Forest Inventory and Analysis data availability Pat Miles Northern Research Station St. Paul, MN Overview of FIAReporting tools & delivery of FVS formatted data

FIA Mission

make and keep current a comprehensive inventory and analysis of the forests of the United States.

International and National Reports

Forest Health Monitoring hexagons125,000 forested P2 plots

FIA plot configuration

Sampling Error GoalSingle Intensity

Sheet1

MM AcresSE propMM AcresSE prop(+/-)MM AcresSE prop

10.031,000,0000.0330,00010000000.03

0.50.0424264069500,0000.0421,2135000000.0424264069

0.250.06250,0000.0615,0002500000.06

0.10.0948683298100,0000.099,4871000000.0948683298

0.050.134164078650,0000.136,708500000.1341640786

0.0250.189736659625,0000.194,743250000.1897366596

0.010.310,0000.303,000100000.3

0.0010.94868329811,0000.9594910000.9486832981

AcresSE prop(+/-)

1,000,0000.0330,000

500,0000.0421,213

250,0000.0615,000

100,0000.099,487

50,0000.136,708

25,0000.194,743

10,0000.303,000

1,0000.95949

Sheet2

Sheet3

Change From Periodic to AnnualMinnesota Inventories-Periodic19361953196219771990

Annual inventory data - April 2007

199919931970-8019861994New gro/mort available 1991198920002005 or 2006 data

Growth modelsFIDOTPO (timber prod)NWOS (ownership)SPARRS Decision Support Software

FVS module Forest Inventory Mapmaker Specify: Geographic area Selection criteria FVS Variant Optional grouping codes

FVS formatZip file of FVS Results: ct.zipFVS Results: ct.loc ct.slf00005.FVS00006.FVS00010.FVS

Geographic options State/county retrieval

Circle retrieval

Polygon retrievals

FVS retrievals past 4 years

FVS Retrievals by state

More than half (1264) of the retrievals had filtering410 forest type148 stand age465 ownership363 National Forest

Filtering can also be done using Pre-Suppose

Growth modelsFIDO

www.fia.fs.fed.us

stateabinvyrnotesAL1990Periodic inventoryAL2000Periodic inventoryAL2003Annual 03 of 05 subcyclesAL2004Annual 04 of 05 subcyclesAK2005Annual inventory 2004-200AZ1985Periodic inventoryAZ1999Periodic inventoryAZ2003Annual 03 of 10 subcyclesAZ2004Annual 04 of 10 subcyclesAZ2005Annual 05 of 10 subcyclesAR1995Periodic inventoryAR2003Annual Cycle 3 inventory AR2004Annual Cycle 3 inventory AR2005Cycle 8 inventory 05 of 0CA1994Periodic inventory CA 199CA2003Annual inventory CA 2003:CA2004Annual inventory CA 2004:CA2005Annual inventory CA 2005:CO1984Periodic inventoryCO2003Annual 02 of 10 subcyclesCO2004Annual 03 of 10 subcyclesCO2005Annual 04 of 10 subcyclesCT1985Periodic inventoryCT1998Periodic inventoryCT2004Annual 28.572% (2/7th) ofCT2005Annual 42.857% (3/7th) ofDE1986Periodic inventoryDE1999Periodic inventoryDE2004Annual 14.286% (1/7th) ofFL1987Periodic inventoryFL1995Periodic inventoryFL2005Cycle 8 inventory data - GA1989Periodic inventory Cycle GA1997Periodic inventoryGA2003Annual 6 of 7 subcycles -GA2004Annual 07 of 07 subcyclesID1991Periodic inventoryID2004Annual 01 of 10 subcyclesID2005Annual 02 of 10 subcyclesIL1985Periodic inventoryIL1998Periodic inventoryIL2003Annual 3rd of five subcycIL2004Annual 04 of 05 subcyclesIL2005Annual 100% 2001-2005 curIN1986Periodic inventoryIN1998Periodic inventoryIN2003Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesIN2004Annual 100% 2000-2004 curIN2005Annual 100% 2001-2005 curIA1990Periodic inventoryIA2003Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesIA2004Annual 2000-2004 20 perceIA2005Annual 100% 2001-2005 cur

KS1981Periodic inventoryKS1994Periodic inventoryKS2003Annual 3rd of five subcycKS2004Annual 04 of 05 subcyclesKS2005Annual 5 of 5 subcycles -KY1988Periodic inventoryKY2004Annual Inventory. Panels LA1991Periodic inventoryLA2003Annual 03 of 05 subcyclesLA2005Annual inventory - cycle ME1995Periodic inventoryME2003Annual 100% of plots compMD1986Periodic inventoryMD1999Periodic inventoryMD2004Annual 14.286% (1/7th) ofMA1985Periodic inventoryMA1998Periodic inventoryMA2004Annual 28.572% (2/7th) ofMA2005Annual 42.857% (3/7th) ofMI1980Periodic inventoryMI1993Periodic inventoryMI2003Annual 4th of five subcycMI2004Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesMN1977Periodic inventoryMN1990Periodic inventoryMN2003Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesMN2004Annual 2000-2004 20 perceMN2005Annual 100% 2001-2005 curMS1994Periodic inventoryMO1989Periodic inventoryMO2003Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesMO2004Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesMO2005Annual 100% 2001-2005 curMT1989Periodic inventoryMT2003Annual 01 of 10 subcyclesMT2004Annual 02 of 10 subcyclesMT2005Annual 03 of 10 subcyclesNE1983Periodic inventoryNE1994Periodic inventoryNE2003Annual 3rd of five subcycNE2004Annual 04 of 05 subcyclesNE2005Annual 5 of 5 subcycles -NV1989Periodic inventoryNV2004Annual 01 of 10 subcyclesNV2005Annual 02 of 10 subcyclesNH1983Periodic inventoryNH1997Periodic inventoryNH2003Annual 40% of plots complNH2005Annual 57.143% (4/7th) ofNJ1987Periodic inventoryNJ1999Periodic inventoryNJ2004Annual 14.286% (1/7th) ofNM1987Periodic inventoryNM1999Periodic inventoryNY1993Periodic inventoryNY2004Annual 40% of plots complNC1984Periodic inventoryNC1990Periodic inventoryNC2002Periodic inventoryND1980Periodic inventoryND1995Periodic inventoryND2003Annual 3rd of five subcycND2004Annual 04 of 05ND2005Annual 5 of 5 subcycles -OH1991Periodic inventoryOH2002Annual 40% of plots complOH2004Annual 57.143% (4/7th) ofOK1993Periodic inventoryOR1992Periodic inventory EOR 19OR1999Periodic inventory OR 199OR2003Annual inventory OR 2003:OR2004Annual inventory OR 2004:OR2005Annual inventory OR 2005:PA1989Periodic inventoryPA2003Annual 80% of plots complPA2004Annual 100% of plots compRI1985Periodic inventoryRI1998Periodic inventoryRI2004Annual 28.572% (2/7th) ofRI2005Annual 42.857% (3/7th) ofSC1986Periodic inventorySC1993Periodic inventorySC2001Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesSC2005Annual Inventory, Cycle 9SD1980Periodic inventory - SoutSD1995Periodic inventory - PlotSD2003Annual 3rd of five subcycSD2004Annual 04 of 05 subcyclesSD2005Annual 5 of 5 subcycles -TN1989Periodic inventoryTN1999Periodic inventoryTN2003Annual Four of Five annuaTN2004Annual Inventory, Cycle 7TX1992Periodic inventory - EastTX2003Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesTX20052005 data processed with UT1993Periodic inventoryUT2003Annual 04 of 10 subcyclesUT2004Annual 05 of 10 subcyclesUT2005Annual 06 of 10 subcyclesVT1983Periodic inventoryVT1997Periodic inventoryVT2004Annual 28.572% (2/7th) ofVT2005Annual 42.857% (3/7th) ofVA1984Periodic inventoryVA1992Periodic inventoryVA2001Annual inventory, cycle 7VA2003Annual moving average. ThWA1991Periodic inventory WA 199WA2003Annual inventory WA 2003:WA2004Annual inventory WA 2004:WA2005Annual inventory WA 2005:WV1989Periodic inventoryWV2000Periodic inventoryWV2004Annual 14.286% (1/7th) ofWI1983Periodic inventoryWI1996Periodic inventoryWI2003Annual 4th of five subcycWI2004Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesWI2005Annual 100% 2001-2005 curWY1984Periodic inventoryWY2000Periodic inventory

In 1928 the federal government passed the McSweeny-McNary act directing the Forest Service to (see above)

The Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program of the USDA Forest Service has been the Nations forest census for the last 70 years. This census is based on tree-level measurements, collected on sample plots, located across all ownerships, nationwide. The primary objective of the FIA program is to inventory U.S. forest lands to determine their extent and condition, and to provide estimates of many attributes including numbers of trees; forest health; tree volume, biomass, growth, removals, and mortality.

The first statistically reliable estimates of forest area of Minnesota occurred in 1936.GFRA information was collected and analyzed from 229 countries and involved over 800 people including 172 national correspondents.GFRA2005 examines current status and trends for about 40 variables. There were 6 main themes1.Extent of forest resource2.Biological diversity3.Forest health and vitality4.Productive functions of forest resources5.Protective functions of forest resources6.Socio-economic functionsKey findings forests cover 30 of the total land area. Of the 229 countries only Liberia and the United States preferred reporting in English units. Everything is in metric units.

RPA as required by the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 this report updates information on the Nations forest resource. The report is generated every 5 years. It contains analysis and 41 statistical tables covering forest area, volume, biomass, growth, removals and mortality. This report will be the primary focus of the ensuing slides.

The National Report on Sustainable Forests 2003. In 1995 a set of criterion and indicators were developed to provide a common understanding of the essential components of sustainable forest management and a common framework for describing, assessing, and evaluating a countrys progress towards this goal at the national level. These Criteria and Indicators are reported on by the 12 Montreal Process countries (Twelve countries on five continents: Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Russian Federation1, United States of America and Uruguay) which together contain 90 percent of the worlds temperate and boreal forests.There are 7 criteria and 67 indicators to guide policymakers, forest managers and the general public in the conservation and sustainable management of temperate and boreal forests. The 7 criteria are:Conservation of biological diversity Maintenance of productive capacity of forest ecosystems Maintenance of forest ecosystem health and vitality Conservation and maintenance of soil and water resources Maintenance of forest contribution to global carbon cycles Maintenance and enhancement of long-term multiple socio-economic benefits Legal, institutional and economic framework for forest conservation and sustainable management

The State of the Nations Ecosystems also uses indicators to assess ecosystem health.The forest indicators are grouped intoSystem dimensionsChemical and physical conditionsBiological componentsHuman usesIn the Mid-1990s Greater Need to Report Nationally and on an Annual BasisForest Resource Assessment (RPA)Montreal Process C&ISustainability Report

Growth and yield model often used in forest planning. Outputs data for uploading into stand visualization system1264 had filtering

stateabinvyrnotesAL1990Periodic inventoryAL2000Periodic inventoryAL2003Annual 03 of 05 subcyclesAL2004Annual 04 of 05 subcyclesAK2005Annual inventory 2004-200AZ1985Periodic inventoryAZ1999Periodic inventoryAZ2003Annual 03 of 10 subcyclesAZ2004Annual 04 of 10 subcyclesAZ2005Annual 05 of 10 subcyclesAR1995Periodic inventoryAR2003Annual Cycle 3 inventory AR2004Annual Cycle 3 inventory AR2005Cycle 8 inventory 05 of 0CA1994Periodic inventory CA 199CA2003Annual inventory CA 2003:CA2004Annual inventory CA 2004:CA2005Annual inventory CA 2005:CO1984Periodic inventoryCO2003Annual 02 of 10 subcyclesCO2004Annual 03 of 10 subcyclesCO2005Annual 04 of 10 subcyclesCT1985Periodic inventoryCT1998Periodic inventoryCT2004Annual 28.572% (2/7th) ofCT2005Annual 42.857% (3/7th) ofDE1986Periodic inventoryDE1999Periodic inventoryDE2004Annual 14.286% (1/7th) ofFL1987Periodic inventoryFL1995Periodic inventoryFL2005Cycle 8 inventory data - GA1989Periodic inventory Cycle GA1997Periodic inventoryGA2003Annual 6 of 7 subcycles -GA2004Annual 07 of 07 subcyclesID1991Periodic inventoryID2004Annual 01 of 10 subcyclesID2005Annual 02 of 10 subcyclesIL1985Periodic inventoryIL1998Periodic inventoryIL2003Annual 3rd of five subcycIL2004Annual 04 of 05 subcyclesIL2005Annual 100% 2001-2005 curIN1986Periodic inventoryIN1998Periodic inventoryIN2003Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesIN2004Annual 100% 2000-2004 curIN2005Annual 100% 2001-2005 curIA1990Periodic inventoryIA2003Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesIA2004Annual 2000-2004 20 perceIA2005Annual 100% 2001-2005 curKS1981Periodic inventoryKS1994Periodic inventoryKS2003Annual 3rd of five subcycKS2004Annual 04 of 05 subcyclesKS2005Annual 5 of 5 subcycles -KY1988Periodic inventoryKY2004Annual Inventory. Panels LA1991Periodic inventoryLA2003Annual 03 of 05 subcyclesLA2005Annual inventory - cycle ME1995Periodic inventoryME2003Annual 100% of plots compMD1986Periodic inventoryMD1999Periodic inventoryMD2004Annual 14.286% (1/7th) ofMA1985Periodic inventoryMA1998Periodic inventoryMA2004Annual 28.572% (2/7th) ofMA2005Annual 42.857% (3/7th) ofMI1980Periodic inventoryMI1993Periodic inventoryMI2003Annual 4th of five subcycMI2004Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesMN1977Periodic inventoryMN1990Periodic inventoryMN2003Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesMN2004Annual 2000-2004 20 perceMN2005Annual 100% 2001-2005 curMS1994Periodic inventoryMO1989Periodic inventoryMO2003Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesMO2004Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesMO2005Annual 100% 2001-2005 curMT1989Periodic inventoryMT2003Annual 01 of 10 subcyclesMT2004Annual 02 of 10 subcyclesMT2005Annual 03 of 10 subcyclesNE1983Periodic inventoryNE1994Periodic inventoryNE2003Annual 3rd of five subcycNE2004Annual 04 of 05 subcyclesNE2005Annual 5 of 5 subcycles -NV1989Periodic inventoryNV2004Annual 01 of 10 subcyclesNV2005Annual 02 of 10 subcyclesNH1983Periodic inventoryNH1997Periodic inventoryNH2003Annual 40% of plots complNH2005Annual 57.143% (4/7th) ofNJ1987Periodic inventoryNJ1999Periodic inventoryNJ2004Annual 14.286% (1/7th) ofNM1987Periodic inventoryNM1999Periodic inventoryNY1993Periodic inventoryNY2004Annual 40% of plots complNC1984Periodic inventoryNC1990Periodic inventoryNC2002Periodic inventoryND1980Periodic inventoryND1995Periodic inventoryND2003Annual 3rd of five subcycND2004Annual 04 of 05ND2005Annual 5 of 5 subcycles -OH1991Periodic inventoryOH2002Annual 40% of plots complOH2004Annual 57.143% (4/7th) ofOK1993Periodic inventoryOR1992Periodic inventory EOR 19OR1999Periodic inventory OR 199OR2003Annual inventory OR 2003:OR2004Annual inventory OR 2004:OR2005Annual inventory OR 2005:PA1989Periodic inventoryPA2003Annual 80% of plots complPA2004Annual 100% of plots compRI1985Periodic inventoryRI1998Periodic inventoryRI2004Annual 28.572% (2/7th) ofRI2005Annual 42.857% (3/7th) ofSC1986Periodic inventorySC1993Periodic inventorySC2001Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesSC2005Annual Inventory, Cycle 9SD1980Periodic inventory - SoutSD1995Periodic inventory - PlotSD2003Annual 3rd of five subcycSD2004Annual 04 of 05 subcyclesSD2005Annual 5 of 5 subcycles -TN1989Periodic inventoryTN1999Periodic inventoryTN2003Annual Four of Five annuaTN2004Annual Inventory, Cycle 7TX1992Periodic inventory - EastTX2003Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesTX20052005 data processed with UT1993Periodic inventoryUT2003Annual 04 of 10 subcyclesUT2004Annual 05 of 10 subcyclesUT2005Annual 06 of 10 subcyclesVT1983Periodic inventoryVT1997Periodic inventoryVT2004Annual 28.572% (2/7th) ofVT2005Annual 42.857% (3/7th) ofVA1984Periodic inventoryVA1992Periodic inventoryVA2001Annual inventory, cycle 7VA2003Annual moving average. ThWA1991Periodic inventory WA 199WA2003Annual inventory WA 2003:WA2004Annual inventory WA 2004:WA2005Annual inventory WA 2005:WV1989Periodic inventoryWV2000Periodic inventoryWV2004Annual 14.286% (1/7th) ofWI1983Periodic inventoryWI1996Periodic inventoryWI2003Annual 4th of five subcycWI2004Annual 05 of 05 subcyclesWI2005Annual 100% 2001-2005 curWY1984Periodic inventoryWY2000Periodic inventory