Conservation of wildlife is an important component of managing forest ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest. Over the past decade, a great deal of information has been accumulated about endangered species such as the northern spotted owl, as well as less charismatic species such as amphibians and bats. This section contains databases and information relevant to the diversity of wildlife found in forests of the Pacific Northwest.

• Midwinter Bald Eagle Count Searchable Database

  Each January, several hundred individuals count bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) as part of a survey initiated in 1979 by the National Wildlife Federation. This queriable database includes data from 1986-2000 midwinter counts and includes some statewide, regional and national trends.

• Geo-Referenced Database for Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki clarki) of Washington and Oregon Searchable Database

  Coastal cutthroat trout historically occurred throughout coastal drainages of Oregon and Washington and in most lower Columbia River tributaries, and once supported robust recreational fisheries. Throughout their range, sea-run cutthroat trout have declined in the past 20 years, and their status may be more critical than other anadromous salmonids of the Pacific Northwest. Many populations are considered depressed and some may be extinct. This queriable database attempts to identify the location, life history form(e.g. anadromous or nonanadromous), estimated size, and likelihood of persistence for existing populations of coastal cutthroat trout in Oregon and Washington.

• Effects of Treatment on Wildlife and Habitat Searchable Database planned

Demonstration of Ecosystem Management Options (DEMO) study quantifies the effects of varying the level and spatial aggregation of green-tree retention during forest harvest on a variety of ecosystem components.  Wildlife studies quantify patterns of species richness, evenness, and relative abundance of birds, small mammals, bats, and amphibians before and after forest harvest.

• Northwest Habitat Institute Searchable Database

  The Northwest Habitat Institute (NHI) is a non-profit scientific and educational organization located in Corvallis, Oregon. Their mission is to promote and facilitate the conservation of the Northwestern United States' native species and their habitats. Descriptions of NHI's programs and related projects as well as the Columbia River Basin Wildlife-Habitat Types and other GIS data can be found on their site. They now have a new, on-line application to retrieve wildlife-habitat and species information for the Columbia River Basin that occurs in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and portions of Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming. The application is an Interactive Biodiversity Information System (IBIS) that incorporates wildlife-habitat maps with species relationships that have been developed over a 5-year period primarily through expert panels. IBIS can be located at www.nwhi.org/ibis, users do need to log into the application, but it is free. Currently, 3 modules are working - wildlife-habitat definitions, subbasin planning, and county planning.

• Streamnet Searchable Database
  
  is administered by the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, and provides data and data services in support of the region's Fish and Wildlife Program and other efforts to manage and restore the region's aquatic resources. An on-line interactive query system is available at: http://www.streamnet.org. Access databases with data that includes trends of adult returns, hatchery releases, etc. is available from: http://www.streamnet.org/online-data/accesstable.html
  
  
• U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Data Warehouse Searchable Database
  
  contains data on biological community samples (fish, benthic invertebrates, algae) that are collected in streams and rivers as part of ecological studies of water quality. This database contains nationwide biological data, and includes the Pacific Northwest.
  
  
• Northwest Subbasin Geographic Data Browser Interactive Mapping Application
  
  The Data Browser features many water quality and fish related geospatial layers for the Pacific Northwest. In addition to mapping, query and reporting functions, you can also download or extract data layers based on geographic extent.

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