Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Regional Forest Health Monitoring: Nested Plot Identifying Information (CT, MA, ME, NY)

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Metadata Provider

  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Abstract

    The Forest Health Monitoring Program (FHM) was established in 1991 as a joint effort between the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) and the Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC)) to monitor the condition of a range of tree species in Vermont. After successfully establishing and conducting annual assessments on FHM plots in Vermont for almost three decades, the FEMC has expanded to surrounding states to yield a more complete picture of forest health across the New England and New York region. In 2019, the FEMC collaborated with MA DCR to establish 20 FHM plots on MA state lands to add to its annual FHM network. In 2020 the FEMC expanded to CT (15 plots), RI (7 plots), ME (35 plots), and NH (30 plots) to add permanent FHM plots in a similar manner. To improve comparability and utility of each program, the FHM plots were co-located at established, long-term plot locations, representing the major forest types and geographies on public lands in each state. Plot designs follow two fixed radius plot layouts - Cluster and Nested. Cluster plots follow the USDA Forest Inventory and Analysis cluster of four circular subplots. Nested plot design refers to a single fixed radius nested plot design exemplified by the MA DRC CFI program. These plot designs follow the structure set by the National Forest Health Monitoring Program with additional metrics added to reflect improvements in monitoring technologies and additions to monitoring objectives.

People

  • Jennifer Pontius: Principal Investigator

  • Alison Adams: Principal Investigator

  • Matthias Sirch: Content Provider

  • Nancy Voorhis: Content Provider

  • Soren Donisvitch: Principal Investigator

  • Ben Porter: Principal Investigator

Organizations

  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC) : lead
  • Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station : partner
  • Maine Forest Service : partner
  • Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation : partner
  • Vermont Forest Parks and Recreation : partner
  • University of Rhode Island Department of Natural Resources Science: partner

Geographic Coverage

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    Data Table

    • Title: Nested Plot Identifying Information (CT, MA, ME, NY)
    • Start Date: 2019-08-13
    • Description: Nested Plot Foundational information about plots, including location and status

    • Purpose: Track plot-level information about forest health monitoring plots

    • Condensed Title: Z1734_3814_TIL9HD

    • Object Name: VMC.1734.3814

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (2023) Nested Plot Identifying Information (CT, MA, ME, NY). FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/regional-forest-health-monitoring/dataset/nested-plot-identifying-information-nested-ct

    • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/regional-forest-health-monitoring/dataset/nested-plot-identifying-information-nested-ct

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: Aspect
      • Label: Aspect
      • Description: Aspect reading from plot center
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: BiophysicalRegion
      • Label: BiophysicalRegion
      • Description: Biophysical region in which plot is located
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Comments
      • Label: Comments
      • Description: Observer notes
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: CoordinateSystem
      • Label: CoordinateSystem
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: CoreTrees
      • Label: CoreTrees
      • Description: Whether tree coring occurred on plot
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      Attribute Name: County
      • Label: County
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: DendrobandInstall
      • Label: DendrobandInstall
      • Description: Permission status for dendroband install
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      Attribute Name: Directions
      • Label: Directions
      • Description: Directions to plot
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Elevation
      • Label: Elevation
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: ForestType
      • Label: ForestType
      • Description: Type of forest cover
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      Attribute Name: HavePermission
      • Label: HavePermission
      • Description: Permission to access plot, 0 = no, 1 = yes
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Latitude
      • Label: Latitude
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: LocationCollectedBy
      • Label: LocationCollectedBy
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: LocationLastUpdate
      • Label: LocationLastUpdate
      • Storage Type: date
      • Measurment Type: datetime
      • String Format: MM/DD/YYYY
      Attribute Name: LocationMethod
      • Label: LocationMethod
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Longitude
      • Label: Longitude
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: Origin
      • Label: Origin
      • Description: Monitoring program that established plot
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: OriginPlotID
      • Label: OriginPlotID
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: OwnerContactInfo
      • Label: OwnerContactInfo
      • Description: Contact information to reach owner
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: OwnershipStatus
      • Label: OwnershipStatus
      • Description: Ownership status, public or private
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: PaintTrees
      • Label: PaintTrees
      • Description: Permission status for painting trees
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: ParkingInfo
      • Label: ParkingInfo
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: PlotID
      • Label: PlotID
      • Description: Unique plot identifier
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Slope
      • Label: Slope
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: State
      • Label: State
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Town
      • Label: Town
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal

    Methods

    • No methods recorded for this dataset

    Sampling Equipment

    • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

    Site Characteristics

    • No site characteristics recorded for this dataset