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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 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 2022 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 2022.

The FIA Annual Business Reports evaluate the performance of the FIA program in an effort to ensure accountability and transparency to FIA partners, supporters and customers. Modeled on a corporate business report, they contain basic business information about the FIA program including accomplishments, performance measures, plans for the next fiscal year, agreements with other parties, and basic financial and staffing data. These reports are prepared by the National Office staff of the FIA Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Washington, DC.See more information for fiscal ye...

Wildfire ignores land ownership and political boundaries. A single blaze originating on one ownership can spread unabated onto surrounding properties. Therefore, agencies and communities must work as a cohesive, well-organized unit across boundaries to reduce the risk of wildfire. The wildland-urban interface (WUI) is an especially important area of focus for these efforts.

The Pacific Southwest Research Station charter highlights how partners like local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies and policymakers, universities, communities, indigenous groups, private industry, and non-profit entities help shape PSW both formally and informally.

Effective Communication about Wildfire Management: Observations from 20 years of fire social science researchPresentation slides