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The Department of Natural Resources uses this data to describe the location and intensity of forest disturbance activity on an annual, statewide level. These data are used for maps and analysis for suppression and salvage planning and for historical trends. |
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The Department of Natural Resources uses this data to describe the location and intensity of forest disturbance activity on an annual, statewide level. These data are used for maps and analysis for suppression and salvage planning and for historical trends. |
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This data is a result of a cooperative effort between USDA Forest Service, Region 6, Forest Health Protection and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Forest Resilience Division, Forest Health.
Layer Credit: Isaac Davis, Forest Health Specialist & Aerial Observer | isaac.davis@dnr.wa.gov | (360) 277-6738 |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>Every summer for the past seventy-five years, an insect and disease aerial detection survey has been flown of all the forested acres of Washington state (except where noted in the digital data by large 'NF' (not flown) areas). This survey is a cooperative effort between the U.S. Forest Service and the WADNR with two different flight observers each sketching a two-mile swath out either side of the plane. The primary mission of the survey is to record recently killed and defoliated groups of trees throughout the state, and to continually build a historical record of these trends. The vast majority of damage found is caused by insect and disease damage agents; however, trees killed by early spring feeding of black bears or by events such as winter storms, fires, floods and landslides are recorded as well. Current defoliation can be detected as soon as the affected foliage changes color that year. However, whole tree mortality is not current since only flagged trees (i.e., trees which have a bright red, orange, or yellow foliage color) are recorded. This means that trees killed the year of the survey will not have changed color yet and so a one year lag time results. Only trees exhibiting distinctive colors or "signatures" are documented. It is an educated guess as to the causal agent. We therefore use ground surveys to reinforce our estimates as much as possible. For example, when bear damage is spotted while surveying, a polygon is drawn on the map of the size and location of the damage. The polygon is then labeled with the appropriate damage agent (i.e., Bear) and the percentage of trees affected within five damage severity categories. No vertical data is recorded.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>This data is also publicly available on the internet from the USDA Forest Service, Region 6 at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/forest-grasslandhealth/insects-diseases/?cid=stelprdb5286951. This data is not precise or complete. It is just an overview survey for general planning purposes. For more information on the aerial survey program visit </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://www.dnr.wa.gov/InsectsAndDisease#aerial-survey-information" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>https://www.dnr.wa.gov/InsectsAndDisease#aerial-survey-information</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN>.</SPAN></P></DIV> |
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["Pacific Northwest","Washington State","aerial survey","forest disturbance","biota","forest health","insect damage","forest insects"] |
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