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Montana National Resources Inventory (NRI)
The NRI is a statistical survey of land use and natural
resource conditions and trends on U.S. non-federal lands. Non-federal
lands include privately owned lands, tribal and trust lands and lands controlled
by state and local governments. The NRI serves as the Federal Government's
principal source of information on the status, conditions, and trends of soil,
water, and related resources in the United States. The survey is conducted by
the Natural Resources Conservation Service in cooperation with Iowa State
University's Center for Survey Statistics and Methodology.
National Resources Inventory
(National Web site)
NRI Rangeland Field Study
The Rangeland Field Study is a vital component of the NRI. Since 2003,
onsite range data has been collected in 20 states, including Montana.
Rangeland Specialists visit each sample site and collect data using rangeland
protocols established and researched by the NRCS, the USDA Agricultural Research
Service, and the USDA Bureau of Land Management. Types of data collected
at each rangeland point include: Land cover and land use, landscape and soils,
ecological site information, rangeland health, invasive/noxious plants,
conservation practices, resource concerns, plant composition and production.
Results from the 2003-2006 Rangeland Field Study will be available in the near future.
2007 National Resources Inventory (NRI) Rangeland Field Study Handbook of
Instructions
Montana National Resources Inventory Results
Contact the
State Resources
Inventory Coordinator for Montana 1997 state and substate level results.
Contact
Julie Tesky
State Resources Inventory Coordinator
(406) 587-6908
Email: State Resources Inventory
Coordinator
Last Modified:09/05/2008
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