Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femc705 Spear StreetSouth BurlingtonVermont05403United States of AmericaForest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC) leadConnecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Maine Forest Service Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Vermont Forest Parks and Recreation University of Rhode Island Department of Natural Resources SciencepartnerRegional Forest Health MonitoringThe Forest Health Monitoring Program (FHM) was established in 1991 as a joint effort between the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) and the Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC)) to monitor the condition of a range of tree species in Vermont. After successfully establishing and conducting annual assessments on FHM plots in Vermont for almost three decades, the FEMC has expanded to surrounding states to yield a more complete picture of forest health across the New England and New York region. In 2019, the FEMC collaborated with MA DCR to establish 20 FHM plots on MA state lands to add to its annual FHM network. In 2020 the FEMC expanded to CT (15 plots), RI (7 plots), ME (35 plots), and NH (30 plots) to add permanent FHM plots in a similar manner. To improve comparability and utility of each program, the FHM plots were co-located at established, long-term plot locations, representing the major forest types and geographies on public lands in each state. Plot designs follow two fixed radius plot layouts - Cluster and Nested. Cluster plots follow the USDA Forest Inventory and Analysis cluster of four circular subplots. Nested plot design refers to a single fixed radius nested plot design exemplified by the MA DRC CFI program. These plot designs follow 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.Regional Forest Health MonitoringPontiusJenniferAdamsAlisonSirchMatthiasVoorhisNancyDonisvitchSorenPorterBenlong term monitoringforest healthcontinuous forest inventory forest regenerationforest compositionforest health monitoringNested Prism Measurements (CT, MA, ME, NY)2019-08-13Counts of live and dead stems in a 10-factor prism.Characterize the stand conditions of forest health monitoring Z1734_3816_QLFDP2VMC.1734.3816mySQLForest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (2023) Nested Prism Measurements (CT, MA, ME, NY). FEMC. Available online at: /femc/data/archive/project/regional-forest-health-monitoring/dataset/nested-prism-measurements/femc/data/archive/project/regional-forest-health-monitoring/dataset/nested-prism-measurements-subplotscountcountFrequency of specific species occurenceintlivedeadlivedeadDesignation of trees as live or deadtextspeciesspeciesTree species codeint10fir spp.11Pacific silver fir12balsam fir14Santa Lucia or bristlecone fir15white fir16Fraser fir17grand fir18corkbark fir19subalpine fir20California red fir21Shasta red fir22noble fir40white-cedar spp.41Port-Orford-cedar42Alaska yellow-cedar43Atlantic white-cedar50cypress51Arizona cypress52Baker or Modoc cypress53Tecate cypress54Monterey cypress55Sargent's cypress56MacNab's cypress57redcedar/juniper spp.58Pinchot juniper59redberry juniper60Drooping juniper61Ashe juniper62California juniper63alligator juniper64western juniper65Utah juniper66Rocky Mountain juniper67southern redcedar68eastern redcedar69oneseed juniper70larch spp.71tamarack (native)72subalpine larch73western larch81incense-cedar90spruce spp.91Norway spruce92Brewer spruce93Engelmann spruce94white spruce95black spruce96blue spruce97red spruce98Sitka spruce100pine spp.101whitebark pine102Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine103knobcone pine104foxtail pine105jack pine106common or two-needle pinyon107sand pine108lodgepole pine109Coulter pine110shortleaf pine111slash pine112Apache pine113limber pine114southwestern white pine115spruce pine116Jeffrey pine117sugar pine118Chihuahua pine119western white pine120bishop pine121longleaf pine122ponderosa pine123Table Mountain pine124Monterey pine125red pine126pitch pine127gray or California foothill pine128pond pine129eastern white pine130Scotch pine131loblolly pine132Virginia pine133singleleaf pinyon134border pinyon135Arizona pine136Austrian pine137Washoe pine138four-leaf or Parry pinyon pine139Torrey pine140Mexican pinyon pine141Papershell pinyon pine142Great Basin bristlecone pine143Arizona pinyon pine144Honduras pine200Douglas-fir spp.201bigcone Douglas-fir202Douglas-fir211redwood212giant sequoia220baldcypress spp.221baldcypress222pondcypress223Montezuma baldcypress230yew spp.231Pacific yew232Florida yew240thuja spp.241northern white-cedar242western redcedar250torreya (nutmeg) spp.251California torreya (nutmeg)252Florida torreya (nutmeg)260hemlock spp.261eastern hemlock262Carolina hemlock263western hemlock264mountain hemlock299Unknown dead conifer300acacia spp.303sweet acacia304catclaw acacia310maple spp.311Florida maple312bigleaf maple313boxelder314black maple315striped maple316red maple317silver maple318sugar maple319mountain maple320Norway maple321Rocky Mountain maple322bigtooth maple323chalk maple330buckeye, horsechestnut spp.331Ohio buckeye332yellow buckeye333California buckeye334Texas buckeye336red buckeye337painted buckeye341ailanthus345mimosa, silktree350alder spp.351red alder352white alder353Arizona alder355European alder356serviceberry spp.357common serviceberry358roundleaf serviceberry360madrone spp.361Pacific madrone362Arizona madrone363Texas madrone367pawpaw370birch spp.371yellow birch372sweet birch373river birch374water birch375paper birch377Virginia roundleaf birch378northwestern paper birch379gray birch381chittamwood, gum bumelia391American hornbeam, musclewood400hickory spp.401water hickory402bitternut hickory403pignut hickory404pecan405shellbark hickory406nutmeg hickory407shagbark hickory408black hickory409mockernut hickory410sand hickory411scrub hickory412red hickory413southern shagbark hickory420chestnut spp.421American chestnut422Allegheny chinkapin423Ozark chinkapin424Chinese chestnut431giant chinkapin, golden chinkapin450catalpa spp.451southern catalpa452northern catalpa460hackberry spp.461sugarberry462hackberry463netleaf hackberry471eastern redbud475curlleaf mountain-mahogany481yellowwood490dogwood spp.491flowering dogwood492Pacific dogwood500hawthorn spp.501cockspur hawthorn502downy hawthorn503Brainerd's hawthorn504pear hawthorn505fireberry hawthorn506broadleaf hawthorn507fanleaf hawthorn508oneseed hawthorn509scarlet hawthorn510eucalyptus spp.511Tasmanian bluegum512river redgum513grand eucalyptus514swampmahogany520persimmon spp.521common persimmon522Texas persimmon523Anacua knockaway531American beech540ash spp.541white ash542Oregon ash543black ash544green ash545pumpkin ash546blue ash547velvet ash548Carolina ash549Texas ash550honeylocust spp.551waterlocust552honeylocust555loblolly-bay561ginkgo, maidenhair tree571Kentucky coffeetree580silverbell spp.581Carolina silverbell582two-wing silverbell583little silverbell591American holly600walnut spp.601butternut602black walnut603northern California black walnut604southern California black walnut605Texas walnut606Arizona walnut611sweetgum621yellow-poplar631tanoak641Osage-orange650magnolia spp.651cucumbertree652southern magnolia653sweetbay654bigleaf magnolia655mountain or Fraser magnolia657pyramid magnolia658umbrella magnolia660apple spp.661Oregon crab apple662southern crab apple663sweet crab apple664prairie crab apple680mulberry spp.681white mulberry682red mulberry683Texas mulberry684black mulberry690tupelo spp.691water tupelo692Ogeechee tupelo693blackgum694swamp tupelo701eastern hophornbeam711sourwood712paulownia, empress-tree715Maytenus palauica718kesiamel720bay spp.721redbay722water-elm, planertree729sycamore spp.730California sycamore731American sycamore732Arizona sycamore740cottonwood and poplar spp.741balsam poplar742eastern cottonwood743bigtooth aspen744swamp cottonwood745plains cottonwood746quaking aspen747black cottonwood748Fremont cottonwood749narrowleaf cottonwood752silver poplar753Lombardy poplar755mesquite spp.756honey mesquite757velvet mesquite758screwbean mesquite760cherry and plum spp.761pin cherry762black cherry763chokecherry764peach765Canada plum766American plum768bitter cherry769Allegheny plum770Chickasaw plum771sweet cherry, domesticated772sour cherry, domesticated773European plum, domesticated774Mahaleb cherry, domesticated800oak spp801California live oak802white oak803Arizona white oak804swamp white oak805canyon live oak806scarlet oak807blue oak808Durand oak809northern pin oak810Emory oak811Engelmann oak812southern red oak813cherrybark oak814Gambel oak815Oregon white oak816scrub oak817shingle oak818California black oak819turkey oak820laurel oak821California white oak822overcup oak823bur oak824blackjack oak825swamp chestnut oak826chinkapin oak827water oak828Texas red oak829Mexican blue oak830pin oak831willow oak832chestnut oak833northern red oak834Shumard oak835post oak836Delta post oak837black oak838live oak839interior live oak840dwarf post oak841dwarf live oak842bluejack oak843silverleaf oak844Oglethorpe oak845dwarf chinkapin oak846gray oak847netleaf oak851Chisos oak852sea torchwood853pond-apple854gumbo limbo855sheoak spp.856gray sheoak857belah858camphortree859Florida fiddlewood860citrus spp.863tietongue, pigeon-plum864soldierwood865largeleaf geigertree866carrotwood867Bluewood868Blackbead ebony869Great leucaene870Texas sophora873red stopper874butterbough, inkwood876Florida strangler fig877wild banyantree, shortleaf fig882beeftree, longleaf blolly883manchineel884false tamarind885mango886Florida poisontree887fishpoison tree888octopus tree, schefflera890false mastic891white bully, willow bustic895paradisetree896Java plum897tamarind901black locust902New Mexico locust906Everglades palm, paurotis-palm907Florida silver palm908coconut palm909royal palm spp.911Mexican palmetto912cabbage palmetto913key thatch palm914Florida thatch palm915other palms919western soapberry920willow spp.921peachleaf willow922black willow923Bebb willow924Bonpland willow925coastal plain willow926balsam willow927white willow928Scouler's willow929weeping willow931sassafras934mountain-ash spp.935American mountain-ash936European mountain-ash937northern mountain-ash940West Indian mahogany950basswood spp.951American basswood952white basswood953Carolina basswood970elm spp.971winged elm972American elm973cedar elm974Siberian elm975slippery elm976September elm977rock elm981California-laurel982Joshua tree986black-mangrove987buttonwood-mangrove988white-mangrove989American mangrove990desert ironwood991saltcedar992melaleuca993chinaberry994Chinese tallowtree995tungoil tree996smoketree997Russian-olive998Unknown dead hardwood999Other or unknown live treePlotIDPlotIDUnique Plot IdtextYearYearYear of Inventoryint