New Mexico Riparian Habitat Map

Version 2.0 Plus is available!

The New Mexico Riparian Habitat Map (NMRipMap) Version 2.0 Plus is a comprehensive, fine-scale spatial view of the composition, cover, and structure of riparian and wetland vegetation along New Mexico’s perennial streams and rivers (see User's Guide for details).

NMRipMap is designed to serve wildlife habitat management, wetland and riparian conservation and restoration planning, non-native species management, riparian monitoring design, identification of refugia, and more.

This project was made possible by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish with additional support from Region 3 of the US Forest Service.

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Muldavin, E., E. Milford, J. Triepke, C. Gonzalez, A. Urbanovsky, G. McCartha, A. Kennedy, Y. Chauvin, J. Smith, J. Leonard, L. Elliot, P. Hanberry, D. Diamond, and A.E. Clark. 2023. New Mexico Riparian Habitat Map (NMRipMap): Version 2.0 Plus. New Mexico Natural Heritage, Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico; USDA Forest Service, Southwest Region; Missouri Resource Assessment Partnership (MoRAP), University of Missouri, and USDA Forest Service, Geospatial Technology and Applications Center (GTAC), Salt Lake City, UT. Accessible at nhnm.unm.edu/riparian/nmripmap.

NMRipMap Agency Sponsors

New Mexico Game and Fish U.S. Forest Service Natural Heritage New Mexico Museum of Southwestern Biology University of New Mexico MORAP

NMRipmap Products and Data

NMRipmap Map Downloads

  • Canadian Upper Pecos Version 2.0 Plus geodb mpk lpk WFS
  • Gila Region San Juan Version 2.0 Plus North geodb mpk lpk WFS
  • Gila Region San Juan Version 2.0 Plus South geodb mpk lpk WFS
  • Lower Pecos Version 2.0 Plus geodb mpk lpk WFS
  • Middle Rio Grande Version 2.0 Plus geodb mpk lpk WFS
  • Upper Rio Grande Version 2.0 Plus geodb mpk lpk WFS
  • New Mexico Riparian Corridor geodb WFS
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NMRipMap is a key element of the New Mexico Conservation Information System (NM-CIS) where it is linked to habitat descriptions in the NM State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) and it serves as an information layer in the New Mexico Environmental Review Tool (ERT) and New Mexico Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool (NMCHAT) to further support wildlife management and conservation in New Mexico.

NMRipMap is a core resource for USDA Forest Service planning and management activities, and in supporting the Southwestern Region’s recently adopted Riparian and Aquatic Ecosystem Strategy.