Spatial Corridor Development

Spatial corridors are broad areas that include resources significant to migratory waterfowl. These areas include a relative abundance of wetlands and native prairie as well as major state and federal management areas.

Criteria for an area to be a spatial corridor is listed below:

  1. Clusters of shallow lakes that provide important production and migration benefits to waterfowl
  2. Concentrations of 500 acre of larger shallow lakes that provide greater security and resources , areas of historical significance to waterfowl, other migratory birds, and wetland wildlife
  3. Relationships to high density waterfowl production areas
  4. Recommendations of resource managers and project partners. The associated data and spatial corridors were printed on large format paper and brought to project partner meetings and resource manager meetings with USFWS and MN DNR wildlife staff where corrections and additions were made. The spatial corridors were then clipped to project areas.