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Reference

+ Political Boundaries

US - Counties of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana AK - Borough and Census Areas in Alaska CN - Regional Districts of British Columbia and Yukon

+ Land Cover

ALL - The Northwest US - Land Cover AK - Land Cover CN - Land Cover

+ Land Ownership

US - Land Ownership AK - Land Ownership CN - Land Ownership

Ecological Conditions

+ Biodiversity

ALL - Total Endemic Species per Ecoregion ALL - Total Species Richness per Ecoregion ALL - Large and Meso-Carnivore Species Richness ALL - Overlap in Biodiversity Layers US - Overlap in Biodiversity Layers

+ Ecoregional Assessments

ALL - Biological Distinctiveness per Ecoregion ALL - Freshwater Biological Distinctiveness per Ecoregion ALL - Overlap in Ecoregional Assessment Layers US - Overlap in Ecoregional Assessment Layers

+ Productivity

ALL - Greeness (Productivity) ALL - Net Primary Productivity per Ecoregion ALL - Overlap in Productivity Layers US - Overlap in Productivity Layers

+ Target Habitats

ALL - Native Landbird Species Richness ALL - Sagebrush and Associated Shrub-Steppe Habitat US - Sagebrush and Associated Shrub-Steppe Habitat US - Estimates of Potential Grizzly Bear Habitat Quality US - Estimates of Potential Wolf Habitat Quality

+ Wildlife Corridors

US - American Wildlands' Potential Migration Corridors: Based on Grizzly Bear Habitat Requirements US - Craighead Environmental Research Institute's Potential Migration Corridors: Based on Grizzly Bear Habitat Requirements US - Potential Migration Corridors: Based on Large Carnivore Habitat Requirements CN - Conservation Area Designs: Muskwa Kechika, Taku, and Coastal Management Areas

+ Wildness

ALL - "Last of the Wild" ALL - Frontier Forests ALL - Human Footprint ALL - Overlap in Wildness Layers US - Overlap in Wildness Layers

+ Summary

ALL - Summary Using 5 Criteria US - Summary Using 5 Criteria ALL - Summary Using 4 Criteria US - Summary Using 4 Criteria

+ Other Criteria

ALL - Conservation Site Portfolios per Ecoregion US - Native Freshwater Fish Species Richness US - Native Freshwater Fish Species Richness: Weighted by Species' Natural Heritage Inventory Global Rank

Human Activities

+ Exurban Development

US - Residential Development: Average Lot Size per Census Block US - Percent Exurban by County: Percent of Private Land Developed at Exurban Housing Densities (10 - 40 acre lots) US - Percent Suburban by County: Percent of Private Land Developed at Suburban Housing Densities (1 - 10 acre lots) US - Percent Suburban or Exurban by County: Percent of Private Land Developed at Suburban or Exurban Housing Densities (1 - 40 acre lots) US - Population Density per County: People per Square Mile of Private Land CN - Share of Homes Built in the 1990s

+ Coal

ALL - Coal Fields ALL - Coal Mines Currently in Operation

+ Coalbed Methane

ALL - Estimated Technically Recoverable Coalbed Methane US - Estimated Technically Recoverable Coalbed Methane

+ Oil & Gas Development

ALL - Estimated Technically Recoverable Gas ALL - Estimated Technically Recoverable Oil ALL - Oil and Gas Active Well Density ALL - Oil and Gas Well Density US - Active Oil and Gas Leases on Federal Lands US - Estimated Technically Recoverable Gas US - Estimated Technically Recoverable Oil

+ Hard Rock Mining

ALL - Subsurface Gold and Mercury Concurrent Deposits ALL - Subsurface Gold Deposits ALL - Subsurface Silver Deposits ALL - Copper Mines Currently in Operation ALL - Gold Mines Currently in Operation ALL - Gold, Silver and Copper Mines No Longer in Active Production ALL - Silver Mines Currently in Operation ALL - Subsurface Copper Deposits ALL - Nickel Mines Currently in Operation ALL - Subsurface Nickel Deposits ALL - Subsurface Diamond Deposits

Economic and Demographic Typologies

+ Access to Markets

US - Access to Large Population Centers CN - Major Canadian Airports

+ Agriculture Dependence

US - Farm Dependency as Share of Personal Income CN - Agricultural Dependency Share of Total Employment

+ Amenity Driven Growth

US - Amenity Driven Growth Index US - Annual Population Change from 1990 to 2005 by County US - Composition of Population Change 2000-2005: Migration vs. Natural Change US - Projected Annual Population Change from 2005 to 2020 by County US - Educational Attainment BA or Greater Share of Total US - Census Knowledge Based Jobs Share of Total US - Personal Income Growth 1990 to 2004 (Annualized Percent Adjusted) US - Housing Affordability Index US - Proximity to Federal Public Lands Managed for Conservation US - Counties with Major Ski Resorts US - Variation in Elevation (Mountains & Valleys) US - Producer Services Share of Total (2000 Census) US - Share of Houses Constructed in the 90's CN - Amenity Driven Growth Index CN - Annual Population Change per Regional District (1990-2006) CN - Composition of Population Change 2001-2005: Migration vs. Natural Change CN - Net Migration 5 yr. Average 2001-2005 CN - Population Growth 1990 to 2005 CN - Average Income % Chg 96-01 (Annual Rate) CN - Projected Annual Population Change per Regional District (2006-2020) CN - Ski Lift Capacity CN - High Wage Producer Services Share of Total Jobs CN - Housing Affordability

+ Economically Stressed

US - Economic Stress Index US - Percent Of Total Personal Income From Welfare Payments US - Unemployment Rate In 2004 US - Share of Total Population with Income Below the Poverty Level (1999) US - Age Dependency Ratio (Young + Retired / Working Age) US - Age Related Income Share of Total Personal Income US - Percent Of Adult Population With Less a Than High School Education US - Nonlabor Income Share Of Total (2004) CN - Economic Stress Index CN - Dependency Ratio (Kids + Retired / Working Age) CN - Incidence of Low Income Families in 2000 CN - Percent of Population with Less than High School Education CN - Unemployment Rate

+ Personal Prosperity

US - Personal Prosperity Index US - Average Earnings Per Job (2004) US - Per Capita Income (2004) US - Educational Attainment BA or Greater Share of Total US - Census Knowledge Based Jobs Share of Total CN - Personal Prosperity Index CN - Share of Jobs Requiring College CN - Average Income in 2000 CN - Education Levels

+ Demography

US - Annual Population Change from 1990 to 2005 by County US - Composition of Population Change 2000-2005: Migration vs. Natural Change US - Projected Annual Population Change from 2005 to 2020 by County US - Hispanic Population as Share of Total by County US - Native American Population as Share of Total by County US - Share of Total Population 65 and Older by County US - Share of Total Population Under 18 by County CN - Annual Population Change per Regional District (1990-2006) CN - Composition of Population Change 2001-2005: Migration vs. Natural Change CN - Net Migration 5 yr. Average 2001-2005

+ Recreation

US - Nonmetropolitan Recreation Counties CN - Recreation Dependency

+ Resource Dependent

US - 2003 Share of Employment in Resource Extraction: Forestry, Mining, Fishing, Hunting, Wood and Paper Manufacturing, and Agricultural Support CN - Share of Employment in Resource Extraction in 2001

Politics

+ US Elections

US - 2004 Presidential Election Results by County US - 2004 Presidential Election Results by County: Percent of Votes for George W. Bush US - 2004 Presidential Election Results by County: Percent of Votes for John Kerry

+ Canadian Elections

CN - 2005 Provincial Election Results by Electoral District CN - 2005 Provincial Election Results by Electoral District: Percent of Votes for Parties Other Than NDP and LIB CN - 2005 Provincial Election Results by Electoral District: Percent of Votes for the Liberal Party CN - 2005 Provincial Election Results by Electoral District: Percent of Votes for the New Democratic Party

+ Land Conservation Ballot Measures

US - Land Conservation Ballot Measures by County US - Land Conservation Ballot Measures by Municipality

+ Conservation Groups

US - Number of Environmental, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations in 2003

+ Legislative Conservation Voting

US - National Legislative Scorecard Ratings: House of Represenatives US - National Legislative Scorecard Ratings: Senate US - State Legislative Scorecard Rating by State House District US - State Legislative Scorecard Rating by State Senate District