This dataset represents a reconstruction of the historical landscape patterns, including channel and habitat distribution, of the Santa Clara Valley and adjacent baylands. It integrates GIS data from 4 previous historical ecology studies including:
Coyote Creek Watershed (eastern Santa Clara Valley)
South Santa Clara Valley
Western Santa Clara Valley
T-Sheet mapping
Download GIS Data
ESRI ArcMap 10 file geodatabase (.gdb) format
Historical Habitats, Channels and Distributaries. (15.6 MB)
The Santa Clara Valley Water District's Watching Our Watersheds (WOW) project has adapted Historical Ecology data into Google Earth (KMZ) format. Adapted versions of SFEI's mapping of Santa Clara Valley are available for download:
- Southeast of San Francisquito Creek (Mountain View, Saratoga): Western Santa Clara Valley Historical (3 Mb)
- Guadalupe River and Coyote Creek (San José, Los Gatos): Central Santa Clara Valley Historical (3 Mb)
- South Santa Clara Valley (Morgan Hill, Gilroy): Southern Santa Clara Valley Historical (4 Mb)
Urban Ecological Planning Guide for Santa Clara Valley published
SFEI partnered with the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority to create a guide for how to support biodiversity across the urbanized landscape of Santa Clara Valley.