Forest Restoration in the Smart Phone Era Marking and Realtime Monitoring using the ICO APP. Derek Churchill Stewardship Forestry & Science

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1 meters to nearest tree Forest Restoration in the Smart Phone Era Marking and Realtime Monitoring using the ICO APP Adaptive Management Derek Churchill Stewardship Forestry & Science

2 Restoring Millions of Acres in Western US

3 Restoring Millions of Acres in Western US Challenges: Need to expand footprint. Treat more acres Implementa?on dollars limited Need to become more efficient: spend less planning & layout dollars per acre. Provide more jobs to rural areas

4 Restoring Millions of Acres in Western US Challenges: Need to expand footprint. Treat more acres Implementa?on dollars limited Need to become more efficient: spend less planning & layout dollars per acre. Provide more jobs to rural areas Do science based, credible, effec?ve restora?on treatments! Trust and social license

5 Restoring Millions of Acres in Western US Tools Stewardship contracts: dollars from receipts! Implementa?on by contractors. New prescrip?on & implementa?on approaches: DxP Contractor marking

6 Restoring Millions of Acres in Western US Conflict: Stewardship contracts & DxP/DxD! Simple spacing or BA Rx Do science based, credible, effec?ve restora?on treatments! More variable prescrip?ons that restore historical condi?ons.

7 Principles of Stand Level Restoration & Fuel Reduction Treatments 1. Retain & release large & old trees 2. Shift composition to fire and drought tolerant species 3. Thin primarily from below: Reduce ladder fuels 4. Reduce surface fuels & promote understory: prescribed fire 5. Restore a mosaic spatial pattern

8 Spatial Pattern in Frequent-Fire Forests Photo by Carl Skinner, from: North, M. et al., An Ecosystem Management Strategy for Sierran Mixed- Conifer Forests. USDA Forest Service: Pacific Southwest Research Station. General Technical Report, PSW-GTR-220.

9 Why does Pattern Matter? Stand development Understory diversity Habitat Snow retention Pathogen spread Fire & insect behavior Resilient through centuries of climate fluctuations

10 Space meters to nearest tree Species Clump 60 Size Adaptive 40 60Management Meters PP DF

11 Restoring Millions of Acres in Western US How to implement more complex treatments efficiently How to monitor & ensure compliance?! ICO! Tracking during marking: Smart Phone/Tablet Technology

12 ICO (Individuals, Clumps & Openings) Silvicultural tool to define variability for: Variable Density Thinning! Free thinning! Multi-Age Mngt. Patch Type No-entry skips Openings Heavy Thin General Thin Area

13 Individual Trees Small Clumps

14 Medium Clumps Large & Super Clumps

15 Openings

16 ICO Clump ID Algorithm 2m 1m distance 6m Plotkin et al., Cluster analysis of spatial patterns in Malaysian tree species. American Naturalist

17 Meters m: Max crown interlock distance 3m Clump Proportions Clump Size (# of Trees) Trees Basal Area

18 ICO Reference Sites # #!( #!(# # ##!( # # % ##!( #!( # #!(# #!( # %!( % # % # #!(!(!(!(!( #! # (! ##(!( # ICO Implementation!( Eastside Reconstruction Sites % Westside Reference Sites Clumping Level High 0 Mod Low Miles ± Clump size

19 ICO Prescription Rx: ID & Layout skips & large openings Leave all old trees: 2x dripline Favor ponderosa pine Thin primarily from below, select for good crowns. Leave up to 5/ac wildlife trees Leave 40 TPA in clump sizes: Clump Individuals Small Medium Large Size Target Unit

20 ICO: Unit vs. Area Targets

21 LTM, CTM, Operator select Cruising, compliance Training Marking Crews ICO Implementation

22 Tracking Need to track Real time monitoring ICO Implementation

23 ICO Andriod APP Track during marking: BA, TPA Progress towards clump targets Map of leave trees by clump Quantify openings

24 ICO Andriod APP Tablet to Track during marking: BA, TPA Progress towards clump targets Map of leave trees by clump Quantify openings

25 Simpler to more complex tracking ICO Andriod APP

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30 ICO Andriod APP

31 ICO Andriod APP APP used in multiple locations with different sized marking crews Tracking does add time: 5-10% New version will eliminate extra time

32 ICO Monitoring with APP Meters QuickMap Sample 15-20% of unit GPS clump centers ArcPAD template ArcMAP toolbox

33 ICO Monitoring with APP

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35 Pre- Fire Post- Fire

36 Tracking Real time monitoring for crew: density, size, & pattern Information for managers Contract compliance and implementation monitoring! DxP Contracts! Social License Tracking during Marking

37 Tracking During Marking or Cutting - Developing system where every marker has device - Local wifi to connect all devices to crew leader (restaurants do it) - Realtime map & pattern information

38 Tracking During Marking or Cutting - Developing system where every marker has device - Local wifi to connect all devices to crew leader (restaurants do it) - Realtime map & pattern information Operator version to cut DxP from cab! Additional buttons to joysticks! Voice activated! Track cut and leave trees

39 Tracking During Marking or Cutting - Any Rx: ICO or other approaches - Combine with remote sensing for long term inventory & monitoring

40 Tracking During Marking or Cutting Increase footprint of ecological, socially supported restoration

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