The purpose is to bring awareness to the changing state of fauna over the length of these popular hiking trails. There are 2 columns. The Miles column is total trail miles this land cover condition affects. The Land type column indicates the type of changing condition.
Looking at the PCT you'll notice that 1631.3 miles of trail was unchanged from Evergreen Forest to Evergreen Forest. You'll also note that 8.2 miles went from Evergreen Forest to Shrub/Scrub and 12.9 miles went from Evergreen Forest to Grassland/Herbaceous
Data is from MRLC. We look at an approximately 600 foot swath, staggered over the trail and use the predominant land cover type (mode).The 10 year change period is from 2001 to 2011(updated 2014). With any luck the MRLC will have a 2016 data set soon and we'll update for that.
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Pacific Crest Trail
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Miles : Land type
2.8210 : Open Water to Open Water
0.5792 : Perennial Ice/Snow to Perennial Ice/Snow
13.2341 : Developed, Open Space to Developed, Open Space
3.3304 : Developed, Low Intensity to Developed, Low Intensity
0.5830 : Developed, Medium Intensity to Developed, Medium Intensity
0.1370 : Developed, High Intensity to Developed, High Intensity
70.5283 : Barren Land to Barren Land
0.0553 : Barren Land to Shrub/Scrub
0.1720 : Barren Land to Cultivated Crops
0.6676 : Deciduous Forest to Deciduous Forest
0.0537 : Evergreen Forest to Barren Land
1631.3674 : Evergreen Forest to Evergreen Forest
8.2095 : Evergreen Forest to Shrub/Scrub
12.8574 : Evergreen Forest to Grassland/Herbaceous
0.0682 : Evergreen Forest to Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
16.3768 : Mixed Forest to Mixed Forest
0.4558 : Shrub/Scrub to Barren Land
0.0480 : Shrub/Scrub to Deciduous Forest
0.2454 : Shrub/Scrub to Evergreen Forest
785.9953 : Shrub/Scrub to Shrub/Scrub
2.3805 : Shrub/Scrub to Grassland/Herbaceous
0.0185 : Grassland/Herbaceous to Barren Land
0.4966 : Grassland/Herbaceous to Shrub/Scrub
94.0936 : Grassland/Herbaceous to Grassland/Herbaceous
0.4172 : Grassland/Herbaceous to Cultivated Crops
2.7300 : Woody Wetlands to Woody Wetlands
2.0783 : Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands to Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
2650.0000 : Total Mileage
Continental Divide Trail
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Miles : Land type
3.3711 : Open Water to Open Water
0.0487 : Open Water to Shrub/Scrub
0.1063 : Open Water to Woody Wetlands
16.8572 : Perennial Ice/Snow to Perennial Ice/Snow
19.5412 : Developed, Open Space to Developed, Open Space
8.9522 : Developed, Low Intensity to Developed, Low Intensity
5.2963 : Developed, Medium Intensity to Developed, Medium Intensity
0.1281 : Developed, High Intensity to Developed, High Intensity
51.6359 : Barren Land to Barren Land
0.4514 : Barren Land to Shrub/Scrub
35.0374 : Deciduous Forest to Deciduous Forest
0.0323 : Deciduous Forest to Shrub/Scrub
0.0944 : Deciduous Forest to Grassland/Herbaceous
1508.2472 : Evergreen Forest to Evergreen Forest
21.2007 : Evergreen Forest to Shrub/Scrub
10.3291 : Evergreen Forest to Grassland/Herbaceous
5.6496 : Mixed Forest to Mixed Forest
0.0474 : Shrub/Scrub to Developed, Low Intensity
0.1206 : Shrub/Scrub to Deciduous Forest
0.3906 : Shrub/Scrub to Evergreen Forest
707.1075 : Shrub/Scrub to Shrub/Scrub
0.0221 : Shrub/Scrub to Grassland/Herbaceous
0.0188 : Grassland/Herbaceous to Developed, Open Space
0.0074 : Grassland/Herbaceous to Developed, Low Intensity
0.3240 : Grassland/Herbaceous to Developed, Medium Intensity
1.5527 : Grassland/Herbaceous to Deciduous Forest
0.2270 : Grassland/Herbaceous to Evergreen Forest
7.3411 : Grassland/Herbaceous to Shrub/Scrub
574.4938 : Grassland/Herbaceous to Grassland/Herbaceous
0.0211 : Grassland/Herbaceous to Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
1.0493 : Pasture/Hay to Pasture/Hay
0.0882 : Cultivated Crops to Cultivated Crops
26.0234 : Woody Wetlands to Woody Wetlands
5.7104 : Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands to Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
3011.5246 : Total Mileage
Appalachian Trail
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Miles : Land type
13.3917 : Open Water to Open Water
23.7790 : Developed, Open Space to Developed, Open Space
6.5094 : Developed, Low Intensity to Developed, Low Intensity
3.7236 : Developed, Medium Intensity to Developed, Medium Intensity
0.4158 : Developed, High Intensity to Developed, High Intensity
12.8726 : Barren Land to Barren Land
1587.5768 : Deciduous Forest to Deciduous Forest
0.1160 : Deciduous Forest to Evergreen Forest
0.9209 : Deciduous Forest to Shrub/Scrub
0.0587 : Deciduous Forest to Grassland/Herbaceous
0.0422 : Evergreen Forest to Deciduous Forest
326.8248 : Evergreen Forest to Evergreen Forest
145.7710 : Mixed Forest to Mixed Forest
0.0228 : Shrub/Scrub to Deciduous Forest
7.9841 : Shrub/Scrub to Shrub/Scrub
0.2105 : Grassland/Herbaceous to Grassland/Herbaceous
0.0390 : Pasture/Hay to Developed, Open Space
0.0333 : Pasture/Hay to Developed, Low Intensity
28.6173 : Pasture/Hay to Pasture/Hay
0.0894 : Cultivated Crops to Open Water
6.4534 : Cultivated Crops to Cultivated Crops
13.0886 : Woody Wetlands to Woody Wetlands
1.4591 : Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands to Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
2180.0000 : Total Mileage
Pacific Northwest Trail
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Miles : Land type
20.0815 : Open Water to Open Water
0.4247 : Perennial Ice/Snow to Perennial Ice/Snow
21.9187 : Developed, Open Space to Developed, Open Space
0.1045 : Developed, Open Space to Developed, Medium Intensity
14.3389 : Developed, Low Intensity to Developed, Low Intensity
4.1390 : Developed, Medium Intensity to Developed, Medium Intensity
3.6831 : Developed, High Intensity to Developed, High Intensity
0.1639 : Barren Land to Open Water
23.3814 : Barren Land to Barren Land
0.3764 : Barren Land to Shrub/Scrub
9.8383 : Deciduous Forest to Deciduous Forest
0.7217 : Deciduous Forest to Shrub/Scrub
1.3445 : Evergreen Forest to Barren Land
925.1339 : Evergreen Forest to Evergreen Forest
10.2857 : Evergreen Forest to Shrub/Scrub
7.3927 : Evergreen Forest to Grassland/Herbaceous
0.1903 : Mixed Forest to Evergreen Forest
11.2649 : Mixed Forest to Mixed Forest
0.1163 : Mixed Forest to Shrub/Scrub
0.0419 : Shrub/Scrub to Deciduous Forest
0.4870 : Shrub/Scrub to Evergreen Forest
0.1261 : Shrub/Scrub to Mixed Forest
129.0713 : Shrub/Scrub to Shrub/Scrub
0.0967 : Shrub/Scrub to Grassland/Herbaceous
0.0205 : Grassland/Herbaceous to Evergreen Forest
1.7269 : Grassland/Herbaceous to Shrub/Scrub
31.3109 : Grassland/Herbaceous to Grassland/Herbaceous
14.8241 : Pasture/Hay to Pasture/Hay
0.0372 : Cultivated Crops to Grassland/Herbaceous
8.7662 : Cultivated Crops to Cultivated Crops
3.6746 : Woody Wetlands to Woody Wetlands
0.3082 : Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands to Open Water
0.0723 : Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands to Barren Land
2.1570 : Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands to Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
1247.6212 : Total Mileage
Arizona Trail
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Miles : Land type
0.2578 : Open Water to Open Water
1.4362 : Developed, Open Space to Developed, Open Space
0.2684 : Developed, Low Intensity to Developed, Low Intensity
0.8003 : Barren Land to Barren Land
0.8294 : Deciduous Forest to Deciduous Forest
0.2350 : Evergreen Forest to Deciduous Forest
374.9928 : Evergreen Forest to Evergreen Forest
17.4577 : Evergreen Forest to Shrub/Scrub
0.1429 : Evergreen Forest to Grassland/Herbaceous
0.0178 : Evergreen Forest to Woody Wetlands
0.0317 : Mixed Forest to Mixed Forest
0.0049 : Shrub/Scrub to Open Water
380.9368 : Shrub/Scrub to Shrub/Scrub
0.2103 : Shrub/Scrub to Grassland/Herbaceous
0.1446 : Shrub/Scrub to Woody Wetlands
0.1918 : Grassland/Herbaceous to Shrub/Scrub
11.1355 : Grassland/Herbaceous to Grassland/Herbaceous
0.1580 : Woody Wetlands to Woody Wetlands
0.0077 : Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands to Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
789.2594 : Total Mileage
Bigfoot Trail
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Miles : Land type
0.4024 : Open Water to Open Water
0.6944 : Perennial Ice/Snow to Perennial Ice/Snow
7.8924 : Developed, Open Space to Developed, Open Space
0.9203 : Developed, Low Intensity to Developed, Low Intensity
0.1165 : Developed, Medium Intensity to Developed, Medium Intensity
0.3319 : Developed, High Intensity to Developed, High Intensity
0.4250 : Barren Land to Barren Land
2.1631 : Deciduous Forest to Deciduous Forest
267.4030 : Evergreen Forest to Evergreen Forest
0.3701 : Evergreen Forest to Shrub/Scrub
2.7138 : Mixed Forest to Mixed Forest
0.2132 : Mixed Forest to Shrub/Scrub
62.1439 : Shrub/Scrub to Shrub/Scrub
0.1207 : Grassland/Herbaceous to Shrub/Scrub
11.7699 : Grassland/Herbaceous to Grassland/Herbaceous
2.1348 : Woody Wetlands to Woody Wetlands
0.5259 : Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands to Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
360.3414 : Total Mileage