Pacific Northwest Information Node Status Report
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Pacific Northwest Information Node
Status Report
Robert NorheimUSGS FRESC Cascadia Field StationUniversity of Washington College of Forest ResourcesSeattle
Topics
Vision and focus Organizations involved Examples of data, publications, and tools Accomplishments Current activities Challenges Opportunities
Vision
The NBII Pacific Northwest Information Node (PNWIN) will be the comprehensive source for all aspects of scientifically-based management of natural resources in the Pacific Northwest
Focus this year
Forestry Issues in Pacific Northwest – Data – Publications– Tools– Information exchange– Communication– Decision support
Lead Organization & PI
USGS Cascadia Field Station – USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem
Science Center (Corvallis, Oregon)– University of Washington College of Forest
Resources (Seattle)David L. Peterson, PI
Key Node Partners
USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC)
University of Washington– College of Forest Resources– Department of Geography– University Libraries– Olympic Natural Resources Center
Northwest Alliance for Computational Science and Engineering (NACSE)– They “do” bio-informatics
Node Contributors
Olympic National Park FRESC Olympic Field Station USDA Forest Service PNW Research Station Bureau of Land Management Interagency Regional Ecosystem Office Oregon State University University of Washington University of British Columbia
Data
Cryptogams Database Density Management Studies Ecophysiological parameters of western conifers Mountain Hemlock/Sub alpine Fir study 1936 Forest Service Forest Inventory maps of
Oregon and Washington Northwest Forest Plan
– Land Allocations– Old Growth Reserves
Cryptogam database
1936 Forest Type map
Publications
Forest Ecosystem Management Assessment Team (FEMAT) report
Northwest Forest Plan– Final Supplemental EIS– Record of Decision– Implementing documents– Status reports
Tools
Landscape Management System (LMS) Ecosystem Management Decision Support
(EMDS) Washington State Department of Natural
Resources Desired Future Conditions (DFC) EnVision – Environmental Visualization
Accomplishments
Attained significant commitments from partners and contributors
Acquired initial data, publications, management information, and user tools
Established electronic infrastructure Launched PNWIN website at
<http://pnwin.nbii.gov>
Web Page Screen Shot
http://pnwin.nbii.gov
Current Activities
Identifying other potential datasets, partners, and contributors
Meeting with new partners and contributors Enabling databases for web display and
searching Converting paper documents to PDF Participating in Node working groups
Challenges
USGS Contracting Office Uncertain funding makes longer term
commitments difficult Communication Website design
– Thematically based? Geographically based? Topic based? What are other nodes doing?
Ecoterrorists
CUH Fire Photos
Opportunities
IUFRO Global Forestry Information Service Overlap with other nodes (California) or
projects (Land Use History of North America) Technology sharing
– Mercury– ArcIMS– Oracle
Expand to other regional issues
Contact Information
Dr. David Peterson
Node Lead
Robert Norheim
Node Technical Lead
Jennifer Gaines
Node Coordinator