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The Tidal Wetland network represents the current and potential tidal wetland habitat network as polygons and their tidal connectivity determined using the Tidal Restriction network, remotely sensed aerial imagery, SHSTMP tidal wetland habitat extent and feature polygons (NOAA 2011; 2016), and Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership (PMEP) tidal exceedance polygons (PMEP 2018). The maps of current and potential tidal wetland habitat were updated using the spatial database of the tidal restriction network developed in this project, SHSTMP tidal wetland habitat extent, feature polygons, and overwater structures (NOAA 2011; 2016; 2019), and Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership (PMEP) tidal exceedance polygons (PMEP 2018). Tidal restrictions were buffered and used to segment PMEP wetland polygons into individual polygons, to associate tidal restriction features, feature types, and tidal connectivity ratings to polygons of tidal wetland habitat. Tidal wetland connectivity ratings were determined using the Tidal Restriction network and the SHSTMP tidal wetland habitat features to assess pathways of tidal movement and were assigned as Completely Restricted, Significantly Restricted, Partially Restricted, Unrestricted, or Unknown. Tidal wetlands were classified by both their tidal feature connectivity and landscape connectivity with certainty ratings. The feature tidal connectivity classified the tidal connectivity of the feature based on the tidal connectivity to that feature given the immediately downstream tidal restriction features. Feature tidal connectivity was determined by the downstream feature allowing tidal connectivity regardless of upstream or landward tidal restrictions connectivity restrictions. The landscape tidal connectivity classified the tidal connectivity of the wetland feature based on its connectivity to the delta as a whole. The landscape tidal connectivity of a feature was determined by the connectivity rating of the landscape wetlands and the downstream tidal... |
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The Tidal Wetland network represents the current and potential tidal wetland habitat network as polygons and their tidal connectivity determined using the Tidal Restriction network, remotely sensed aerial imagery, SHSTMP tidal wetland habitat extent and feature polygons (NOAA 2011; 2016), and Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership (PMEP) tidal exceedance polygons (PMEP 2018). The maps of current and potential tidal wetland habitat were updated using the spatial database of the tidal restriction network developed in this project, SHSTMP tidal wetland habitat extent, feature polygons, and overwater structures (NOAA 2011; 2016; 2019), and Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership (PMEP) tidal exceedance polygons (PMEP 2018). Tidal restrictions were buffered and used to segment PMEP wetland polygons into individual polygons, to associate tidal restriction features, feature types, and tidal connectivity ratings to polygons of tidal wetland habitat. Tidal wetland connectivity ratings were determined using the Tidal Restriction network and the SHSTMP tidal wetland habitat features to assess pathways of tidal movement and were assigned as Completely Restricted, Significantly Restricted, Partially Restricted, Unrestricted, or Unknown. Tidal wetlands were classified by both their tidal feature connectivity and landscape connectivity with certainty ratings. The feature tidal connectivity classified the tidal connectivity of the feature based on the tidal connectivity to that feature given the immediately downstream tidal restriction features. Feature tidal connectivity was determined by the downstream feature allowing tidal connectivity regardless of upstream or landward tidal restrictions connectivity restrictions. The landscape tidal connectivity classified the tidal connectivity of the wetland feature based on its connectivity to the delta as a whole. The landscape tidal connectivity of a feature was determined by the connectivity rating of the landscape wetlands and the downstream tidal... |
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These data were digitized by staff at Cramer Fish Sciences as part of an Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program (ESRP) Learning Project to provide updated maps of current and potential tidal wetland habitats that will be used to evaluate estuary restoration effectiveness in a subset of Puget Sound’s large river deltas. These layers were created starting in Fall 2019 and were completed Summer 2021. This project is part of a joint effort, involving National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Salmon Habitat Status and Trends Monitoring Program (SHSTMP; Beechie et al. 2017; Stefankiv et al. 2019), Puget Sound Partnership’s (PSP) Common Indicators, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) Fish Passage teams. Any comments on data quality and determinations should be directed to Cramer Fish Sciences Staff: Jason Hall, Jason.Hall@fishsciences.net or Shelby Burgess, Shelby.Burgess@fishsciences.net. |
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The primary goal of this project is to support regional salmon and habitat/ecosystem recovery efforts by developing consistent and updated regional datasets for tidal restrictions, current tidal wetland extent, and potential tidal wetland extent; and to make these datasets readily available online to support tidal restriction removal planning and the restoration and conservation of tidal wetland habitats in Puget Sound’s large river deltas. Regional datasets used to inform the data inventory, contract information, and related documents can be found: https://secure.rco.wa.gov/prism/search/projectsnapshot.aspx?ProjectNumber=18-2250 |
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These data were generated using the available imagery and regional data and may not represent changes that have occurred since the publication date of the image or regional data. Only a subset of feature existence, type, connectivity, and other determinations have not been subject to regional data steward review or field verification. Physical characteristics, including areas and perimeters of tidal restriction and wetland features were generated using GIS analysis and may not be accurate. Users are advised to read the dataset's metadata thoroughly to understand appropriate use and data limitations |
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