Puget Sound Marine Riparian Mapping
Cramer Fish Sciences and NOAA NWFSC are working to produce complete and regionally consistent spatial data layers mapping marine riparian forests by leveraging two approaches developed in previous studies mapping percent forest cover and contiguous marine riparian cover width for two data years (Hall et al. 2019; PSEMP NSWG 2019). Mapping of both datasets has been completed and will be made available online in Fall 2024.
The primary goal of this project is to support regional salmon recovery planning and evaluation by developing regionally consistent and up-to-date spatial data layers for tidally influenced and marine riparian habitats at the regional scale. To achieve this goal, we worked with salmon recovery agencies to develop spatial data products that leverage and integrate with existing habitat status and trends monitoring programs and metrics, address regional data gaps, and are readily accessible through online mapping applications to support restoration planning and evaluation of progress towards recovery at a regional scale. This project included two key objectives; (1) creating a consistent and up to date regional spatial database of tidal restriction and tidal wetland features, and (2) mapping marine riparian cover width for Puget Sound for two time steps. This page focuses on describing the efforts to map marine riparian habitat. More information about the tidal restriction mapping can be found on the Puget Sound Large River Delta Tidal Restriction and Wetland Mapping and the Puget Sound Tidal Restriction and Wetland Mapping pages.
Relationships
- broader: coastal management;aquatic buffer
- broader: land use
- broader: river delta;hydrodynamics;channel structure;salmon
- related to: Shoreline Management Program (SMP)
- related to: cramer fish sciences
- related to: epa
- related to: esrplearning program
- related to: floodplain restoration
- related to: growth management act
- related to: hall 2025 marine riparian vegetation
- related to: high resolution aerial imagery change detection
- related to: national estuary program
- related to: noaa
- related to: psnerp
- related to: puget sound acquisition and restoration
Source: Puget Sound Marine Riparian Mapping on Salish Sea Wiki