Pacific Northwest Information Node

Status Report

Robert NorheimUSGS FRESC Cascadia Field StationUniversity of Washington College of Forest ResourcesSeattle

Topics

Vision and focus Organizations involved Examples of data, publications, and tools Accomplishments Current activities Challenges Opportunities

Vision

The NBII Pacific Northwest Information Node (PNWIN) will be the comprehensive source for all aspects of scientifically-based management of natural resources in the Pacific Northwest

Focus this year

Forestry Issues in Pacific Northwest – Data – Publications– Tools– Information exchange– Communication– Decision support

Lead Organization & PI

USGS Cascadia Field Station – USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem

Science Center (Corvallis, Oregon)– University of Washington College of Forest

Resources (Seattle)David L. Peterson, PI

Key Node Partners

USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC)

University of Washington– College of Forest Resources– Department of Geography– University Libraries– Olympic Natural Resources Center

Northwest Alliance for Computational Science and Engineering (NACSE)– They “do” bio-informatics

Node Contributors

Olympic National Park FRESC Olympic Field Station USDA Forest Service PNW Research Station Bureau of Land Management Interagency Regional Ecosystem Office Oregon State University University of Washington University of British Columbia

Data

Cryptogams Database Density Management Studies Ecophysiological parameters of western conifers Mountain Hemlock/Sub alpine Fir study 1936 Forest Service Forest Inventory maps of

Oregon and Washington Northwest Forest Plan

– Land Allocations– Old Growth Reserves

Cryptogam database

1936 Forest Type map

Publications

Forest Ecosystem Management Assessment Team (FEMAT) report

Northwest Forest Plan– Final Supplemental EIS– Record of Decision– Implementing documents– Status reports

Tools

Landscape Management System (LMS) Ecosystem Management Decision Support

(EMDS) Washington State Department of Natural

Resources Desired Future Conditions (DFC) EnVision – Environmental Visualization

Accomplishments

Attained significant commitments from partners and contributors

Acquired initial data, publications, management information, and user tools

Established electronic infrastructure Launched PNWIN website at

<http://pnwin.nbii.gov>

Web Page Screen Shot

http://pnwin.nbii.gov

Current Activities

Identifying other potential datasets, partners, and contributors

Meeting with new partners and contributors Enabling databases for web display and

searching Converting paper documents to PDF Participating in Node working groups

Challenges

USGS Contracting Office Uncertain funding makes longer term

commitments difficult Communication Website design

– Thematically based? Geographically based? Topic based? What are other nodes doing?

Ecoterrorists

CUH Fire Photos

Opportunities

IUFRO Global Forestry Information Service Overlap with other nodes (California) or

projects (Land Use History of North America) Technology sharing

– Mercury– ArcIMS– Oracle

Expand to other regional issues

Contact Information

Dr. David Peterson

Node Lead

Wild@u.washington.edu

Robert Norheim

Node Technical Lead

Norheim@u.washington.edu

Jennifer Gaines

Node Coordinator

Jennifer_gaines@usgs.gov