Abstract

Tracking Threatened and Endangered Species with GIS
Track: Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management
Author(s): Rose Dopsovic, Robert Smith, Stephen McDevitt

The US Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, have developed a web based application and database that allows USACE and other federal partners to track the nesting habitats of endangered and threatened species.

The Piping Plover became a protected species under the Endangered Species Act on January 10, 1986. Along the Atlantic Coast it is designated as threatened, which means that the population would continue to decline if not protected. The nesting habits and habitats of the Piping Plover, as the prime nesting sites often chosen by the birds are among barrier beaches heavily used by people.

The purpose of this application is to allow authorized users the ability to input site observations of the endangered species into a database. Once information is entered, all users will be able to view the content in a mapping or database interface.

Rose Dopsovic
US Army Corps of Engineers
1858 Major St.
Bethlehem , Pennsylvania 18017
United States
Phone: 610.984.3365
E-mail: Rose.Dopsovic@us.army.mil

Robert Smith
US Army Corps of Engineers
26 Federal Plaza
Room 2151
New York , New York 10278
United States
Phone: 917-790-8729
E-mail: Robert.J.Smith3@us.army.mil

Stephen McDevitt
US Army Corps of Engineers
26 Federal Plaza
Room 2134
New York , New York 10278
United States
Phone: 917-790-8719
E-mail: Stephen.J.McDevitt@usace.army.mil