Stratton Area Bear Data

Stratton Area Bear Data

Stratton Mountain
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This page lists some of the GIS data relating to bear habitat that have been developed in cooperation with the Vermont Agency of Natural Resource's Springfield Office of the Department of Fish and Wildlife. These data have been developed over the course of the past nine years for various projects. The area covered includes the eastern portion of the town of Stratton, the western portion of the towns of Jamaica and Wardsboro, the southern portion of the town of Winhall, and the north-western corner of the town of Dover.

In recent months, the data have been compared, updated, and refined under the direction of the Department of Fish and Wildlife. All data are still undergoing this refinement, and it must be stressed that the data are considered draft, and are for general planning and discussion purposes only. Data are released only under the authorization of the Department of Fish and Wildlife, Springfield, Vermont.

GIS data:

content coverage name description

Significant Bear Areas, Town of Stratton, Vt. BEAR1998 This coverage contains significant bear areas for the Town of Stratton, Vermont. A significant bear area is defined as a road crossing critial to bears, and all areas within 400 meters of that road crossing. These data were developed for the Stratton Planning Commission with the assistance of Forrest Hammond, biologist with the Springfield office of the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife. | VGIS documentation | [POLY coverage]

Bear food sources, Town of Stratton, Vt. BEARFOOD This coverage contains locations of bear food sources in the Town of Stratton, Vermont. Bear food sources include beech stands, oak stands, and areas with many blueberries. These data were developed for the Stratton Planning Commission. USGS topographic maps with food sources drawn on by Forrest Hammond, biologist with the Springfield office of the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, were used as source data. | VGIS documentation | [POLY coverage]

black bear road crossing areas, Town of Stratton, Vt. BEARROAD This coverage contains "black bear road crossing areas:" road segments frequently crossed by bears in the Town of Stratton, Vermont. These data were developed with the assistance of Forrest Hammond, biologist with the Springfield office of the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife. | VGIS documentation | [POLY coverage]
sightings of bears crossing roads, Windham County, Vt. BEARXING This coverage contains individual sightings of bears crossing roads in Windham County, Vermont. (note: this coverage does NOT include data from the Bennington or Windsor County towns in the Windham Region). Data were developed using information recorded at the Springfield regional office of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. ANR's information was gathered by Forrest Hammond, Biologist with the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife. The purpose of these data are for regional-level analyses to locate and characterize the general nature of stretches of roads frequency crossed by bears. | VGIS documentation| [POINT coverage]

Stratton Mtn. Ski Resort master plan conservation areas STR_CONS This coverage contains the boundaries of conservation areas as delineated in the 1997 Wildlife Habitat Management Plan for Stratton Mountain Ski Resort, prepared by Pioneer Environmental Services, Inc., Logan, Utah. Data updated October 2003. | VGIS documentation | [POLY coverage]

black bear travel corridors, Stratton Vt. vicinity TRAVCORR Black bear travel corridors in the vicinity of Stratton, Vermont. These corridors were identified by Vermont Agency of Natural Resources personnel. Black bear travel corridors, according to Forrest Hammond, biologist with the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, are forested habitats that are regionally important and are used by large numbers of bears to access critical seasonal foods or to link bear ranges and sub-populations. Travel corridors are comprised of bear travel routes and may include one or more road crossing areas. | VGIS documentation | [NET coverage]

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content	coverage name	description
Significant Bear Areas, Town of Stratton, Vt.	BEAR1998	This coverage contains significant bear areas for the Town of Stratton, Vermont. A significant bear area is defined as a road crossing critial to bears, and all areas within 400 meters of that road crossing. These data were developed for the Stratton Planning Commission with the assistance of Forrest Hammond, biologist with the Springfield office of the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife. \| VGIS documentation \| [POLY coverage]
Bear food sources, Town of Stratton, Vt.	BEARFOOD	This coverage contains locations of bear food sources in the Town of Stratton, Vermont. Bear food sources include beech stands, oak stands, and areas with many blueberries. These data were developed for the Stratton Planning Commission. USGS topographic maps with food sources drawn on by Forrest Hammond, biologist with the Springfield office of the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, were used as source data. \| VGIS documentation \| [POLY coverage]
black bear road crossing areas, Town of Stratton, Vt.	BEARROAD	This coverage contains "black bear road crossing areas:" road segments frequently crossed by bears in the Town of Stratton, Vermont. These data were developed with the assistance of Forrest Hammond, biologist with the Springfield office of the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife. \| VGIS documentation \| [POLY coverage]
sightings of bears crossing roads, Windham County, Vt.	BEARXING	This coverage contains individual sightings of bears crossing roads in Windham County, Vermont. (note: this coverage does NOT include data from the Bennington or Windsor County towns in the Windham Region). Data were developed using information recorded at the Springfield regional office of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. ANR's information was gathered by Forrest Hammond, Biologist with the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife. The purpose of these data are for regional-level analyses to locate and characterize the general nature of stretches of roads frequency crossed by bears. \| VGIS documentation\| [POINT coverage]
Stratton Mtn. Ski Resort master plan conservation areas	STR_CONS	This coverage contains the boundaries of conservation areas as delineated in the 1997 Wildlife Habitat Management Plan for Stratton Mountain Ski Resort, prepared by Pioneer Environmental Services, Inc., Logan, Utah. Data updated October 2003. \| VGIS documentation \| [POLY coverage]
black bear travel corridors, Stratton Vt. vicinity	TRAVCORR	Black bear travel corridors in the vicinity of Stratton, Vermont. These corridors were identified by Vermont Agency of Natural Resources personnel. Black bear travel corridors, according to Forrest Hammond, biologist with the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, are forested habitats that are regionally important and are used by large numbers of bears to access critical seasonal foods or to link bear ranges and sub-populations. Travel corridors are comprised of bear travel routes and may include one or more road crossing areas. \| VGIS documentation \| [NET coverage]