FOREST MANAGEMENT PRESCRIPTIONS Prescription = A schedule of activities for a stand, landscape, watershed, or other management unit Five key elements:

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

FORS 8450 Advanced Forest Planning Lecture 22 Binary Search Example: The LAndscape Management Policy Simulator (LAMPS)

Advertisements

FVS, State - Transition Model Assumptions, and Yield tables – an Application in National Forest Planning Eric Henderson Analyst, Hiawatha National Forest,

Source: UNEP-WCMC Mapping of European Biologically Important Forests: concept and philosophy © Forest Task Force 2007.

National Assessment of Ecological C Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes – the USGS LandCarbon Project Zhiliang Zhu, Project Chief, What.

Succession Model We talked about the facilitation, inhibition, and tolerance models, but all of these were verbal descriptions Today we are going to consider.

Carbon Information Needed to Support Forest Management Bob Davis, Director Of Planning, Watershed And Air, USDA Forest Service 0.

The adequacy of the existing reserve system for the protection of freshwater ecosystems Janet Stein Fenner School of Environment and Society.

Principles of Landscape Ecology ENVS*3320 Instructors: Dr. Shelley Hunt (Module 1) Rm. 2226, Bovey Building x53065 Dr. Rob Corry (Module.

Stand Structure and Ecological Restoration Charles W. Denton Ecological Restoration Institute John D. Bailey, Associate Professor of Forestry, Associate.

Bureau of Land Management NAIP Information Meeting July 19 th, 2006.

Anthropological Research Theories, Questions, Scales, Data, and Models.

FOREST STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT Stand Dynamics and Succession

Multiple stressors produce a vulnerable landscape Climate change Atmospheric pollution/acid deposition Altered natural disturbance regimes, spread of exotic.

Gap Analysis: GIS, maps and a new view of regional conservation Southwest Regional GAP Project Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah US-IALE 2004,

Information Needs National Forest System Update 2011 FIA User Group Meeting – Sacramento, CA March 9, 2011 Greg Kujawa NFS, Washington Office.

Fundamentals of Forest Management Planning FOR 272 – Sustainable Forest Management.

Designing a Monitoring Program Ed Krumpe CSS 496 “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe” J.

“Multiple-Stable States” Changes in: Species diversity Opportunistic species Incidence of disease Tightness of nutrient cycling.

School Strategic Planning School Councils. Why are we doing strategic plans? “The biggest challenge confronting education in Australia is how to overcome.

Forest Plan Revision Using the 2012 Planning Rule Process Overview Steps and Expectations (I don’t know….but I’ve been told…if the horse don’t pull….you.

Problem Definition Exercise. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service General Summary Responses from ½ of those surveyed (n=14/31) Broad and narrow in scope Narrow.

Natural Heritage & Urban Forest Strategy (NH&UFS) DRAFT STRATEGY Open House Presentation June 20 th, 2013.

Monitoring for Sustainability at Multiple Scales Thomas W. Hoekstra Director Inventory and Monitoring Institute.

Wisconsin’s Continuous Forest Inventory State Forest Working Group Meeting Plymouth, WI May 10, 2006 Teague PrichardChip Scott WDNR State Lands SpecialistUSDA.

ECOLOGICAL SITES: DEVELOPMENT AND DESCRIPTION ESD Workshop Winnemuca NV 5 June 2012 Joel Brown USDA NRCS National Soil Survey Center /Jornada Experimental.

Methods and Tools to Integrate Biodiversity into Land Use Planning

Quantitative Estimates of Biomass and Forest Structure in Coastal Temperate Rainforests Derived from Multi-return Airborne Lidar Marc G. Kramer 1 and Michael.

Montana Forest Stewardship “Empowerment of Forest Owners through Personal Involvement”

4 Forest Restoration Initiative Overview of Vegetation Data, Modeling and Strategies Used to Develop the Proposed Action Neil McCusker Silviculturist 4FRI.

Wayne A. Robbie, Supervisory Soil Scientist USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region Albuquerque, NM Common Elements: Ecological Sites Descriptions and.

Elkhorn Slough Tidal Marsh Plan: Possible Lessons from the Bay Area Wetland Ecosystem Goals Project Joshua N. Collins San Francisco Estuary Institute

1 Breakout Notes Session 3 Group 2 – (Global/Broad Scale/Regional) Integrated assessment models (socio-economic/biophysical) in relationship to land cover.

STRATIFICATION PLOT PLACEMENT CONTROLS Strategy for Monitoring Post-fire Rehabilitation Treatments Troy Wirth and David Pyke USGS – Biological Resources.

Accelerating Vegetative Treatments to Improve Condition Class (also known as our Fuels Strategy Meeting!!!)

U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey LANDFIRE Paul Bourget SGT, Inc., contractor to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources.

Inventory and Monitoring Terrestrial Fauna Inventory and Monitoring Terrestrial Fauna Linking Field Activities to Budget Processes.

1 Expert workshop on components of EEA Ecosystem Capital Accounts Focus on biomass carbon and biodiversity data 24/03/2015.

State of the Forest: Data harmonization and management Helping us to know whether we are getting the job done.

Potomac Flow-by Stated Management Objectives (1) estimate the amount and quality of biotic habitat available at different flow levels, particularly as.

High Conservation Values Forests of the European North of Russia Approaches to conservation and sustainable use Workshop Syktyvkar, 1 st April 2009

Breakout Session IV: Applying Remote Sensing Observations to Impacts Assessment Background (1) The IPCC WG 2 Report (2008) “Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation.

What Does it Mean When >80 Equals Spotted Owl Habitat?

Global Environmental Change and Food Systems Scenarios Research up to date Monika Zurek FAO April 2005.

BLM’s Landscape Approach REAs and Related Landscape Initiatives Karen Prentice, BLM, Healthy Landscapes Coordinator, Gordon.

Long-term Ecosystem Monitoring Project Status Report Diane Burbank December 11, 2014.

Land Management Decision Making and Silvicultural Prescriptions David Loftis Bent Creek Experimental Forest.

Introduction to Models Lecture 8 February 22, 2005.

Landscape Management & Harvest Model A Case Studies from Chequamegon National Forest EEES4760/6760 April 20, 2009 HARVEST used to simulate different landscapes.

Ecological Site Descriptions Foundation for Resource Management Decisions George Peacock Grazing Lands Technology Institute USDA-NRCS.

Why use landscape models?  Models allow us to generate and test hypotheses on systems Collect data, construct model based on assumptions, observe behavior.

Current and Future Roles of the USFS from a State Perspective Bill Stewart CDF Fire and Resource Assessment Program (FRAP)

Analysis of Annual Forest Inventory Data: Examples from New York and Maine Eric Wharton and Will McWilliams Forest Inventory and Analysis Northeastern.

Metrics and MODIS Diane Wickland December, Biology/Biogeochemistry/Ecosystems/Carbon Science Questions: How are global ecosystems changing? (Question.

Emergence of Landscape Ecology Equilibrium View Constant species composition Disturbance & succession = subordinate factors Ecosystems self-contained Internal.

Climate Sensitivity Succession Regime Shifts Integration Current Proposal: The Dynamics of Change Next Proposal (due in < 4 years!!) Human Dimensions K-12.

U.S Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Designing an Integrated Monitoring Program for Coniferous Forests: beyond the forest and the trees.

Restoration Under a Future Climate Understanding and managing climate change effects on federal lands Dr. Cynthia West, Director Office of Sustainability.

Inventory & Monitoring Program U.S. National Wildlife Refuge System Natural Resources Program Center National Office USFWS U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

Forest ecological applications of ALS ALS provide 3D information where each point has height (and intensity) value Even with low pulse density data, say,

Achievements in Wildland Fire Risk Mapping

An Introduction to VegDRI

Krista Laudenbach-Nelson Watershed Restoration Coordinator

Potential Landsat Contributions

Multiplication and Division by Powers of Ten

Comparing Numbers.

Landscape Approach to Resource Management

Forest Planning Under the 2012 Planning Rule

Fire Regimes of the Westside: Past, Present, and Future

Comparing Numbers.

Fire Emissions and Smoke Management Plans

Presentation transcript:

FOREST MANAGEMENT PRESCRIPTIONS Prescription = A schedule of activities for a stand, landscape, watershed, or other management unit Five key elements: 1.Statement of goals 2.Understanding of historical processes 3.Land-type classification 4.Treatment schedule 5.Quantitative projection of conditions and outcomes

I. Goals and Objectives 1.Goals Timeless statement of intent Statement of direction, don’t necessarily expect to fully achieve a goal 2.Objectives Specific statement of intended accomplishment Measurable, observable, has a reference to time, an associated cost, and is attainable.

II. Land Classification Four kinds of maps: 1.Biophysical environment 2.Status and trends 3.Resource interpretation 4.Coordinated planning 1 st generation: raw data 2nd generation: classification generated from raw data

Stand Inventory Map: e.g. “Compartments”

Stands by Management History

Current Vegetation or Cover Type

Natural Communities

Planning and analysis scale Ecological Units Purpose, objectives, and general use General size range Ecoregion Global Continental Regional Domain Division Province Broad applicability for modeling and sampling, strategic planning and assessment, and international planning Millions to tens thousands of square miles Sub-regionSection Subsection Area-wide planning and watershed analysis Thousands to hundreds of acres LandscapeLandtype association Area-wide planning and watershed analysis Thousands to hundreds of acres Land unit.Landtype association Landtype phase. Project and management area planning and analysis. Hundreds to less than ten acres. National Hierarchy of Ecological Units

The National Hierarchy of Ecological Units

National Hierarchy of Ecological Units

Landscape Diversity Unit

Does the Natural Community Approach Adequately Capture Ecosystem Dynamics?

Multiple Pathways of Succession: f (Timing, Type, and Intensity of Disturbances + Masting and Seed Availability) From Hemstrom and Logan (1986), in Spies (1997)

Low Intensity Low IntensityHigh Intensity Proportion of events 0% 100%

Low IntensityHigh Intensity Proportion of events High Intensity 100% 0%

Landscape Diversity Units A Modified Land Classification Model? Based on probabilities - disturbance probability functions - successional pathway probability functions Probability distributions must be temporally dynamic Based on ranges of variability Scale-dependent