Air Resource Management Program - Monitoring Pollutants Deposited to Ecosystems
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Jump to a section:Sulfur and nitrogen depositionAquatic ecosystemsTerrestrial ecosystemsMercury depositionSnow depositionForest Service managers directly monitor and use models to measure or estimate the amount of acid deposition occurring in the national forests and how this deposition is affecting forest resources. Long-term air quality and resource monitoring in…
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Air Resource Management Program - Monitoring Pollutants in the Air
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John Korfmacher, physical scientist, conducting ozone monitoring at Pike-San Isabel National Forest, Colorado. (USDA Forest Service photo)
Surface ozone is a pollutant, regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. Unlike stratospheric ozone (…
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Dingell Act Closures
Annual Closure SummaryJohn D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law No.116-9, Title IV (Sportsmen’s Access and Related Matters)).Section 4103 – Closure of Federal Land to Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting.Subsection (d) – ReportingThe Forest Service is required to annually publish, on a public website, a list of all areas of National Forest System (NFS)…
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Monitoring the giants: Tracking resilience of giant sequoias after wildfires
The tag designates a witness tree, which serves as a survey tool. Using three witness trees to triangulate the center of the plot makes it easier for future crews to find the site for monitoring work. (USDA Forest Service photo by Jamie Hinrichs)
Editor’s Note: The U.S. Department of…
#Wildfire, #FireScience, #Resilience, #HazardousFuels, #Monitoring
Adaptive Management, Monitoring, and Analysis
Adaptive ManagementAdaptive management is a structured, cyclical process for resource management decision-making. Feedback from monitoring is used to actively test assumptions when there is uncertainty and changing conditions. Monitoring data tracks relevant conditions over time, and measures management effectiveness…
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Assessment & Applied Sciences
Mapping & Reporting
FHP Highlights of Tree Mortality and Other Damage from Insects and Diseases
Forest Health Protection (FHP) Mapping & Reporting conducts surveys to detect and appraise insect infestations, disease conditions and man-made stresses affecting trees. FHP Mapping & Reporting establishes a monitoring system throughout the forests of the United States to determine…