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 monitoringGeological and Soil Characteristics of Forest Health Monitoring Plots2018-06-162018-08-15The soils and geology of each plot were characterized by pH, duff/soil depth, presence of acidic/basic indicators, and descriptions of the rocks present, topography, and the expected bedrock at each location. Z0017_2545_05Q3JJVMC.17.2545mySQLGene O Desideraggio (2018) Geological and Soil Characteristics of Forest Health Monitoring Plots. FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/forest-health-monitoring/dataset/geological-soil-characteristics-forest-health-monitoringhttps://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/data/archive/project/forest-health-monitoring/dataset/geological-soil-characteristics-forest-health-monitoringAcidic_Indicators_Acidic_Indicators_Presence of plant species that indicate acidic soils. Scale of 1-2, 1 being not present and 2 being not present.textBasic_Indicators_Basic_Indicators_Presence of plant species that indicate basic soils. Scale of 1-2, 1 being not present and 2 being present.textDuff_Depth_(cm)Duff_Depth_(cm)Depth of the duff layer.decimal0.1rational0.15Expected_BedrockExpected_BedrockType of bedrock based on location of plot.textpH_of_BpH_of_BThe pH of the B layer of soil. decimal1rational014pH_of_O_pH_of_O_The pH of the O layer.decimal1rational014PlotPlotThe Forest Health Monitoring Plot where sample was taken.textRocksRocksDescription of rocks found at study site. textSoil_Depth_>Probe_(Y/N)Soil_Depth_>Probe_(Y/N)textStudy_Location_(between_subplots)Study_Location_(between_subplots)Location where soil tests where completed in between subplots.textTopographyTopographyDescription of the topography of plot.text