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This manual documents data collection procedures, codes, standards, and definitions used by the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Forest Inventory and Analysis (PNW-FIA) program in the 2022 forest inventory of American Samoa.

Printable yard sign - Bee Proud: this lawn is maintained for pollinator habitat!

Printable yard sign - Lazy Lawn Mower Alert: "We're mowing less to improve pollinator habitat!"

This manual documents data collection procedures, codes, standards, and definitions used by the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Forest Inventory and Analysis (PNW-FIA) program in the 2023 annual forest inventory of Alaska.

This manual documents data collection procedures, codes, standards, and definitions used by the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Forest Inventory and Analysis (PNW-FIA) program in the 2023 annual forest inventory of California, Oregon, and Washington.

This manual describes the standards, codes, methods, and definitions for Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) field data items used for urban FIA inventories of San Diego, CA and Portland, OR by the PNW-FIA unit in 2023.

Resident Scholars/Scientists (2 weeks to 3 months stay)Please submit the Urban Field Station Proposal Form to the UFS Coordinator at UFS@parks.nyc.gov. In this form, applicants will need to specify their lab, equipment, office and other basic space requirements, in addition to information on project collaborators, funding, research goals and expected outcomes.

The NYC Urban Field Station is located within Fort Totten Park in Bayside, Queens. Please use this map for directions to Fort Totten.

What is biochar and how can a manager make it and use it? Learn the basics of biochar in this Biochar at a Glance.

Technology transfer (“tech transfer”) and science delivery at the USDA Forest Service R&D, with the goal to enhance the utility of scientific information, is defined as pulling together and synthesizing information from a range of disciplines and delivering it in clear and accessible formats to fit user needs. USDA Forest Service science is complex, but the need for research is simple. Land managers, forest managers, city planners, and policymakers need sound science on all aspects of the natural world and its complex connections with people to make decisions resulting in a healthy and sustain...