Morgan Gray, Pepperwood 20190412 raster digital data https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS ftp://ftp.wildlife.ca.gov/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/2800_2899/ds2818.zip M2B Riparian Linkage Potential is a science-based identification of critical riparian habitat between the Mayacamas Mountains and the Berryessa Range where long-term connectivity is threatened. This data was created as part of a multi-county climate connectivity assessment by the Mayacamas to Berryessa Landscape Connectivity Network (M2B) -- a public-private collaboration scientists and land managers. M2B integrates partner expertise with spatial modeling to create practical tools to help guide priorities for conservation and land management in Northern California's Inner Coast Range. The M2B climate connectivity project directly involved stakeholders in the modeling and evaluation process, which included the following: Identification of potential habitat linkages based on terrestrial and riparian connectivity of natural habitats between existing protected areas (this data),Quantification of habitat corridor climate benefits based on state-of-the art, high-resolution climate projections, Generation of maps comparing the vulnerability of specific sites to environmental concerns (e.g., fire, drought) with their contribution to regional ecosystem integrity, andCreation of reports for 6 priority corridors that identify and evaluate specific parcels for connectivity and climate resilience. The combination of high-resolution landscape permeability and climate datasets provides local decision-makers with flexible science-based tools for exploring, planning, and implementing habitat connectivity pathways. In the M2B region, parcel-scale acquisition and stewardship will be advanced primarily by private land trusts and public open space districts in concert with State and Federal land management agencies. The M2B methods are designed to be scalable and reproducible throughout Californin, and the formation of the M2B network provides a documented model for empowering local agencies and organizations to work effectively, and in a coordinated fashion, to achieve landscape-level conservation objectives. M2B Riparian Linkage Potential is a spatially-explicit measure of landscape connectivity based on the enduring physiographic features of ruggedness, topography, and landforms. Locations with high values have a greater capacity to facilitate the movement of multiple species and maintain ecological processes. Potential linkage pathways for riparian features within the M2B study area show connectivity between protected area nodes across a topodiversity resistance surface. 20170101 20181107 Northern California's Inner Coast Range between the Mayacamas Mountains and the Berryessa Range. The M2B project area (2,884,073 ac) included the inland region of the North Coast from all or part of 10 counties in Northern California: Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Tehama, and Yolo Complete None planned -123.543716 -121.961025 39.895935 38.045453 None Berryessa Range, Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, Clear Lake, climate change, climate connectivity, climate resilience, connectivity, corridors, CPAD, ecological integrity, Glenn, human modification, Lake, linkage, linkage potential, M2B, Pepperwood, permeability, protected area, riparian, terrestrial ISO 19115 Topic Categories biota environment None Marin, Mayacamas Mountains, Mayacamas to Berryessa, Mendocino, Napa, Northern California, Yolo, Sonoma, Solano, Tehama, California, Colusa None None Pepperwood Lisa Micheli mailing Santa Rosa CA 95404 (707) 591-9310 lmicheli@pepperwoodpreserve.org Pepperwood Lisa Micheli mailing Santa Rosa CA 95404 (707) 591-9310 lmicheli@pepperwoodpreserve.org The Mayacamas to Berryessa (M2B) Connectivity Network is a project funded by the California Landscape Conservation Partnership to Pepperwood Foundation. Key contributors include Morgan Gray, Adina Merenlender, Lisa Micheli, and the M2B steering committee. Citation: Gray M., L. Micheli, A.M. Merenlender. 2018. Methodology for building habitat connectivity for climate adaptation: Mayacamas to Berryessa Connectivity Network (M2B). A technical report by the Dwight Center for Conservation Science at Pepperwood, Santa Rosa CA. 51 pp. Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.5.1.7333 Raster Grid Cell NAD 1983 California Teale Albers 34.0 40.5 -120.0 0.0 0.0 -4000000.0 coordinate pair 0.000000003754707655900803 0.000000003754707655900803 meter D North American 1983 GRS 1980 6378137.0 298.257222101 20190807 Pepperwood Morgan Gray mailing Santa Rosa CA 95404 (707) 591-9310 mgray@pepperwoodpreserve.org FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time