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    Protected Areas Exclusion (Wind)

    Metadata Updated: November 27, 2024

    The datasets that are included in the composite layer making up the protected area layer are given below:

    Dataset

    Example Designations

    Citation or hyperlink

    PAD-US (CBI Edition)

    National Parks, GAP Status 1 and 2, State Parks, Open Spaces, Natural Areas

    “PAD-US (CBI Edition) Version 2.1b, California”. Conservation Biology Institute. 2016. https://databasin.org/datasets/64538491f43e42ba83e26b849f2cad28.

    Conservation Easements

    California Conservation Easement Database (CCED), 2022a. 2022. www.CALands.org. Accessed December 2022. 

    Inventoried Roadless Areas

    “Inventoried Roadless Areas.” US Forest Service. Dec 12, 2022. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/roadless/2001roadlessrule/maps/?cid=stelprdb5382437

    BLM National Landscape Conservation System

    Wilderness Areas, Wilderness Study Areas, National Monuments, National Conservation Lands, Conservation Lands of the California Desert, Scenic Rivers

    https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-wilderness-areas

    https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-wilderness-study-areas

    https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-national-monuments-nca-forest-reserves-other-poly/

    Greater Sage Grouse Habitat Conservation Areas (BLM)

    For solar technology: BLM_Managm IN (‘PHMA’, ‘GHMA’, ‘OHMA’) For wind technology: BLMP_Managm = ‘PHMA’

    “Nevada and Northeastern California Greater Sage-Grouse Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment.” US Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office. 2015. https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/lup/103343/143707/176908/NVCA_Approved_RMP_Amendment.pdf  

    Other BLM Protected Areas

    Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs), Recreation Areas (SRMA, ERMA, OHV Designated Areas), including Vinagre Wash Special Recreation Management Area, National Scenic Areas, including Alabama Hills National Scenic Area

    https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-off-highway-vehicle-designations https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-ca-areas-of-critical-environmental-concern https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-az-area-of-critical-environmental-concern-polygon [Big Marias ACEC and Beale Slough Riparian and Cultural ACEC]

    BLM, personal communication, November 2, 2022.

    Mono Basin NFSA

    https://pcta.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=cf1495f8e09940989995c06f9e290f6b#overview

    Terrestrial 30x30 Conserved Areas

    Gap Status 1 and 2

    CA Nature. 30x30 Conserved Areas, Terrestrial. 2021. https://www.californianature.ca.gov/datasets/CAnature::30x30-conserved-areas-terrestrial/ Accessed September 2022.

    CPAD

    Open Spaces and Parks under city or county level 

    California Protected Areas Database (CPAD), 2022b. 2022. https://www.calands.org/cpad/. Accessed February 22, 2023.

    USFS Special Interest Management Areas 

    https://data-usfs.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/usfs::special-interest-management-areas-feature-layer/about

    Proposed Protected Area

    Molok Luyuk Extension (Berryessa Mtn NM Expansion)

    CalWild, personal communication, January 19, 2023.

    This layer is featured in the CEC 2023 Land-Use Screens for Electric System Planning data viewer.For more information about this layer and its use in electric system planning, please refer to the Land Use Screens Staff Report in the CEC Energy Planning Library. Change Log: Version 1.1 (January 22, 2024 10:40 AM) Layer revised to allow for gaps to remain when combining all components of the protected area layer. 

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. License: See this page for license information.

    Downloads & Resources

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date March 30, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date November 27, 2024

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from State of California

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date March 30, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date November 27, 2024
    Publisher California Energy Commission
    Maintainer
    Identifier c20867d2-8b34-48bd-8a22-a01a76a20302
    Data First Published 2023-03-03T17:10:18.000Z
    Data Last Modified 2024-01-22T18:46:34.080Z
    Category Natural Resources
    Public Access Level public
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id 5b42ce9e-e8e4-4e9e-a3a2-b60a4d53fe56
    Harvest Source Id 3ba8a0c1-5dc2-4897-940f-81922d3cf8bc
    Harvest Source Title State of California
    License http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash bff2a60a1e41228e4084c77f8562640477087c49b8b1ebced3b92a530797bb08
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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