230 likes | 317 Views
FIA Program News. PNW-FIA Client Meeting Olympia, WA April 4, 2007. National FIA Program. Budgets Data Collection Data Availability Accomplishments Expectations. National FIA Budget. FIA implementation status, 2007. Other Islands (periodics). American Samoa Guam Palau Puerto Rico
E N D
FIA Program News PNW-FIA Client Meeting Olympia, WA April 4, 2007
National FIA Program • Budgets • Data Collection • Data Availability • Accomplishments • Expectations
FIA implementation status, 2007. Other Islands (periodics) American Samoa Guam Palau Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Federated States of Micronesia Republic of the Marshall Islands Nevada pilot Not annualized Annualized FIA
Annualized Data in FIADB in FY 2006 Other islands (periodics) Am. Samoa Guam Palau Puerto Rico Virgin Is. CNMI FSM RMI FIADB Periodic
National FIA Accomplishments • FIA Strategic Plan 2007-2011 Published • 5-Year State Reports (NC, IN) • Spatial Data Service Center – 347 requests • National FIA database – 24,000 retrievals • Consultations – 1608 (2.5 FTE)
National FIA Accomplishments • Scientists predict the effect of climate change on wildfire severity and outcomes in California. • Historical forest disturbance of the Allegheny National Forest mapped by FIA and NASA. • Rapid Assessment of Catastrophic Damage provides critical information (Katrina & Rita) • Invasive plant taxa from forest surveys find increased value through Web delivery tool. • National and regional forest inventory map products capitalize on new techniques
FY 2006 Expectations • Annual inventory in existing states • Deliver data within 6 months • 5-Year Reports for 14 more states • Improved Data Delivery System • Continue Analysis and Research on topical issues
PNW FIA Program • Budgets • Data Collection • Data Availability • Accomplishments • Expectations
Budgets • FY 2005 = $13,673,000 • FY 2006 = $13,464,000 • FY 2007 = $13,464,000 • FY 2008 = ?? • Not fully funded for Pacific Islands • Not Fully funded for Interior Alaska • No Cost of Living Adjustment for 5 years in California, Oregon, Washington
Annual Inventory • Alaska • Coastal w/o Wilderness • Year 4 • Washington – Year 6 • Oregon – Year 7 ½ • California – Year 7 • Pacific Islands • No work in 2007
Data Availability • PNW DATA FOR ALL STATES IS AVAILABLE ON THE NATIONAL FIA WEBSITE • www.fia.fs.fed.us
Accomplishments • 2000 – 2005 Annual Inventory data delivered within 6 months – 2nd year in a row. • 2006 Data edited within 2 weeks of receiving from the field • Research Delivery – lichens, understory vegetation, fire/fuels, estimation procedures, sudden oak death, LIDAR/remote sensing, mapping/GNN
Expectations • 2000-2006 Data delivery within 6 months • Annual inventory in existing states, including temporal intensification on NFS lands in CA • Increased safety awareness • Delivery of 5-year reports for Oregon and California.
Expectations • Planning for HI/PI and Interior Alaska • Research Reports • Insect & Disease information • Wildlife • Periodic to Annual Inventory Change • Fire/fuels
5-Year Reports • TIMBER!
5-Year Reports • Biomass
5-Year Reports • Older Forests
5-Year Reports • Biodiversity
5-Year Reports • Forest Health
5-Year Report • Invasives
5-Year Report • Fire Risk
5-Year Report • Forest Products