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Continuous Forest Inventory Across Vermont State-owned Land in the Northeast Kingdom Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation Vermont State Lands Forester, Emily Meacham

Overview Vermont State Lands forester Continuous Forest Inventory (CFI) CFI Location, Stratification, and Plot Density Plot Design Metrics VMC Database Viewpoint near a 2016 established CFI Plot at Willoughby State Forest

Vermont state Lands Forester Administer timber harvests Contract road maintenance and pioneering AMP/heavy cut technical assistance Assist with: recreation wildlife habitat management research outreach planning

Importance of CFI CFI is: Data collected from CFI allows managers to: a set of permanent plots that serves as a comprehensive measure of tree growth, mortality, decay, and ingrowth. Data collected from CFI allows managers to: Understand changes in the forest ecosystem. Understand how fast the forest is growing. Understand the rate at which disturbance events (wind, harvest, etc.) cause trees to die. Better apply silvicultural treatments. Gavin Cook (CFI intern 2015) measuring tree height in Victory

CFI Location … so far! Willoughby State Forest Year 2 – 2016 33 plots established Interns Isaac Estey and Jacob Miller Victory Management Unit Year 1 – 2015 50 plots established Interns Ethan Goss and Gavin Cook

CFI Location, Stratification, and Plot Density: Victory Management Unit ~ 24,000 Acres Includes: Victory Basin Wildlife Management Area, Victory State Forest, and Darling State Forest Park Stratified by Natural Community Focus Area: Lowland Spruce-Fir Natural Community

CFI Location: Willoughby State Forest ~ 8,000 acres Stratified by Natural Community (mostly northern hardwood forest)

CFI Location: Where Next? ~350,000 acres ~1500 plots @ 1 plot per 225 acres 5 teams of 2 interns ~ 4 years of 12 week summer internships

CFI Plot Design 1.0” DBH ≤ Small Saplings < 2.5” DBH Seedlings < 4.5’ tall, seedlings ≥ 4.5’ tall and < 0.5” DBH 2.5” DBH ≤ Large Saplings < 4.5” DBH Overstory Trees ≥ 4.5” DBH CWM >2.9” (@intersection) and 2.9’ Image by Ethan Goss (CFI Intern 2015)

CFI Metrics

VMC Database

Acknowledgements Waskiewicz, Justin D.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Rogers, Nicole S.; Puhlick, Joshua J.; Brissette, John C.; Dionne, Richard J.; April 2015. Sampling and measurement protocols for long- term silvicultural studies on the Penobscot Experimental Forest. US Forest Service Northern Research Station. General Technical Report NRS-147. Curtis, Robert O. and Marshall, David D.; April 2005. Permanent-Plot Procedures for Silvicultural and Yield Research. US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station. General Technical Report 634.

Isaac Estey and Jacob Miller Acknowledgements UMaine Demerritt Forest, Penobscot Experimental Forest, BSP SFMA Professors Anthony D’Amato, Aaron Weiskittel, Bob Seymour District V Forestry Staff Green Mountain Club Isaac Estey and Jacob Miller Gavin Cook and Ethan Goss

Questions or comments? emily.meacham@vermont.gov (802) 595 - 0169 Thank You Questions or comments? emily.meacham@vermont.gov (802) 595 - 0169