KEY SERVICES: 

• Habitat Assessment & Connectivity

• Geographic Information System (GIS) Services

Samara Group worked with project partners to finalize the Metro Habitat Connectivity Toolkit Guidebook, streamline field assessment scoring, and solicit expert feedback on habitat and permeability models for eight surrogate species selected to represent connectivity for key habitats in the Metro region. This work built on efforts started in 2014 by Leslie Bliss-Ketchum, professors at Portland State University, and Metro staff to develop methodology to assess connectivity at an actionable scale.