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Forest vegetation and associated resources are a high-priority vital sign.This program monitors the composition and structure of park forests, and collects data for assessing forest soil condition, impacts of white-tailed deer herbivory, and land cover. Appalachian Trail Forest MonitoringThe region through which APPA passes is predominantly forested and key stressors of these resources include land use change and habitat fragmentation on lands adjacent to the Appalachian NST corridor, nonnative species, visitor usage, wet and dry deposition, and climate change. NETN has developed a data acquisition protocol using plot-based data collected by the US Forest Service’s Forest Inventory and Analysis Program (FIA) to track the overall condition of forest resources along the Appalachian Trail. This protocol is currently under development and will be available by the end of 2018. Managing Resilient Forests Initiative. An I&M Approach.Forests in NPS Region 1 are in Peril. Tens of thousands of acres in eastern national park forests face a range of interacting stressors including pests and pathogens, invasive plants, over-abundant white-tailed deer, changing climate conditions, and more. This article series explores how park managers can work together to manage and mitigate the many issues parks face today and into the future. NETN Forest Health Monitoring Materials
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Last updated: February 15, 2022