Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femc705 Spear StreetSouth BurlingtonVermont05403United States of AmericaTeatown Lake Reservation leadTeatown Lake Reservation Forest Plot MonitoringUpland deciduous forest is the most common habitat type at Teatown. The most common species that dominate Teatown’s forests to create various natural communities are oak, hickory, maple, beech, birch, and tulip poplar. The forests of northern Westchester County and throughout much of the northeast are threatened by numerous factors including overabundant deer, invasive species, climate change and development. While these issues are often connected such that one may occur or worsen because of the presence of another, overabundant deer are considered the greatest current threat to the forest ecosystem. White-tailed deer overabundance has been extensively studied at Teatown since 2009. A healthy forest, defined as one with a dense understory of native trees and shrubs, is necessary for the forest to continue thriving into the future and to support all organisms within it. Anecdotal observations of loss of the understory started in the 1980s. To address the forest health issues, Teatown initiated a deer management program in 2014 and has an invasive management plan. To understand the success of our management programs and to determine if other management activities are needed, forest monitoring of forest plots was initiated in 2015 and is ongoing.Teatown Lake Reservation Forest Plot MonitoringKellyVickyBegley-MillerDanielleTeatown Forest Inventory, Forest Plot Data, Coarse Woody Debris2017-06-01The volume of coarse woody debris (CWD) was estimated along each transect. The length of the material and the diameter of the small and large end will be recorded to estimate the volume. Density of CWD will also be recorded. There is a separate protocol for calculating volume of CWD on the server.Z1767_3895_H9PMISVMC.1767.3895mySQLBegley-Miller, D, Kelly, V (2023) Teatown Forest Inventory, Forest Plot Data, Coarse Woody Debris. FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/teatown-lake-reservation-forest-plot-monitoring/dataset/dataset-teatown-forest-inventory-forest-plothttps://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/CI4/data/archive/project/teatown-lake-reservation-forest-plot-monitoring/dataset/dataset-teatown-forest-inventory-forest-plotDateDatedateMM/DD/YYYYPlotPlot NumberintD-M-YY-1Line_DirectionCardinal Direction of TransectintD-M-YY-1Length_mLength of LogdecimalDiameter_at_intersection_cmDiameter of Log at Intersection With TransectdecimalDiameter_at_large_end_cmDiameter of Log at Large EnddecimalDiameter_at_small_end_cmDiameter of Log at Small EnddecimalDecomposition_ClassDecomposition Status of LogintD-M-YY-1NotesNotestextD-M-YY-1