2003 National Resources Inventory (NRI)

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Introductory Materials

• Cover (should be printed in color) (PDF; 67.3 KB)
• Table of Contents includes Corrections and Additions Sheet (PDF; 397 KB)
• NRI Rangeland Field Study – Introduction (PDF; 21.5 KB)
• Guidelines for Rangeland Field Study Data Collection (PDF; 34.6 KB)
• Data Gatherers (PDF; 83.1 KB)
• Point Location and Plot/Transect Layout (PDF; 497 KB)
• Ownership (PDF; 71.2 KB)
• Land Cover/Use (PDF; 99.7 KB)
• Landscape and Soils (PDF; 158 KB)
• Ecological Site Information (PDF; 62.1 KB)
• Rangeland Health (PDF; 1.3 MB)
• Noxious Weeds and Invasive/Alien Plants (PDF; 303 KB)
• Disturbance Indicators (PDF; 232 KB)
• Conservation Practices (PDF; 98.2 KB)
• Conservation Treatment Needs (PDF; 129 KB)
• Soil Stability Test (should be printed in color) (PDF; 608 KB)
• Line Point Transects for Cover Composition (PDF; 672 KB)
• Line Intercept Transects for Basal and Canopy Cover (PDF; 667 KB)
• Cover, Density, and Height (should be printed in color) (PDF; 571 KB)
• Species Composition by Weight (PDF; 992 KB)

Appendixes

• Newton Operation (PDF; 2.8 KB)
• Care and Operation of the PLGR (PDF; 37.8 KB)
• Quality of Position Using PLGR (should be printed in color) (PDF; 15.2 KB)
• Access Record, Contact Letter Example, and Landowner Contact Guide (PDF; 337 KB)
• Glossary of 2003 NRI Rangeland Field Study Terms (PDF; 443 KB)
• Revisions to the Instructions - done May 12, 2003. Download and replace the pages, changes are denoted by a vertical line by the correction. (PDF; 8.37 MB)
• Second Revisions to Instructions - done June 5, 2003. Download and replace the pages, changes are denoted by a vertical line by the correction. (PDF; 343 KB)
• Digital Camera Supplementary Guidelines - information about the Service Center Digital camera and how to use it in this study. (DOC; 4.12 MB)
• Example Transect PSU Identification Sheets - to use with the digital camera to document transects. (DOC; 23.5 KB)