Maine's annual inventory: state perspectives

Abstract

In 1999, Maine became the first northeastern state to begin implementing the USDA Forest Service's annual inventory system as directed by PL 105- 185, the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998. The Maine Forest Service, in collaboration with Forest Inventory and Analysis program of the Northeastern Research Station of the USDA Forest Service is currently measuring Panel #1, a 20-percent component of the annual inventory design. This paper covers five major topics: the implementation plan, training and measurement progress, data analysis, reporting goals, and conclusions.

Parent Publication

• Proceedings of the first annual forest inventory and analysis symposium; 1999 November 2-3, San Antonio, TX.

Citation

Laustsen, Kenneth M. 2000. Maine''s annual inventory: state perspectives. In: McRoberts, Ronald E.; Reams, Gregory A.; Van Deusen, Paul C., eds. Proceedings of the First Annual Forest Inventory and Analysis Symposium; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-213. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 55-57