1. Landscape Inventory and Assessment Spring 2004 Walter Poleman, Instructor

7. Observation Questions Process Question Pattern Question Inventory Question Monitoring Question Why? What is there? How many? Is this different from that?

8. Landscape Researcher Observations Questions (Process and Pattern) Hypotheses Collect data

11. Landscape Researcher Observations Questions (Process and Pattern) Hypotheses Collect data

12. Landscape Researcher Observations Questions (Process and Pattern) Hypotheses Collect data Landscape Manager Management Objectives

13. Landscape Researcher Observations Questions (Process and Pattern) Hypotheses Collect data Landscape Manager Management Objectives Questions (Inventory and Pattern) Collect Data Inventories and Maps

18. Add DOQ

25. The Management Planning Process

26. 1. Determine Objectives

27. The Management Planning Process 1. Determine Objectives 2. Assess Current Landscape Condition

28. The Management Planning Process 1. Determine Objectives 2. Assess Current Landscape Condition 3. Determine Desired Landscape Condition

29. The Management Planning Process 1. Determine Objectives 2. Assess Current Landscape Condition 3. Determine Desired Landscape Condition 4. Design and Implement a Management Plan

30. The Management Planning Process 1. Determine Objectives 2. Assess Current Landscape Condition 3. Determine Desired Landscape Condition 4. Design and Implement a Management Plan 5. Monitor Changes

31. What are the management objectives for this parcel of public land? What is the proper role of consultants in developing a management plan?

32. Finding Common Ground: Conserving the Northern Forest Recommendations of the Northern Forest Lands Council Principles of Sustainability

33. The Principles of Sustainability The Principles of Sustainability ► ► Maintenance of soil productivity ► ► Conservation of water quality ► ► Maintenance or creation of a healthy balance of forest age classes ► ► Continuous flow of timber, pulpwood, and other forest products ► ► Improvement of the overall quality of the timber resource as a foundation for more value-added opportunities ► ► Maintenance of scenic quality by limiting adverse aesthetic impacts of forest harvesting, particularly in high elevation areas and vistas ► ► Conservation and enhancement of habitats that support a full range of native flora and fauna ► ► Protection of unique or fragile areas ► ► Continuation of opportunities for traditional recreation

34. More Principles of Sustainability More Principles of Sustainability ► ► Conservation of historical and cultural features ► ► Enhanced opportunities for place–based education

35. How to Integrate? How to Integrate? ► Continuous flow of timber, pulpwood, and other forest products ► Conservation and enhancement of habitats that support a full range of native flora and fauna

36. Assessing Current Condition Goal for landscape Continuous flow of timber, pulpwood, and other forest products What are the central questions we need to answer?

37. Assessing Current Condition Goal for landscape Continuous flow of timber, pulpwood, and other forest products What are the central questions we need to answer? What is the current volume, type, and quality of standing timber? How is the standing timber distributed across the landscape? How healthy are the commercially valuable tree species?

38. Assessing Current Condition Goal for landscape Conservation and enhancement of habitats that support a full range of native flora and fauna What are the central questions we need to answer?

39. Assessing Current Condition Goal for landscape Conservation and enhancement of habitats that support a full range of native flora and fauna What are the central questions we need to answer? What species currently inhabit the landscape? What natural communities are represented? What is the occurrence of rare, threatened or endangered species on the landscape?

40. Current Landscape Condition Desired Future Landscape Condition Management Plan Resource Extraction Monitor Results

41. Desired Future Landscape Condition Management Plan Time Present 100 years from now Current Landscape Condition

42. Desired Future Landscape Condition Management Plan Time Present 100 years from now Peak of Human Disturbance Current Landscape Condition ~150 ybp

43. Desired Future Landscape Condition Management Plan Time Present 100 years from now Pre-settlement Condition Peak of Human Disturbance Current Landscape Condition ~150 ybp ~400 ybp

44. Desired Future Landscape Condition Management Plan Time Present 100 years from now Glacial Retreat Pre-settlement Condition Peak of Human Disturbance Current Landscape Condition ~150 ybp ~400 ybp ~10,000 ybp

45. Desired Future Landscape Condition Management Plan Time Present 100 years from now Bedrock Formation Glacial Retreat Pre-settlement Condition Peak of Human Disturbance Current Landscape Condition ~150 ybp ~400 ybp ~10,000 ybp ~500 million ybp

46. Desired Future Forest Condition Management Plan Time Present 100 years from now Bedrock Formation Glacial Retreat Pre-settlement Condition Peak of Human Disturbance Current Forest Condition ~150 ybp ~400 ybp ~10,000 ybp ~500 million ybp Relevant Processes Mountain building Weathering /erosion Deposition of eroded sediments Soil formation

47. Desired Future Landscape Condition Management Plan Time Present 100 years from now Bedrock Formation Glacial Retreat Pre-settlement Condition Peak of Human Disturbance Current Landscape Condition ~150 ybp ~400 ybp ~10,000 ybp ~500 million ybp Relevant Processes Parent material deposited Primary succession Soil development Climate change (climactic optimum, little ice age) Natural disturbance Native American disturbance

48. Desired Future Landscape Condition Management Plan Present 100 years from now Bedrock Formation Glacial Retreat Pre-settlement Condition Peak of Human Disturbance Current Landscape Condition ~150 ybp ~400 ybp ~10,000 ybp ~500 million ybp Relevant Processes deforestation reforestation clearing for agriculture loss of native species introduction of exotics soil erosion secondary succession human management natural disturbance habitat fragmentation Time

49. Desired Future Forest Condition Management Plan Time Present 100 years from now Bedrock Formation Glacial Retreat Pre-settlement Condition Peak of Human Disturbance Current Landscape Condition ~150 ybp ~400 ybp ~10,000 ybp ~500 million ybp Relevant Processes  human manipulation  success ional pathways  natural disturbance

50. What is the Desired Landscape Condition from an Integrated Perspective?

51. Timeline of Commitments May 13 – Deliver natural resource inventory, ecological assessment, and management recommendations to VT Dept of Forests, Parks and Recreation (report and presentation)

52. Timeline of Commitments May 13 – Deliver natural resource inventory, ecological assessment, and management recommendations to VT Dept of Forests, Parks and Recreation (report and presentation) May 12 – Give an evening PLACE presentation to the South Hero Land Trust Board

53. Timeline of Commitments May 13 – Deliver natural resource inventory, ecological assessment, and management recommendations to VT Dept of Forests, Parks and Recreation (report and presentation) May 12 – Give an evening PLACE presentation to the South Hero Land Trust Board March 29 - Give an interim presentation to project sponsors and garner feedback

54. Timeline of Commitments May 13 – Deliver natural resource inventory, ecological assessment, and management recommendations to VT Dept of Forests, Parks and Recreation (report and presentation) May 12 – Give an evening PLACE presentation to the South Hero Land Trust Board March 29 - Give an interim presentation to Project Sponsors and garner feedback January 26 – Meet with sponsors