“Systems Check”
1. Have the “Demo” folder?
2. ArcGIS working?
3. Able to open “DemoMap.mxd” in Demo folder?

Demonstration of Elk Nutrition and
Habitat Use Tools

Agenda
•
Spatial extents for model runs
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Elk Nutrition tool
•
Elk Habitat Use tool
•
Update Canopy Cover tool
•
Example summaries and interpretations
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Questions along the way!

We hope:
• to maintain a casual setting but also acknowledge it might be difficult with such a large group
• please interrupt when you have questions, especially if you think the entire group will benefit from them
• to respect everyone’s time - we may need to table a question and address it during a break or in the afternoon to keep moving through the material

Spatial Analysis & Modeling
It’s easy to get lost in the details but remember – it should be in the manual!
Image modified from
( http://cegis.usgs.gov/ )
2006 NAIP Image

Spatial Extents for Model Runs
Regional Landscape
(StudyArea.shp)
Local Landscape
Regional Landscape
(StudyArea_4km_Buffer.shp)

Nutrition Tool
Blue Mountains Elk Habitat Toolbox
% Canopy Cover
Existing Veg. Type
Potential Veg. Zone
Precipitation
Date
Dietary Digestible Energy (DDE)
Mean DDE
Habitat Use Tool
% Canopy Cover
Existing Veg. Type
Potential Veg. Zone
Precipitation
Date
Elevation
Public Use Roads
Mean DDE
Percent Area in Forest Veg. Type
Mean Slope
Dist. to Class 1 or 2 Roads
Dist. to Class 3 or 4 Roads
Predicted
Level of
Elk Use
Update Canopy Cover Tool
Treatment Areas
% Canopy Cover
% Canopy Cover

Nutrition Model
= Elk Nutrition Tool
Nutrition Tool
% Canopy Cover
Existing Veg. Type
Potential Veg. Zone
Precipitation
Date
Dietary Digestible Energy (DDE)
Mean DDE

Nutrition Tool Inputs
Canopy Cover
= cc08

Nutrition Tool Inputs
Existing Veg. Type
= evt08
“M” = Mask, “H” = Habitat, “AG” = Agriculture
“F” = Forest, “NF” = Non-forest

Nutrition Tool Inputs
Potential Veg. Zone
= potenveg
“-9”= Not Modeled
“1” = Rangelands
“4” = Dry Forest
“5” = Wet Forest

Ag (EVT)
+
The “Potential” Veg
EVI
=
Irrigated and
Non- irrigated
Ag
Wetlands
=
Wet
Meadows
PVT

Nutrition Tool Inputs
Wetland Inventory
=
Wetlands.shp
“0” = Not a wet meadow
“1” = Wet meadow

Nutrition Tool Inputs
Precipitation
= precip_ jul precip_aug
Modifications:
1. Project to match project projection
2. Convert to mm by multiplying by 100

Nutrition Tool

Elk Nutrition Geoprocesses

Things to remember
(common GIS hang-ups)
•
File naming rules
–
No spaces
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Don’t start with numbers
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Use 13 or less characters for grids/rasters
•
File path limitations
–
No spaces
–
Limit to 128 characters
•
Projection/datum issues

Nutrition
Tool
Parameters

Nutrition Tool Outputs
DDE
=
****_dde

Habitat Use Model

Habitat Use Tool Inputs
Elevation
= dem30

Habitat Use Tool Inputs
Public Use Roads
=
Roads.shp
Class 1: federal/state highways
Class 2: county, 2 digit FS roads, or any road branching from class 1 or a town/city
Class 3: branch directly from a class 2 road
Class 4: branch directly from a class 3 road

Habitat Use Tool Inputs
Public Use Roads
=
Roads.shp
“0” = Closed, “1” = Open
Number for each class

Habitat Use Tool

Habitat Use Geoprocesses

Habitat
Use
Tool

Habitat Use Tool Outputs
% Forest
=
****_pct_allf

Habitat Use Tool Outputs
Mean Slope +
Mean Slope 2
=
****_mn_slp

Habitat Use Tool Outputs
Dist. to Class
1 or 2 Roads
=
****_d_cl1_2

Habitat Use Tool Outputs
Dist. to Class
3 or 4 Roads
=
****_d_cl3_4

Habitat Use Tool Outputs
Predicted Level of Elk Use
=
****_use

Update Canopy Cover Tool
Update Canopy Cover Tool
Treatment Areas
% Canopy Cover
% Canopy Cover

Update Canopy Cover Tool
Update Canopy Cover Tool
Treatment Areas
% Canopy Cover
% Canopy Cover

Update Canopy Cover to
Match Current Conditions

Update CC Tool Inputs
Treatment Areas
=
Harvest.shp
New Canopy Cover Values

Update Canopy Cover Tool

Habitat Use Geoprocesses

Update
Can. Cov.
Tool
Parameters

Update CC Tool Outputs
“updated” canopy cover
=
****_updatecc

More Questions?
Thank you so much!
PNW Research Station website: http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/research/elk
Web search “Elk Models PNW Station”
Visit Elk Modeling FTP site: ftp://ftp2.fs.fed.us/incoming/pnw/ElkHabModeling/BetaTesters