Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

FIA Library

Fact Sheets

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OVERVIEW FACT SHEETS:

• What is FIA?   Program objectives, methods, and history (PDF 414KB)
• History of FIA   Brief history of the FIA program from the 1930's to present (PDF 293KB)
• FIA Program Components   Overview of the various program components (PDF 126KB)
• FIA Program Structure   Description of the general structure of the program (PDF 120KB)
• FIA Program Organization   Description of how the program is organized (PDF 128KB)
• FIA Bands  Description of the roles, activities, and priorities of the technical teams (PDF 270KB)
• FIA Strategic Plan   Overview of the Strategic Plan for Forest Inventory and Monitoring (PDF 1.42MB)
• FIA Blue Ribbon Panel Reports  Summary of the First and Second Blue Ribbon Panel Reports (PDF 121KB)
• FIA Data Uses Description of historic and current uses of the data (PDF 121KB)
• FIA Data Privacy Policy Current policy with regards to landowner privacy 

DATA COLLECTION FACT SHEETS:

• FIA Data Collection   Overview of the different kinds of data collected by the FIA program (PDF 115KB)
• Sampling Hexagons    Description of the spatial and temporal distribution of FIA field sampling locations (PDF 225KB)
• Sampling and Plot Design     Overview of the components related to sampling and plot design (PDF 415KB)
• Phase 2 and Phase 3: Ground Measurements   Mensuration and forest health indicator measurements (PDF 143KB)
• Quality Assurance      Description of the FIA QA program (PDF 272KB)

FIA REGIONAL PROGRAMS FACT SHEETS:

• Interior West FIA Program (PDF 127KB)
• Northern FIA Program (PDF 494KB)
• Pacific Northwest FIA Program (PDF 196KB)
• Southern FIA Program (PDF 564KB)

PHASE 3 PLOT (FOREST HEALTH)  INDICATOR FACT SHEETS:

• Ozone Injury  
• Crown Condition   
• Tree Mortality   
• Tree Growth  
• Lichen Communities
• Soil Quality
• Down Woody Material
• Vegetation Structure and Diversity

PROGRAM FEATURES FACT SHEETS:

• National Woodland Owner Survey (NWOS) Overview of the objectives and methods of FIA's NWOS (PDF 212KB)
• Urban Overview of the objectives and methods of FIA's Urban program (PDF 478KB)
• Resource Use Monitoring Overview of FIA's Resource Use Monitoring program, including the Timber Products Output (TPO) and the Logging Utilization studies (PDF 376KB)