gis applications in forest resource management: wayne national forest impact assessment and...
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GIS Applications in GIS Applications in Forest Resource Management: Forest Resource Management: Wayne National Forest Impact Assessment and Wayne National Forest Impact Assessment and Monitoring of the 2003 Ice StormMonitoring of the 2003 Ice Storm
Nicole I. Stump
GIS Specialist
Wayne National Forest
2008 Ohio GIS Conference
September 10-12, 2008
Crowne Plaza North Hotel
Columbus, Ohio
GIS Applications in Forest Resource Management:
1. Location of WNF
2. GIS at the WNF
3. 2003 Ice Storm
4. Forest Service Response
5. Monitoring Questions
6. Establishing Monitoring Plots
7. Aerial Mapping of Damage
8. Final Damage Layer
9. Future Direction
10. Contact Info
Location of the Wayne National Forest
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Ross
Gallia
Perry
Meigs
Athens
Noble
Scioto
Vinton
Pike
FairfieldMonroe
Morgan
Washington
Jackson
Hocking
Lawrence
Pickaway
MuskingumBelmontFranklin
Licking Guernsey
GIS Applications in Forest Resource Management:
GIS at the Wayne National Forest
• Breeding Bird Survey
Sites
• Subsidences and Portals
• Cultural Heritage Sites
• Forest Inventory
• Ginseng Populations
• NNIS Treatments
• Potential Natural
Vegetation
• Fish Passage Surveys
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1. Location of WNF
2. GIS at the WNF
3. 2003 Ice Storm
4. Forest Service Response
5. Monitoring Questions
6. Establishing Monitoring Plots
7. Aerial Mapping of Damage
8. Final Damage Layer
9. Future Direction
10. Contact Info
GIS Applications in Forest Resource Management:
2003 Ice Storm
• February 15-17 2003
• 2-5 inches accumulation
• Branchfall, Uprooting, Snapped Stems
• Power lines, Roads, Structures
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1. Location of WNF
2. GIS at the WNF
3. 2003 Ice Storm
4. Forest Service Response
5. Monitoring Questions
6. Establishing Monitoring Plots
7. Aerial Mapping of Damage
8. Final Damage Layer
9. Future Direction
10. Contact Info
GIS Applications in Forest Resource Management:
Forest Service Response
• Clean-up trails & recreation
areas
• Overflight to assess damage
• Salvage Opportunities
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1. Location of WNF
2. GIS at the WNF
3. 2003 Ice Storm
4. Forest Service Response
5. Monitoring Questions
6. Establishing Monitoring Plots
7. Aerial Mapping of Damage
8. Final Damage Layer
9. Future Direction
10. Contact Info
GIS Applications in Forest Resource Management:
Monitoring Questions
• Overstory Tree Mortality• Fuel Loading• Indiana Bat Habitat
• Non-Native Invasive Species• Oak Regeneration• Fire Regime Condition Class
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1. Location of WNF
2. GIS at the WNF
3. 2003 Ice Storm
4. Forest Service Response
5. Monitoring Questions
6. Establishing Monitoring Plots
7. Aerial Mapping of Damage
8. Final Damage Layer
9. Future Direction
10. Contact Info
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GIS Applications in Forest Resource Management:
Establishing Monitoring Plots
Tools:• ArcScript “cetroid.dll “ (Leon Goody)• Avenue Script “Radiating Lines and Points 1.1” (Jeff Jenness)
Parameters:• Condition (alive vs. dead)• Crown Class (height)• Damage Class• Diameter• Species• Number of Seedlings• Presence of NNIS• Bat Roosts
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1. Location of WNF
2. GIS at the WNF
3. 2003 Ice Storm
4. Forest Service Response
5. Monitoring Questions
6. Establishing Monitoring Plots
7. Aerial Mapping of Damage
8. Final Damage Layer
9. Future Direction
10. Contact Info
GIS Applications in Forest Resource Management:
Aerial Mapping of Damage
• Georeferencing
• Heads-up Digitizing
• Air Photo
Interpretation
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1. Location of WNF
2. GIS at the WNF
3. 2003 Ice Storm
4. Forest Service Response
5. Monitoring Questions
6. Establishing Monitoring Plots
7. Aerial Mapping of Damage
8. Final Damage Layer
9. Future Direction
10. Contact Info
GIS Applications in Forest Resource Management:
Final Damage Layer
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1. Location of WNF
2. GIS at the WNF
3. 2003 Ice Storm
4. Forest Service Response
5. Monitoring Questions
6. Establishing Monitoring Plots
7. Aerial Mapping of Damage
8. Final Damage Layer
9. Future Direction
10. Contact Info
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GIS Applications in Forest Resource Management:
Future Direction
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1. Location of WNF
2. GIS at the WNF
3. 2003 Ice Storm
4. Forest Service Response
5. Monitoring Questions
6. Establishing Monitoring Plots
7. Aerial Mapping of Damage
8. Final Damage Layer
9. Future Direction
10. Contact Info
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GIS Applications in Forest Resource Management:
Contact Info
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1. Location of WNF
2. GIS at the WNF
3. 2003 Ice Storm
4. Forest Service Response
5. Monitoring Questions
6. Establishing Monitoring Plots
7. Aerial Mapping of Damage
8. Final Damage Layer
9. Future Direction
10. Contact Info
THANK YOU
Nicole I. StumpGIS Specialist
Wayne National Forest13700 U.S. Highway 33Nelsonville, Ohio 45764
(740)593-0910
OR
Aaron E. BurkResource Information Manager
Wayne National Forest13700 U.S. Highway 33Nelsonville, Ohio 45764
(740)593-0885