public read Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

705 Spear StreetSouth BurlingtonVermont05403United States of America

(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femcForest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC) leadConnecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Maine Forest Service Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Vermont Forest Parks and Recreation University of Rhode Island Department of Natural Resources SciencepartnerAnalysis ready version of regional FHM sapling plot data.Forest Ecosystem Monitoring CooperativeJenniferPontiusprincipalInvestigatorAlisonAdamsprincipalInvestigatorMatthiasSirchcontentProviderNancyVoorhiscontentProviderSorenDonisvitchprincipalInvestigatorBenPorterprincipalInvestigatorThe Forest Health Monitoring Program (FHM) was established in 1991 as a joint effort between the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) and the Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC)) to monitor the condition of a range of tree species in Vermont. After successfully establishing and conducting annual assessments on FHM plots in Vermont for almost three decades, the FEMC has expanded to surrounding states to yield a more complete picture of forest health across the New England and New York region. In 2019, the FEMC collaborated with MA DCR to establish 20 FHM plots on MA state lands to add to its annual FHM network. In 2020 the FEMC expanded to CT (15 plots), RI (7 plots), ME (35 plots), and NH (30 plots) to add permanent FHM plots in a similar manner. To improve comparability and utility of each program, the FHM plots were co-located at established, long-term plot locations, representing the major forest types and geographies on public lands in each state. Plot designs follow two fixed radius plot layouts - Cluster and Nested. Cluster plots follow the USDA Forest Inventory and Analysis cluster of four circular subplots. Nested plot design refers to a single fixed radius nested plot design exemplified by the MA DRC CFI program. These plot designs follow the structure set by the National Forest Health Monitoring Program with additional metrics added to reflect improvements in monitoring technologies and additions to monitoring objectives.FHM Regional Analysis Ready SaplingsAnalysis ready version of regional FHM sapling plot data.VMC.1734.4035mySQL/femc/data/archive/project/regional-forest-health-monitoring/dataset/fhm-regional-analysis-ready-saplings1998-06-01AzimuthAzimuthNo description for this attributeintno dataBiomass_kgBiomass_kgNo description for this attributedecimalno dataCommon_NameCommon_NameNo description for this attributetextDBHDBHNo description for this attributedecimalno dataDistanceDistanceNo description for this attributedecimalno dataLatin_NameLatin_NameNo description for this attributetextNotesNotesNo description for this attributetextPlotIDPlotIDNo description for this attributetextSaplingIDSaplingIDNo description for this attributeintno dataSaplingStatusSaplingStatusNo description for this attributeintno dataSapling_BA_FPASapling_BA_FPANo description for this attributedecimalno dataSapling_BA_MPHSapling_BA_MPHNo description for this attributedecimalno dataSapling_TPASapling_TPANo description for this attributedecimalno dataSapling_TPHSapling_TPHNo description for this attributedecimalno dataSapling_UIDSapling_UIDNo description for this attributetextSpeciesSpeciesNo description for this attributeintno dataSubplotIDSubplotIDNo description for this attributeintno dataYearYearNo description for this attributeintno data