Olympic National Forest - Species of Concern

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Olympic National Forest

Publication_Date: 19980901

Title: Olympic National Forest - Species of Concern

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Olympia, WA

Publisher: Olympic National Forest

Online_Linkage: none

Description:

Abstract:

The ARC coverage, Species_of_Concern, includes point locations on the Olympic Peninsula for a number of plants, animals and fungi that have special status as either "Survey & Manage Species" or Washington State Species of Concern. The "Survey & Manage" designation is from the Northwest Forest Plan, and includes 418 species. There are four components to the Survey & Manage provision; the GIS coverage and ORACLE database include the Component 1 species, with direction to "Manage Known Sites". At present, the coverage includes locations of only one Washington State Species of Concern, the Van Dyke's salamander. Data sources include Olympic National Forest field surveys, research studies and the Interim Database for Survey and Management Component 1 Species (a Paradox database compiled by the Regional Ecosystem Office).

Purpose:

To catalogue species siting, location, taxon, substrate, slope, reproductive state, elevation and number of species of concern.

Supplemental_Information:

Data sources include Olympic National Forest field surveys, research studies and the Interim Database for Survey and Management Component 1 Species (a Paradox database compiled by the Regional Ecosystem Office). This coverage was built using the UTM grid system. The geographic coordinates which appear later in this report were produced using the project command in ArcInfo version 7.1.2. Both the input and output projections are based on the Clarke 1866 spheroid and the North American Datum of 1927 (NAD27). The bounding coordinates in the original UTM grid are as follows: West Bounding Coordinate: 405444.313 East Bounding Coordinate: 507152.09 South Bounding Coordinate: 5237354 North Bounding Coordinate: 5323211

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 19960501

Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As Needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Olympic National Forest

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.266

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.905

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.061

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.292

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: species

Theme_Keyword: endangered species

Theme_Keyword: Habitat

Theme_Keyword: threatened species

Theme_Keyword: plants

Theme_Keyword: animals

Theme_Keyword: fungi

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: Washington

Place_Keyword: Olympic Peninsula

Place_Keyword: Olympic National Forest

Place_Keyword: Hood Canal Ranger District

Place_Keyword: Quilcene Ranger District

Place_Keyword: Quinault Ranger District

Place_Keyword: Soleduck Ranger District

Taxonomy:

Taxonomic_Keywords: Animals

Taxonomic_Keywords: Amphibians

Taxonomic_Keywords: Fungi

Taxonomic_Keywords: Lichens

Taxonomic_Keywords: Plants

Access_Constraints: Sensitive

Use_Constraints:

Determined on a case-by-case basis by ONF personnel.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Olympic National Forest

Contact_Person: Rick Jordan

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 1835 Black Lake Blvd. SW

City: Olympia

State_or_Province: Washington

Postal_Code: 98512-5623

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 360-956-2400

Hours_of_Service: 9 AM - 5 PM Pacific Time

Native_Data_Set_Environment: UNIX-ARC/INFO

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: unknown

Logical_Consistency_Report: unknown

Completeness_Report: unknown

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: unknown

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: unknown

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The ARC coverage, Species_of_Concern, includes point locations on the Olympic Peninsula for a number of plants, animals and fungi that have special status as either "Survey & Manage Species" or Washington State Species of Concern.

The "Survey & Manage" designation is from the Northwest Forest Plan, and includes 418 species of amphibians (salamanders), mammals, birds, bats, mosses and liverworts, snails and slugs, vascular plants, fungi and lichens, plus 4 arthropod communities (insects, crustaceans, spiders and other invertebrates). There are four components to the Survey & Manage provision; the GIS coverage and ORACLE database include the Component 1 species, with direction to "Manage Known Sites".

At present, the coverage includes locations of only one Washington State Species of Concern, the Van Dyke's salamander. Data sources include Olympic National Forest field surveys, research studies and the Interim Database for Survey and Management Component 1 Species (a Paradox database compiled by the Regional Ecosystem Office).

Process_Date: 199505

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Date of Map Information

Process_Date: 199505

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Edited/Frozen

Process_Date: 199605

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Moved to ArcInfo

Process_Date: 199605

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Olympic Peninsula, WA

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 10

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Species of concern

Entity_Type_Definition:

Plants, animals and fungi that have special status as either "Survey & Manage Species" or Washington State Species of Concern. The GIS Code is a numerical identifier that links up with the ORACLE Species of Concern Database developed by Joan Ziegltrum. The ORACLE table is named Species_of_Concern, and has been set up for public access.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ABUNDANCE_INFO

Attribute_Definition:

A thorough description of the abundance of the species at the site and date.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

A thorough description of abundance of species at the site.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AGENCY_INST

Attribute_Definition:

Agency or institution code for the primary source of information. For example, code for the museum or herbarium where the reference specimen(s) is deposited, or code (such as for a field office) where observational data resides (e.g. 060900 = Region 6, Forest 9 - Olympic).

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CCCCCCCCCC

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: unknown

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: APPX_J2_PAGE

Attribute_Definition:

Page number where more species specific information may be found in Appendix J2 of the Northwest Forest Plan (Final Supplemental EIS).

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ASPECT

Attribute_Definition:

Aspect of the site, given in either degrees (e.g. 155 DEG) or cardinal directions (SSW).

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 360

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COMMONNAME

Attribute_Definition: Common name for the species

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Common name for the species

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DISTRICT

Attribute_Definition: Ranger District where the site is located.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Hood Canal Ranger District

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Quilcene Ranger District

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Quinault Ranger District

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Soleduck Ranger District

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Not on the Olympic National Forest

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: EXCEPTION

Attribute_Definition:

Indicates a site for which there is sufficient information in available records to determine a precise location, however, the relevant records are not in the database; or indicates a site for which the available information is not sufficient to determine a precise location, however, the species may be of particular concern given the limited number of site records. Field units should carefully review the complete record for each exception site which appears to fall within a planned project area. Y = potential "exception" site. X = fewer than 11 sites in the record for this species; location is recorded to within 1.5 miles.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Y

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Potential "exception" site.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: X

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Fewer than 11 sites in the record for this species

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FOREST_ID

Attribute_Definition:

Old identification number for sites that were reported to the Regional Office; used only for historical tracking purposes.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: unknown

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Old identification number for sites that were reported to the Regional Office; used only for historical tracking purposes.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GISCODE

Attribute_Definition:

The GIS Code is a numerical identifier that links up with the ORACLE Species of Concern Database developed by Joan Ziegltrum. The ORACLE table is named Species_of_Concern, and has been set up for public access.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 00000

Range_Domain_Maximum: 99999

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE

Attribute_Definition:

The precise distance north of the equator of the location where the specimen was collected or observed, expressed in decimal degrees, including up to ten positions. (To convert degrees/minutes/seconds into decimal degrees, use the following formula: Decimal degrees = Degrees + minutes/60 + seconds divided by 3600.)

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 47.292

Range_Domain_Maximum: 48.061

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOCATION

Attribute_Definition:

Narrative description of location such as subsection information, or the direction and distance of the site from prominent landmarks.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Narrative description of location.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOCATIONPRECIS

Attribute_Definition:

This field represents a measure of how accurately the location is known and recorded. Codes are from the Washington Natural Heritage Data Base.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: S

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Second record; location recorded to within 150 feet.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: M

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Minute record; location recorded to within 1.5 miles.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: G

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

General record; location recorded to within 5.0 miles.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: V

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Locations are vague, and not recorded to within 5 miles (e.g., east slope of Mt. Hood, Rogue River).

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE

Attribute_Definition:

The precise distance west of the prime meridian of the location where the specimen was collected or observed, expressed in degrees, including up to ten positions of decimal degrees. (To convert degrees/minutes/seconds to decimal degrees, use the following formula: Decimal degrees = Degrees + minutes/60 + seconds divided by 3600.)

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -122.905

Range_Domain_Maximum: -124.266

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MAX_ELEVATION

Attribute_Definition:

Maximum altitude in feet above mean sea level where the organism is observed.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 9000

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBSERVATION_DATE

Attribute_Definition:

The date the specimen was collected or the observation was made, including month, day, and year (to four positions); e.g., MM/DD/YYYY. Dates which are reported as January 1 may indicate a date that is by year only. Dates reported as the first day of a month may represent sites reported without a day.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MM/DD/YYYY

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Month, day, year

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OTHER_HABITAT

Attribute_Definition:

Other habitat information available from the data source.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Other habitat information

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHENOLOGY

Attribute_Definition:

Key words that describe the species' reproductive state, age, size and activity (i.e. hibernating / aestivating / dormant / fruiting / flowering /mature / immature / juvenile / nesting).

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Key words that describe the species.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REFERENCE

Attribute_Definition: Details on the source of the site information.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Details on the source of the site information.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REG_RECORD_ID

Attribute_Definition:

Unique record identifier that is used to ensure a linkage between data recorded in the database, on paper, and eventually in a GIS system.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NNNNNNNNN.NNNN

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Unique record identifier that is used to ensure a linkage between data recorded in the database, on paper, and eventually in a GIS system.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SCINAME

Attribute_Definition:

Taxon name exactly as specified on the museum label or in the material cited. Includes complete genus, subgenus in parentheses, specific epithet, and subspecies name, including variety where appropriate. Also includes authority and publication date where present.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Taxon name exactly as specified

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SLOPE

Attribute_Definition: Slope of the site, given in percent.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 200

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SPECIES_CODE

Attribute_Definition:

Code indicating species. This code consists of the first two letters of genus and first two letters of species with a numeric tie breaker where needed to distinguish between species that would otherwise have the same code.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CCCCCC

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

This code consists of the first two letters of genus and first two letters of species with a numeric tie breaker where needed to distinguish between species that would otherwise have the same code.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SPECIES_GROUP

Attribute_Definition: Name for a group of species (e.g. rare cup fungi).

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Name for a group of species (e.g. rare cup fungi).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SPECMGTAREA

Attribute_Definition:

Special Management Area Designation, if applicable (e.g. Botanical Area, Late Successional Reserve).

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Special Management area designation

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SUBWATERSHED

Attribute_Definition: Subwatershed name.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Subwatershed name.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SUBSTRATE

Attribute_Definition:

Information on the surface (substrate) where the organism grows.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Information on the surface (substrate)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SURVEY_MANAGE

Attribute_Definition:

Code indicated if this species has Survey & Manage species status from the Northwest Forest Plan

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Y

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Yes

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: N

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TAXON_GROUP

Attribute_Definition: Code for the taxonomic group for the species

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: A

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Amphibians

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: B

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bats

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: F

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Fungi

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: L

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lichens

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: M

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mollusks

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: V

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vascular Plants

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TRS

Attribute_Definition:

The legal description for the location of the site. The format is township, range, section and quarter section

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: T##d R##d S## ddOFdd

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

"d" indicates the direction (N, etc.) (e.g. T22N R06W S34 NEOFSW)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: USGSQUADNO

Attribute_Definition:

USGS Quadrangle map number, 7.5 minute series, 1:24,000 map scale.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: unknown

Range_Domain_Maximum: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: VERIFICATION

Attribute_Definition: Verification of identification.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: V

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Identification verified by a credible source.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Q

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Identification questionable.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: W

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Wrong identification; specimen is not the ROD species.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ONF data dictionary

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Olympic National Forest

Contact_Person: Rick Jordan

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 1835 Black Lake Blvd. SW

City: Olympia

State_or_Province: Washington

Postal_Code: 98512-5623

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 360-956-2400

Hours_of_Service: 9 AM - 5 PM Pacific Time

Resource_Description: Dataset name as known by distributor: spec_concern

Distribution_Liability:

The Forest Service cannot assure the reliability or suitability of this information for a particular purpose. Original data elements were compiled from various sources. Spatial information may not meet National Mapping Accuracy Standards. This information may be updated, corrected, or otherwise modified without notification. For additional information about this data contact the Olympic National Forest.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 19980831

Metadata_Review_Date: 19980918

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Olympic National Forest

Contact_Person: Rick Jordan

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 1835 Black Lake Blvd. SW

City: Olympia

State_or_Province: Washington

Postal_Code: 98512-5623

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 360-956-2400

Hours_of_Service: 9 AM - 5 PM Pacific Time

Metadata_Standard_Name:

Content Standards for National Biological Information Infrastructure Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version:

NBII Draft of December 1995, Based FGDC of June 8, 1994