1. http://fia.fs.fed.us/ FIA Progress in Making Full Use of Phase 3 Data 2011 National FIA User Group Meeting Sacramento, CA March 8-10, 2011 Bill Burkman Southern Research Station FIA Program Manager

2. http://fia.fs.fed.us/ Objectives of Presentation Brief introduction/overview to phase 3 measurements An update on phase 3 measurements Possible Future Actions Discussion and questions

3. http://fia.fs.fed.us/ Introduction to Phase 3 Measurements Considered “forest health indicators” One out of every 16 phase 2 plots is also a phase 3 plot Generally collected during the months of June, July, and August The number of measurements/variables is greater than on phase 2 plots

4. http://fia.fs.fed.us/ Phase 3 Indicators/Measurements Soils Down Woody Material Ozone (separate sampling grid) Crown Condition and Health Lichen Diversity Understory Vegetation Structure and Diversity

5. http://fia.fs.fed.us/ Generalized Plot Layout

6. http://fia.fs.fed.us/ An Update on Phase 3 Measurements Each indicator group has a FS Gen. Tech. Rep. describing data collection, estimation, processing, and output format in print Phase 3 data is available through FIA DataMart http://199.128.173.17/fiadb4-downloads/datamart.html Cannot use on-line query tools with phase 3 data Phase 3 data has been utilized in various 5-year reports, other FS documents, journal articles, etc. Status report on phase indicators has been published Woodall, C.W. and others. 2010. Status and future of the forest health indicators program of the USA. Environ. Mon. and Assess. Published on-line: http://www.springerlink.com/content/7167550w31230247/fulltext.pdf http://www.springerlink.com/content/7167550w31230247/fulltext.pdf

7. http://fia.fs.fed.us/ Phase 3 Reporting Task Team Status Objective: make P3 data and reports available through our online reporting tools. Began work in January 2011. Initial discussions have focused on the level of reporting desired, review of the P3 core tables, appropriate stratifications, needed evaluations and attributes, etc. Some work for DWM has been accomplished already. Intent is to start with DWM, work through the process, and then based on what we learn repeat the process with the remaining indicators. Some core P3 tables by state are posted as drafts to FIA DataMart (link below). Some tables lack some footnotes and measurement unit labels. http://199.128.173.17/fiadb4-downloads/P3_Reports/P3Drafts.html

8. http://fia.fs.fed.us/ Phase 3 Possible Future Actions??? Re-evaluate of phase 3 measurements in terms of aligning with FIA/FS/partners mission areas and products or outputs provided.

9. http://fia.fs.fed.us/ Relationship Between Indicators/Measures and Products/Outputs Invasive Plants Indicator or MeasureProduct or Output Tree Volume including change Forest Area including change Tree Mortality Forest Industry Production Forest Owner Information Tree Crowns Tree Damage Ozone Bio-indicator Damage Lichen Species Diversity Soil Carbon Inventory Soil pH, CEC, Exch. Al Soil Erosion Potential Down-Woody Material Understory Vegetation Wood Supply Forest Area Change Bio-energy from Wood Carbon Inventory Forest Health Air Quality Bio-diversity Wildlife Habitat Forest Fuel Estimates

10. http://fia.fs.fed.us/ Phase 3 Possible Future Actions??? Re-evaluate of phase 3 measurements in terms of aligning with FIA/FS/partners mission areas and products or outputs provided. Move phase 3 indicators to phase 2 versions. National field guide 6.0 includes “lite” versions of DWM and understory vegetation.

11. The Three Phases of FIA http://fia.fs.fed.us/ Numbers of Plots Numbers of Variables

12. http://fia.fs.fed.us/ Phase 3 Possible Future Actions??? Re-evaluate of phase 3 measurements in terms of aligning with FIA/FS/partners mission areas and products or outputs provided. Move phase 3 indicators to phase 2 versions. National field guide 6.0 includes “lite” versions of DWM and understory vegetation. “More plots/less measurements” Move all/some of phase 3 measurements to core optional from core.

13. http://fia.fs.fed.us/ Phase 3 Possible Future Actions??? Re-evaluate of phase 3 measurements in terms of aligning with FIA/FS/partners mission areas and products or outputs provided. Re-evaluate the intensity plots of phase 3 measurements with collected – move phase 3 indicators to phase 2 versions. National field guide 6.0 includes “lite” versions of DWM and understory vegetation. “More plots/less measurements” Move all/some of phase 3 measurements to core optional from core. Some combination of all of the above.

14. Discussion and Questions http://fia.fs.fed.us/