California Deptartment of Fish and Wildlife 20140609 vector digital data https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/ds1019.zip The 17,158 acre Johnson Valley project area is located in San Bernardino County, 32 miles east of Victorville, CA bisected by highway 247. The fine-scale vegetation map was created as part of a collaborative project between the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to show the correlation between vegetation and geomorphology. The vegetation mapping types are based on the vegetation classification that was developed for the larger Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) mapping project (CDFW 2013). The vegetation classification was developed using a compilation of data collected for several projects including Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Environs (Keeler-Wolf et al. 1998), the Mojave Desert Ecosystem Program’s Vegetation Database (Thomas et al. 2004), Vegetation of Joshua Tree National Park (La Doux et al. 2013), and Vegetation Classification and Mapping at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Mojave National Preserve and Death Valley National Park (in progress, draft as of 2014). The fine-scale vegetation map was created as part of a collaborative project between the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to show the correlation between vegetation and geomorphology. Imagery The ESRI Basemap imagery service (5/05/2012) was used as the base imagery. Ancillary imagery included NAIP 2012 (true color and color infrared) and all the imagery provided by Google Earth. Field Data Collection Vegetation field reconnaissance was conducted by Todd Keeler-Wolf and Rachelle Boul during the week of February 24-28th, 2014. A total of 58 data points were collected using a reconnaissance datasheet and protocol specifically developed for this project as modified from the datasheet and protocol used for the DRECP project. Minimum mapping unit • 2 acres for uplands • 0.5 acre for wetlands and special types • 2 acres to break on cover in overstory in 1% cover class increments: • 2 acres to break on herbaceous cover class as understory • 5 meter minimum width (polygon can fall below minimum width if average width of polygon meets the 5 meter minimum) Additional information can be found in the metadata report which is available at: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=85447 20120101 unknown Heads-up digitized on the ESRI Basemap imagery service (5/05/2012) and supplemental imagery. Complete None planned -116.719322 -116.568327 34.407562 34.317936 None vegetation Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan vegetation classification ISO 19115 Topic Category biota environment None Mojave Desert San Bernardino County Johnson Valley California None License:This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Using the citation standards recommended for BIOS datasets (https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS/Citing-BIOS) satisfies the attribution requirements of this license.Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.DFW appreciates learning how our datasets are being used so that we can leverage support for classifying and mapping new areas and let users know of any updates. Please contact Diana Hickson by email or by phone at 916-327-5956. California Department of Fish and Wildlife VegCAMP (Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program) Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program Lead mailing and physical

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Sacramento CA 95811 US (916) 324-9765 VegCAMP@wildlife.ca.gov Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program (VegCAMP), Department of Fish and Wildlife. Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.6.1.9270 Vector GT-polygon composed of chains 505 NAD 1983 California Teale Albers 34.0 40.5 -120.0 0.0 0.0 -4000000.0 coordinate pair 0.0001 0.0001 meter D North American 1983 GRS 1980 6378137.0 298.257222101 ds1019 https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=62826 OBJECTID Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. SHAPE Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. NVCSName The standardized name of the vegetation description used in the National Vegetation Classification System (see http://usnvc.org/). Since the NVCS does not have categories for human land use or otherwise unvegetated land, those descriptions were drawn from the California Wildlife Habitat Relationship. NVCSLevel The standardized level of the vegetation description used in the National Vegetation Classification System (see http://usnvc.org/). MapClass The finest level of vegetation type mapped (alliance, group or macrogroup); or land use for polygons that are not natural vegetation, per the mapping classification. MapClassCode Code for each vegetation type mapped. MapClassCodes are defined in the MapClass field. ConCov Conifer tree cover estimated in 1% intervals. Absolute cover estimates are made by taking into consideration the porosity, or the holes, in the plant canopy, and disregard overlap. HdwdCov Hardwood tree cover estimated in 1% intervals. Absolute cover estimates are made by taking into consideration the porosity, or the holes, in the plant canopy, and disregard overlap. YUBRCov Joshua Tree cover estimated in cover classes. Absolute cover estimates are made by taking into consideration the porosity, or the holes, in the plant canopy, and disregard overlap. 0 none cover classes for Yucca brevifolia 1 <1% uneven distribution cover classes for Yucca brevifolia 2 1-5% and even distribution cover classes for Yucca brevifolia 3 >5% cover classes for Yucca brevifolia 9 not applicable cover classes for Yucca brevifolia TreeCov Tree cover (including Joshua Trees) estimated in cover classes. Absolute cover estimates are made by taking into consideration the porosity, or the holes, in the plant canopy, and disregard overlap. 0 none vegetation cover classes 1 >0-1% vegetation cover classes 2 >1-5% vegetation cover classes 3 >5-15% vegetation cover classes 4 >15-25% vegetation cover classes 5 >25-50% vegetation cover classes 6 >50-75% vegetation cover classes 7 >75-100% vegetation cover classes 9 not applicable vegetation cover classes ShrubCov Shrub cover estimated in 1% intervals. Absolute cover estimates are made by taking into consideration the porosity, or the holes, in the plant canopy, and disregard overlap. HerbCov Herbaceous cover estimated using cover classes. Absolute cover estimates are made by taking into consideration the porosity, or the holes, in the plant canopy, and disregard overlap. 1 0-2% cover ranges of birds-eye cover of herbaceous vegetation 2 >2-15% cover ranges of birds-eye cover of herbaceous vegetation 3 >15-40% cover ranges of birds-eye cover of herbaceous vegetation 4 >40% cover (wetlands) ranges of birds-eye cover of herbaceous vegetation 9 not applicable ranges of birds-eye cover of herbaceous vegetation Exotics Estimation of the relative cover of invasive exotic presence. 0 None visible. level of human impacts within stand 1 Patches of exotics visible, but cover not significant (relative cover to total <33%). level of human impacts within stand 2 Exotics (particularly herbaceous) significant and cover may exceed dominant vegetation strata (relative cover <66%). level of human impacts within stand 3 Stand characterized by exotics (vegetation type is “exotic”) (relative cover >66%). level of human impacts within stand 9 Not applicable/Not assigned. level of human impacts within stand Roadedness Visual estimation of the percent of each polygon that is affected by paved or dirt roads. 0 None visible. level of human impacts within stand 1 Low; at least 2/3 (67% to 100%) of a contiguous area within the vegetation polygon lacks roads of any kind. level of human impacts within stand 2 Moderate; between 1/3 and 2/3 (33% to 66%) of a contiguous area within the vegetation polygon lacks roads of any kind. level of human impacts within stand 3 High; less than 1/3 (<33%) of a contiguous area within the vegetation polygon lacks roads of any kind. level of human impacts within stand 9 Not applicable/Not assigned. level of human impacts within stand Development Visual estimation of the percent of each polygon that is affected by structures and settlements. 0 None visible. level of human impacts within stand 1 Low; less than 2%of polygon affected. level of human impacts within stand 2 Moderate; between 2% to 5% of the polygon affected. level of human impacts within stand 3 High; more than 5% of polygon affected. level of human impacts within stand 9 Not applicable/Not assigned. level of human impacts within stand AnthroAlt Estimation of the level of impact on vegetation through tillage, scraping, grazing, mining, etc. 0 None visible. level of human impacts within stand 1 Less than 33% of the polygon is affected and/or impact is seen but does not affect vegetation cover or type. level of human impacts within stand 2 Between 33% to 66% of the polygon is affected. level of human impacts within stand 3 More than 66% of the polygon is affected. level of human impacts within stand 9 Not applicable/Not assigned. level of human impacts within stand HydroMod This attribute denotes where a wash or sheet flow has been diverted from its natural path by restricted sheet flow or active channel flow crossing under a road, railroad, berm, etc., resulting in a vegetation difference downslope. 0 no hydrological impediment effect values for hydrological modification 1 Hydrologic impediment effects observed. values for hydrological modification 9 Not applicable/Not assigned. values for hydrological modification Notes Text field for additional information. MethodID Method used to determine map unit and other map attributes. 2 Releve how map unit was determined 3 Field Verification or Accuracy Assessment how map unit was determined 4 Photo Interpretation how map unit was determined 5 Adjacent stand information or photo how map unit was determined 7 Other information how map unit was determined 1 Rapid Assessment (current project) how map unit was determined 6 Reconnaissance (current project) how map unit was determined 8 Older plot data how map unit was determined 9 Older recon data how map unit was determined LATR_clones Presence of Larrea tridentata clones. 0 Not present or consistent: <10% of the Larrea tridentata is visibly clonal at a scale of 1:1500 and/or they are not evenly distributed. 1 Present: >10% of the Larrea tridentata is visibly clonal at a scale of 1:1500 and they are evenly distributed. CalVegName A crosswalk to the CalVeg vegetation system. Note that there may be a one-to-many relationship between CalVeg and NVCS. See http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r5/landmanagement/resourcemanagement/?cid=stelprdb5347192. CalVegCode A crosswalk to the CalVeg vegetation system. Note that there may be a one-to-many relationship between CalVeg and NVCS. See http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r5/landmanagement/resourcemanagement/?cid=stelprdb5347192. CWHRtype A crosswalk to the California Wildlife Habitat Relationships system. Note that there is usually a one-to-many relationship between CWHR and NVCS. See http://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cwhr/. CWHRcode A crosswalk to the California Wildlife Habitat Relationships system. Note that there is usually a one-to-many relationship between CWHR and NVCS. See http://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cwhr/. GlobalRank The global rarity rank of the plant community mapped (only for alliances). G1 and S1: Fewer than 6 viable occurrences worldwide and/or 2000 acres; G2 and S2: 6-20 viable occurrences worldwide and/or 2000-10,000 acres; G3 and S3: 21-100 viable occurrences worldwide and/or 10,000-50,000 acres; G4 and S4: Greater than 100 viable occurrences worldwide and/or greater than 50,000 acres; G5 and S5: Community demonstrably secure due to secure worldwide and statewide abundance. See: http://www.natureserve.org/publications/ConsStatusAssess_RankMethodology.jsp. StateRank The state rarity rank of the plant community mapped (only for alliances). G1 and S1: Fewer than 6 viable occurrences worldwide and/or 2000 acres; G2 and S2: 6-20 viable occurrences worldwide and/or 2000-10,000 acres; G3 and S3: 21-100 viable occurrences worldwide and/or 10,000-50,000 acres; G4 and S4: Greater than 100 viable occurrences worldwide and/or greater than 50,000 acres; G5 and S5: Community demonstrably secure due to secure worldwide and statewide abundance. See: http://www.natureserve.org/publications/ConsStatusAssess_RankMethodology.jsp. CACode California Natural Community Codes - unique code assigned to alliances and associations. Rare Rarity of the vegetation type. Alliances and associations with state ranks of S1-S3 are considered rare. NVCSMG The standardized name for the macrogroup within the National Vegetation Classification System. See http://usnvc.org/. EcologicalSystems A classification system used to create the Gap map for California. They are “groups of plant community types that tend to co-occur within landscapes with similar ecological processes, substrates and/or environmental gradients” (Comer et al. 2003). See http://www.natureserve.org/library/usEcologicalsystems.pdf and http://gapanalysis.usgs.gov/gaplandcover/vision/. NVCSGroup The standardized name for the group within the National Vegetation Classification System. 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