Uses

Given the challenges of development and climate change, defining wildlife corridors for the U.S. that can support ecosystem health and the migration of species is vital to inform long term policy. Protected areas form the core of these corridors and this recent study used PAD-US to conduct its analysis.

PAD-US can be a key element in the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) program, helping with SCORP inventories, LWCF grant tracking and LWCF section 6f compliance monitoring.