public read Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

705 Spear StreetSouth BurlingtonVermont05403United States of America

(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femcForest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC) leadMassachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation partnerMeasurements of a wide range of tree characteristics, including height, diameter, crown condition, health indicators and othersForest Ecosystem Monitoring CooperativeAlexandraKosibaprincipalInvestigatorJamesDuncanprincipalInvestigatorJohnTruongprincipalInvestigatorMatthiasNevinscontentProviderMatthiasSirchcontentProviderBrennaChristensencontentProviderEvaParadisocontentProviderJuliaPupkocontentProviderBillVanDorencontentProviderNicoleKelehercontentProviderThe Forest Health Monitoring Program was established in 1991 as a joint effort between the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) and the Vermont Monitoring Cooperative (VMC) (as of March 2017 renamed to Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC)) to monitor the condition of a range of tree species in Vermont. Plot design follows the structure set by the National Forest Health Monitoring Program with additional metrics added to reflect improvements in monitoring technologies and additions to monitoring objectives. In collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, the FEMC expanded the Forest Health Monitoring program that has been running in Vermont for over 15 years to Massachusetts. In 2019 twenty forested plots were selected from the network of plots that MA DCR has maintained to monitor wood quality and yield on state lands since the 1960s. The goal is to establish a total of twenty-five plots by 2020. Plots were selected to be representative of MA forest composition and distributed across the state. The field crews measured tree demography, including saplings and seedlings, recorded browse, invasive species, and damages, and assessed crown health, among other metrics. Plots will be assessed on an annual basis to provide an early warning sign of forest stress and changes in demography. We thank Bill VanDoren and Nicole Keleher at MA DCR for help with this effort.Tree Health and Physiology MeasurementsMeasurements of a wide range of tree characteristics, including height, diameter, crown condition, health indicators and othersVMC.1624.3220mySQL/femc/data/archive/project/massfhm/dataset/tree-health-physiology-measurements2019-08-132021-12-31ActualLengthActualLengthTree height to top of live crowndecimalmeternaturalCrownBaseHeightCrownBaseHeightHeight from ground to base of tree crowndecimalmeternaturalCrownClassCrownClassPosition of the crown relative to neighboring treesintDBH_DendrobandDBH_DendrobandDiameter at breast height using a dendroband installed on treedecimalmeternaturalDBH_ModifiedDBH_ModifiedDiameter at breast height measured at painted band on tree ensuring same location for future measurementdecimalmeternaturalDBH_TraditionalDBH_TraditionalDiameter at breast height using traditional methoddecimalmeternaturalDefoliationDefoliationCrown defoliation classintDiebackDiebackCode representing the percentage of the live crown area including the dieback area intDiscolorationDiscolorationCode for discoloration classintDistanceMethodDistanceMethodNo description for this attributetextEditReasonEditReasonNo description for this attributetextHeightMethodHeightMethodThe method used to measure heights - visual, clinometer, hypsometertextNotesNotesNotes by text or special damage codetextPlotIDPlotIDUnique plot identifiertextSpecialDamage1SpecialDamage1Code for special damage 1 (code undefined)intSpecialDamage2SpecialDamage2Code for special damage 2 (code undefined)intSpecialDamage3SpecialDamage3Code for special damage 3 (code undefined)intSpeciesSpeciesNo description for this attributeintno dataTotalLengthTotalLengthTree height including dead or broken topdecimalmeternaturalTransparencyTransparencyFoliage transparency indicator classintTreeIDTreeIDUnique tree identification numberintTreeStatusTreeStatusCoded tree statusintVigorVigorCoded tree vigor ratingintYearYearYear of data collectiondate