Materials that support application of the Regional SDAMs

This page links to materials that support the application of the Regional SDAMs, including the Web Application for Regional SDAMs. For more information, please visit the pages About Regional SDAMs or  How the Regional SDAMs were developed, or the Regional SDAMs Frequently asked questions. 

On this page:

• User manuals
• Field forms
• Shapefiles to determine which Regional SDAM is needed
• Web Application for Regional SDAMs code
• Training materials
• Field equipment and reference materials 
• Background Materials

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User Manuals

• SDAM for the Pacific Northwest User Manual
• SDAM for the Arid West and the Western Mountains User Manual 
• SDAM for the Great Plains User Manual
• Beta SDAM for the Northeast and Southeast User Manual

Field forms 

• Survey 123 templates
  Please visit the Regional SDAM Survey 123 page for instructions on how to create a survey to support data collection for the Regional SDAMs.
• PDFs
  • Pacific Northwest field form 
  • Arid West field form (pdf) (358.62 KB)  
  • Western Mountains field form (pdf) (468.44 KB)
  • Great Plains field form (pdf) (377.73 KB)
  • Arid West and Western Mountains combined field form (pdf) (481.31 KB)
  • Beta Northeast and Southeast are available on the Beta SDAMs web page

 
Shapefiles to determine which Regional SDAM is needed (shp and kmz)

  map of the SDAM Regions (zip)

Web Application for Regional SDAMs code

R code used to create the Web Application for Regional SDAMs is available on GitHub.

Training materials - COMING SOON
 

Field equipment and reference materials 

• Regional SDAMs suggested field equipment list (pdf) (105.16 KB)
• Reference materials for field identification of indicators of plants, aquatic macroinvertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, and bankfull indicators  . (xlsx) (30.97 KB)  
• Macroinvertebrate Indicators of Streamflow Duration in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho: A Field Guide (pdf) (21.6 MB)

Background Materials

• Data analysis reports
  • Development of the SDAM for the Pacific Northwest  
  • Development of the SDAMs for the AW, WM, GP, NE and SE - COMING SOON
  • Development of each beta SDAM can be found on the beta SDAMs page.
• Data used to develop the Regional SDAMs
  • Data Used to Develop the SDAM for the Pacific Northwest
  • Data Used to Develop the beta SDAMs can be found on the beta SDAMs page.
  • Data used to develop the final SDAMs for the AW, WM, GP, NE and SE - COMING SOON
  • Code for SDAM development - COMING SOON
• Literature reviews
  • Literature reviews for each beta SDAM can be accessed on the Beta SDAM page

For more information, please refer to the frequently asked questions about applying Regional SDAMs.