Assessing Sustainability Using Data from the Forest Inventory and Analysis Program of the United States Forest Service

McRoberts, Ronald E.; McWilliams, William H.; Reams, Gregory A.; Schmidt, Thomas L.; Jenkins, Jennifer C.; O’Neill, Katherine; Miles, Patrick D.; Brand, Gary J.

doi:10.1300/j091v18n01_02

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“…Indicators are then developed for each criterion to quantitatively or qualitatively assess current conditions and monitor changes over time. Criteria and indicators are not regulations but a framework for data collection and reporting (McRoberts et al 2004). Additionally, several types of third-party certification have been developed to provide unbiased assessment of sustainable forest management (Wingate and McFarlane 2005).…”

Section: Sustainable Forest Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Fall River Long-Term Site Productivity study in coastal Washington: site characteristics, methods, and biomass and carbon and nitrogen stores before and after harvest.

Ares¹,

Terry²,

Piatek³

et al. 2007

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The Forest Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is dedicated to the principle of multiple use management of the Nation's forest resources for sustained yields of wood, water, forage, wildlife, and recreation. Through forestry research, cooperation with the States and private forest owners, and management of the National Forests and national grasslands, it strives-as directed by Congress-to provide increasingly greater service to a growing Nation.The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202)

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Section: Sustainable Forest Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Fall River Long-Term Site Productivity study in coastal Washington: site characteristics, methods, and biomass and carbon and nitrogen stores before and after harvest.

Ares¹,

Terry²,

Piatek³

et al. 2007

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“…Among the eight attributes that the SFA used for constructing the EFI, the indicative value of growing stock volume, species composition, average tree heights, vertical structure, canopy density and the thickness of litters are well understood [32][33][34][35][36]. The indicative value of total vegetation cover and naturalness is less clear because their relationships with ecological functions have not been widely studied [31,37].…”

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China’s National Monitoring Program on Ecological Functions of Forests: An Analysis of the Protocol and Initial Results

Yang

Dai

Wang

2015

Forests

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Information on the ecological functions of forests is important for sustainable forest management. In this study, we introduced the national monitoring program which has been used in China to evaluate the overall health status and ecological functions of forests. We also compared it to similar monitoring programs operating in Europe and the United States of America. We revealed the strength and drawbacks of China's monitoring program by analyzing the initial evaluation results. Our analysis showed that among the three programs, the European program gives the most detailed measurements of conditions of forests while the U.S. program generates the most detailed information on individual trees. In comparison, China's monitoring program has a higher spatial resolution but is narrowly focused on trees and uses coarse classifications of indicators. The health status of forests in China suggested that more resources should be invested to improve the health of existing forests, especially plantations. The limitations in China's monitoring program need to be addressed to improve the accuracy of future assessments.

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“…Each hexagon represents approximately 2428 ha and is systematically assigned to one of five interpenetrating, non-overlapping panels (Brand et al, 2000). Panels are measured on a rotating basis with targets of one panel per year in the eastern U.S. and one 50% sub-panel per year in the western U.S. (McRoberts et al, 2004). This design is derived from a global framework originally developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) (Overton et al, 1990;White et al, 1992;US-EPA, 1997) and later implemented by FHM.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Phase 3 plots are assigned to one of five interpenetrating panels and are sampled once every five years. Comprehensive reviews of the FIA sampling strategy may be found in Brand et al (2000) and McRoberts et al (2004).…”

Section: Sampling Designmentioning

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Developing a National Indicator of Soil Quality on U.S Forestlands: Methods and Initial Results

O’Neill

Amacher

Palmer

2005

Environ Monit Assess

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The Montreal Process was formed in 1994 to develop an internationally agreed upon set of criteria and indicators for the conservation and sustainable management of temperate and boreal forests. In response to this initiative, the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) and Forest Health Monitoring (FHM) programs of the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service have implemented soil measurements as part of a national monitoring program to address specific questions related to the conservation of soil and water resources. Integration of soil assessments into the national FIA program provides for systematic monitoring of soil properties across all forested regions of the U.S. using standardized collection, laboratory, and statistical procedures that are compatible with existing forest inventory data. The resulting information will provide quantitative benchmarks for regional, national, and international reporting on sustainable forest management and enhance our understanding of management effects on soil quality. This paper presents an overview of the FIA soil monitoring program, outlines the field and laboratory protocols as currently implemented, and provides examples of how these data may be used to assess indicators of sustainable management as defined by the Montreal Process.

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Assessing Sustainability Using Data from the Forest Inventory and Analysis Program of the United States Forest Service

Abstract: Forest sustainability has emerged as a crucial component of all current issues related to forest management. The seven Montreal Process Criteria are well accepted as categories of processes for evaluating forest management with respect to sustainability, and data collected

Cited by 21 publications

References 16 publications

The Fall River Long-Term Site Productivity study in coastal Washington: site characteristics, methods, and biomass and carbon and nitrogen stores before and after harvest.

The Fall River Long-Term Site Productivity study in coastal Washington: site characteristics, methods, and biomass and carbon and nitrogen stores before and after harvest.

China’s National Monitoring Program on Ecological Functions of Forests: An Analysis of the Protocol and Initial Results

Developing a National Indicator of Soil Quality on U.S Forestlands: Methods and Initial Results

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