Urban Forests of Wisconsin: Pilot Monitoring Project 2002 (summary)

4-page summary of larger report of same name

This 4-page pamphlet summarizes the full report of the National Urban Forest Health Monitoring Program's "Urban Forests of Wisconsin: Pilot Monitoring Project 2002."

"The statewide survey of Wisconsin’s urban forest is one of a series of pilot studies initiated to determine the structure, condition, and function of forests in urban areas at a broad scale, beyond just one city or community. The Wisconsin study is the first pilot to incorporate the full panel of urban plots throughout the State and to integrate those with the corresponding FIA data. This report accomplishes several objectives:

It documents the utilization of an established FIA plot system and FIA/FHM data measurement protocols to capture information about urban forests. This fills a previously identified data gap.

It demonstrates the use of the Urban Forest Effects (UFORE) Model in data analysis to quantify urban forest structure and function.

It establishes a protocol for delimiting urban boundaries.

It quantifies, for the first time, the status and condition of urban forests on a statewide basis.

It establishes a pest risk assessment for Wisconsin urban forests." [Executive Summary of full report]