Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femc705 Spear StreetSouth BurlingtonVermont05403United States of AmericaForest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC) leadVermont Forest Parks and Recreation partnerVermont Forest Health MonitoringThe Forest Health Monitoring Program was established in 1991 as a joint effort between the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) and the Vermont Monitoring Cooperative (VMC) (as of March 2017 renamed to Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC)) to monitor the condition of a range of tree species in Vermont. Plot design follows the structure set by the National Forest Health Monitoring Program with additional metrics added to reflect improvements in monitoring technologies and additions to monitoring objectives.Vermont Forest Health MonitoringJohnsonMichaelSimmonsTomWilmotSandraPetersonFlorenceLackeyJayWellsRonGreenoughBradLundLarsBartonBerniePontiusJenniferKosibaAlexandraDuncanJamesGudex-CrossDavidMurrayHelenaWilliardKatlynSandbachChristineTruongJohnCarrKirstiGurvichDianaRossellBeccaDraytonCarolineRomakerElizabethHammKelseyPerrinMikeUpdikeSawyerRotellaStephenWardDanielleRobertson Josephine DesideraggioGenelong term monitoringforest healthcontinuous forest inventory forest regenerationforest compositionforest health monitoringGeneral Plot Characteristics 2018-06-112018-08-21A general description of the Forest Health Monitoring Plots including dominant understory and overstory species, slope, aspect, approximate age of forest stand, % canopy coverage, tree size class diversity, and downed woody debris size diversity. Z0017_2546_U731WJVMC.17.2546mySQLDanielle Ward (2018) General Plot Characteristics . FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/forest-health-monitoring/dataset/general-plot-characteristicshttps://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/data/archive/project/forest-health-monitoring/dataset/general-plot-characteristicsApprox__Age_(years)Approx__Age_(years)Approximate age of the forest stand.textAspect_Aspect_Aspect of plotint1integer0360Canopy_Coverage_(%)Canopy_Coverage_(%)% of canopy coverage.int1rational0100DescriptionDescriptionImportant descriptive features of plot.textDominant_OverstoryDominant_OverstoryDominant overstory species.textDominant_UnderstoryDominant_UnderstoryDominant understory species.textDowned_Woody_Debris_Size_DiversityDowned_Woody_Debris_Size_DiversityDiversity of downed woody debris size.textSlope_(degree)Slope_(degree)Slope of plot.int1integer0100PlotPlotThe Forest Health Monitoring Plot where sample was taken.textSubplot_Subplot_The subplot where study was completed.intTree_Size_Class_DiversityTree_Size_Class_DiversityThe diversity of tree size class at study site.text