EXPECTATIONS FOR THE BUDGET ON CORE DATA AND CYCLE LENGTHS Bill Burkman SRS FIA Knoxville, TN

EXPECTATIONS FOR THE BUDGET ON CORE DATA AND CYCLE LENGTHS

Bill BurkmanSRS FIA Knoxville, TN

CO-PRESENTER ON EXPANDED FOREST MEASUREMENTS

Sharon Stanton PNW FIAPortland, OR

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New FIA Strategic Plan including emphasis areas

National FIA Budget History Plans based on FY 2016 Budget Enhanced Forest Measurements

– Sharon Stanton

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New FIA Strategic Plan including emphasis areas

FY 2014 funding w/10% reduced field work $66.8 M

7/10 cycle with AK and program build-out $79-83 M

Option B plus TPO, NWOS, RS, Urban, Carbon $84-92 M

Option C plus national 5-year cycle (1X) $99-104 M

Option D plus full Farm Bill addressed $103-108 MPartner funded enhancements at 90+% partner expense

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Items included in option Cost

National FIA Budget History

Funding Source/Description

FY 2010 Enacted

FY 2011 Enacted

FY 2012 Enacted

FY 2013 Enacted

FY 2014 Enacted

FY2015 Enacted

FY 2016 President’s Budget

R&D Appropriation 312.0 306.6 295.3 279.9 292.8 296.0 292.0

(FIA within R&D Appropriation)

66.9 66.8 64.3 60.9 66.8 70.0 83.0

S&PF Information and Analysis

5.0 5.0 4.9 4.7 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total FIA (R&D plus S&PF)

71.9 71.8 69.2 65.6 66.8 70.0 83.0

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Plans for 2016

First decision – no negotiations

Implement Option B: restore 7-year cycle in eastern US, 10-year cycle in western US, implement

interior Alaska, improve base FIA program!!!!

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Plans for 2016

First decision – no negotiations

Implement Option B: restore 7-year cycle in eastern US, 10-year cycle in western US, implement

interior Alaska, improve base FIA program!!!!

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Plans for 2016

Second decisions – no priority

• Enhance TPO Program• Improved carbon/biomass estimates• Enhance NWOS• Land cover/land use change research• Urban inventory

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Turnover the presentation to Sharon Stanton

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

William G. Burkmanbburkman@fs.fed.us865.862.2072

QUESTIONS?

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