Report Number: 28845
Reporting
Year: 2003
Permit Number: CRLA-2002-SCI-0003
Current Status: Checked in
Date Received: Jun 29, 2004
Principal Investigator:
Ms Janet Stefani, PNW
Research Station,
Portland Forestry Sciences Lab,
Portland, OR
Additional investigator(s):
Bob Rhoads, Marc
LaPine
Park-assigned Study Id. #:
CRLA-01032
Permit Expiration
Date:
Dec 31, 2006
Permit Start Date:
Apr 24, 2002
Study Starting
Date:
Apr 24, 2002
Study Ending Date:
Dec 31, 2006
Study
Status:
Continuing
Activity Type:
Inventory
Subject/Discipline:
Inventory Natural Resources
Objectives:
The Forest inventory and Analysis (FIA)
Program of the USDA Forest Service has been
in continuous operation since 1930 with a
mission to: "make and keep current a
comprehensive inventory and analysis of the
present and prospective conditions of and
requirements for the renewable resources of
the forests and rangelands of the US."
The FIA Program delivers current,
consistent, and credible information about
the status and condition of America's
forests. We summarize and report the most
current information about forest health and
productivity in each State every five years.
We collect and analyze a consistent core set
of ecological data on all forests so that
comparable information and trends exist for
all regions and ownership categories.
FIA reports include information on the
status and trends of America's forests: how
much forest exists, where it exists, who
owns it, and how it is changing, as well as
how the trees and other forest vegetation
are growing and how much has died or has
been removed in recent years. This
information can be used in many ways, such
as in evaluating wildlife habitat
conditions, assessing the sustainability of
ecosystem management practices, and
supporting planning and decision-making
activities undertaken by public and private
enterprises.
The FIA program combines this information
with related data on insects, diseases, and
other types of forest damages and stressors
to assess the health condition and potential
futures risks to forests. The program also
projects what the forests are likely to be
in 10 to 50 years under various scenarios.
This information is essential for evaluating
whether current forest management practices
are sustainable in the lone run and whether
current policies will allow future
generations to enjoy America's forests.
Findings and Status:
Three inventory plots were installed and
monumented in accordance to the research
memorandum of understanding. Data will be
grouped with data from other reserved land
in Oregon. Analysis and reporting are on a
ten year cycle which started in Oregon in
2001.
For
this study, were one or more specimens collected and
removed from the park but not destroyed during
analyses?
No
Funding provided
this reporting year by NPS: 0
Funding provided
this reporting year by other sources:
0
Full name of
college or university: n/a
Annual funding
provided by NPS to university or college this
reporting year: 0
