Colorado Statewide Forest Resource Assessment

Map 24 – Habitat for Imperiled Species with Risk from Fragmentation(Human Modification)ACRESChange in Impact of Human Modification2000 to 2030Wildlife Habitat Low Moderate High Very High TotalLow 2,635 132,261 193,873 288,971 617,740Moderate 13,764 723,818 597,594 612,593 1,947,769High 4,940 574,870 163,004 229,741 972,556Very High 7,686 189,427 220,618 201,784 619,515Total 29,024 1,620,376 1,175,090 1,333,090 4,157,579Table 24 –Threat from Human Modification to Habitat for ImperiledSpecies (acres)Habitat for Economically Important SpeciesThe second wildlife habitat layer focuses on forested landscapes that aresignifi cant during some or all of the lifecycle of economically important wildlifespecies as identifi ed by the CDOW. These species are black bear, bighornsheep, elk, moose, mule deer and turkey. Gold medal trout streams also wereincluded. For each species, TNC worked with the CDOW to select the portionsof the species’ habitat or lifecycle specifi cally tied to forests. With moose, forexample, migration corridors, production areas, winter concentration areasand severe winter range were identifi ed. Using this information, a data layerwas created for each target species. These layers then were combined toproduce a species richness layer indicating forested habitats signifi cant tomultiple economically important species.59