Appalachian National Scenic Trail Forest Health Monitoring Protocol
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Resource ID
1117
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Contributed by
Appalachian Trail Museum Library
Date
November 2018
Tags - Places
Entire Trail
Document Types
Federal, Report
Document Extract
The primary objectives of this protocol are to monitor the status and trends in forest composition and structure based on available FIA data. Data acquired from FIA are summarized within an area surrounding the APPA corridor (HUC10 Shell) and further into distinct ecoregional subsection intersecting the APPA.
This protocol, along with the associated standard operating procedures (SOPs), provides the framework and guidance for monitoring and assessing forest resource condition at APPA over time. Data collected as a part of this protocol are stored locally in databases and uploaded to national databases maintained by NPS on an annual basis.