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) 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 SciencepartnerMeasurements of a wide range of tree characteristics, including height, diameter, crown condition, health indicators and othersForest Ecosystem Monitoring CooperativeJenniferPontiusprincipalInvestigatorAlisonAdamsprincipalInvestigatorMatthiasSirchcontentProviderNancyVoorhiscontentProviderSorenDonisvitchprincipalInvestigatorBenPorterprincipalInvestigatorThe 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.Nested Tree Health and Physiology Measurements (CT, MA, ME, NY) Measurements of a wide range of tree characteristics, including height, diameter, crown condition, health indicators and othersVMC.1734.3841mySQL/femc/data/archive/project/regional-forest-health-monitoring/dataset/nested-tree-health-physiology-measurements2019-08-13ActualLengthActualLengthNo description for this attributedecimalno dataAzimuthAzimuthNo description for this attributeintno dataCrownBaseHeightCrownBaseHeightNo description for this attributedecimalno dataCrownClassCrownClassNo description for this attributeintno dataDBH_DendrobandDBH_DendrobandNo description for this attributetextDBH_ModifiedDBH_ModifiedNo description for this attributedecimalno dataDBH_TraditionalDBH_TraditionalNo description for this attributedecimalno dataDefoliationDefoliationNo description for this attributeintno dataDiebackDiebackNo description for this attributeintno dataDiscolorationDiscolorationNo description for this attributeintno dataDistanceDistanceNo description for this attributedecimalno dataDistanceMethodDistanceMethodNo description for this attributetextEditReasonEditReasonNo description for this attributetextHeightMethodHeightMethodNo description for this attributetextNotesNotesNo description for this attributetextPlotIDPlotIDNo description for this attributetextSpecialDamage1SpecialDamage1No description for this attributeintno dataSpecialDamage2SpecialDamage2No description for this attributetextSpecialDamage3SpecialDamage3No description for this attributetextSpeciesSpeciesNo description for this attributeintno dataTotalLengthTotalLengthNo description for this attributedecimalno dataTransparencyTransparencyNo description for this attributeintno dataTreeIDTreeIDNo description for this attributeintno dataTreeStatusTreeStatusNo description for this attributetextVigorVigorNo description for this attributeintno dataYearYearNo description for this attributedateYYYY