EXPECTATIONS FOR THE BUDGET ON CORE DATA AND CYCLE LENGTHS

Bill BurkmanSRS FIA Knoxville, TN

CO-PRESENTER ON EXPANDED FOREST MEASUREMENTS

Sharon Stanton PNW FIAPortland, OR

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New FIA Strategic Plan including emphasis areas

National FIA Budget History Plans based on FY 2016 Budget Enhanced Forest Measurements

– Sharon Stanton

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SNew FIA Strategic Plan including emphasis areas

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New FIA Strategic Plan including emphasis areas

FY 2014 funding w/10% reduced field work $66.8 M

7/10 cycle with AK and program build-out $79-83 M

Option B plus TPO, NWOS, RS, Urban, Carbon $84-92 M

Option C plus national 5-year cycle (1X) $99-104 M

Option D plus full Farm Bill addressed $103-108 MPartner funded enhancements at 90+% partner expense

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Items included in option Cost

National FIA Budget History

Funding Source/Description

FY 2010 Enacted

FY 2011 Enacted

FY 2012 Enacted

FY 2013 Enacted

FY 2014 Enacted

FY2015 Enacted

FY 2016 President’s Budget

R&D Appropriation 312.0 306.6 295.3 279.9 292.8 296.0 292.0

(FIA within R&D Appropriation)

66.9 66.8 64.3 60.9 66.8 70.0 83.0

S&PF Information and Analysis

5.0 5.0 4.9 4.7 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total FIA (R&D plus S&PF)

71.9 71.8 69.2 65.6 66.8 70.0 83.0

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Plans for 2016

First decision – no negotiations

Implement Option B: restore 7-year cycle in eastern US, 10-year cycle in western US, implement

interior Alaska, improve base FIA program!!!!

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Plans for 2016

First decision – no negotiations

Implement Option B: restore 7-year cycle in eastern US, 10-year cycle in western US, implement

interior Alaska, improve base FIA program!!!!

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Plans for 2016

Second decisions – no priority

• Enhance TPO Program• Improved carbon/biomass estimates• Enhance NWOS• Land cover/land use change research• Urban inventory

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Turnover the presentation to Sharon Stanton

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

William G. Burkmanbburkman@fs.fed.us865.862.2072

QUESTIONS?

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