Pacific Northwest Research Station
333 SW First Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 808-2100
The Pacific
Northwest Research Station provides scientific information to land managers, policymakers, and citizens.
The Station has 11 locations in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington and
about 405 employees. Our mission is to generate and communicate
scientific knowledge that helps people understand and make informed
choices about people, natural resources, and the environment.
credit: Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest, opb.org
credit: Amelia Templeton, opb.org
credit: Amelia Templeton, opb.org
Featured
Scientist
Andy
Gray is a research ecologist and leader of
the Vegetation
Monitoring Science and Applications Team. His research
focuses on how disturbance and management affect forest
composition and structure and at what scope and scale
forest inventory data should be applied. He also is
an expert on conditions and trends of Washington’s
forest resources. Learn
more.
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Tools and software
PNW-FIADB
PNW-FIADB is a database maintained by the station’s
Forest Inventory and Analysis program. It allows users
to answer questions about the status and trends of forest
resources by summarizing data on live and dead trees,
down woody materials (fuels), and understory vegetation.
The tool has been used by resource managers and policymakers
to inform their decisionmaking processes. It also has
been used to quickly respond to requests about biomass
size distribution and the availability of wood supplies
from national forests. Learn more by contacting Karen
Waddell, kwaddell@fs.fed.us.