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Conservation Efforts Database FAQ

By Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center

Frequently asked questions about the CED

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Image: Bull Trout and Westslope Cutthroat Trout

Is the CED the only place I can enter and store my data? Is the CED the only place I can enter and store my data?

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Is the CED the only place I can enter and store my data?

Is the CED the only place I can enter and store my data?

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USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) field planted for pollinators

How do I get a module for my data? How do I get a module for my data?

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How do I get a module for my data?

How do I get a module for my data?

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rolling hills with some exposed rock mountains, the hills are mostly covered in brown grass with a few leafless sagebrush

What do I do if my “Office/Name of Agency or Organization” or "Approving Official" isn't available? What do I do if my “Office/Name of Agency or Organization” or "Approving Official" isn't available?

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What do I do if my “Office/Name of Agency or Organization” or "Approving Official" isn't available?

What do I do if my “Office/Name of Agency or Organization” or "Approving Official" isn't available?

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Image: Native Westslope Cutthroat Trout

Does the CED capture additional information beyond conservation efforts? Does the CED capture additional information beyond conservation efforts?

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Does the CED capture additional information beyond conservation efforts?

Does the CED capture additional information beyond conservation efforts?

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Leking Greater sage-grouse and pronghorn male, Twin Springs lek, NV

What is the difference between Projects, Conservation Efforts, Treatments, Structures, and Plans? How should it be represented spatially? What is the difference between Projects, Conservation Efforts, Treatments, Structures, and Plans? How should it be represented spatially?

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What is the difference between Projects, Conservation Efforts, Treatments, Structures, and Plans? How should it be represented spatially?

What is the difference between Projects, Conservation Efforts, Treatments, Structures, and Plans? How should it be represented spatially?

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Image: School of Westslope Cutthroat and Bull Trout

How is private land owner information protected? How is private land owner information protected?

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How is private land owner information protected?

How is private land owner information protected?

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baby sagebrush plants

Does the CED collect information about efforts on public and private lands? Does the CED collect information about efforts on public and private lands?

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Does the CED collect information about efforts on public and private lands?

Does the CED collect information about efforts on public and private lands?

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Road intersecting a snowy landscape

How can I tell if my existing geo-spatial database is a candidate for ‘Batch Upload’? How can I tell if my existing geo-spatial database is a candidate for ‘Batch Upload’?

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How can I tell if my existing geo-spatial database is a candidate for ‘Batch Upload’?

How can I tell if my existing geo-spatial database is a candidate for ‘Batch Upload’?

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Image: Bull Trout and Westslope Cutthroat Trout

Can I delete a CED effort? Can I delete a CED effort?

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Can I delete a CED effort?

Can I delete a CED effort?

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A clutch of 8 eggs broken open in a sage-grouse nest, broken in half with inner membranes intact

Does my effort save automatically? Does my effort save automatically?

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Does my effort save automatically?

Does my effort save automatically?

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Field station members walk across a wide plateau of sagebrush, with distant mountains in the background

Can I change the name of my project or plan? If so, how? Can I change the name of my project or plan? If so, how?

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Can I change the name of my project or plan? If so, how?

Can I change the name of my project or plan? If so, how?

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a sagebrush landscape with Phlox sp. growing on intact biological soil crusts

What is the difference between ‘Single-Record Entry’ and the ‘Batch Upload’? How do I determine what’s best for me? What is the difference between ‘Single-Record Entry’ and the ‘Batch Upload’? How do I determine what’s best for me?

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What is the difference between ‘Single-Record Entry’ and the ‘Batch Upload’? How do I determine what’s best for me?

What is the difference between ‘Single-Record Entry’ and the ‘Batch Upload’? How do I determine what’s best for me?

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Greater sage-grouse silhouette.

Can I enter test records and explore specific CED modules without an “Office/Name Agency or Organization” or “Approving Official”? Can I enter test records and explore specific CED modules without an “Office/Name Agency or Organization” or “Approving Official”?

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Can I enter test records and explore specific CED modules without an “Office/Name Agency or Organization” or “Approving Official”?

Can I enter test records and explore specific CED modules without an “Office/Name Agency or Organization” or “Approving Official”?

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a fish is held flat with two hands over a wooden board with a measuring tape.

How do I register? How do I register?

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How do I register?

How do I register?

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Wild horse stands in sagebrush, mountain range in background

What website browser does the CED support? What website browser does the CED support?

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What website browser does the CED support?

What website browser does the CED support?

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photo of multiple larger birds displaying in brush

What are CED Modules? What are CED Modules?

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What are CED Modules?

What are CED Modules?

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