Transcript FIA 2007-11 Strategic Plan Greg Reams National Program Leader Forest Inventory & Analysis 1601 North Kent St. Arlington, VA 22209 703-605-4189 [email protected] FIA National Users Group Meeting –

FIA 2007-11 Strategic Plan
Greg Reams
National Program Leader
Forest Inventory & Analysis
1601 North Kent St.
Arlington, VA 22209
703-605-4189
[email protected]
FIA National Users Group Meeting – 8 December 2004
States with Full Annual FIA in
FY 2005
Guam
Palau
American Samoa
FS Micronesia
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
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Structure of FIA
Virtual national program using collaborative
decision-making among partner programs, and
FIA regional units.
Regional and national user group meetings for
feedback and potential directions
Three levels of management
Executive level--policy
Management level—operations
Technical level—technical solutions
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Recent Progress
In FY 2005
Funding up $5 million over FY 2004 (before rescission)
In FY 2004
Federal funding was $56.7 million
Partner contributions exceeded $10 million
$4.5 million in “carryover” helped jump start WV and ID
and finish National Information Mgmt System (NIMS)
Operated in 44 states
76% of U.S. (including interior Alaska) + 5 Islands
Ver. 2.0 of Field Guide released Jan 2004
In FY 2003
43,000 P2 plots & 3,700 P3 plots
1,450 consultations with users, up 41% from FY 2002
15,000 web downloads, up 20% from FY 2002
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FIA Program Customers
National and State forest policy planners
Forest Service officials
State Foresters
Industry and consultants
Environmental organizations
International reporting organizations
Researchers
Journalists
Private citizens
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Staying the Course of 1999 Plan
Three phase program, P1-remote sensing, P2-ground
plots, P3-forest health indicators
National Woodland Owner Survey
Timber Products Output
P3 is 1/16th of P2
One P2 plot per 6000 ac
Consistent core set of field measurements across the U.S.
10% in west, 15% in east, 20% P3 nationwide
States and FS forests can “buy down” or “fund specific
measurements”
Annual data compilations
5-year state reports, FS forest reports TBD
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Staying the Course
Two priorities for FY 2005 and FY 2006:
“No State Left Behind”
“Lose No Ground”
Strategic plan assumes full implementation of
annualized FIA in all 50 states; special
approaches for interior Alaska and islands
Focus group meeting May 10 and 11 on
approaches to national implementation without
full funding.
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What About FY 2006 ??
OMB continues to be very favorably
impressed with FIA program
accountability
Annual Business Summaries “score”
exceptionally well
Logic model giving us another boost
With President’s Budget increase of
12.788 million FIA will complete
implementation in all 50 states.
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President’s Budget FY2006
FIA funding and targets, 1999-2006
Target
80
Actual
70
55.144
56.652
60.884
10
52.023
20
39.497
30
48.686
40
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
73.371
50
32.978
Million dollars
60
0
1999
2000
2006
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Work in Progress
Better integration of advanced satellite imagery
Working on next NLCD with USGS/EROS
Faster, more accurate change detection
Working with RSAC on several projects
Cover type, burn severity, high resolution interpretation
More & better web tools for users to customize their own
analyses
Add geospatial components
Add ability to create unique data layers
Small area estimation
Better linkages to pressing policy questions
Fire and fuels analyses (LANDFIRE)
Habitat, Forest Plan Implementation and Monitoring,
Sustainability reporting, and certification
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Feedback From Users
Key principle: Limit additional measurements;
expand and deepen analyses
A host of suggested improvements:
Move into urban areas; all land with trees
Broaden coverage of health issues; invasives
Deeper analyses; wildlife habitat quality
Intensify the grid; both public and private lands
Move into range land; all-vegetation inventory
Broaden coverage of linear features; riparian
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Enhancements
Techniques research-indicator development, sampling &
estimation, small area/tactical assessments, geospatial tools
Synchronize P2 & P3 plot schedules
Remote sensing/spatial techniques-LIDAR applications in low
change/high cost areas
Increased analytical capability
Regional and state specific issues
Wildlife habitat analyses
Deeper ownership analyses
National analyses (carbon stocks, land use & cover change)
Sustainability assessments (indicators of sustainability)
Legacy data recovery
Enhanced Tropical Forestry (vegetation sampling for exotics)
Partnerships with other federal programs
NASA, NOAA, USGS, NLCD, NRCS Natural Resource Inventory
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Strategic Plan
http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/fia/news/planning/
strategicplan.doc
Comments to NE-FIA
2nd Draft May 20, 2005 for distribution
prior to June FIA MT meeting. Forest
Service Station Directors will review and
comment.
August, 2005 draft to FSRET (Forest
Service Research Executive Team)
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Additions
Increase intensity of base FIA program to 15% or 20%
nationwide
Land Use/Land Cover Change
Urban Forest Inventory
Rapid Assessment Teams
All Treed Land Inventory (Lands not forests, range or
urban)
Inventory and Monitoring of Wildlife Habitats
Habitats of T&E species, featured species
Rangeland Inventory
Inventory & Monitoring of special forest products
Monitoring Issues Specific to Wilderness
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