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About Restoration Map
Restoration Map is a web-based tool to help document and plan ecological restoration work within Chicago Wilderness natural areas. This work is supported by a great deal of long term monitoring data. Restoration Map will help share that data and encourage collaboration between volunteer stewards, agency land managers, and the public.
Restoration Map is being developed with the support of Audubon Chicago Region as free, open source software for stewards and monitors working on conservation efforts. For more information please see restorationmap.org or email willfreyman@gmail.com
The soil data layer is provided by the Soil Survey Staff, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Soil Data Access. http://sdmdataaccess.nrcs.usda.gov
The wetlands data layer is provided by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. National Wetlands Inventory. U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C. http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/
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FPDCC Natural Communities
Data compiled by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. Some areas may be out-of-date.
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The distribution of species within each area is color coded:
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Bird Conservation Network: Point Count Data
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The BCN Survey concentrates data collection efforts during the breeding season, which is in June. Migratory and winter season data is far less complete at most sites.
More information about the Bird Conservation Network can be found here: http://www.bcnbirds.org/
Calling Frog Survey
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In 2007 and 2008, ninety monitors collected detailed vegetation data at 200 sample plots within the priority conservation lands of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. This map layer summarizes the results.
Each sample plot is represented on the map by a circle proportionately sized to the plot's mean weighted native FQI.
The floristic quality of each sample plot is color coded:
- excellent - good - fair - poor
More details from the 2007-2008 Cook County Land Audit can be found
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Cook County Land Audit 2001
In the summer of 2001, eighty-nine monitors collected detailed vegetation data from 100 meter transects, each with 20 quadrats spaced 5-meters apart. This map layer summarizes the results.
Each transect is represented on the map by a circle proportionately sized to the transect's mean quadrat native FQI.
The floristic quality of each sample plot is color coded:
- excellent - good - fair - poor
More details from the 2001 Cook County Land Audit can be found
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Weed Scout Data
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Somme Nature Preserve Shrub Survey
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Habitat suitability for Bobolinks & Savanna Sparrows based on woody cover
Habitat suitability for Meadowlarks based on woody cover
Habitat suitability for Grasshopper Sparrows based on woody cover
Habitat suitability for all 4 focal species based on grass:forb ratio
Total % woody plant cover
Click on the map data points to view a bar graph of the overall trend. All data were collected within 1m^2 circular plots.
For habitat suitability, the large circles represent suitable habitat, medium circles represent marginally suitable, and very small circles represent unsuitable habitat. For % woody plant cover, the size of the circles are proportionate to the % coverage.
For Bobolinks and Savanna Sparrows, suitable habitat is grassland with no woody cover. Marginally suitable habitat contains woody cover up to 5%. Unsuitable habitat contains woody cover greater than 5%.
For Eastern Meadowlarks, suitable habitat is grassland with 0-5% woody cover. Marginally suitable habitat contains either 5-30% woody cover or no wood cover. Unsuitable habitat contains woody cover greater than 30%.
For Grasshopper Sparrows, suitable habitat is grassland with no woody cover. Marginally suitable habitat contains woody cover up to 30%. Unsuitable habitat contains woody cover greater than 30%.
From Sample, D.W. and M.J. Mossman. 1997. Managing Habitat for Grassland Birds: A Guide for Wisconsin. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison, WI.
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5) % Rosa
6) % Woody < knee
7) % Woody knee-waist
8) % Woody < ~ 1m tall
9) % Woody waist-head
10) % Woody > head
11) % Woody total
12) Bobolink & Savanna Sparrow Habitat Suitability - Woody
13) Meadowlark Habitat Suitability - Woody
14) Grasshopper Sparrow Habitat Suitability - Woody
15) All 4 Focal Species Habitat Suitability - Grass:Forb
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Bartel Grassland Vegetation Monitoring
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The size of the circles are proportionate to the value of the selected data type. Click on the map data points to view more data.
All data were collected from 6 40-acre plots in which 20 individual quadrats were sampled and percent cover for all species was recorded.
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7) Mean Wetness
8) Brome Cover
9) Fescue Cover
10) SOLALT Cover