2019 National FIA User Group Meeting

April 17-19    |    Louisville, Kentucky

 

FIELD TRIP PRESENTATION

• Introduction to Brown-Forman and White Oak for Bourbon Barrels
  Bob Russell – Brown-Forman

INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME

• John Barnwell – Society of American Foresters
• James Wright – Kentucky State Forester
• Telling the Story of FIA
  Jim Petersen – Evergreen Foundation

CONTEXT FOR THE MEETING

• Meeting Overview and Goals
  Steve Prisley – National Council for Air and Stream Improvement
• Program Priorities and Partnerships
  Linda Heath – Director, Inventory Monitoring and Assessment Research, USDA Forest Service
• FIA Program Accomplishment and Coordination
  Greg Reams – FIA Program Leader, USDA Forest Service

FIA USER FLASH SESSION

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• Virginia Department of Forestry
  John Pemberton – Virginia Department of Forestry
• PotlatchDeltic
  Casey Ghilardi – PotlatchDeltic
• How I Use FIA Data as a Project Coordinator
  Dan Chappell – Alabama Forestry Commission
• Identifying Forested Wetlands
  Steve Prisley – National Council for Air and Stream Improvement
• Indiana DNR
  Joey Gallion – Indiana Department of Natural Resources
• CAL FIRE
  Mark Rosenberg – CAL FIRE
• WOODSCAMP
  Alastair Jarvis – WOODSCAMP / American Forest Foundation
• Division of Forestry Resource Assessment Program
  Dennis Kepler – Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
• Summary of Flash Session
  Bill Burkman – USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station

PROGRAM UPDATES, PART I

• Urban FIA Program Update
  Mark Majewsky – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
• FIA Landowner Surveys
  Brett Butler – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
• Large Forest Landowner Survey
  Andy Hartsell – USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station

PROGRAM UPDATES, PART II

• Timber Products Monitoring
  John Coulston – USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
• National-Scale Estimators for Live Tree Aboveground Biomass in FIA
  Phil Radtke – Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
• Progress Report for Green Book 2
  Jim Westfall – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station

FIA DATA FOR ASSESSING AND COMMUNICATING SUSTAINABILITY

• Nontimber Forest Products and FIA
  Jim Chamberlain – USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
• Herbal and Medicinal Forest Products
  Holly Chittum – American Herbal Products Association
• Forests in Focus
  Hobie Perry – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
  Chris Oswalt – USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station

RESOURCES PLANNING ACT (RPA) ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES

• Resources Planning Act Assessment: Past, present, and future of America’s forests and rangelands
  Claire O’Dea – USDA Forest Service, Assessment Program Manager
• How have U.S. forests changed in extent and characteristics historically and how will they change in the future?
  Sonja Oswalt – USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
• RPA Modeling and Projections
  John Coulston – USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
• Overview of greenhouse gas estimates and carbon science in the FIA program
  Grant Domke – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station

PRIVATE SECTOR USE OF FIA

• Assessment of National Woodland Owner Survey
  Loren Chase – Chase and Chase Consulting
• FIA Data for Documenting Sustainability
  Kim Cesafsky – Enviva
• Hurricane Michael Timber Damage in Florida
  Jarek Nowak – Florida Forest Service
• Meeting Information Needs for Forest Industry
  Steve Prisley – National Council for Air and Stream Improvement

LEVERAGING FIA WITH REMOTELY SENSED DATA

• Progress in Remote Sensing Efforts
  Jim Ellenwood – USDA Forest Service, Washington Office
• FIA Land Use and Land Cover Monitoring Portfolio: Insights from the Georgia Pilot Study
  Sean Healey – USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
• Mapping Pine Management Intensity
  Valerie Thomas – Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources & Environmental Conservation

PANEL: DATA REPORTING AND COMMUNICATION

• Data Reporting & Communication: The Open Government Data Act
  Greg Reams – USDA Forest Service, Washington Office
  Steve Prisley – National Council for Air and Stream Improvement

SYNTHESIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• State Perspectives Panel: Needs and Challenges
  Tim Foley – Southern Group of State Foresters
  Greg Josten – South Dakota State Forester
  David Arnold – Tennessee State Forester
  Chris Maisch – Alaska State Forester (Alaska 2018 Field Season Report)
• Compilation and Presentation of Action Items
  John Barnwell – Society of American Foresters
  Steve Prisley – National Council on Air and Stream Improvement