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The data layers included in this Sierra Nevada Regional Resource Kit were originally developed by the U.S. Forest Service “ACCEL” program, a joint effort of the Pacific Southwest Research Station and Region 5. The transition to the Regional Resource Kit reflects the growth of the partnership to include interests of the California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force and academic scientists from UC Berkeley and UC Irvine who have been developing information that contributes to this overall effort. As we continue to develop geospatial data for landscape assessment and planning throughout the state this partnership has now taken the lead in the creation of the Regional Resource Kits for the four regions of California.
The RRK has adopted the Framework for Resilience to provide a structure for assessing landscape conditions, setting objectives, designing projects, and measuring progress towards social-ecological resilience. There are ten pillars that represent the desired outcomes of landscape resilience. Each of the pillars provide a series of elements and under the elements, metrics (the data layers) for assessing landscape conditions and verifying that actions meet resilience objectives.
The metrics are organized by the ten pillars of resilience in the Framework for Resilience. The Metrics describe the characteristics of the elements (key characteristics) of each pillar in quantitative or, in a few cases, qualitative terms. Metrics are used to assess, plan for, measure, and monitor progress toward desired outcomes and greater resilience. Metrics are selected to be informative, meaningful, and actionable to meet the needs of management.
The metrics are also divided into three “tiers.” Among all these metrics, some are created and relevant statewide. Other metrics are more suited to conditions within a given region. The “Tiers” for metrics included in each RRK:
Tier 1 – metrics that are a single, consistent data layer, developed statewide; they can also be clipped to the boundary of the region so values... |
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The data layers included in this Sierra Nevada Regional Resource Kit were originally developed by the U.S. Forest Service “ACCEL” program, a joint effort of the Pacific Southwest Research Station and Region 5. The transition to the Regional Resource Kit reflects the growth of the partnership to include interests of the California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force and academic scientists from UC Berkeley and UC Irvine who have been developing information that contributes to this overall effort. As we continue to develop geospatial data for landscape assessment and planning throughout the state this partnership has now taken the lead in the creation of the Regional Resource Kits for the four regions of California.
The RRK has adopted the Framework for Resilience to provide a structure for assessing landscape conditions, setting objectives, designing projects, and measuring progress towards social-ecological resilience. There are ten pillars that represent the desired outcomes of landscape resilience. Each of the pillars provide a series of elements and under the elements, metrics (the data layers) for assessing landscape conditions and verifying that actions meet resilience objectives.
The metrics are organized by the ten pillars of resilience in the Framework for Resilience. The Metrics describe the characteristics of the elements (key characteristics) of each pillar in quantitative or, in a few cases, qualitative terms. Metrics are used to assess, plan for, measure, and monitor progress toward desired outcomes and greater resilience. Metrics are selected to be informative, meaningful, and actionable to meet the needs of management.
The metrics are also divided into three “tiers.” Among all these metrics, some are created and relevant statewide. Other metrics are more suited to conditions within a given region. The “Tiers” for metrics included in each RRK:
Tier 1 – metrics that are a single, consistent data layer, developed statewide; they can also be clipped to the boundary of the region so values... |
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--CALFIRE, CDFW, LANDFIRE, California Forest Observatory (SALO), USDA Forest Service |
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- Metric Name: Seral Stage
- Tier: 2
- Data Vintage: 04/2023
- Unit Of Measure: Categorical 1 - 3 (seral stage), continuous variable 0-1 representing percentage of a HUC (early and late seral stage)
- Metric Definition and Relevance: The seral stages are categories that represent the developmental progression of forest ecosystems from initial establishment or following a stand replacing event (e.g., high severity fire) to a forest dominated by trees in the upper age classes for a given forest type. Late seral forests are also often characterized by multiple ages of forest trees and dead and dying trees in some form of equilibrium. Seral conditions across landscapes were highly variable prior to major European settlement in the western US. These patterns were highly attuned to dominant disturbance regimes and the multi-scaled variability in environmental conditions across topographic and climatic gradients. These patterns helped to reinforce fire regimes dominated by low- to moderate-severity fire across much of the region and provided for multiple habitat requirements for a wide variety of species., p, - Creation Method: The FVEG data, used in characterizing vegetation and habitat conditions for a number of metrics in this kit, contain data on tree size (, a, ). Seral stages for forested lands are binned into one of three categories of tree size (Early, Mid, Late) and those are defined by tree diameter, per the CWHR system., p, p, p |
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