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Critical Habitat
The following are some guides to maps that appeared the Federal Register.
- Bay Checkerspot Butterfly
- CA red-legged frog: Current | Proposed
- CA tiger salamander (central population)
- Vernal pool ecosystems. (Vernal pool recovery plan maps are also available.)
KML maps for easy viewing in Google Earth, ArcGIS Explorer and other programs. (For more, see our KML Critical Habitat Maps page.
- Bay Checkerspot Butterfly - Coming soon
- CA red-legged frog: Current | Proposed
- CA tiger salamander (central population)
- Vernal pool ecosystems.
Project developers seeking precise geospacial data are referred to our national Critical Habitat Mapper.
Conservation Banks
View Conservation Bank Service Areas. KML files are available for most banks.
Places to See Rare Species
Places Where Kids (and Adults) Can See Rare Species in Northern California
U.S.G.S. 7.5 Minute Quads
Our species lists are based on U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute quads. See our quad-finder page.
Wetlands
The Service's National Wetland Inventory maps are now available online. Unless you are familiar with online GIS maps, we recommend that you start with the tutorial.
The Wetlands Inventory data is now available as KML files. National Wetlands Inventory KMZ files. This page also has more info on KML/KMZ files.
California Department of Fish & Game
- BIOS The Biogeographic Information & Observation System has a variety of data, including critical habitat maps.
- CNDDB The California Natural Diversity Database has data about sensitive species. The Quick Viewer shows the species that have been observed in each 7.5 minute quad.
- BIOS vs. CNDDB Comparison chart
Other Links
For anadromous fish (e.g. chinook salmon) and other ocean species, go to the NOAA Fisheries Service critical habitat GIS Data page.
NationalAtlas.gov - A very user-friendly national map portal.
GeoData.gov is the National cross-agency portal for geographic information.
U.S. Geological Survey has many online and paper maps.
CalFish Fish Data & Maps
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Last updated: October 24, 2008
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