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USDA Forest Service Soil Resource and Terrestrial Ecological Unit Inventory

2010 Progress ReportWestern Regional Cooperative Soil Survey Conference

Randy L. Davis

National Soils Program Leader

USDA Forest Service

June 24, 2010

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Forest Service Focus Areas

Restore and Conserve Forests and Grasslands

Sustain ecosystem services

Climate Change Carbon

Sequestration

Water Watershed

Condition

Fuels Management Reduce the potential

of catastrophic wildfire

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National Accomplishments 2009-2010

Filled the R-2 Forest Service NCSS Liaison, MO 6 USFS Soil Management Manual completed USFS Soil Management Handbook revision underway Interagency ESD Manual signed USFS Ecological Classification Manual revision completed

Incorporates: Interagency ESD Manual, National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units, and TEUI Technical Guide

NRIS/NASIS data sharing pilot project underway – Santa Fe NF

TEUI Geospatial Toolkit upgraded for NRCS use TEUI Implementation Plan underway

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Regional Accomplishments 2009-2010Field Inventory

Arizona – Tonto NF (AZ687) 380,000*

Arizona – Coconino (AZ723) NA

Idaho-Caribou NF Update (ID 713) 150,000

Montana-Lewis & Clark NF(MT632) 165,000

Montana-Custer NF (MT642) 33,000

Nevada –Humboldt- Toiyabe NF (NV778)

250,000

New Mexico – Gila NF (NM622) 310,000*

New Mexico – Valles Caldera Preserve

60,000*

Oregon – Malheur NF (OR626) 50,000*

Oregon – Umatilla NF (OR607) 110,000*

Utah –Ashley NF (UT013) 60,000

Utah-Wasatch-Cache NF (UT647) 80,000

Total Acres 1,646,000**Best Data Available

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Regional Accomplishments 2009-2010Documentation/Correlation

Colorado – Pike NF, Wet Mtn. – Spanish Peaks (CO636)

298,700

Colorado – Rio Grande NF, W. Part (CO664)

1,539,000

Idaho-Targhee NF (ID758) 1,402,274

Wyoming-Targhee NF (WY664) 333,249

Wyoming – Bridger NF West Unit (WY661)

981,619

Total Acres 3,671,392

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The Work Ahead!

• Continue to implement the Interagency Accelerated Soil and Terrestrial Ecological Unit Inventory Initiative– Complete the staffing:

• Federal lands technical liaisons for correlation and documentation projects• Ecologist positions for ESD development

• Streamline NRIS/NASIS data sharing– Complete the population of completed SSA(s) into NASIS

• Develop and Implement an Interagency ESD strategy

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Questions?