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- Decision Support ToolsThe Land Treatment Exploration Tool (LTET) is designed to assist land managers with the rangeland restoration and/or rehabilitation planning process. The tool assembles information about a site,…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeMapTopicVegetation Management, Restoration, Fire, Climate
- Decision Support ToolsCollaborative Mapper lets multiple users interactively create and edit geospatial data. No more sending multiple files back and forth. Start a map, invite collaborators, and seamlessly edit the data…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeMapTopicCollaboration
- Decision Support ToolsThe Fish and Wildlife Service's on-line mapper contains data for active, proposed, and final critical habitat for threatened and endangered wildlife and plant species. In addition to information…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeMapTopicWildlife, Threatened and Endangered Species, Regulatory
- Decision Support ToolsThe National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Standards for Prescribed Fire Planning and Implementation establishes national interagency standards for the planning and implementation of prescribed…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeReference Document, WorkbookTopicFire, Regulatory
- Decision Support ToolsThe National Fire Situational Awareness map contains relevant information about current fires including fire outlines, size, perimiter and more that is updated frequently.Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeMap, WebAppTopicFire
- Decision Support ToolsThe Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) is an online collection of peer-reviewed syntheses on fire effects and fire regimes in the United States designed to meet the needs of resource managers…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeReference DocumentTopicFire, Vegetation Management, Wildlife
- Decision Support ToolsGrass-Cast indicates for ranchers and other grassland managers whether plant productivity (in pounds per acre) is likely to be above-normal, near-normal, or below-normal in the upcoming growing…Geographical ScopeGreat Plains, Southwestern USATool TypeMap, WebAppTopicVegetation Management, Grazing Management
- Decision Support ToolsThe Climate Smart Restoration Tool (CSRT) is a collaboration between the US Forest Service, Oregon State University, Bureau of Land Management and the Conservation Biology Institute. The CSRT was…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeMapTopicRestoration
- Decision Support ToolsThe Land Potential Knowledge System (LandPKS) tools allow users to learn about the land and produce site-specific data at any specific location in the world. The mobile app can help users understand…Geographical ScopeGlobalTool TypeToolkit, WebAppTopicSoils
- Decision Support ToolsWeb Soil Survey (WSS) provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. It is operated by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and provides access…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeMap, ToolkitTopicSoils
- Decision Support ToolsSoilWeb Apps provide a variety of map-based tools that can access USDA-NRCSS detailed soil survey data (SSURGO) for most of the United States.Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeToolkit, MapTopicSoils
- Decision Support ToolsVegetation GIS Data System (VGS) is a suite of software applications for recording, managing and using vegetation and other ecosystem related data. The suite provides electronic tools for recording…Geographical ScopeGlobalTool TypeSoftware, WebApp, Mobile AppTopicMonitoring
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13 InciWeb
InciWeb contains data about current wildfires, prescribed burns, and burned area emergency responses (BAER). It can help grassland managers and restoraiton practitioners know about fires in their…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeMapTopicFire - Decision Support ToolsThe Adaptation Workbook is a structured process to consider the potential effects of climate change and design land management and conservation actions that can help prepare for changing conditions.…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeToolkit, WebApp, WorkbookTopicClimate
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15 DroughtView
DroughtView is a tool that allows users to compare vegetation and climate data for any region of interest in the USA, northern Mexico and southern Canada. DroughtView allows users to monitor and…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeMap, WebApp, DataTopicDrought, Fire, Grazing Management - Decision Support ToolsIPaC is a project planning tool that streamlines the USFWS environmental review process. Users can quickly and easily view their project or activity’s potential impacts on U.S. Fish & Wildlife…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeMap, Reference Document, WebAppTopicRegulatory, Wildlife, Threatened and Endangered Species
- Decision Support ToolsThe Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) provides access to species occurrence data (presence and absence), analyses and investigations of species trends, drivers of change, and potential…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeData, Map, Reference DocumentTopicWildlife, Monitoring
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18 Nature Serve
The NatureServe Explorer is a conservation database that contains information on over 100,000 plants, animals, and the ecosystems they live in. Users can search through information by location,…Geographical ScopeUSA, MexicoTool TypeData, Map, Reference DocumentTopicWildlife, Monitoring - Decision Support ToolsThe Rapid Avian Information Locator (RAIL) tool allows the user to query a specific geographic location and return a list of birds that are known to occur in that area based on the underlying data in…Geographical ScopeUSA, MexicoTool TypeMap, DataTopicBirds, Monitoring
- Decision Support ToolsProduced by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the Birds of the World tool provides comprehensive life histories for all bird species and families.Geographical ScopeGlobalTool TypeReference DocumentTopicBirds
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21 iNaturalist
iNaturalist ia a tool (web and phone based application) that helps users identify and learn about plant and animal species. It is also a helpful tool to record and share observations and can be used…Geographical ScopeGlobalTool TypeWebApp, Mobile AppTopicWildlife, Monitoring, Citizen Science - Decision Support ToolsThe National Drought Mitigation Center provides access to a number of tools developed by the University of Nebraska to help ranchers monitor drought. This Managing Drought on the Ranch toolkit…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeWebAppTopicDrought
- Decision Support ToolsThe Avian Knowledge Network (AKN) provides a platform for data organization, sharing and coordination of standardized monitoring efforts, as well as data analysis and visualization tools. The AKN is…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeData, ToolkitTopicBirds
- Decision Support ToolsThe Avian Conservation Assessment Database (ACAD) contains biological information used and generated by the Partners In Flight (PIF) Species Assessment Process, a peer-reviewed, scientific…Geographical ScopeUSA, Canada, Mexico, Central AmericaTool TypeDataTopicBirds
- Decision Support ToolsThe Partners in Flight (PIF) Population Estimates Database is intended to: provide access to the latest USA/Canada landbird population estimates at a variety of geographic scales (global, continental…Geographical ScopeUSA, Canada, Mexico, Central AmericaTool TypeDataTopicBirds
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26 Ebird
A collaborative enterprise with hundreds of partner organizations, thousands of regional experts, and hundreds of thousands of users, eBird is managed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. eBird is a…Geographical ScopeGlobalTool TypeWebApp, Mobile AppTopicBirds, Citizen Science, Monitoring - Decision Support ToolsEEFlux (Earth Engine Evapotranspiration Flux) is a version of METRIC (Mapping Evapotranspiration at high Resolution with Internalized Calibration) that operates on the Google Earth Engine system.…Geographical ScopeGlobalTool TypeMap, DataTopicClimate
- Decision Support ToolsData catalog of publicly available earth system raster datasets from Google.Geographical ScopeGlobalTool TypeMap, DataTopicClimate
- Decision Support ToolsThe U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit helps users document climate hazards that could harm the things they care about, decide which situations they most want to avoid, and come up with workable…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeToolkit, WorkbookTopicClimate
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30 MyRAINge Log
My RAINge Log is an easy-to-use tool to help track actual rainfall and facilitate better land management. The platrofm brings together cutting edge web technology, climate data, and visualization…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeWebApp, Mobile AppTopicClimate, Collaboration, Drought - Decision Support ToolsThe Early Detection and Distributtion Mapping System (EDDMapS) is a web-based mapping system for documenting invasive species and pest distribution. It is fast, easy to use, and doesn't require…Geographical ScopeUSA, CanadaTool TypeMap, Data, Mobile AppTopicInvasive Species
- Decision Support ToolsTrends.Earth is a free and open source tool to understand land change: the how and why behind changes on the ground. Trends.Earth allows users to draw on the best available information from across a…Geographical ScopeGlobalTool TypeMap, DataTopicMonitoring
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33 iBiocontrol
iBiocontrol is a repository of informatoin on biological control (biocontrol) of undesirable plant species (weeds). Biological control reunites host-specific natural enemies from a weed's native…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeToolkitTopicInvasive Species - Decision Support ToolsHandbook for the use of Ecologically Based Invasive Plant Management produced by USDA ARS for annual invasive grasses.Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeReference DocumentTopicInvasive Species, Restoration
- Decision Support ToolsGuide for the use of herbicides in weed and brush control in rangelands produced by Texas Tech University. Contains an extensive table of chemicals, their target plants, and guidelines for their use…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeReference DocumentTopicInvasive Species
- Decision Support ToolsStreamStats is a Web-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) application that provides users with access to an assortment of analytical tools that are useful for a variety of water-resources…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeMap, WebAppTopicMonitoring
- Decision Support ToolsThe National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center provides access to predictions aof temperature and precipitation for the coming 6-10 day, 8-14 day, 3-4 week, one-month, three-month periods.…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeReference Document, MapTopicClimate
- Decision Support ToolsThe National Centers for Environmental Incormation National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Data Online (CDO) provides free access to NCDC's archive of global historical weather and…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeData, Map, WebAppTopicClimate
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39 WildfireSAFE
The Wildland Fire Assessment System (WFAS) is a USDA Forest Service, Fire and Aviation Management-supported system that was developed by Forest Service fire behavior researchers as an avenue to…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeMobile App, Map, WebAppTopicFire - Decision Support Tools
40 USGS INHABIT
The United States Geological Survey's (USGS) Invasive Species Habitat Tool (INHABIT) is a novel, web-based decision support tool that displays spatial predictions and tabular summaries of habitat…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeMap, WebAppTopicInvasive Species - Decision Support ToolsThe wheel is a tool designed to assist restoration managers in evaluating the degree to which the ecosystem under treatment is recovering over time. This evaluation should be performed comparing the…Geographical ScopeGlobalTool TypeWebAppTopicRestoration, Monitoring
- Decision Support ToolsSoilGrids is a system for global digital soil mapping that makes use of global soil profile information and covariate data to model the spatial distribution of soil properties across the globe.…Geographical ScopeGlobalTool TypeMapTopicSoils
- Decision Support ToolsThe Headwaters Economics produced an interactive map that displays protected areas in every county of the United States. Navigate and download details about state-level summaries and learn more about…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeMap, WebApp, DataTopicLand Use and Ownership
- Decision Support ToolsThis publication is the second of a two part series of special publications dealing with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. The first Special Publication SP-09-14, titled “Know…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeReference Document, WorkbookTopicRegulatory
- Decision Support ToolsThis guide is based on research and consultations undertaken by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) concerning the need for a Citizen’s Guide to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeReference Document, WorkbookTopicRegulatory
- Decision Support ToolsThe Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) is the official inventory of public parks and other protected areas in all U.S. states and territories. This growing database contains more…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeMap, WebAppTopicLand Use and Ownership
- Decision Support ToolsThe Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System (IFTDSS) is a web-based application designed to make fuel treatment planning and analysis more efficient and effective. IFTDSS provides access…Geographical ScopeUSATool TypeWebApp, MapTopicFire
- Decision Support ToolsThis tool, created by the Borderlands Avian Data Center, leverages data from the Avian Knowledge Network to help users visualize the projected impacts of a changing climate on birds and habitats…Geographical ScopeUSA, MexicoTool TypeWebApp, MapTopicBirds
- Decision Support ToolsThe Observations Map, created by the Borderlands Avian Data Center, allows users to query, visualize, and investigate bird observation data at surveyed locations in a map interface. It also allows…Geographical ScopeUSA, MexicoTool TypeWebApp, MapTopicBirds
- Decision Support ToolsThe Phenology Tool, created by the Borderlands Avian Data Center/Avian Knowledge Network, generates graphs that provide our best understanding of when birds of interest are most likely to be present…Geographical ScopeUSA, MexicoTool TypeWebApp, MapTopicBirds