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Jennifer Pontius

Organization: University of Vermont

Affiliations: University of Vermont

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Biography

Jen works with the FEMC Director and serves as a bridge between FEMC and the Rubenstein School of Natural Resources which is FEMC's organizational home within the University of Vermont. Her research is cross-disciplinary with the ultimate goal of scaling plot-based forest health relationships to a landscape-scale using remote sensing and GIS modeling. To date, this work has focused on the detection and mapping of pre-visual forest decline symptoms resulting from invasive species, global climate change and acid deposition/nutrient depletion. These techniques provide a much-needed tool for the early detection of new and existing stressors and will allow forest management agencies to focus management efforts before stands are severely impacted.


FEMC Data Archive Projects Associated With:

Project Role Start Date of Role End Date of Role
Vermont Forest Health MonitoringProject Lead/Principal Investigator 2014-06-01 Ongoing
Forest Condition Change in Northern Vermont: Potential causes and implications for landscape-scale analysisParticipant 2011-05-01 2011-08-31
Snowpack Monitoring Using Wireless TechnologyProject Lead/Principal Investigator 2011-10-01 2013-06-01
Northeastern Forest Health Trend Index Derived from Landsat ImageryProject Lead/Principal Investigator 2011-01-01 2012-01-01
EPSCOR Vegetative Phenology Metric DataProject Lead/Principal Investigator 2015-08-01 Ongoing
Northeastern Regional Aerial Detection Surveys and Insect and Disease SurveysProject Lead/Principal Investigator 2016-06-02 2018-04-30
Aboveground and coarse roots carbon storage estimates based on varying forest type specificity for northwestern Vermont and northeastern New York forestsParticipant 2018-02-09 Ongoing
Mapping forest species mixes across the Northeast from Landsat imageryProject Lead/Principal Investigator 2014-10-01 2018-09-30
Drivers and projections of forest fragmentation in Vermont and the NortheastProject Lead/Principal Investigator 2018-10-01 2020-10-30
Mapping Climate Change Exposure for Northeastern Tree SpeciesProject Lead/Principal Investigator 2021-10-28 Ongoing
Regional Forest Health MonitoringProject Lead/Principal Investigator 2014-06-01 Ongoing

FEMC Documents Associated With:

Authors Name Date Type
Jennifer Pontius, Alison Adams, Elissa Schuett2024 FEMC Annual Conference Proceedings2025-05-13Annual Report
Jennifer Pontius, Alison Adams, Matthias Sirch, Nancy Voorhis, Alexana Wolf, Elissa Schuett, Soren Donisvitch, Ben Porter, Matthew RiosRegional Forest Health Monitoring Program: 2024 Report2025-04-30Annual Report
Jennifer Pontius, James Duncan, Anthony D'Amato, Lukas KopackiClimate Change Exposure Mapping for Northeastern Tree Species2024-06-17Report
Jennifer Pontius, Alison Adams, Matthias Sirch, Elissa SchuettProceedings of the 2023 Annual Conference2024-05-15Other Documents
Jennifer Pontius, Alison Adams, Matthias Sirch, Nancy Voorhis, Alexana Wolf, Elissa Schuett, Soren Donisvitch, Ben Porter, Jacob Vitale, Jerome LeeRegional Forest Health Monitoring Program: 2023 Report2024-05-09Annual Report
Jennifer Pontius, Alison Adams, Matthias Sirch, Pia Ruisi-Besares, Elissa Schuett, Soren Donisvitch, Ben Porter, Ralph GreenFEMC Browse Regional Assessment Report2023-12-01Report
Jennifer Pontius, Alison Adams, Matthias Sirch, Nancy Voorhis, Alexana Wolf, Elissa Schuett, Soren Donisvitch, Hanson Menzies, Ben PorterRegional Forest Health Monitoring Program: 2022 Report2023-11-27Report
Jennifer Pontius, Alison Adams, Elissa Schuett, Hanson MenziesConference Proceedings of the 2022 FEMC Annual Conference2023-05-26Annual Report
Jennifer Pontius, Matthias Sirch, Nancy Voorhis, Elissa Schuett, Naomi Cutler, Ben PorterRegional Forest Health Monitoring Program: 2021 Report2023-03-21Report
Jennifer Pontius, Elissa Schuett, Victoria HellwigMonitoring the Connection Between Forest Health and Outdoor Recreation2023-02-03Report
Jennifer Pontius, Elissa SchuettFEMC 2023 Work Plan2022-09-27Other Documents
Jennifer Pontius, James Duncan, Emma Tait, Matthias Sirch, Nancy Voorhis, Alyx Belisle, Pia Ruisi-Besares, Elissa SchuettTechnical Report: Monitoring and Communicating Changes in Disturbance Regimes (Version 1.0)2021-10-15Report
Jennifer Pontius, James Duncan, Josephine Robertson , Matthias Sirch, Nancy Voorhis, Alyx Belisle, Pia Ruisi-Besares, Elissa Schuett, Dani CookTechnical Report on Assembling Indicators to Monitor Climate-Driven Change in Northeastern Forests (Version 1.0)2021-09-24Document
Jennifer Pontius, James Duncan, John Truong, Elissa SchuettProceedings of the 2020 Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative Annual Conference2021-03-30Publication
Jennifer Pontius, James DuncanVermont Regional Planning Commission Fragmentation Risk Glance Sheets2020-10-16Other Documents
Jennifer Pontius, Alexandra Kosiba, James Duncan, John Truong, Matthias Nevins, Matthias Sirch, Julia Pupko2019 Massachusetts Forest Health Monitoring Program: 2019 Report2020-07-20Annual Report
Jennifer Pontius, Alexandra Kosiba, James Duncan, John Truong, Julia Pupko, Alyx BelisleProceedings of the 2019 Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative Conference2020-07-09Other Documents
Jennifer Pontius, Alexandra Kosiba, James Duncan, Mike Finnegan, John TruongNortheast Forest Fragmentation Information Network Version 1.0: Analysis of Resources and Gaps2019-09-23Report
Sandra Wilmot, Jennifer Pontius, James Duncan, David Gudex-Cross, Christine Sandbach, John TruongVermont Forest Health Monitoring Protocol 2019 (full protocol)2019-09-20Other Documents
Jennifer Pontius, Alexandra Kosiba, James Duncan, Mike Finnegan, John TruongClimate Connection: Tools for Understanding Climate Change and How It Impacts Forest Ecosystems in the Northeast2019-08-26Report
Jennifer Pontius, Alexandra Kosiba, James Duncan, Laura EdlingLinking Forest Science to Policy: Improving a Forest Indicators Dashboard to Inform Policy and Decision Making Across Vermont's Forested Landscape2019-06-01Publication
Jennifer Pontius, Alexandra Kosiba, James Duncan, John Truong, Stephen RotellaProceedings of the 2018 Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative Conference2019-05-20Annual Report
William Keeton, Jennifer Pontius, Alexandra Kosiba, James Duncan, Emma Tait, Garrett MeigsNortheastern Forest Health Atlas - Technical Report2018-09-11Report
Paul Schaberg, Jennifer Pontius, James DuncanProceedings of the 8th Eastern CANUSA Forest Science Conference: Understanding and Managing ECANUSA Forests in a Changing Environment2017-05-26Publication
Jennifer PontiusProceedings of the 2016 Vermont Monitoring Cooperative Conference2017-02-08Report
Jennifer Pontius, Alison Adams, Elissa SchuettExploring Trends in Tree Mortality as a Response to Disturbance DriversReport
Jennifer Pontius, Alison Adams, Nancy Voorhis, Alexana Wolf, Elissa Schuett, Soren Donisvitch, Ben Porter, Matthew RiosRegional Forest Health Monitoring Program: 2025 ReportAnnual Report
Jennifer Pontius, Alison Adams, Nancy Voorhis, Alexana Wolf, Elissa Schuett, Soren Donisvitch, Ben PorterRegional Forest Health Monitoring Program: 2025 State Supplemental Figure PackageAnnual Report