FIA Vision: The Next 5 Years

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Salt Lake City, Utah 2014

The Nation’sForest Census

FIA Vision: The Next 5 Years

Greg ReamsFIA National Program Leader

USDA Forest [email protected]

703-605-4189

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LAST YEAR--WHAT WE NEED TO DO...You Said

Complete the Base Don’t Lose the Base Maintain Flexibility & Core Variable Ramp up small area estimation and spatial

products including mapping Find new money to implement urban work Annualize TPO and make available like FIADB Don’t change the design!!!!

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WHAT FARM BILL REQUESTED

In revising the strategic plan, the Secretary of Agriculture shall describe in detail the organization, procedures, and funding needed to

achieve each of the following:

(1) Complete the transition to a fully annualized forest inventory program and include inventory and analysis of interior Alaska. (2) Implement an annualized inventory of trees in urban settings, including the status and trends of trees and

forests, and assessments of their ecosystem services, values,

health, and risk to pests and diseases.

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FARM BILL CONTINUED

(3) Report information on renewable biomass supplies and carbon stocks at the local, State, regional, and national

level, including by ownership type.

(4) Engage State foresters and other users of information from the forest inventory and analysis in reevaluating the list of core data variables collected on forest inventory and analysis plots with an emphasis on demonstrated need.

(5) Improve the timeliness of the timber product output program and accessibility of the annualized information on that database.

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FARM BILL CONTINUED

(6) Foster greater cooperation among the forest inventory and analysis program, research station leaders, and State

foresters and other users of information from the forest inventory and analysis.

(7) Promote availability of and access to non-Federal resources to improve information analysis and information

management.

(8) Collaborate with the NRCS, NASA, NOAA, and USGS to integrate remote sensing, spatial analysis techniques,

and other new technologies in the forest inventory and analysis program.

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FARM BILL CONTINUED

(9) Understand and report on changes in land cover and use.

(10) Expand existing programs to promote sustainable forest

stewardship through increased understanding, in partnership with other Federal agencies, of the

over 10 million family forest owners, their demographics, and the barriers to forest stewardship.

(11) Implement procedures to improve the statistical precision of estimates at the sub-State level.

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ENHANCE PARTNER OUTREACH

Maintain and enhance current partnerships States, NFS, Universities as key partners

Continue to build partnerships Tribes Vibrant Cities Water Districts Agencies and entities with similar missions

Federal, States, Muni and International contributions to forest I&M

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BIOMASS and CARBON are now A BIG DEAL!!!

As evidenced by the Farm Bill Improved individual tree biomass Improved carbon estimation Land use and land cover change

Urban sector specifically named

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Stocks and Flows of Biomass and Carbon Now A BIG DEAL

As evidenced by the Farm Bill Annual Forest GHG report

FIA for EPA and others Within forest changes including HWP Among land use sectors Attribution-code for disturbances

including natural & human caused…also LUC

Improvements in land use sector data and estimation key to delivering the above!!!

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Stocks and Flows Continued

How much forest stays in forest When land use changes do trees

remain? In urban…..often yes

Who in USG should do this work? EPA, USGS, maybe FIA and Dept. of Ag.

(NASS/NRI)? Perhaps tree biomass/carbon in other land

sectors helps maintain working forest?

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Some Interesting Results on Attribution

Numerous experts have suggested FIA falls short on attribution

AU CONTRAIRE MON …..!!!!!

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LAND COVER

Land cover classification system11

Vegetated

Tree

Deciduous Tree

12 Evergreen Tree

13 Uninterpretable Tree

20 Shrub

30 Herbaceous

40 Non-vascular Vegetation

50 Uninterpretable Vegetation

63

Barren

Soil/Sand

64 Rock

65 Paved Surface

66 Building Rooftop

65 Other barren land

71 Water

Water

72 Ice and Snow

99 Uninterpretable

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LAND USE

Land use classification system11

Natural/Semi-Natural

Forest12 Rangeland13 Wetland/Riparian14 River15 Lake16 Other Natural/Semi-natural21

Agricultural

Cropland or Pasture22

Orchards, Groves, Vineyards, and Nurseries

23 Confined Feeding Operations24 Other Agriculture31

Developed

Residential32 Recreational33 Commercial and Services34 Industrial35

Transportation, Communications, and Utilities

36 Strip Mines, Quarries, & Gravel Pits 37 Mixed Urban/Built-up land38 Canals or Reservoirs39 Other Developed99 Uninterpretable

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CHANGE AGENT

1) Reforestation/Afforestation 2) Partial Harvest 3) Clear Cut 4) Fire 5) Development 6) Expected Change 7) Other

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FOREST DYNAMICS

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LAND USE CHANGE STOCK FLOW

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FOREST DISTURBANCES

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LAND USE DEFINITIONS

Land Use DefinitionAgriculture and Rangeland Land managed for crops, pasture, or other agricultural

uses. Includes idle farmland, orchards, maintained wildlife openings.

Developed Land used primarily by humans for purposes other than forestry or agriculture. Includes elements such as urban and residential, improved road, power lines right of ways, parks, golf courses, and mines.

Forest Land that is at least 10 percent stocked by forest trees of any size, or temporarily non-stocked land formerly having such tree cover, and is not currently developed for a nonforest use.

Other Land that is not defined better by agriculture, developed, forest, or water, land uses. Includes elements such as marsh, wetland and beach.

Water Census water and non-census water

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Augment Delivery to Move Beyond Tables and Graphs……..Include More Story Maps

Here’s the issue Here’s one of the stories Here’s the ability to drive in

locationally Here’s the data Here’s what others have to contribute

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ADD SPATIAL PRODUCTS FOR THE WHERE and IMPACT

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QUESTIONS

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