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FIA Progress Update

FIA Progress Update. On the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Forest Inventory. Elevate priority of FIA Program Implement annual inventory and supporting analysis Report on all forest land Concentrate on core ecological and timber data

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FIA Progress Update

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  1. FIA Progress Update On the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Forest Inventory

  2. Elevate priority of FIA Program Implement annual inventory and supporting analysis Report on all forest land Concentrate on core ecological and timber data Develop a Strategic Plan to implement new FIA - with annual progress reporting Key findings of the Blue Ribbon Panel

  3. Higher priority within Forest Service - Funding support 100% of MOU for 2001 - More details coming up Higher priority in Research Stations - 7 new analysts/techniques researchers More data use by other programs Fire, US Sustainability, Global Change Higher priority with customers - 28% of funding and workload non-FIA Elevate FIA Program PriorityKey finding #1

  4. FIA coverage, 2001 completed 51% P2 + P3 3% P2 only 23% 14% P3 + Old P2 9% P3 only P2 > 125,000 forest plots 3mi. (5km) grid P3 > 8,000 forest plots 13mi. (22km) grid

  5. Full MOU target funding in 2001 65% of Nation covered in 2001 Up from 42% in FY 2000 Up from 21% in FY 1999 115 Reports in FY 2001 1st Annual reports in South Web site activity up 50% over 2000 19,000 forest data downloads 5,400 timber product downloads Implement annual inventoryKey finding #2

  6. All new FIA inventories conducted since 1994 are wall-to-wall (outside NFS), NFS was included as of 2001 New FIA DB and reports cover all forest land Continue to assist in development of urban inventory protocols Report on all forest landsKey finding #3

  7. New national field guide requires: Core national variables Consistent approach nationwide On-line databases Customer driven table generators & graphics Data output available in English or metric Check out http://fia.fs.fed.us Concentrate on core ecologicaland timber dataKey finding #4

  8. Defined and implemented core variables 107 collected on all plots, nationally consistent 36 extended core on subset of plots (P3) Established national core field manual Implemented a change mgmt process Refining privacy guidelines More to come Expanded use of advanced technology Work with USGS to develop land cover system (MRLC) Exploration of new technology for electronic data collection Develop a strategic planKey finding #5

  9. Annual Business Report continues to be very successful at tracking program accountability New 2002 RPA database & tables completed New on-line Mapmaker, Tablemaker, and Customer Survey New national private forest landowners study Implemented soil sampling on P3 plots Technical Bands have been very successful and participate actively in annual FIA Symposia 2001 Success Stories

  10. Quality input from regional and national User Groups FIA will provide data and analysis for 2003 Sustainability Report for U.S. Continue to develop links between FIA data and NFS databases Continue developing crosswalk to National Vegetation Classification Standard Working with other scientists to inventory urban landscapes More success stories

  11. Outstanding Performance Director’s award for excellence Mike Hoppus, Barb O’Connell, Peggy Kain, Jim Alegria, Ralph Warbington, Ron Tymcio, Larry DeBlander, Andy Edwards, Steve Solem, Bill Burkman, Pat Miles, John Vissage Partnership Participation on FIA Exec Team & Mgmt Team Technical Band Participation Collaboration USGS Fire Plan Research State Department

  12. FY 2002 and beyond… What’s Next?

  13. FIA coverage, 2002 Funding at 89% of MOU $6.2 million short

  14. Continue implementation to 73% of all forest (outside of interior AK) Push for increased funding in 2003 Heavy emphasis on information management development Fine tune P3 methods to eliminate redundancies with P2 Finalize methods for veg structure and down woody debris 2002 Program Plans

  15. Created the Geospatial Service Center at the NE Station National Woodland Ownership Survey under way Signed MOU with EDC Moving into Fire arena to help quantify risk, losses, & treatment opportunities Completed the first comprehensive inventory of southeast Alaska Tropical Forest inventory underway for the Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico with exceptional participation by the Island governments 2002 Early Successes

  16. Complete Privacy Guidelines and Policy Continue implementation to 94% of all forest (outside of interior AK) Push for full MOU funding by 2004 Evaluate P2 methods for efficiency Implement veg structure and down woody debris on P3 plots Begin drafting the next Strategic Plan 2003 Goals

  17. This Year’s Hot Issues • Ownership Classification • Plot Confidentiality • FIA Fire Plan Research

  18. Ownership Classification • Why ownership studies? • What is collected and how? • What are the privacy implications?

  19. Plot Confidentiality:Why is this an issue? • Privacy • Integrity • Credibility • Consistency • Data utility

  20. FIA Fire Plan Research • Community Action Prioritization System • Strategic Assessment of Fire Risk in MT • FIA Biosum Project

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