Aerial Detection Surveys Steady Annual Improvements 1.Data Quality- NO big blobs 2.Timely Data Delivery – 10/15 3.Review of Draft Data
Aerial Detection Surveys Room for More Improvements 1.Record keeping of data files 2.Internal state reviews of data 3.Final review of NA-wide data
Krist, Sapio and Tkacz, 2006
The 2012 NIDRM Effort The Risk Map Application (RMAP) provides a common GIS based multi-criteria framework through which interactive spatial and temporal forest insect and disease risk (hazard) assessments can be conducted at various scales to aid in the allocation of resources for forest health management. 240 m resolution
Tsuga canadensis: What we Know % Standing Dead Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (FIA Data, 2008) (FHP Data, 1997,2009)
Eastern Hemlock BA Distribution
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid: Future Spread
Average January Minimum Temperature
Elevation
Soil Dryness Index
Projected % BA Loss of Hemlock