Pacific Northwest Research Station

RESEARCH AREAS

Data Collection

- Data collection of forest and rangeland resources for Oregon, Washington, California, and the Pacific Islands.

- Remote sensing applications and integration with field-collected data.

- Development and application of quality control.

Compilation and Application

- Develop and manage standards, quality control, and inventory documentation.

- Application and integration of GIS and inventory data.

-Response to clients and customer requests.

Resource Analysis

- Assessment of Pacific coast forest and range health

- Evaluation of effects of land use change on wildlife habitat quality, carbon sequestration dynamics, fire risk in the urban-wildland interface, economic productivity of fores land, and public expectations of the forest.

- Assessment of characterization of forest composition and structure at the landscape scale and their relation to habitat conditions, susceptibility, and response to disturbance.

- Develop techniques and methods for statistical inventories.

Inventory Reporting and Mapping

- Analysis of trend and changes in the status, extent, condition, and uses of forest ecosystems.

- Develop techniques and methods for statistical inventories.

- Comprehensive forest and rangeland resource analysis and assessment.

Research Programs
Detailed information about our research programs.

This team's 2008 Science Accomplishments