Tongass National Forest

2009 Annual Monitoring & Evaluation Report

Monitoring Overview

The Tongass National Forest web site contains the 2009 Tongass National Forest Monitoring and Evaluation Report. An annual written summary of forest wide monitoring programs
is specified in Chapter 6 of the Tongass Land Management Plan (Forest Plan). This report summarizes specific monitoring that was completed during fiscal year 2009.

The monitoring protocols used for the 2009 Monitoring and Evaluation Report have changed relative to the Record of Decision for the 2008 Forest Plan. Protocols continue to evolve as managers receive more information. In addition, the monitoring plan was written with an expectation of timber harvest at or near the Allowable Sale Quantity (ASQ). However, timber harvest since 1997 has been well below the ASQ. Therefore, monitoring results have been typically well within expectations. Also, a major change to the Monitoring and Evaluation plan was a shift to yearly sampling with a five year reporting periods. Thus, for many questions, results will not be reported until year five. Most of the monitoring described in this report reflects an overview of annual data collection, monitoring pilots and protocols development. Potential changes to the Forest Plan and monitoring plan will be evaluated following a more comprehensive review after the fifth year of monitoring in 2013.

If you have questions or comments about this report, please
contact Carol Seitz‐Warmuth at the Ketchikan Forest Supervisor’s
Office, 907-228-6341.

Dear Reader Letter from Forrest Cole, Tongass Forest Supervisor (PDF 71 KB)

2009 Monitoring And Evaluation Report (PDF 4,595 KB)

 

 

 

 

 

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