2025-08-22Robert KirklandUS EPA, Region 6EDG Steward1445 Ross Ave, Suite 1200DallasTexas75089kirkland.robert@epa.govUS(214) 665-6798(214) 665-6689630 am to 300 pm, M-FSend email or leave message if not available.https://edg.epa.gov/data/PUBLIC/R6/REAP/r6reap_rarity.zipfile[My Contacts] Robert Kirklandhttps://edg.epa.gov/data/PUBLIC/R6/REAP/r6reap_rarity.zipEPA Region 6 REAP Rarity Geodatabase2011-05-01EPA Directory516fe25e981da293858a8a95b27e14c5c7403d7fU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6Teresa TranIT Specialist - GIS1201 Elm Street Ste 500DallasTX 75270tran.teresa@epa.gov214-665-6787https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-region-6-south-centralwebsiteTrue[EPA Directory] Teresa TranThe Regional Ecological Assessment Protocol (REAP) is a screening level assessment tool created as a way to identify priority ecological resources within the five EPA Region 6 states (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas). The REAP divides eighteen individual measures into three main sub-layers: diversity, rarity, and sustainability. This geodatabase contains 2 rarity layers (rarity and rarityrank) which shows the rarity of species and land cover in the Region. There are four measures that make up the rarity layer: vegetation rarity, natural heritage rank, taxonomic richness, and rare species richness. Each cell in the final rarity grid has a score of between 1 and 100 based on the average of the four measures. Cells with higher scores represent areas that have the most rarity. Cells with lower scores represent areas that have the least rarity. In the rarityrank grid, the cells are placed into the following 5 groups based on the score: 1 (top 1% of scores), 10 (top 10% of scores), 25 (top 25% of scores), 50 (top 50% of scores), and 100 (all the rest of the scores). See each individual layer for more detailed metadata.FIPS Pub 199Standard Technical ControlsunclassifiedNone. Please check sources, scale, accuracy, currentness and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata. Acknowledgement of the EPA would be appreciated.2005-03-01T00:00:002011-06-28T00:00:001-109-872537EPA Place Names2015-01-31https://ofmpub.epa.gov/sor_internet/registry/termreg/searchandretrieve/taxonomies/search.do?search=&searchString=&taxonomyName=WBT%20-%20Geographic%20LocationsWeb Taxonomy - Geographic LocationsArkansasLouisianaNew MexicoOklahomaTexasEPA GIS Keyword Thesaurus2007-11-02https://www.epa.gov/geospatial/epa-metadata-technical-specificationEPA Metadata Technical SpecificationBiologyConservationEcologyEcosystemEnvironmentImpactIndicatorLandManagementModelingNatural ResourcesFederal Program Inventory2013-09-16https://www.performance.gov/federalprograminventoryFederal Program Inventory020:070Unrestricted Licensehttps://edg.epa.gov/EPA_Data_License.htmlEPA Public Domain LicenseEPA Directory516fe25e981da293858a8a95b27e14c5c7403d7fU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6Teresa TranIT Specialist - GIS1201 Elm Street Ste 500DallasTX 75270tran.teresa@epa.gov214-665-6787https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-region-6-south-centralwebsiteTrue[EPA Directory] Teresa Tran201506282374BF82-CB61-42D4-93D8-853D7058DC7315000000050001.0ISO19115_3EPA Directory516fe25e981da293858a8a95b27e14c5c7403d7fU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6Teresa TranIT Specialist - GIS1201 Elm Street Ste 500DallasTX 75270tran.teresa@epa.gov214-665-6787https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-region-6-south-centralwebsiteTrue[EPA Directory] Teresa Tran