This post is an excerpt of an article by Puget Sound Institute, commissioned by the Habitat Strategic Initiative Lead. Click here to view the original post and read the entire story.
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Where are the best places to invest in restoration and protection of beach and riparian habitats? In this post we highlight three tools, funded by the Habitat Strategic Initiative Lead, built to help prioritize recovery actions. Each of these tools uses Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) to identify and prioritize areas for protection or restoration. One of the tools is regional in scope and has a user-friendly online interface. The two others focus on individual watersheds and, although they are not available for online exploration, are being used for local salmon recovery planning. Each of these tools assist in integrating data into habitat recovery planning processes.
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