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Interior West FIA “Virtual” User Group Meeting

Annual update on FIA, sharing information on analysis & techniques research, seeking feedback, and discussing recommended changes. Overview of FIA programs, accomplishments, funding, expenses, and planned initiatives for 2010 and 2011. Opportunity for participants to ask questions, express concerns, and share ideas.

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Interior West FIA “Virtual” User Group Meeting

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  1. F I A Interior West FIA“Virtual” User Group Meeting April 13, 2010

  2. F I A Purpose of the User Group • Annual Update on FIA • Share Information on Analysis & Techniques research • Seek Feedback • Are we helping you? • What changes do you recommend?

  3. What is FIA? • Strategic baseline inventory and monitoring of forest resources • Trees • Understory vegetation • Downed woody material • Soils • Harvesting, processing, products (TPO) • Private forest owners surveys • Techniques research

  4. F I A FIA Regional Programs Pacific NW FIA Northern FIA Interior West FIA Southern FIA

  5. F I A Status of FIA • Accomplishments in 2009 • Statewide Inventories • Funding • Expenditures • Workforce • What’s Next

  6. F I A Accomplishments • 2009 FIA Business Report posted on the Web • Measured 2,316 forested plots (up 7%) • Published 35 articles/reports (up 75%) • 2X the consultation hours (reporting + increase) • Lowest number of work related injuries/illnesses (since 2006) • Tidbit: 18% of workforce non-federal

  7. F I A Appropriated FundingNATIONAL

  8. F I A IW-FIA Funding History $3.3 million deficit $390k deficit

  9. F I A IW Partner Support

  10. F I A IW-FIA Annual Progress

  11. Other Islands (periodics) American Samoa Guam Palau Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Federated States of Micronesia Republic of he Marshall Islands Not annualized Annualized FIA FIA Implementation Status – 2009

  12. 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 Not annualized Annualized FIA FIA Implementation Status – 2010

  13. IW-FIA Workforce F I A

  14. Expenses F I A

  15. Expenses – Trends2008 to 2009 • Salaries FLAT • Travel DOWN 15% • Increased investment in Analyses and Techniques funded by Station and other grants • NO fire transfer • Indirect costs DOWN from 16% to 7% F I A

  16. Grants and Agreements - Outgoing F I A

  17. F I A G&A Distribution

  18. F I A On-line Data Availability

  19. F I A State Reports Less than 5 years old 5 to 10 years old More than 10 years old Planned for 2010 Planned for 2011

  20. F I A What’s NEW in 2010? • Support for NM ARRA funding • Experimental Forest & Rangelands • Climate Change • Genetic Sampling • Update the FIA National Strategic Plan

  21. F I A Goals for 2010 • Continue the annual inventory work in current States (UT, CO, AZ, ID, MT, NM) • Implement annual inventory in Nevada and initiate the annual inventory in Wyoming • Collaborate with NM to install 3-4 panels • Implement MIDAS everywhere • Continued emphasis on safety and efficiency

  22. F I A …And Now, the Rest of the Story • What’s going on in IW-FIA • Partner’s use of FIA • You provide feedback to us: • Questions • Concerns • Ideas

  23. F I A Questions?

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