ChattOconeeNF
Integrating Timber and RIM Knowledge - Ozark-St. Francis NFs
Integrating Timber and RIM Knowledge - Ozark-St. Francis NFs
As the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests’ Resource Information Management staff, personnel from GIS and Timber created a digital sample cruise system that allows for improved efficiency of removing trees, while increasing timber marker safety. The teamwork highlights how skills integration and information exchange between different disciplines benefits the forest’s mission.
Ozark-St. Francis National Forests’ Resource Information Management staff received the Regional Forester’s Special Award during the 2021 Regional Forester Honor Awards, held virtually Nov. 3.
The theme for this year’s awards was “Together, We Rise.”
“The theme acknowledges exceptional Southern Region employees, work units, partnerships and groups who have demonstrated interdependence and unity in accomplishing the Forest Service mission while overcoming difficulties in these challenging times,” said Ken Arney, Regional Forester, Southern Region 8.
The Regional Forester’s Special Award recognizes employees, partners, or volunteers who have demonstrated excellence in their unified commitment to public service, conservation or outreach while overcoming the special challenges that FY 2021 presented.
The team was recognized for developing a digital process using LiDAR to determine the exact location of overstory removal trees. The process decreased the time to develop the sale package used to put out bid proposals from months to weeks and increased safety in the field for timber markers.
The process improves safety for the markers by reducing their time and exposure on the ground regeneration units, which are stands of dense young trees and brush.
“This project has application across any National Forest and goes to show how Geospatial technology has application in day-to-day work that is being done on the ground, said Gregg Vickers, Ozark-St. Francis National Forests.
Integrating Timber and RIM Knowledge - Ozark-St. Francis NFs
Integrating Timber and RIM Knowledge - Ozark-St. Francis NFs
As the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests’ Resource Information Management staff, personnel from GIS and Timber created a digital sample cruise system that allows for improved efficiency of removing trees, while increasing timber marker safety. The teamwork highlights how skills integration and information exchange between different disciplines benefits the forest’s mission.
Ozark-St. Francis National Forests’ Resource Information Management staff received the Regional Forester’s Special Award during the 2021 Regional Forester Honor Awards, held virtually Nov. 3.
The theme for this year’s awards was “Together, We Rise.”
“The theme acknowledges exceptional Southern Region employees, work units, partnerships and groups who have demonstrated interdependence and unity in accomplishing the Forest Service mission while overcoming difficulties in these challenging times,” said Ken Arney, Regional Forester, Southern Region 8.
The Regional Forester’s Special Award recognizes employees, partners, or volunteers who have demonstrated excellence in their unified commitment to public service, conservation or outreach while overcoming the special challenges that FY 2021 presented.
The team was recognized for developing a digital process using LiDAR to determine the exact location of overstory removal trees. The process decreased the time to develop the sale package used to put out bid proposals from months to weeks and increased safety in the field for timber markers.
The process improves safety for the markers by reducing their time and exposure on the ground regeneration units, which are stands of dense young trees and brush.
“This project has application across any National Forest and goes to show how Geospatial technology has application in day-to-day work that is being done on the ground, said Gregg Vickers, Ozark-St. Francis National Forests.