISs Habitat and Biodiversity Information: Users: –Subbasin plans –Habitat assessment –Monitoring and Evaluation Projects –Other Planning or Conservation Organizations Data Management Issues Addressed: –Standardization –Metadata –Data validation –Coordination –Application (user- friendliness)

Update and refine wildlife habitat maps: Users: –Subbasin plans (change detection, focal species, range maps) –Watershed coordinators –State & regional planning efforts –County & local planners –Conservation groups Data Management Issues Addressed: –Consistent classifications/definitions –Data validation –Integrate multiple data sources –Metadata –Coordination –Application (user- friendliness)

HABITAT STATUS Herbaceous Wetlands Mesic Riparian - Wetlands Montane Coniferous Wetlands Above habitat types are not well represented because of scale

Developing performance tools for decision-making Users: –Subbasin plans –All users of IBIS and GIS data such as: General PublicGeneral Public Natural Resource AgenciesNatural Resource Agencies Education InstitutesEducation Institutes PrivatePrivate Conservation GroupsConservation Groups Data Management Issues Addressed: –Provides user feedback –Integrates data from multiple sources/users (e.g. ELVIS) –Coordination of Application (user- friendliness) –Standardize sharing platform and transfer

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