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USDA Forest Service Soil Resource and Terrestrial Ecological Unit Inventory
2010 Progress ReportWestern Regional Cooperative Soil Survey Conference
Randy L. Davis
National Soils Program Leader
USDA Forest Service
June 24, 2010
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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
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National Accomplishments 2009-2010
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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Regional Accomplishments 2009-2010Field 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
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Regional Accomplishments 2009-2010Documentation/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 Acres 3,671,392
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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