Priority Wildlife Crossing Areas Feature

<div><div>The Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group (<a href='https://waconnected.org/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>https://waconnected.org/</a>) conducted a Cascades to Coast Analysis to model habitat connectivity for 5 focal species (American Beaver, Cougar, Fisher, Mountain Beaver, and Western Gray Squirrel), as well as for existing protected areas (i.e., naturalness, landscape integrity). These data were combined into a synthesis analysis to identify important connectivity corridors for the region and to identify priority wildlife crossing areas across major highways. Data from the Cascades to Coast Analysis, as well as a technical report summarizing the project are available at <a href='https://waconnected.org/coastal-washington-analysis/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>https://waconnected.org/coastal-washington-analysis/</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>This layer was derived from the Priority Crossing Areas data from the Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group's Cascades to Coast Analysis and depicts all grid cells that intersect a priority crossing area.</div></div>