Ecology Research > Woodland Monitoring > Wildlands and Woodlands Stewardship Science
Part of the Wildlands and Woodlands Vision, Stewardship Science is a regional woodland monitoring program that:
- Offers step-by-step instruction for landowners to examine:
- long-term forest changes in protected wildlands and woodlands
- the effects of different management or disturbances on forest structure and composition
- the response of wildlife species to forest change, management, and different habitat types (methods and guide in prep).
- Promotes the use of science and data collection to enable more informed management decisions.
- Provides an online database for participants to enter and store tree data, use graphing and analysis tools, and access other datasets.
Resources:
- Forest Monitoring Manual High resolution: Wildlands and Woodlands Stewarship Science: Manual For Long-Term Forest Monitoring
- Field Data Sheet
- Forest Monitoring Step-by-Step Field Checklist
- Background Paper: Wildlands and Woodlands Science Long-term Forest Measurements for Ecological and Conservation Insights
- Online Database