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Restoring Forest Ecosystem Services Damaged by Wildfire, California, 2018

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20180101
Title
Restoring Forest Ecosystem Services Damaged by Wildfire, California, 2018
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California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, GIS Maps Data
Publication Information
Publisher
Fire and Resource Assessment Program (Calif.)
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https://purl.stanford.edu/td803hr4166
Abstract
This Priority Landscape (PL) shows priority areas for restoring forest ecosystem services damaged by wildfire. For areas that burned between 2008 and 2017, individual 30m pixels were assigned ranks from 1 (lowest need for restoration) to 5 (highest need for restoration) based on the composite scores from various assets and threats. Study Area: The area included in this priority landscape is limited to areas burned by wildfire in the years 2008 through 2017. The data layer "VegBurnSeverity18_1" identifies these areas. Assets: Surface water value: HUC12 watersheds from the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) Wateshed Boundary Dataset (WBD) were ranked based on surface drinking water value from the USDA Forest Service's Forests to Faucet data, https://www.fs.fed.us/ecosystemservices/FS_Efforts/forests2faucets.shtml. The score of importance to surface drinking water was normalized to a 0-100 scale. This was then binned into 5 categories based on equal area quantiles for data within the study area. Site quality: This shows the productivity of timberland, based upon potential volume of wood (i.e. cubic feet) that can be produced per acre in a year. Spatial site class data was imputed by Barry Wilson from the USFS Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data based on the attribute SITECLCD – site productivity class code. It shows the potential timber volume produced at culmination of mean annual increment, in the standard classes used by the USFS. See Wilson, B.T., C.W. Woodall, and D.M. Griffith, Imputing forest carbon stock estimates from inventory plots to a nationally continuous coverage. Carbon Balance and Management, 2013. 8(1): p. 15. Threats: Erosion Hazard Potential: Erosion caused by the denudation of vegetation after a wildfire can threaten drinking water quality, or the operation of drinking water reservoirs. The Fire and Resource Assessment Program developed a post-fire erosion potential model based on the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation with the assumption that the maximum amount of vegetation was removed by fire. The data was limited to the area burned between 2008 and 2017 and was binned into 5 categories representing lowest risk (1) to highest risk (5). High Severity Burn Areas: Higher severity fires result in more challenging conditions for forests to restore themselves. These areas represent the difficulty of achieving sufficient natural regeneration which would restore the forest land ecosystem services. These data were ranked into five categories representing easiest to regenerate (1) to hardest to regenerate (5). This ranking is based on the size and complexity of high severity burn areas, based on methodology and data developed by Jens Stevens (see publication https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/north/psw_2017_north005_stevens.pdf) Composite Ranks and Final Ranking: All assets were combined and the result ranked from 1 to 5 to derive a composite asset. Likewise, all threats were combined the results ranked from 1 to 5 to create a composite threat. The composite asset layer and composite threat ranks were then combined and classified to a final priority landscape rank for each 30m pixel. 1 (lowest need for restoration) to 5 (highest need for restoration). This dataset was developed in 2018 to support the California Assessment of Forest and Rangelands.
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COPYRIGHT 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. These datasets and materials (“Materials”) have been developed by the State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation (“DPR”) for uses beneficial to DPR and as a public service to enhance open government, transparency and accountability. DPR is also known as California State Parks (“CSP”).All Materials are made available on an “as is” basis, on the express condition that users who view, download, transfer or otherwise access or use the Materials expressly accept these Terms of Use and DisclaimersTERMS OF USEAll materials contained herein are protected by the United States Copyright Law, may not be sold or altered, and must be attributed to CSP. These Materials are intended for free distribution for personal or public sector use. Commercial uses of these Materials must be approved by CSP in advance; contact geodata@parks.ca.govfor permission.DATA WARRANTY DISCLAIMERCSP strives to ensure that published Materials are accurate, but makes no warranty, representation or guaranty of any type as to the content, accuracy, timeliness, completeness or fitness for any particular purpose or use, nor shall any such warranty be implied, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. All warranties are specifically disclaimed. DATA CURRENCY DISCLAIMERThese Materials may be updated at irregular intervals. All users should check for updates regularly and ensure the most current version of the Materials is being used.LIABILITY DISCLAIMERCSP disclaims any responsibility or legal liability to users for damages of any kind, including lost profits, lost savings, business interruption, or any other incidental or consequential damages relating to the providing of the Materials or the use of it. CSP expressly disclaims any responsibility to defend or indemnify users against claims of others based on users’ copying, reliance, distribution, or other use of any of the Materials. Users assume the risk of using these Materials and shall have no remedy at law or equity against CSP in case the Materials provided are inaccurate, incomplete or otherwise defective.
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Complete
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Fire and Resource Assessment Program (Calif.)
Contact Telephone
916 999 9999
Contact Electronic Mail Address
geodata@parks.ca.gov
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Fire and Resource Assessment Program (Calif.). (2018). Restoring Forest Ecosystem Services Damaged by Wildfire, California, 2018. Fire and Resource Assessment Program (Calif.). Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/td803hr4166
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Restoring Forest Ecosystem Services Damaged by Wildfire, California, 2018

Identification Information

Citation
Title
Restoring Forest Ecosystem Services Damaged by Wildfire, California, 2018
Originator
Fire and Resource Assessment Program (Calif.)
Publisher
Fire and Resource Assessment Program (Calif.)
Publication Date
2018-01-01
Identifier
https://purl.stanford.edu/td803hr4166
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Collection Title
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, GIS Maps Data
Abstract
This Priority Landscape (PL) shows priority areas for restoring forest ecosystem services damaged by wildfire. For areas that burned between 2008 and 2017, individual 30m pixels were assigned ranks from 1 (lowest need for restoration) to 5 (highest need for restoration) based on the composite scores from various assets and threats. Study Area: The area included in this priority landscape is limited to areas burned by wildfire in the years 2008 through 2017. The data layer "VegBurnSeverity18_1" identifies these areas. Assets: Surface water value: HUC12 watersheds from the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) Wateshed Boundary Dataset (WBD) were ranked based on surface drinking water value from the USDA Forest Service's Forests to Faucet data, https://www.fs.fed.us/ecosystemservices/FS_Efforts/forests2faucets.shtml. The score of importance to surface drinking water was normalized to a 0-100 scale. This was then binned into 5 categories based on equal area quantiles for data within the study area. Site quality: This shows the productivity of timberland, based upon potential volume of wood (i.e. cubic feet) that can be produced per acre in a year. Spatial site class data was imputed by Barry Wilson from the USFS Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data based on the attribute SITECLCD – site productivity class code. It shows the potential timber volume produced at culmination of mean annual increment, in the standard classes used by the USFS. See Wilson, B.T., C.W. Woodall, and D.M. Griffith, Imputing forest carbon stock estimates from inventory plots to a nationally continuous coverage. Carbon Balance and Management, 2013. 8(1): p. 15. Threats: Erosion Hazard Potential: Erosion caused by the denudation of vegetation after a wildfire can threaten drinking water quality, or the operation of drinking water reservoirs. The Fire and Resource Assessment Program developed a post-fire erosion potential model based on the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation with the assumption that the maximum amount of vegetation was removed by fire. The data was limited to the area burned between 2008 and 2017 and was binned into 5 categories representing lowest risk (1) to highest risk (5). High Severity Burn Areas: Higher severity fires result in more challenging conditions for forests to restore themselves. These areas represent the difficulty of achieving sufficient natural regeneration which would restore the forest land ecosystem services. These data were ranked into five categories representing easiest to regenerate (1) to hardest to regenerate (5). This ranking is based on the size and complexity of high severity burn areas, based on methodology and data developed by Jens Stevens (see publication https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/north/psw_2017_north005_stevens.pdf) Composite Ranks and Final Ranking: All assets were combined and the result ranked from 1 to 5 to derive a composite asset. Likewise, all threats were combined the results ranked from 1 to 5 to create a composite threat. The composite asset layer and composite threat ranks were then combined and classified to a final priority landscape rank for each 30m pixel. 1 (lowest need for restoration) to 5 (highest need for restoration). This dataset was developed in 2018 to support the California Assessment of Forest and Rangelands.
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publication date
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2018-01-01T00:00:00
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West
-124.173625
East
-115.959399
North
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California
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geonames
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COPYRIGHT 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. These datasets and materials (“Materials”) have been developed by the State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation (“DPR”) for uses beneficial to DPR and as a public service to enhance open government, transparency and accountability. DPR is also known as California State Parks (“CSP”).All Materials are made available on an “as is” basis, on the express condition that users who view, download, transfer or otherwise access or use the Materials expressly accept these Terms of Use and DisclaimersTERMS OF USEAll materials contained herein are protected by the United States Copyright Law, may not be sold or altered, and must be attributed to CSP. These Materials are intended for free distribution for personal or public sector use. Commercial uses of these Materials must be approved by CSP in advance; contact geodata@parks.ca.govfor permission.DATA WARRANTY DISCLAIMERCSP strives to ensure that published Materials are accurate, but makes no warranty, representation or guaranty of any type as to the content, accuracy, timeliness, completeness or fitness for any particular purpose or use, nor shall any such warranty be implied, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. All warranties are specifically disclaimed. DATA CURRENCY DISCLAIMERThese Materials may be updated at irregular intervals. All users should check for updates regularly and ensure the most current version of the Materials is being used.LIABILITY DISCLAIMERCSP disclaims any responsibility or legal liability to users for damages of any kind, including lost profits, lost savings, business interruption, or any other incidental or consequential damages relating to the providing of the Materials or the use of it. CSP expressly disclaims any responsibility to defend or indemnify users against claims of others based on users’ copying, reliance, distribution, or other use of any of the Materials. Users assume the risk of using these Materials and shall have no remedy at law or equity against CSP in case the Materials provided are inaccurate, incomplete or otherwise defective.
Status
completed
Collection
Collection Title
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, GIS Maps Data
URL
https://purl.stanford.edu/ng146rv3289
Language
eng
Credit
Fire and Resource Assessment Program (Calif.). (2018). Restoring Forest Ecosystem Services Damaged by Wildfire, California, 2018. Fire and Resource Assessment Program (Calif.). Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/td803hr4166
Point of Contact
Contact
Fire and Resource Assessment Program (Calif.)
Email
geodata@parks.ca.gov
Phone
916 999 9999

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