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1 USDA Forest Service Soil Resource and Terrestrial Ecological Unit Inventory 2010 Progress Report Western Regional Cooperative Soil Survey Conference Randy L. Davis National Soils Program Leader USDA Forest Service June 24, 2010

2 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

3 National Accomplishments  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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5 Regional Accomplishments Field 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

6 Regional Accomplishments Documentation/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 Acres3,671,392

7 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

8 Questions?