Reforestation and Forest Surveys Data Standard Version 2.0

This Information Bulletin announces the availability of the Reforestation and Forest Surveys (FOREST_SURV) Data Standard Version 2.

The Reforestation and Forest Surveys dataset represents information related to the following:

• Conducting surveys on BLM forested lands to determine results from reforestation efforts. In the life cycle of a forest, these surveys provide a measure of establishment, growth, and development of a forest stand.
• Measuring forest stand attributes.
• Preparing for or documenting treatment results. This dataset provides limited summary results from reforestation efforts to establish a young forest (i.e., stocking percentage, trees per acre). It does not contain summary data of older forest stand attributes commonly the results of a stand exam.

The FOREST_SURV dataset is part of the overall Micro*Storms (M*S) dataset, which includes polygon-based vegetation classification, recording vegetation treatments both completed and proposed, and recording treatment surveys both completed and proposed. M*S is daily use, mission critical tool which support a variety of day-to-day operations in forest management by the districts and supports corporate level reporting of forest conditions.

Changes in version 2 of the data standard include:

• Reformatted the document for accessibility.
• Added default values for required fields, added edit tracking fields, changed format of the date field, changed format of percent fields to whole numbers, and added date accuracy field.
• Added calculation and constraint data rule sections to section 9.4.
• Updated publication dataset section.

Any questions about this data standard can be directed to Sean Jeronimo, State Data Steward for FOREST_SURV at 503-315-5927; Dana Baker-Allum, Technical Lead at 503-808-6320; or Eric Hiebenthal, State Data Administrator at 503-808-6565.