Land Use Data for Latitude 43.25 Longitude -121.25

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Eastern Cascades forests ecoregion

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Urban land

Ecosystems

Boreal drylands
Temperate drylands
Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59
60 to 89

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
16 to 30

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Bear Butte Pit (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Buck Creek Road (Surface)Pumice
Buck Creek Road (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Emery Site (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Jack Creek Ridge Quarry (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Matchett (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Mp 33 Fremont Hwy (Surface)Pumice
Shalex Pit (Surface)Pumice

Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.