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Texas Statewide Assessment

Texas Statewide Assessment. Texas Statewide Assessment. Burl Carraway. State & Private Forestry Redesign. State & Private Forestry Redesign. Purpose of Redesign.

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Texas Statewide Assessment

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  1. Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment Burl Carraway

  2. State & Private Forestry Redesign State & Private Forestry Redesign Purpose of Redesign Shape and influence use of forest land on a scale and in a way that optimizes public benefits from treesand forests for both current and future generations

  3. THE SOLUTION:“Increase the level of competitive federal financial assistance” State & Private Forestry Redesign State & Private Forestry Redesign Competitive Allocation “Key issue is formula funding”

  4. Focus on national issues and sustaining diverse public benefits Prioritize using the best available information to assess conditions and identify opportunities Outcomes are achieved through collaboration, partnerships, and working at appropriate scales State & Private Forestry Redesign State & Private Forestry Redesign Redesign Approach

  5. State & Private Forestry Redesign State & Private Forestry Redesign National Themes Conserve Working Forest Landscapes Protect Forestsfrom Harm Enhance Benefitsfrom Trees and Forests

  6. Statewide Assessment of Forest Resource Statewide Forest Resource Strategy Annual Report on Use of Funds State & Private Forestry Redesign State & Private Forestry Redesign Requirements of Redesign and2008 Farm Bill

  7. Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment S&PF Redesign and 2008 Farm Bill require states to develop Statewide Assessment of Forest Resources Statewide assessment will: Describe forest conditions on all ownerships Identify forest-related benefits and services Identify threats to the forest resource Highlight issues and trends of concern as well as opportunities for action Delineate high priority forest landscapes to be addressed Be geospatially based

  8. Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment Delineation of priority rural and urban forest landscape areas should be accomplished through geospatial analysis Geospatial analysis should include thematic layers that address: Development Risk Fragmentation Wildfire Risk Forest Health Risk Fish and Wildlife Habitat Water Quality and Supply Economic Potential Green Infrastructure

  9. Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment of Forest Resources was developed around issues facing the state’s forest and tree resources rather than being based on the forest resources themselves. Issue based rather than resource based

  10. Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment Because issues vary in importance among states, task force decided that instead of “fill-in-the-blank” template, an example, or model, assessment would be developed. Companion “how-to” document: How assessment was developed How relevant spatial data can be analyzed to identify priority areas States free to follow this model or develop one that better fits their state and preferences Following model will allow for better comparison across states

  11. Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment of Forest Resources

  12. Status of the Forest Resource (Conditions and Trends)Forest area, forest ownership, and forest type by region (East Texas vs. Central and West Texas) Sustainability of Forest Resources in East Texas(Stakeholder Issues)Changes and growth/drain impact on sustainability (timber surplus in SE Texas and possible sustainability concern in NE Texas) Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment FIA Data

  13. Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment of Forest Resources

  14. Issue Population Growth and Urbanization Central Texas Woodlands Conservation Sustainability of Forest Resources in East TX Water Quality and Quantity Urban Forest Sustainability Forest Health Other Issues of Stakeholder Importance ExtremelyImportant 48 48 48 66 40 46 Important 35 33 38 20 42 40 Doesn’t Matter Much 3 3 Not Important 1 Don’t Know 1 Number Of Comments 16 9 9 9 8 3 40 Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment Stakeholder input gathered through on-line survey (Survey Monkey) Summary of Stakeholder Survey on Issues (86 responses to 292 surveyed—29%)

  15. Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment Separate spatial analyses for each issue

  16. Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment Layer Selection Guiding principle from task force: Use input data layers and principles of weighted overlay analysis provided by SFLA For rural analyses, using all or some of the SFLA input layers was considered sufficient for spatially identifying priority areas across the landscape For urban analyses, in addition to 8 of the 13 SFLA layers used, 16 other layers were developed and used If a layer was considered to inform an issue, then it was included for that issue

  17. Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment Layers from Southern Forest Land Assessment Forestland Forest Patches Wetlands Riparian Areas Priority Watersheds Modified Site Productivity T&E Species Proximity to Public Lands Forest Health Public Drinking Water aka Protected Areas Modified Modified Slope Wildfire Risk Development Level Modified

  18. Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment Spatial Overlay Analysis Geospatial analysis is a way of making sense of how various types of information (e.g., natural resource, environmental, or cultural) are related geographically and express this visually as a map Spatial analysis involves geospatial layers, or themes, which are thematic sets of spatial data representing one type of information, such as land use, cover type, roads, census tracts, or streams Spatial analysis allows us to simplify and quantify the relationships among various thematic layers when overlaid together

  19. Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment Issue 1: Population Growth and Urbanization Texas communities are growing at an alarming rate. Community leaders need proactive management tools and technical support systems to help prepare for the effects of “high-velocity” growth on forest resources before it happens—not after.

  20. Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment Issue 3: Sustainability of Forest Resources in East TX For more than a century, the forests of East Texas have provided a number of economic and societal advantages such as manufacturing, employment, recreation, and environmental protection. Today, pressure on this resource has never been greater. East Texas is experiencing unprecedented change in the management and use of the Pineywoods. Population growth, ownership changes and parcelization, residential development, and non-consumptive demands will impact the forested landscape for decades to come.

  21. Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment of Forest Resources

  22. Summarized by County Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment Combined Rural and Urban Priority—Merged Datasets

  23. Summarized by Watershed Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment Combined Rural and Urban Priority—Merged Datasets

  24. Texas Statewide Assessment Texas Statewide Assessment Burl Carraway Department Head Sustainable Forestry 979-458-6630 bcarraway@tfs.tamu.edu texasforestservice.tamu.edu

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