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Plan	Monitoring Question	Plan Direction	Indicators	Evaluation	Required Monitoring Elements
El Yunque (2022)	01 Is climate change, including changes in variability, influencing maintenance and restoration of ecosystems? Is climate change influencing the ability to respond to increases in visitor use and associated impacts on ecosystems?		Trends in climate, including extremes, disturbance patterns, cloud-base elevation, and long-term ecological processes Indicator(s) (1)	Evaluation	6. climate change and other stressors
El Yunque (2022)	02 What is the status of the watersheds in relation to ecological and social services? Are the priority watershed conditions functioning properly? Is the Rio Blanco watershed supplying appropriate ecological services? Are riparian buffers providin More ...		All Targeted focal species presence or absence through scientific surveys,Environmental changes produced by climate change or any other environmental stressor,In-stream flows and water quality parameters,Indicators considered in the Watershed Condition Framework,Riparian area tree and shrub distribution Indicator(s) (6)	Evaluation	1. watershed condition
El Yunque (2022)	03 Are mature forests changing in structure, composition and function? Are projects or management actions utilizing native species in their reforestation, restoration and/or mitigation activities? Has the structure and composition of the plantation/s More ...		Changes in spatial extent, deviation from natural range of variability, percent of invasive, and percent of change of the structure and composition of the forest,Changes in spatial extent, deviation from natural range of variability, percent of native species, and percent of change of the structure and composition of the forest,Components of distribution, structure and composition of forest types using the National Vegetation Classification System,Native species abundance, basal area, species density, and % closed canopy,Number/abundance of native species in reforestation/restoration mitigations,Percent canopy cover, native species abundance after storm,Species abundance, stem density, basal area and species density of plantation/secondary forest types Indicator(s) (7)	Evaluation	2.ecological conditions (aquatic/terrestrial)
El Yunque (2022)	04 What is the location and status of populations of plant at-risk species? What is the status of the key ecological conditions that contribute to the recovery of threatened and endangered species? What is the status of the key ecological conditions More ...		Presence or absence and species abundance of at-risk species through surveys.,Status and trends of habitat ecological conditions associated to at-risk species Indicator(s) (2)	Evaluation	3. focal species
El Yunque (2022)	05 Is El Yunque implementing watershed restoration action plans in order to get all watersheds into the class 1 Watershed Condition Framework category? Are ecosystem services being supplied in a sustainable manner? Is El Yunque being conserved, maint More ...		Assessments of ecological services conditions.,Developed and implemented Watershed Condition Framework action plan Indicator(s) (2)	Evaluation	4. viability of species of concern
El Yunque (2022)	06 Are the forests in the Community Interface Resource Management Area maintaining the goods and services expected from a healthy and sustainable landscape? Are the projects and activities conducted in the Community Interface Resource Management Area More ...		Levels of production of multiple uses including Forest products; water outputs; camping, special-use and other permits; recreation opportunities,Number and type of education and youth programs.,Number and type of Forest-based special-use permits,Number and type of licensed Forest operators/concessions,Number of individuals, and youth in particular, participating in Forest education and youth programs,Number of partnerships specializing in interpretive and education programs for visitors and communities,Number of staff and volunteers participating in trainings and learning opportunities,Number of training opportunities offered or attended in the area of interpretation and environmental education,Number, type and funding of partnerships around Forest resources, within and across forest boundaries,Number, type, and total dollars for direct employment with El Yunque,Results of the Environmental Literacy Survey for Middle School Indicator(s) (11)	Evaluation	9. social, economic, cultural sustainability
El Yunque (2022)	07 Are historic properties assessed and managed according to Federal law and agency regulations? Have potentially reusable historic structures been assessed and refurbished for active use? Are the interpretation and recreation offerings that promote More ...		Annual heritage program target score,Number and status of new or updated interpretative and education offerings related to cultural resources and historic sites,Number of sites evaluated and nominated Indicator(s) (3)	Evaluation	9. social, economic, cultural sustainability
El Yunque (2022)	08 What progress has been made to maintain and reuse existing historic infrastructure?		Number of historic structures reused Indicator(s) (1)	Evaluation
El Yunque (2022)	09 What are the primary goods obtained from the Forest? What are the primary services provided by the Forest? What quantities of good and services are produced? How is the Plan facilitating ecosystem services production?		Acreages of soil and water improvements,Number of conservation educational activities,Number of maintenance, restoration, or improvement activities,Number of research publications,Number of special-use permits,Number of visitors and scenery inventories,Water produced Indicator(s) (7)	Evaluation
El Yunque (2022)	10 What is the status of the travel management system? What is the road maintenance and deferred maintenance for the Forest? How are the people accessing the Forest? Is access connected to adjacent natural areas? How are infrastructure objectives co More ...		Approved transportation analysis and road safety plan stages of implementation,Number of historic structures restored,Objectives met from the facilities master plan,Percent of maintenance accomplished and reduction backlog.,Road connectivity index, number of touristic routes, regional trails. Indicator(s) (5)	Evaluation
El Yunque (2022)	11 How many acres of land within the proclamation boundary are dedicated to agriculture or forestry? How do we collaborate with municipal planning? What/ how much land is being acquired to be added on to the Forest?		Acres of border surveyed,Acres under conservation agreement,Land use and land cover,Number inputs sent to Puerto Rico Planning Board,Public involvement in land acquisition Indicator(s) (6)	Evaluation
El Yunque (2022)	12 Are Forest recreation sites being impacted by high visitation and use? Are visitors being provided adequate and current interpretive and heritage information related to the Forest? Is there a potential to create recreation opportunities in the low More ...		Annual site visit to recreation areas and trails,Conditions and locations of SUP issued for recreation purposes on the Forest,Conditions in the most used sites,Coordination with PR Tourism Company regarding Forest offerings,Coordination with Regional Natural Protected Areas offerings,Dispersal of recreation opportunities,Economic and geographical shifts in Special Use Permits related to recreation,Number of materials produced,Number of outreach meetings held with neighboring communities and municipalities,Number of recreation opportunity guides that are produced,Number of trails and existing sites identified which have recreational value,Partners offering more dispersed recreation off PR 191 road, in other areas on the Forest, SUP or agreements,Partners offering sustainable recreation opportunities on the Forest,Visitor use numbers,Visitors hosted at El Portal Visitor Center and Reception area,Website hits looking into Forest information and time span Indicator(s) (16)	Evaluation
El Yunque (2022)	13 Is the wilderness area being properly managed to program standards? Are recreation activities meeting wilderness recreation guidelines?		Area and number of sites impacted by use,Special use permit affecting wilderness and impacts,Visitor use rates and number of encounters,Wilderness plan stages of implementation and development Indicator(s) (4)	Evaluation
El Yunque (2022)	14 Are the Comprehensive River Management Plan guidelines being implemented? Is the trash-free zones initiative being implemented?		Conditions and results of the seasonal monitoring of water quality of wild and scenic rivers and connecting streams data,Pounds of trash collected,Trash collection visits by Forest Service teams to wild and scenic river “recreation” segments Indicator(s) (3)	Evaluation
El Yunque (2022)	15 Is the Forest developing partnerships toward the strengthening of interpretative and educational initiatives to improve the regional identity and the capacity for shared stewardship? Does the Forest have an interpretation and environmental educati More ...		Accomplishments of the interpretation and environmental education strategy developed for the Forest,Number and types partnerships with related themes or objectives directed to interpretative and educational initiatives,Surveys in schools to measure knowledge and awareness of the Forest management strategies and connection of the Forest goods and services Indicator(s) (3)	Evaluation
El Yunque (2022)	16 How effective are the collaboration activities in helping to implement the Forest Plan? Is the Plan’s implementation facilitating shared understanding and collaboration? How is the collaboration process required as part of the vision and managem More ...		Number of collaborative projects,Number of new partnerships originated by communities or local and State government organizations in coordination with the Forest that caters to outdoor recreation opportunities,Number of regional environmental literacy initiatives and education projects with local communities to promote and strengthen a collaborative and participatory management approach required in the Vision and Management StrategyF Indicator(s) (3)	Evaluation
El Yunque (2022)	17 How many environmental education and community-based enterprises have been developed in the municipalities of the geographic region? How many projects related to forest products have been established in the region?		The number of forest products projects,The number projects associated with community-based enterprises,The number projects for environmental education Indicator(s) (3)	Evaluation
El Yunque (2022)	18 Are there partnerships being developed to develop this regional trail system? Are the roads that provide main access being maintained? Are the communities of Sabana and Palmer integrated in this new regional trail system and are they informed of t More ...		Amount and distance of new trails providing connectivity with the region being developed,Amount of maintenance activities done in the main access roads into El Yunque,Number of agreements with partners established around the development of a new regional trail system,Number of interpretation initiatives with the municipalities, residents, and organized regional groups Indicator(s) (4)	Evaluation
El Yunque (2022)	19 Is there more land, through different contracts and initiatives, being allocated to maintain the connectivity of these watersheds? Are there new conservation/restoration efforts being created with municipalities, organizations, enterprises? Are th More ...		Amount of land acquired, through different agreements, for the conservation of these watersheds,Amount of land treated with specific restoration projects,Number of community-based enterprises working in sustainable recreation activities around these watersheds,Number of restoration projects performed in this region Indicator(s) (4)	Evaluation
Carson (2022)	01 Are watersheds functioning properly? Are "impaired" or "functioning-at-risk" watersheds moving toward desired conditions?	Watersheds are functioning properly (10) or trending toward proper functioning condition and resilient in that they exhibit h...,Improve or maintain watershed function on at least 5,000 to 10,000 acres annually to include installing 35 to 100 erosion con...,Obliterate or naturalize at least 20 miles of unneeded roads within each 10-year period following plan approval....	Miles of road decommissioned,Number of acres treated to improve watershed condition,Percentage of watersheds in proper functioning condition Indicator(s) (3)	Evaluation	1. watershed condition

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Evaluation:
Required Monitoring Elements:

Amount of topsoil displacement
TEPCS species occurrence
# of projects/acres treated in lynx habitat conducted under exemptions to standards VEGS1, S2, S5, and S6...
# of submitted cultural resource nominations to the State Hist Pres Officer, and # of completed historic contexts, overviews, thematic studies, or cultural resources property preservation plans for significant cultural resources identified thru inventory
#of permits sold for: Fuelwood, Vigas, Collection of plants, Latillas, Christmas trees
% disturbed in detrimental soil condition
% of regeneration harvests restocked in 5 years
% of soils in disturbed condition at the unit and project scale
% soils in disturbed condition
% streams in the following condition classes: 1) functioning properly, 2) functioning at risk, functionally impaired
303(d) status
303d streams
303d streams
303d temperature exceedance
303d turbidity exceedance
A quantitative and qualitative estimate of performance, comparing outputs and services with those projected by the Forest Plan.
Absolute cover of key species
Abundance and diversity of native riparian obligate species in treatment areas
Abundance of Eastern wood-pewee and Pine warbler in CFLR project area
Abundance of invasives
Abundance of key species (percent cover)
Abundance of major forest cover/community types
Acadian flycatcher**
Access and road conditions
access for mineral resource exploration
Accidents
Accomplished acres of fuel treatments
Accomplishments of the interpretation and environmental education strategy developed for the Forest
accomplishments of volunteer program
Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index (AWSSI) calculated for Plan area based on daily measurements of maximum temperature, minimum temperature, snowfall and snow depth
Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index (AWSSI). Index is based on data measured on a daily basis: 1. Max temperature 2. Min temperature 3. Snowfall 4. Snow depth
Acid deposition
Acid neutralizing capacity
Acid Neutralizing Capacity (ANC)*
Acid neutralizing capacity: Lower Saddlebag and Ross Lakes
Acidic Deposition
Acorn woodpecker populations and distributions
Acreage and % of the total ecosystem extent in the Maintain Condition Class (i.e. meets desired conditions)
Acreage and % of the total ecosystem extent in the Maintain Condition Class (i.e. meets desired conditions)
Acreage and % of the total ecosystem extent in the Maintain Condition Class (i.e. meets desired conditions)
Acreage and % of the total ecosystem extent in the Maintain Condition Class (i.e. meets desired conditions)
Acreage and % of the total ecosystem extent in the Maintain Condition Class (i.e. meets desired conditions)
Acreage in recreation setting by Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) in the Fully Compatible, Inconsistent, or Unacceptable conditions
Acreage of existing scenic integrity levels (ESI) vs desired scenic integrity objectives (SIO) in the High existing scenic integrity, Moderate existing scenic integrity and Low existing scenic integrity conditions
Acreage of prairie dog towns controlled)
Acreage of secure (grizzly habitat) core by BMU Subunit,
Acreages of soil and water improvements
Acres / location of vegetation management in different forest types
Acres adversely impacted by dispersed recreation
Acres affected and/or susceptible to invasive plant species
Acres affected by insect and disease outbreaks.
Acres affected by natural disturbance processes
Acres affected by specie
Acres affected by species
Acres affected by type and insect and disease
Acres affected by type and insect and disease
Acres and distribution of habitat components (old growth, young stands, snags)
Acres and distribution of habitat components (old growth, young stands, snags) specific to each species
Acres and distribution of quality remote, high quality remote, interior, early structural, late structural, and old growth habitat
Acres and extent of Gunnison prairie dog colonies
Acres and location of desired versus actual scenery integrity condition
Acres and location of fuel management and restoration treatments (mechanical and prescribed fire)
Acres and location of insect and disease infestations and tree mortality
Acres and locations of existing fuel treatments
Acres and number by type of fire (I-V) or by size class
Acres and number of projects where BMP implementation was effective at protecting soil productivity
Acres and number of temporary openings > 300 acres created by even-aged harvest
Acres and number of temporary openings > 40 acres created by even-aged harvest
Acres and percent of area in the warm-moist PVT that meets modeled habitat criteria for fisher winter and summer habitat (as classified in the R1 Summary database, using FIA data)
Acres and percent of white pine forest type by landscape ecosystem
Acres and percentage of the Forest that meets modeled habitat criteria for flammulated owl habitat (as classified in R1 Summary database, using FIA data)
Acres and percentage of tree size “Very large” for SS 4 pine
Acres and ROS criteria
Acres and volume NEPA cleared
Acres and volume of forest products harvested
Acres and volumes of forest products harvested by silvicultural method and product type
Acres and volumes of timber harvested by silvicultural method and wood class (softwood vs hardwood)
Acres and/or miles of habitat enhanced, maintained, or restored for species of social and recreational interest
Acres and/or number of occurrences of sensitive species habitat adversely impacted by management activities
Acres and/or number of occurrences of sensitive species habitat enhanced or restored
Acres artificial/natural regeneration from prior regeneration harvests
Acres burned by fire type (prescribed or wildfire)
Acres burned by major habitat type
Acres burned by month
Acres burned by wildfire and by severity class by R1 Broad PVT
Acres burned from natural and prescribed fires in relation to oak woodland stands
Acres burned or treated in relation to current distribution (new potential habitat) of species
Acres burned resulting in desired conditions
Acres burned that move the watershed closer to desired conditions
Acres burned, by ecological response unit
Acres burnt.
Acres by class of survey
Acres by Fire Regime 1
Acres by fire regime condition class
Acres by Fire Regime IV
Acres by Fire Regime V
Acres by forest size class
Acres by recreation opportunity spectrum
Acres by silvicultural method by fiscal year
Acres by SMS
Acres by vegetative communities in each MA
Acres certified within 5 years of harvest
Acres changed from suitable to not currently suitable
Acres developed and successfully reclaimed
Acres dominated by desirable hardwood forest types.
Acres harvested by salvage or for sanitation; compare acres treated to acres identified in previous monitoring question
Acres identified for resource benefit
Acres impacted by large disturbance events
Acres in each biophysical setting affected by vegetation management activities
Acres in FRCC 1, 2 and 3
Acres in MA 1.0, 2.1, or 3.0 damaged and damaged acres salvaged within two years
Acres infected /infested
Acres instream water rights applied for and/or secured
Acres intermediate harvest to reduce forest density
Acres inventoried
Acres inventoried by stand exams, walk-throughs, photo interpretation and during project-area analysis
Acres leased for oil and gas exploration and development
Acres lynx habitat changed from suitable to not currently suitable
Acres managed by activity
Acres managed to protect unique values
Acres mechanical fuels treatments not related to timber harvest
acres mechanically treated, acres of prescribed fire, acres of wildfire for resource objectives
Acres mechanically treated; acres of prescribed fire, acres of wildfire for resource objectives
Acres meeting or moving toward desired conditions
Acres meeting required minimum percentages through first-, third- and fifth-year stocking surveys
Acres meeting Scenic Integrity Objectives
Acres moved from Not suitable to suitable or vice versa
Acres noxious weeds treated
Acres occupied by non-native invasive species by ecosystem
Acres of 2-20 yrs. old burned (Rx and wildfire)
Acres of active native vegetation restoration
Acres of actively managed areas
Acres of adversely impacted areas treated to contribute toward restoring desired conditions
Acres of age class and forest types of the Forest
Acres of appropriately stocked jack pine for KW habitat (over or under and with appropriate opening percentage)
Acres of area burnt
Acres of areas surveyed of desert ecological response units occupied by invasive grasses
Acres of artificial and natural regeneration after wildfire
Acres of artificial/natural regeneration following wildfire
Acres of Aspen in 0-9 age class
Acres of aspen protected or maintained
Acres of aspen stands treated
Acres of bark beetle hazard
Acres of big game habitat maintained or improved
Acres of bison-grazed grass dominated habitat
Acres of border surveyed
Acres of bullfrog habitat
Acres of burned areas
Acres of burned forest retained for habitat
Acres of canopy loss in forested vegetation communities due to fire, drought, insects, or disease
Acres of cerulean warbler nesting habitat
Acres of cheatgrass treated
Acres of cheatgrass treated
Acres of commercial harvest on lands suited vs. not suited for timberland
Acres of commercial harvest on lands suited vs. not suited for timberland.
Acres of community wildfire protection plan treated
Acres of compacted snow.
Acres of contiguous blocks of classified old growth
Acres of contiguous habitat connectivity
Acres of core and integrated fuel treatments to reduce fire hazard ratings
Acres of cottonwood overstory riparian habitat
Acres of cover and security habitat in mapped winter range affected by disturbance/mortality
Acres of damage by agent
Acres of damage by agent
Acres of damage by forest type
Acres of damage by forest type
Acres of damage by severity rating
Acres of damage by severity rating
Acres of damage or mortality
Acres of defoliators hazard
Acres of degraded wetlands restored
Acres of detrimental soil disturbance within activity areas
Acres of dispersal habitat, suitable habitat, and by old growth site index categoriest tracked over time
Acres of disturbance
Acres of disturbance of known occupied habitat of globally rare species
Acres of disturbance of occupied habitat of TEPCS plant species and Watch plant species
Acres of dolomite prairie being managed
Acres of dolomite prairie managed with prescribed fire
Acres of early seral forest and forest openings created within each watershed;
Acres of early seral habitat distributed on the forest using westside elk model or other vegetation maps
Acres of early seral habitat relative to historic condition by 5th field watershed tracked over time
Acres of early successional habitat for deer and Bobwhite quail and late successional habitat for turkey
Acres of early-seral habitat tracked over time
Acres of ESH created
Acres of even-aged harvest that emulates natural disturbance regimes, creates wildlife habitat (e.g., jack pine barrens and well-distributed age classes of aspen-spruce-fir mixed stands) and moves toward veg comp goals
Acres of even-aged regeneration, even-aged intermediate, and uneven-aged harvest
Acres of existing and potential old growth by forest type
Acres of existing old growth identified during project-level planning
Acres of fire by objective within each fire management zone
Acres of fire in Sonoran Desert ecosystems
Acres of fire managed for multiple objectives
Acres of fires managed for resource objectives by ecosystem type
Acres of floodplain restored
Acres of focal species habitat treated
Acres of foraging habitat improved (FS action)
Acres of forest with no public access easement
Acres of Forest-wide fuel treatments and vegetation projects
Acres of fuel and restoration treatments
Acres of Fuel Reduction Treatments
Acres of fuel reduction treatments in and out of the wildland-urban interface
Acres of fuels reduction
Acres of grasslands evaluated as highly departed
Acres of grasslands evaluated as restorable
Acres of grasslands treated
Acres of habitat and number places where Sonoran mud turtles occur
Acres of habitat enhanced for Survey and Manage species
Acres of habitat enhanced or restored
Acres of habitat enhancement
Acres of habitat impacted by off trail use
Acres of habitat impacted by OHV use
Acres of habitat improved
Acres of habitat improved for TES species
Acres of habitat in the appropriate ecological condition needed for native and desired non-native species
Acres of habitat restored
Acres of harvest
Acres of hazardous fuels reduction in WUI and non-WUI
Acres of hazardous fuels reduction in WUI and non-WUI
Acres of hazardous fuels reduction in WUI and non-WUI
Acres of high hazard and high risk in WUI defense zone
Acres of high severity fires
Acres of high wildfire risk within the wildland urban interface treated in a manner that reduces risk
Acres of high wildfire risk within the WUI treated in a manner that reduces risk
Acres of impaired riparian restored
Acres of impaired riparian vegetation restored
Acres of implemented projects that maintain or trend toward satisfactory soil condition
Acres of improved watershed or soil conditions
Acres of improvement
Acres of infection centers
Acres of infestation and acres of treatment
Acres of infestation and tree mortality
Acres of infestation and tree mortality
Acres of infestation treated
Acres of initial disturbance for facilities (including roads)
Acres of Insect and Disease Infestations
Acres of insect and disease infestations in lands suitable for timber production
Acres of interim and final reclamation for (including roads)
Acres of intermediate harvest
Acres of invasive plant infestations
Acres of invasive plant infestations
Acres of invasive plant species treated (biologically)
Acres of invasive plant species treated (chemically)
Acres of invasive plant species treated (mechanically)
Acres of invasive plant treatment types
Acres of invasive plant treatments
Acres of invasive plants inventoried
Acres of invasive plants treated
Acres of invasive plants treated
Acres of invasive species infestations
Acres of invasive species infestationsfac
Acres of invasive species surveyed
Acres of invasive species surveyed
Acres of invasives inventoried
Acres of invasives treated
Acres of Inventoried Roadless Area not substantially altered
Acres of Inventoried Roadless Areas
Acres of Inventoried Roadless Areas substantially altered
Acres of jack pine foraging habitat (total and 10 to 20 year age-class) on the suited and unsuited landbase
Acres of key successional habitats provided (open lands, regeneration, etc.
Acres of known infestation in management areas identified for eradication or control
Acres of known infestation in management areas identified for eradication or control
Acres of known occupied habitat of TES terrestrial species and TES and watch plant species maintained or restored
Acres of lake ecosystem enhanced or improved
Acres of lake habitat treated
Acres of lakes improved
Acres of lakes improved or restored.
Acres of land acquired
Acres of land adjustment
Acres of land conveyances, purchases or exchanges by purpose: 1. Protection of T&E species 2. Consolidating Wilderness 3. Increase public ownership on lakes and rivers 4. Unique ecological, cultural or recreational values 5. More efficient land management
Acres of land conveyed
Acres of land exchanged
Acres of land management allocation changes made
Acres of land purchased, exchanged, or interchanged
Acres of late successional and old growth habitat on the Forest tracked over time
Acres of late successional and old growth habitat on the Forest tracked over time (population monitoring)
Acres of late-successional and old growth habitat above 3500 feet elevation on the Forest tracked over time
Acres of late-successional and old growth habitat on the Forest tracked over time
Acres of late-successional and old growth habitat on the Forest tracked over time.
Acres of legacy stands where intervention is undertaken
Acres of long-lived conifers regenerated, through natural and artificial reforestation, at the Forestwide and management area scale
Acres of lowland conifer/hardwood (WLCH) forest by late successional forest index categories tracked over time
Acres of maintenance treatments completed
Acres of management activities that may affect land productivity
Acres of management activities that result in the loss, maintenance, or creation of habitat diversity and legacy features such as snags and downed woody debris
Acres of Management Prescription area change that may affect land productivity
Acres of mechanical fuels treatments
Acres of mechanical treatment
Acres of medium-stature unfragmented grass dominated habitat
Acres of mid seral (old growth) habitat maintained, protected or improved
Acres of Mixed Conifer with Frequent Fire treated
Acres of mixed conifer-frequent fire treated
Acres of modeled habitat determined to be suitable
Acres of montane mixed conifer (MMC/LP) forest by late successional forest index categories tracked over time
Acres of mortality
Acres of native plant communities restored
Acres of natural disturbance that change forest stand structure
Acres of natural gas development compared to RFSD projected acres
Acres of natural regeneration and plantings
Acres of natural unplanned wildfire
Acres of new invasive plant species treated
Acres of new nonnative invasive plants found, by species
Acres of newly discovered invasive plants treated (EDRR)
Acres of newly enhanced wetlands
Acres of newly restored wetlands
Acres of non-forested dominance type groups
Acres of non-native invasive plants treated
Acres of non-native invasive species treated in riparian areas and wetlands
Acres of nonnative invasive inventoried
Acres of nonnative invasive treated
Acres of noxious weed treatments and infestations by species
Acres of noxious weeds and invasive nonnative species treated in dev/dispersed camping areas
Acres of noxious weeds inventoried, treated, monitored
Acres of noxious weeds spreading to/from other ownerships
Acres of oak pine habitat tracked over time
Acres of oak woodland habitat treated for invasive plants and to address fire exclusion
Acres of old growth by forest type group
Acres of old growth in each ecological type
Acres of old growth that meet Region 1, Old Growth Definition
Acres of old growth that meet Region 1, Old Growth Definition
Acres of other fuels treatments
Acres of other prevention and control methods
Acres of outbreak in mapped high risk areas
Acres of phase I surveys
Acres of Planned ignitions
Acres of Planting
Acres of pollinator beneficial seed use in restoration projects
Acres of Ponderosa Pine Forest treated
Acres of ponderosa pine forest treated
Acres of prairie dogs spreading to/from other ownerships
Acres of Pre-commercial thinning or other noncommercial stand tending
Acres of prescribed burn and mechanical work completed in High Risk Areas designated in LRMP FEIS Appendix G - Fire Risk Assessment
Acres of prescribed burn and mechanical work completed in WUI
Acres of prescribed burn completed in Management Prescriptions 1.1, 1.2, 8.1 and 5.1
Acres of prescribed burn to restore wetland and terrestrial habitat
Acres of prescribed burning
Acres of prescribed burning
Acres of prescribed fire
Acres of prescribed fire
Acres of prescribed fire
Acres of prescribed fire and acres of wildfire managed for resource objectives that maintain or move towards desired conditions in the forest plan
Acres of prescribed fire by fuel type
Acres of prescribed fire implemented
Acres of projects in RCAs with Purpose and Need to restore riparian functions and ecological processes
Acres of proposed wilderness
Acres of rangeland at/moving toward/moving away from desired conditions
Acres of re-burn
Acres of regeneration harvest
Acres of regeneration harvest
Acres of regeneration harvest
Acres of restoration in priority watersheds
Acres of restoration or enhancement of ecological conditions for T&E, proposed, and candidate species
Acres of restoration treatments implemented
Acres of Retention, Partial Retention, Modification and Preservation met or exceeded in areas of high use and visitation
Acres of riparian and wetland restoration projects
Acres of riparian area improved to proper functioning condition
Acres of riparian area treated and effect of treatment
ACres of Riparian Habitat Conservation Areas
Acres of riparian habitat enhanced
Acres of riparian habitat improved
Acres of riparian management areas improved through activities including but not limited to: road obliteration, riparian planting, reconstruction of flood plains
Acres of riparian vegetation improvements
Acres of road/railbed removed
Acres of roads removed/added
Acres of row crops converted to pasture/prairie
Acres of row crops converted to prairie/pasture
Acres of sediment sources restored
Acres of short-lived conifers regenerated, through natural and artificial reforestation, at the Forestwide and management area scale
Acres of short-stature unfragmented grass dominated habitat
Acres of site prep
Acres of SNF insect and disease populations treated.
Acres of SNF inventoried for insect and disease.
Acres of soil and water restoration projects
Acres of soil compacted, rutted or eroded by OHV use
Acres of soil disturbance on high risk soils
Acres of soil hydrologic function impaired by past management activities
Acres of soil improved
Acres of soil restored (to class 0 or 1)
Acres of soil/watershed impairment
Acres of soils restored or protected
Acres of Sonoran Desert habitat improved; native vegetation planted
Acres of spread of existing invasive species a) terrestrial and b) aquatic
Acres of spruce/fir-aspen foraging habitat (total and 10 to 40 year age-class) on the suited and unsuited landbase
Acres of Stand Improvement
Acres of stand improvement
Acres of stands affected by and vulnerable to the various disturbance agents (insects and diseases)
Acres of stands affected by insect and disease
Acres of stands affected by the various disturbance agents (insects and disease)
Acres of stands affected by the various disturbance agents (insects and disease)
Acres of stands affected by the various disturbance agents (insects and disease) over time
Acres of stands affected by various insects and disease
Acres of streams, lakes, ponds and wetland and riparian ecosystems affected
Acres of streamside planted
Acres of subsurface acquired/withdrawn
Acres of suitable and non-suitable for timber production
Acres of suitable Kirtland's warbler habitat currently available
Acres of suitable Kirtland’s warbler habitat available within the next 5 to 10 years
Acres of suitable nesting habitat
Acres of suitable NRF and dispersal habitat lost to projects and fire
Acres of suitable timber
Acres of surveyed lands for new/active invasive species infestations
Acres of surveyed lands with new and active invasive species infestations
Acres of surveyed lands with new and active invasive species infestations
Acres of surveyed lands with new and active invasive species infestations
Acres of tall-stature unfragmented grass dominated habitat
Acres of targeted species treated
Acres of temporary opening, managed to exceed 40 acres in size, by forest type
Acres of TEPCS habitat maintained or restored
Acres of terrestrial habitat enhanced or improved
Acres of terrestrial habitat restored or enhanced
Acres of terrestrial habitat restored or enhanced
Acres of terrestrial habitat restored or enhanced;
Acres of terrestrial wildlife habitat treated
Acres of the northern hardwood forest type harvested, by silvicultural method
Acres of thinning harvest sold
Acres of Timber harvest
Acres of timber harvest by treatment method comparing estimated to actual
Acres of timber harvested
Acres of timber harvested
Acres of timber harvested by land allocation
Acres of timber sale units and harvest method
Acres of trails removed/added
Acres of treatment
Acres of treatment (mechanical and prescribed fire) to reduce hazardous fuel conditions
Acres of treatment by treatment type
Acres of treatment effectiveness by treatment type
Acres of treatment to improve age class distribution
Acres of treatment types
Acres of treatment using prescribed fire to maintain or restore conditions, by forest type
Acres of treatment using wildfire as a tool to maintain or restore conditions, by forest type
Acres of treatment, eradication, and control of noxious weeds
Acres of treatments in reported occurrences
Acres of tree encroachment removal
Acres of undesirable fire effects and effects from fire management activities
Acres of Unplanned ignitions
Acres of unwanted fire
Acres of unwanted fire suppressed
Acres of upland restored
Acres of various forest types by age
Acres of vegetation management in the winter range for bighorn sheep
Acres of vegetation management treatments that contribute to restoration of whitebark pine
Acres of vegetation treated in each ERU
Acres of vegetation treatments
Acres of vegetative treatments (prescribed cutting, prescribed burning, wildfire managed for resource objectives), acres of invasive plant treatment, and miles of road decommissioned or naturalized in grassland habitats
Acres of waterfowl, shorebird and wetland habitat inventoried
Acres of watershed maintenance or restoration activities and acres of vegetation treatments within priority 6th code watersheds
Acres of wetland enhanced
Acres of wetland improved
Acres of wetlands and springs functioning at risk (upward, not applicable, downward)
Acres of wetlands and springs in proper functioning condition
Acres of wetlands and springs non-functioning
Acres of wetlands managed
Acres of wetlands or estuaries that are restored or maintained.
Acres of wetlands restored, improved, maintained
Acres of whitebark pine habitat (i.e., acres in the cold PVT) affected by recent wildfire
Acres of whitebark pine restoration
Acres of whole tree harvesting on xeric sands
Acres of Wilderness
Acres of wildfire
Acres of wildfire in lands suitable for timber production, by severity
Acres of wildfire, number of fire starts, causes and losses of wildfire
Acres of wildland fire
Acres of willow and aspen
Acres of woodland/forest/savanna being managed
Acres of young age (0-10 years) forest component
Acres on Title Report (Leasing)
Acres open and accessible for mineral development and leasing
Acres open to motorized over-snow use
Acres open to over-snow vehicle use
Acres open to over-snow vehicle use
Acres or miles accomplished annually by management activity or practice
Acres or percent of Douglas-fir beetle hazard, mountain pine beetle hazard, western spruce budworm hazard, and root disease severity
Acres planted
Acres providing various classes of recreation opportunity (ROS)
Acres reduced by treatments in sampled areas
Acres regeneration and removal harvests
Acres restocked
Acres restored
Acres restored or trending toward desired conditions in priority watersheds identified in the Forest Plan
Acres restored. TDMLs completed. BMPs implemented and effective.
Acres salvaged
Acres soils degraded (class 2/3)
Acres sold and harvested annually
Acres stand improvement activities
Acres surveyed and sites evaluated
Acres surveyed for invasive plants
Acres surveyed for populations
Acres surveyed for survey and manage species
Acres surveyed in primary lynx habitat
Acres surveyed per current professional standards
Acres that fail to meet minimum stocking requirements by silvicultural prescription
Acres treated
Acres treated
Acres treated
Acres treated
Acres treated
Acres treated and effectiveness of treatment
Acres treated annually in the identified priority watersheds
Acres treated annually in wetlands, floodplain and RCAs within ACS priority watersheds
Acres treated by fire severity leve and frequency
Acres treated by mechanical and prescribed fire by Wildfire Condition Class
Acres treated by prescribed fire
Acres treated by treatment type
Acres treated by treatment type
Acres treated by treatment type
Acres treated by treatment type by Wildland Urban Interface and Non- Wildland Urban Inte
Acres treated by treatment type by Wildland Urban Interface and Non-Wildland Urban Interf
Acres treated by treatment type by Wildland Urban Interface and Non-Wildland Urban Interface
Acres treated by various methods for the purpose of sustaining or restoring western white pine
Acres treated by various methods for the purpose of sustaining or restoring whitebark pine
Acres treated by vegetation management actions (harvest, prescribed fire, thinning, planting, fuel treatments, control of invasive plants, etc.)
Acres treated by vegetation management that address the Northern Regiol indicators associated with restoration and resilience of forests
Acres treated consistent with recovery plans for listed species
Acres treated for Class A and Class B species
Acres treated for hazardous fuels by method
Acres treated for invasive species
Acres treated for Resource Objective
Acres treated for the purpose of sustaining or restoring western white pine
Acres treated for the purpose of sustaining or restoring whitebark pine
Acres treated for the purpose of sustaining or restoring whitebark pine
Acres treated in a year as number of NEPA documents signed vs. number planned in FY
Acres treated in management areas 4, 5, and 8
Acres treated in Non-WUI
Acres treated in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)
Acres treated in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) and outside of WUI
Acres treated of current infestations
Acres treated of mechanical and fire
Acres treated of new infestations
Acres treated of new infestations
Acres treated of new invader species to the forest
Acres treated of new invader species to the Forest
Acres treated on unsuitable lands - >25% deviation from RFP objectives.
Acres treated to address insect or disease outbreaks.
Acres treated to control aquatic invasive species
Acres treated to decrease conifer encroachments or improve native grassland/shrubland communities
Acres treated to improve TE species habitat
Acres treated to reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire
Acres treated to restore forest pattern
Acres treated within focal species habitat
Acres under conservation agreement
Acres under conservation agreement
Acres under conservation agreement
Acres where survey and manage species have been located
Acres, age class, size class, structural stages
Acres, disturbance patterns, severity and trends observed by annual aerial flights for insect and disease damage
Acres, miles, and types of actions that improve the reasons for which the stream reach was listed
Acres, oak regeneration plots
Acres/distribution potential burying beetle habitat
Acres/distribution potential prairie grouse habitat
Acres/distribution potential woodland nuthatch habitat
Acres/location impacted by disturbance and management actions
Acres/miles of functional-at-risk or nonfunctional stream riparian areas improved and number and acres of functional-at-risk or nonfunctional wetlands improved
Acres/miles of functional-at-risk or nonfunctional stream riparian areas improved and number and acres of functional-at-risk or nonfunctional wetlands improved as related to threatened, endangered, and proposed species habitat
Acres/miles treated (for nonnative aquatic invasive species and pathogens)
Acres/sites restored
acres/years
action plans developed and implemented in collaboration with local communities and governments
Actions completed to improve TE species habitat
Actions that contribute to the recovery of T&E species or conservation of proposed or candidate species
Active colonies
Active goshawk territories
Active territory (presence/absence within half mile following implementation
Activities in Inventoried Roadless Areas as provided for in 36 CFR 294.12 and 294.13
Activity Participation by percentage
Actual annual outputs for resource activities and practices listed in Table D-5 in the Forest Plan
Actual annual outputs for resource activities and practices listed in Table D-5 in the Forest Plan
Actual use
Adaptive management threshold for phase 2 and 3 lands
Adaptive reuse of historic properties
Add'l acres potential/current prairie dog habitat under fed ownership/coop agreements
Additions to the Uwharrie National Recreation Trail
Adherence in planning and implementation to riparian allocation area standards
Adherence in planning and implementation to riparian management standards
Adherence in planning and implementation to riparian management standards
Adherence in planning and implementation to riparian management standards for vegetation, grazing, and recreation management
Adherence in planning and implementation to upland and riparian allocation area standards for grazing
Adherence to Term Grazing Permits, Annual Operating Instructions and On - Off Dates
Aerial photo monitoring for change detection
age class distribution*
Age class diversity (multiple cohorts/age groups) in treatment areas
Age class/structural condition distribution by acres
Age distribution of scrub stands
Age distribution of visitors
Air Chemistry: ozone, total fine particulate, speciated fine particulate, NADP-AMON (ammonia), visibility
air monitoring station
air potato (Dioscorea polystachya)
Air quality
Air Quality - Acid Deposition*
Air Quality - Load exceedence*
Air Quality - Ozone**
Air Quality - Particulate matter**
Air Quality - Trends of lichen biomonitoring sites
Air Quality - Trends of lichen biomonitoring sites
Air quality - visiblity*
Air quality measurements before, during and after prescribed fire
Air quality related values
Air Quality Related Values (AQRV)*
AIS documented in the Allegheny Reservoir and Allegheny River and risk of AIS introduction from Forest Service boat launches
Alabama moccasinshell
Alabama Snow-Wreath (Neviusia alabamensis)
Aleutian cress: Tree and shrub encroachment in alpine habitat
Aleutian cress: Trend of known populations of Aleutian cress
All such sites have been certified as reforested to LMRP minimum standards within 5 years of the removal cut
All targeted focal species presence or absence
All Targeted focal species presence or absence through scientific surveys
Allotment condition ratings
Allotments administered to standard
Allowable sale quantity (ASQ) compared to actual sale quantity
Allowable Sale Quantity - >25% deviation from RFP objectives
Alpine bird communities
Alpine vegetation
Alternative habitat - Abandoned buildings / bridges
AM at the 17 blocks (actual use)
amber darter
American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)*
American Burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus)*
American chafseed
American chafseed, pondberry, and Canby's dropwort
American Eel
American Eel - Presence/Absence
American pika extent, density, and occupancy
American pronghorn fawn:doe ratios
American pronghorn population trends
American woodcock
Amount (acres) of preferred habitat, trend of habitat
Amount and condition of Atlantic White Cedar
Amount and condition of canebrake
Amount and condition of Maritime Forest
Amount and condition of marsh
Amount and distance of new trails providing connectivity with the region being developed
Amount and distribution of habitat and changes over time
Amount and distribution of habitat and changes over time
Amount and distribution of murrelet habitat over time
Amount and distribution of NRF and dispersal habitat and changes over time
Amount and distribution of NRF and dispersal habitat and changes over time
Amount and distribution of NRF and dispersal habitat and changes over time
Amount and distribution of NRF and dispersal habitat and trends over time
Amount and trend of acres infested with noxious weeds
Amount and trend of invasive plant infested acres/level of any control management
Amount and trend, both short (one and two decades) and long term, of landscape old forest structure
Amount and type of restoration treatment
Amount and type of restoration treatments
Amount and volume within NIC I and NIC II areas across the Forest
Amount of activity area classified as Total Soil Resource Commitment (TSRC)
Amount of activity area in non-detrimentally disturbed condition
Amount of activity area in non-detrimentally disturbed condition
Amount of activity area in non-detrimentally disturbed condition (annual review of selected projects)
Amount of activity area Total Soil Resource Commitment (TSRC)
Amount of activity area Total Soil Resource Commitment (TSRC) (annual review of selected projects)
Amount of bare ground and other soil disturbances
Amount of deferred maintenance addressed annually
Amount of deferred maintenance for recreation infrastructure
Amount of forest floor impacted
Amount of forest floor impacted
Amount of funding obtained for specific projects
Amount of funding spent on road maintenance
Amount of high-priority recreation sites meeting national quality standards.
Amount of land acquired, through different agreements, for the conservation of these watersheds
Amount of land treated with specific restoration projects
Amount of large woody debris in streams
Amount of maintenance activities done in the main access roads into El Yunque
Amount of mountain pine beetle mortality
Amount of non-native invasive treatments and herbicide applied in high-value areas
Amount of phosphorus, nitrites, and nitrates that originate from NFS lands.
Amount of preferred habitat on the Forest
Amount of retained old-growth structure within managed landscape
Amount of snowpack
Amount of snowpack and spring runoff
Amount of soil surface cover on routes or areas closed to motor vehicle travel
Amount of timber harvested relative to Allowable Sale Quantity as specified in the Forest Plan
Amount of timber harvested relative to annual amount allowed for sustainable yield
Amount of timber harvested relative to annual amount allowed for sustainable-yield, and according to PTSQ/ PWSQ
Amount of timber offered and produced
Amount of topsoil displacement
Amount of unsuited vs suitable acres
Amount of visitor use in each Wilderness area
Amount of volume harvested by NIC (TIM1.I.B)
Amount of white pine as a component of other forest types
Amphibian species detections; whether there is evidence of reproduction
Amphibian species diversity, abundance, and distribution
An increase in recreation use of area
Anadramous and resident salmonid redd count trends
Anadromous and resident salmonid redd count trends
and desired percentages of permanent upland openings, by management area
Animal unit months - permitted, authorized, or actual
Annosus root disease
Annual AUM by allotment and by forest
Annual condition monitoring of priority heritage assets
Annual demand calculation
Annual HazCom program evaluations
Annual heritage program target score
Annual in-stream flow regime for selected waterways
Annual management indicator species monitoring reports
Annual mean discharge and peak streamflow
Annual Million Board Feet offered for sale compared to sustained yield limits
Annual MVUM updates
Annual percent occupied sites in campgrounds and picnic areas
Annual percent occupied sites in concessionaire campgrounds and picnic areas.
Annual precipitation
Annual prescribed fire acres
Annual production of Motor Vehicle Use Map
Annual progress toward meeting Forest Plan objectives.
Annual results from concession sites’ permit area inspections and monitoring
Annual results from developed recreation monitoring (concessionaire) along with Field and Winter Ranger site reporting
Annual road maintenance accomplishment and watershed restoration roads project accomplishments
Annual site visit to recreation areas and trails
annual summary of accomplishments and results
Annual timber volume offered, and annual timber volume sold
Annual Visitation Estimate (Number of visitors)
Annual Visitation Estimates (by type of visit - day use, developed, general forest area, designated wilderness visits)
Annual visitation estimates by type of visit, day use, developed, general forest area
Annual visitation estimates, percent satisfied, site types visited, distance travelled
Annual Visitation Frequency (Returning visitors)
Annual Wilderness Stewardship Performance rating
Appalachian elktoe
Applicable best management practices monitoring
Applicable Forest Plan Pathways and WCIs
Applicable Forest Plan Pathways and WCIs
Application of Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Applications for Permits to Drill (APDs) approved*
Approved transportation analysis and road safety plan stages of implementation
Approved transportation analysis and road safety plans
AQRVs within limits of acceptable change
Aquatic and riparian condition
Aquatic and riparian condition: In-stream channel conditions and population estimates (e.g., Bonneville cutthroat trout and Colorado River cutthroat trout)
Aquatic and terrestrial nitrogen deposition
Aquatic Barriers
Aquatic biota
Aquatic biota composition
Aquatic Biotic Integrity (IBI)
Aquatic Ecological Unit Inventory data
Aquatic habitat
Aquatic habitat and population survey review
Aquatic habitat condition
Aquatic habitat condition
aquatic habitat conditions
Aquatic habitat conditions
Aquatic Habitat conditions
Aquatic habitat continuity
Aquatic Habitat Indicators from watershed condition framework
Aquatic habitat quality
aquatic macro-invertebrate populations*
Aquatic macroinvertebrate metrics
Aquatic macroinvertebrate richness
Aquatic organism diversity
Aquatic organism passage
Aquatic Organism Passage*
Aquatic organism passage improved
Aquatic sites surveyed for amphibian presence, in cooperation with other partners
Aquatic Vegetation Condition*
aquatic weeds
Aquatic, riparian, wetland ecosystem status and condition
Aquatic/amphibian species
Are aquatic habitats still connected in terms of temperature, aquatic organism passage, and/or flows?
Are forest management systems substantially and permanently affecting the productivity of the land?
Are known hazard trees removed during the appropriate time of year?
Are management activities altering the ecological functioning of the soil by creating excessive detrimental impact?
Are riders responsive to temporary closures as plovers expand and occupy new areas
Are site-specific mitigations providing environmentally sound exploration and development of Federal and private minerals and energy resources?
Are vehicles staying within appropriate boundaries
Area and number of sites impacted by use
Area and number of sites impacted by use
Area of land adustment that meets community open space needs and provides for natural resource values
Areas of regeneration harvest of timber re-stocked with young trees within five years of final harvest
AREMP aquatic habitat condition ratings
AREMP aquatic habitat condition ratings
Arrival Rates - number of individuals arriving at a trail head during a time period
Asiatic bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)
Aspen stand condition
Aspen stands - conifer removal
Aspen/riparian ecological indicator species
Aspen/riparian ecological indicator species trends
Aspen/riparian monitoring
Aspen/riparian monitoring
Aspen: 30-40% mature and old - Trend toward or away from DFC
Assessment of changes noted in aquatic/terrestrial invasive species inventory (INV1)
Assessment of desired seral stage distribution in landscape restoration projects
Assessment of function in relation to range, timber, recreation (including OHV), mining, and other activities
Assessment of the extent and distribution of invasive grasses on the forest
Assessment of understory species composition (WILD2)
Assessments of ecological services conditions.
Associated species occupancy
At-sea population monitoring from WDFW and USFWS to estimate population trends within each Recovery Zone
Atlantic White Cedar
ATM project analysis
AUMs permitted for each allotment
Authorized and administrative infrastructure
Authorized motorized and mechanized entry
autumn olive*
autumn virginsbower (Clematis terniflora)
Availability and trend of preferred habitat
Availability and use of commercial recreation opportunities
Availability and use of firewood and other products for personal use
Availability and use of livestock grazing opportunities
Availability of safety data sheets for chemicals used on the forest
Average density of the ponderosa pine dominance type
Average number of live trees per acre greater than or equal to 15 inches d.b.h. in each PVT
Average number of live trees per acre greater than or equal to 20 inches d.b.h. in each PVT
Average number of ruffed grouse drums per stop
Average number of snags per acre greater than 15 inches d.b.h. in the warm-dry and warm-moist biophysical settings
Average number of snags per acre on NFS lands greater than or equal to 10 inches d.b.h. in each PVT
Average number of snags per acre on NFS lands greater than or equal to 20 inches d.b.h. in each PVT
Average open and total road densities within areas displayed on the Road Density Map
Average tons per acre on NFS lands of coarse woody material greater than 3 inches d.b.h. in each PVT
Awarded timber each fiscal year
Bachman Sparrow - Presence/Absence
Bachman’s Sparrow (Aimophila aestivalis)*
Backcountry campsite conditions (dispersed recreation sites)*
Backlog of facility and trail maintenance needs and trends
BAER report findings
Bald Eagle*
Bald Eagle - Change in occupancy/productivity of nesting territories and changes in vegetation within nesting territories
Bald Eagle - Failure of an adult pair to occupy a territory for 2 years in a row due to reasons other than spring weather
Barred owl known sites
Barred owl known sites
Barred owl known sites based upon the South Central Oregon Demographic Study
Basal area
Basal area
Basal area per acre of live whitebark pine greater than or equal to 10 inches d.b.h., in the Cold PVT
Based on BMP survey results, percentage of monitored projects that demonstrate (a) success and (b) failure of BMPs to maintain water quality and ecosystem health.
Baseline data (e.g., surveys and research) for rare plants that inform management
Bat caves gated
Bat Population Trends**
Bat species presence, distribution and demographic information
Bay Starvine (Schisandra glabra)
BCT population estimates
Beaver
Beaver food caches
Beaver habitat – willow and other forage species – in riparian areas and occupancy
Beaver presence/absence
Benthic macroinvertebrate diversity, species composition, and related metrics
Best Management Practices (BMPs)**
Best Management Practices (BMP’s) implementation and effectiveness
Best Management Practices -BMP
Best management practices monitoring
Best management practices monitoring
Best Management Practices monitoring indicators for recreation site monitoring
Best management practices monitoring of selected projects in riparian areas
Big game habitat condition
Big game habitat condition and/or VSS distribution across the landscape and within projects
Big game population estimates by region
Big Marsh and Ryan Ranch habitat restoration results
Big Sagebrush and Mountain Brush Canopy Cover
Big sagebrush canopy cover age distribution across a subwatershed or watershed.
Bighorn herd population data
Biodiversity Conservation
Biological attributes
Biological characteristics including macroinvertebrate and fish populations
Biological Evaluation and assessment
Biological evaluation findings/number of consultations
Biological opinion terms and conditions review
Biological: macroinvertebrate community biometrics, macroinvertebrate percent community composition by major orders, and macroinvertebrate community functional group composition
Biomass of wild brook trout in a stream reach (kg/hectare)
Biomass productivity, incremental growth,tree survival, and tree decline (foliage density, dieback, crown density)
Biophysical setting for 6 measures
Bird guilds
Bird species density on the Forest based upon data collected for Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions.
Bird species for which there are statistically significant changes in Bird Conservation Region 10
Bird species presence on the Forest based upon data collected for Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions
black bear*
Black bear harvest trends
Black bear mortality data
black medic (Medicago lupulina)
Blackburnian warbler
Blacknose Dace
BLACKSIDE DACE
Blister rust
Blue Ridge Catchfly (Silene ovata)
Blue Ridge goldenrod
blue shiner
Bluegill*
Bluehead chub
BMP - implementation/effectiveness
BMP Annual Implementation/Effectiveness
BMP compliance and effectiveness
BMP Compliance and Effectiveness - If instream beneficial uses are impaired
BMP compliance on sample of soil-disturbing activities
BMP composite ranking
BMP effectiveness ranking
BMP effectiveness ranking
BMP Implementation and Effectiveness Monitoring
BMP implementation and effectiveness monitoring
BMP implementation and effectiveness monitoring
BMP implementation for projects with wetlands
BMP implementation ranking
BMP monitoring
BMP monitoring on effectiveness of measures to protect water quality
BMP monitoring protocols
BMP number
BMP reviews conducted on forest and findings
BMP violations related to road/stream interaction
BMP's
BMPEP evaluations
BMPs
Board feet of timber sold or harvested
Bobwhite quail**
Bog flameflower propagation and planting
bog turtle
Bog turtle (Clemmys muhlenbergii)*
Boreal Toad - consistent decline in the relative abundance of toads and a downward trend in riparian
Bottomland and Floodplain Forest
Bottomland Depression
Breeding northern goshawk occupancy
Bridge Inspections
Bridge safety and the underlying inventories, inspections, findings and corrective actions
Broad Scale Monitoring Strategy
Brook Floater
brook trout*
Brook Trout and mottled sculpin: Relative (Catch-Per-Unit-Effort), total (e.g. pounds/acre, fish/acre), or age-class abundance of brook trout and mottled sculpin.
Brown trout
Brown-headed Nuthatch*
budget*
Budget
Bull elk harvest rates
Bull Trout
Bull Trout - Population Status
Bull trout - population status
Burn severity
Burn severity
Burn severity mapping following fires (prescribed and natural starts)
Burned acres managed for resource objectives
Burned habitat – acres and locations
Burned habitat – acres and locations
Burned habitat – acres and locations
Burned habitat – acres and locations
Burrow coqui
bush honeysuckle (Lonicera maakii)
Bush’s Poppymallow (Callirhoe bushi)
Butternut (Juglans cinerea)
By resource, situations that generate resource damage or demand exceeds Forest capacity to provide
Caddo Mountain Salamander
Calculate the decadal average volume awarded (sum of ten most current years) and compare to current decadal PSQ
California Regional Haze State Implementation Plan goal
California Spotted Owl
Campground Programs
Campsite condition and trail encounters
Campsite condition inventories
Campsite monitoring
Campsite sharing - percent of groups in campsites that have to share a tent platform with other groups
Canada burnet (Sanguisorba canadensis)
Canada lynx: Acres of suitable foraging and denning habitat
Canby's dropwort
Canebrakes*
canebreak (acres)
Canopy cover, basal area, structural complexity of understory
Capacity of sites managed for overnight developed recreation use in each grizzly bear management unit
Carbon stocks and fluxes*
Carbon stored in vegetation
Carolina goldenrod occurrence
Carolina Gopher Frog
Carolina Gopher Frog - Presence/absence
Carolina Gopher Frog – presence and absence of species within the known breeding habitat
Carolina Gopher Frog – quality of known breeding habitat.
Carolina Heelsplitter
Carolina northern flying squirrel
Carollina Gopher Frog
Cases
CASRI Community Structure data
CASRI community structure data
CASRI community structure data
Cave and Mine Habitat
Caves, Mines, and Karst
Cavity Nesters - Change in population and habitat characteristics.
CCF for fuelwood
CCF provided for industry
CDPHE aquatic life standards
Census of known populations
Census of plants in individual populations
Census or modeled data for population size
Central stoneroller
Certified accomplishments (core and integrated targets)
Certified Accomplishments via Watershed Improvement Tracking (WIT) (core and integrated targets)
Cerulean Warbler**
CH2 Timber Goals and Objectives
Challenge cost share agreements and partnership agreements
Challenges identified in annual Tribal Summary Report submitted to Washington Office Tribal Relations
Challenges identified in annual Tribal Summary Report submitted to WO Tribal Relations
Change from cold water to warm water species, change in terrestrial vegetation and species distribution
Change from one classification to another classification considering natural setting, level of use, and access
Change in acres of land use allocations permitting timber harvest
Change in acres of ROS classification resulting from management actions
Change in acres of ROS classification within each MA
Change in distribution and population numbers of Sisyrinchium sarmentosum
Change in elements selected as part of the Wilderness Stewardship Performance measure
Change in extent of maintenance backlog
Change in indicator score for aquatic habitat, aquatic biota and riparian vegetation
Change in mile of trail by trail type
Change in miles and road density within riparian conservation areas (RCAs)
Change in miles of road by road type
Change in miles of total roads, RCA roads, and unauthorized roads decommissioned
Change in native species richness and cover
Change in number of accessible sites
Change in number of developed recreation sites
Change in occupancy/density of monitored bird species
Change in ORVs or status of ORVs based on planning analysis
Change in ORVs or status of ORVs based on planning analysis
Change in ORVs or status of ORVs based on planning analysis
Change in percent acres of terrestrial invasive species infestations near and at at-risk species occurrences
Change in quality or quantity of nectoring forbs and grasses during the Mardon skipper cycle
Change in Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) class National Visitor Use Monitoring (NVUM) program results
Change in ROS class
Change in ROS classification
Change in ROS settings
Change in ROS settings
Change in seral state
Change in site conditions
Change in species presence associated with snag habitat
Change in surface organic matter (litter)
Change in surface organic matter (litter)
Change in the number of miles of system roads in the road maintenance inventory
Change in total road miles and road density
Change in watershed condition class
Change in Wilderness conditions - fuel loadings
Change in Wilderness conditions - ROS settings
Change to character, intactness, integrity and stability as measured from travel ways, administrative and developed recreation sites
Change to ORVs or status or ORVs based on planning analysis
Change to the 3 characteristics affecting eligibility which include free flow, water quality, and outstanding remarkable values
Change to the 3 characteristics affecting Wild and Scenic Rivers which are free flowing, water quality, and outstanding remarkable values
Change to the 3 characteristics affecting Wild and Scenic Rivers which include free flow, water quality, and outstanding remarkable values
Change to the characteristics affecting eligibility which include free flow, water quality, and outstanding remarkable values
Change to the characteristics affecting Wild and Scenic Rivers which are free flowing, water quality, and outstanding remarkable values
Change to the three characteristics affecting eligibility: free flow, water quality, and outstanding remarkable values
Changes in acres open to public access
Changes in age class and forest types by MPs
Changes in air quality relative to state and federal ambient air quality standards
Changes in air temperature
Changes in bare ground and litter
Changes in buffering capacity
Changes in coho distribution and abundance across the Forest
Changes in condition caused by disturbance events
Changes in condition/extent of systems in the margin of change
Changes in condition/extent of systems in the margin of change
Changes in condition/extent of systems in the margin of change: broad forested swamps, large river floodplain forested ecosystems, maritime forests, and salt marsh ecosystems
Changes in crown cover in mapped winter range
Changes in cultural/historic site conditions
Changes in demand
Changes in demand/participation in new activities
Changes in disturbance events such as fire, insects and diseases
Changes in disturbance regimes such as insect and disease, wildfire impacts, etc.
Changes in disturbance regimes such as insects and disease, wildfire patterns, etc
Changes in effects relative to anticipated effects on soil and water resources relative to observations (MG2 II.B)
Changes in elk harvest, success rates, and ODFW elk populations estimates by State Game Management Unit
Changes in estimated elk forage quality and habitat suitability by Big Game Emphasis Area tracked over time
Changes in extent, duration and seveity of disturbance, such as insect and disease, wildfire, etc
Changes in fire regime condition class
Changes in Forest composition
Changes in FRCC
Changes in fuel arrangements within treatment units and within watersheds
Changes in fuel arrangements within treatment units and within watersheds
Changes in fuel arrangements within treatment units and within watersheds
Changes in habitats for the listed TE species and Alaska region sensitive species (PLA1, WILD4)
Changes in hydrographs on selected sites
Changes in hydrographs, tree and shrub encroachment rates, and changes in water temperature
Changes in known historic nests for occupancy or abandonment and possible relocation
Changes in land suitability made
Changes in LSR habitat
Changes in number of allotments with active grazing
Changes in number of fish barriers
Changes in number of fish barriers
Changes in numbers of breeding Oregon spotted frogs tracked over time
Changes in numbers of individuals monitored in selected populations over time
Changes in numbers of individuals monitored in selected populations over time
Changes in people-at-one-time capacity
Changes in percent bare ground and litter in nonforested cover types
Changes in plant composition from historical range of variability for the habitat
Changes in recreation demands
Changes in recreation monitoring
Changes in recreation settings
Changes in recreation trends Visitor measured satisfaction levels
Changes in riparian vegetation
Changes in riparian vegetation composition
Changes in riparian vegetation cover and species compositions
Changes in riparian vegetation cover and species compositions compared to desired conditions
Changes in scenic quality of the forest
Changes in seral stage distribution
Changes in shrub/understory diversity from other vegetation treatments
Changes in shrub/understory diversity in bulbous bluegrass treatments
Changes in snag and dead log levels in MMC/LP relative to historic condition by 5th field watershed tracked over time
Changes in snag and dead log levels relative to historic condition by 5th field watershed tracked over time
Changes in soil properties that result in the loss of the inherent ecological capacity or hydrologic function of the soil resource.
Changes in soil properties that result in the loss of the inherent ecological capacity or hydrologic function of the soil resource.
Changes in soil properties that result in the loss of the inherent ecological capacity or hydrologic function of the soil resource.
Changes in spatial extent, deviation from natural range of variability, percent of invasive, and percent of change of the structure and composition of the forest
Changes in spatial extent, deviation from natural range of variability, percent of native species, and percent of change of the structure and composition of the forest
Changes in steelhead distribution and abundance across the forest
Changes in stream channel features
Changes in stream channel morphology
Changes in stream temperature
Changes in stream/lake temperature
Changes in the amount of old growth in relations to finer scale classification
Changes in the quality and quantity of sustainable, municipal water supply
Changes in the system of large, medium and small habitat reserves and non-development LUDS (WILD1 II.B)
Changes in timing and amounts of stream flows and stream temperatures
Changes in timing and amounts of stream flows and stream temperatures
Changes in timing and amounts of stream flows and stream temperatures
Changes in timing and amounts of stream flows and stream temperatures
Changes in traditional resource use patterns, traditional environmental knowledge, and subsistence needs/uses
Changes in tree abundance, tree age and size distribution, species composition and distribution
Changes in tree species composition
Changes in vegetation composition and cover
Changes in vegetation composition, cover, and structure over time
Changes in vegetation location, composition and structure
Changes in vegetation location, composition and structures
Changes in vegetation location, composition and structures
Changes in vulnerability by ERU, local unit and subwatershed
Changes in water chemisty related to air pollution
Changes in water temperature on selected sites
Changes in watershed condition class (6th level hydrologic units)
Changes to characteristics affecting recommended classification
Changes to free-flowing condition of rivers
Changes to listed species
Changes to listed species or critical habitat
Changes to National Forest System (NFS) lands
Changes to ORVs
Changes to wilderness character
Changing structural components of seral stages
Channel Darter
Channel geomorphic condition
Channel width/depth ratios and channel temperatures
chestnut-sided*
Chinese Privet (Ligustrum Sinense)*
Chinese silver plume (Miscanthus sinensis)
Chloride concentrations in drilling fluid
Christmas darter
Christmas tree permits sold
Chytrid fungus presence/absence
Citations
Citico darter
Clean Air
clear water aquatic communities
climate data and interpretation from research partners
Climate extremes
Climate Stabilization
climate variability and change
climate variability and weather
Closed roads
cloud-base elevation
Coarse woody debris (tons per acre)
coastal prairie
Cocklebur (Xanthium Spinosum.)
collaboration with local communities
Collaborative group comments received
collaborative hunting monitoring
coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
Columbian Sharp-tailed grouse - 20% downward trend for sustained period in leks within 2 miles of treatments
Columbian spotted frog - population status
Common loon - Occupancy at documented sites and relative abundance; changes in riparian and aquatic habitat conditions within or adjacent to documented sites.
common raven
Communities at Risk
Community effects
community participation
Community Protection Zones
Community tourism receipts
community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs)
Compaction
Compare existing conditions to desired conditions by PAG
Compare the current percent of acres measured against the 2005/2006 desired future condition by MA, ELT, early-, mid- and late seral condition and tree size classes
Compare to LRMP projections and DFCs.
Comparison between actual conditions and LE objectives (Composition, Age Class, Tree Species Diversity, and MIH)
Comparison between current age class groups acreage with acres by age class in Forest Plan
Comparison of actual condition assessments with planned outcomes
Comparison of actual outputs to those projected in Forest Plan (Tables 2-4)
Comparison of AWSSI rating to date and number of self-issue permits in BWCAW
Comparison of AWSSI rating to number of timber operability days
Comparison of citations issued, documentation of resource damage, and public complaints to areas of management activities
Comparison of current and desired percentages of forest types, by management area
Comparison of current and desired percentages of old growth, by management area
Comparison of current scenic integrity levels to scenic integrity objectives
Comparison of deferred maintenance costs at start of FY versus actual expenditures on maintenance
Comparison of desired (silvicultural prescription) and actual residual stand stocking, compostion, and structure
Comparison of desired (silvicultural prescription) and actual residual stand stocking, compostion, and structure
Comparison of estimated and actual costs of Forest Plan implementation
Comparison of estimated and actual costs of plan implementation
Comparison of Forest Plan condition to current condition
Comparison of projected and actual acres of aspen regenerated at the Forestwide scale
Comparison of rating with stocking survey, wildfire and pest/disease monitoring information
Comparison of the projected and actual acres harvested, by treatment method
Comparison of the projected and actual acres of forest treated annually
Comparison of the projected and actual reforestation and timber sale improvement costs
Comparison of the projected and actual timber management costs
Comparison of the projected and actual timber volume sold, by product.
Comparison of the seedling/sapling-sized, mid-tolerant tree species component in the understory and overstory of managed and unmanaged stands
Comparison of trends of MIH important to MIS (which are also RFSS) with Forest Plan objectives for those MIHs
Comparison of trends of MIH important to RFSS with Forest Plan objectives for those MIHs
Comparison of trends of MIH important to TES with Forest Plan objectives for those MIHs
Comparison of various species population trends (data from internal monitoring and partners) with trends in MIH
Completed accomplishments toward meeting plan objectives
Completed [RNA] management plans
Completion (number/%) of essential projects identified in Watershed Restoration Action Plan
Completion of a cooperatively established tribal consultation protocol
Completion of essential projects (Watershed Restoration Action Plan)
Completion of essential projects identified in the Watershed Restoration Action Plan
Completion of essential projects identified in Watershed Restoration Action Plan
Completion of essential projects identified in watershed restoration action plan
Completion of number and percentage of essential projects identified in Watershed Restoration Action Plans
Completion of stream classification
Complexes
Compliance and implementation of BMPs and the State Water Quality Standards (SW3 I.A.2/3)
Compliance and implementation of the Region 10 Soil Quaity Standards (SW3 I.A.4)
Compliance and implementation of the Wetlands Standards and Guidelines (WET I.A/B)
Compliance of activities with Heritage Resource and Sacred Sites Standards and Guidelines (HSS I, II, III, VI) and relevant laws
Compliance of activities with standards and guidelines (REC3)
Compliance with approved operating plan
Compliance with avoidance mitigation measures
Compliance with avoidance mitigation measures
Compliance with Fish Standards and Guidelines (FISH2.IV, FISH3.I.A)
Compliance with guidelines (REC3 I, II, III, Appendix I)
Compliance with guidelines establishing levels of social encounters, development, and visitor impacts (REC3)
Compliance with MOU
Compliance with MOU
Compliance with NEPA
Compliance with riparian and upland standards
compliance with silvicultural standards and guidelines
Compliance with Standards and Guidelines (TIM5 II.A/B/C, SW3 I.A.5, BEACH2 II.A.6)
Compliance with state air quality standards
Compliance with State water quality sediment, turbidity and temperature standards and maintenance of beneficial uses
Compliance with state water quality sediment, turbidity, and temperature standards and maintenance of beneficial uses
Compliance with state water quality sediment, turbidity, and temperature standards and maintenance of beneficial uses
Compliance with THPO
Components of distribution, structure and composition of forest types using the National Vegetation Classification System
Composition of shrubs, grasses, and forbs on rangeland sites over time in livestock allotments, compared to the estimated natural range of variability for the rangeland site
Composition, structure, and spatial heterogeneity
Conasauga logperch
Condition and trend of invasive plant species on Forest
Condition and trend of native plant species on Forest
Condition and trend of populations and habitat
Condition assessments for each priority heritage asset
Condition assessments on Priority Heritage Assets
Condition assessments on Priority Heritage Assets
Condition assessments on Priority Heritage Assets
Condition class for Large Diameter trees
Condition class for Pine Canopy with open canopy
Condition class for Understory of small shrubs and bunchgrasses
Condition class for Wet hardwoods and cypress dominated
Condition class: Number and percent of watersheds in each condition class
Condition of cultural resources (i.e., benign neglect)
Condition of each natural area to continue supporting rare species
Condition of each site, vandalism incidents or disruption of use
Condition of facilities
Condition of features/communities
Condition of important habitat components
Condition of reclaimed areas - noncompliance
Condition of riparian improvements in select riparian areas
Condition of sites
Condition of upland and river campsites
Conditions and locations of SUP issued for recreation purposes on the Forest
Conditions and results of the seasonal monitoring of water quality of wild and scenic rivers and connecting streams data
Conditions in forest-based sectors
Conditions in the most used sites
Conditions of important habitat components
Conditions of important habitat components
Conifer tree species distribution
Conifers: 30- 40% mature and old - Trend toward or away from DFC
Connectivity of old growth system
Conservation Blueprint Indicators
Conservation Blueprint Indicators
Conservation measures and assessments initiated or completed
Consistency of projects within ¼ mile of a W/S/R recommended rivers and streams with Forest Plan standards
Construct, operate and maintain trails and waterway facilities as part of the transportation system (TRAI2.B)
Construction and designation of motorized trail connectors that provide high-elevation loop opportunities
Construction of a bicycle trail in the Crane Mountain area
Construction of a nonmotorized trail that connects the Whitefish Trail (Whitefishlegacy.org) to NFS lands
Construction of a nonmotorized trial that connects NFS lands in the Blacktail vicinity to the Foy’s to Blacktail Trails system
Consultation on NEPA documents and other FS proposed work
Consultation responses from other Federal, State, local and tribal governments
Contacts
Contract or stewardship projects purchased
Contribution of employment/labor income to the 8-county impact area
Contribution to the gross domestic product
Cooper's Hawk
Cooperation with other govt entitiesD
Coordination with PR Tourism Company regarding Forest offerings
Coordination with Regional Natural Protected Areas offerings
Coosa moccasinshell
Core & integrated targets
Core and integrated targets
Count of barriers removed
Counties or areas classified as nonattainment of the NAAQS
Counties providing technical and monetary assistance (i.e. agreements or other instruments)
Cover type proportions, forestwide, by broad potential vegetation type, and by geographic area
Cow Knob Salamander
creage and % of the total ecosystem extent in the Maintain Condition Class (i.e. meets desired conditions)
Creek chub
Creek Chubsucker
cres of Mixed Conifer with Frequent Fire treated
Critical safety items identified during dam inspections
crown vetch (Coronilla varia)
Cubic feet of timber sold
Cultural resource inventory of ground-disturbing and other appropriate proje
Cultural resource inventory of the ground-disturbing and other appropriate projects
Cultural resource reports completed and complied with
Cultural resource stewardship
Cultural resource stewardship
Cultural resource stewardship
Cultural resources investigations, presentations, papers
Cumberland bean pearly mussel*
CUMBERLAND BEAN PEARLYMUSSEL
CUMBERLAND DARTER
CUMBERLAND ELKTOE
CUMBERLAND SANDWORT
CUMBERLANDIAN COMBSHELL
Cumulative snow depth per season
Cumulative total acres of fuel treatment projects in lynx habitat conducted under exemptions to standards VEGS1, S2, S5, and S6 within the WUI (as defined by HFRA), by LAU and forestwide, since the end of 2017
Cumulative total acres of vegetation treatments conducted under exceptions to VEG S5 and VEGS6 since the end of 2017
Current % of acres by tree species by LE compared to tree species diversity objectives by LE as noted in Forest Plan
Current condition/trend of forb/shrub patches
Current condition/trend of grassland vegetation structure
Current condition/trend of key woodland nuthatch habitat
Current forest-wide vegetation age class and vegetation composition acres
Current Forest-wide vegetation age class and vegetation composition acres and percentages
Current habitat (acres of)
Current management activities in RNAs
Current ROS acres when measure
Current stand conditions and population trends
Current vegetation composition, age class & MIH by landscape ecosystem (LE) compared to objectives
Current versus historic stream flows; number of water developments with stream flow or water body level protection provisions
Customer comments received
customer services response
Customer survey/individual public contacts
Cut and sold timber volume
Cut and sold timber volume
Cuthbert’s turtlehead (Chelone cuthbertii)
Cutthroat trout population estimates
CWD: (Same as for MQ)
Damage Control - acreage of prairie dog towns controlled
Damage Control - number and locations of damage control – by species
Damaged signs or other vandalism
Data collected in the USDA national visitor use monitoring survey results
Data from project implementation and monitoring reviews
Data from project implementation and monitoring reviews
Data from project implementation and monitoring reviews, including existing or potential threats to habitat conditions
Daubenmire plots or similar protocol
DecAID analysis for snags at 5th field watershed for key plant groups
DecAID snag and down wood analysis by 6th field watershed by habitat type
Deciview graph displaying trend data for visibility.
Deciview graph displaying trend data for visibility.
Decommissioned Road Miles
Decommissioned wells
Decrease in plant community or individual species abundance and distribution
deferred facility maintenance
Deferred maintenance (recreation/transportation)
Deferred maintenance accomplished annually ($)
Deferred maintenance costs over time
Deferred maintenance for recreation infrastructure*
Deferred maintenance needs per recreation rental facility
Deferred Road Maintenance
Deferred Trail Maintenance
Degree of change from a natural setting that results from these uses
Degree of spread of hybridization (MFWP data, redd counts)
Degree of watershed disturbance
Delay - reduction from free-flow travel speeds
Delphinium newtonianum
Demand species populations and/or harvest levels
Demand within the Forests niche
Demographic analysis of known populations
Dense horizontal cover
Dense horizontal cover
Density (canopy cover) in the ponderosa pine dominance type forestwide
Density and distribution of snags
Density class proportions, forestwide, by broad potential vegetation type, and by geographic area
Density of roads and motorized trails on NFS lands in the DCA that are open to public motor vehicle use during the non-denning season
Density of roads and snow-compacting trails by Lynx Analysis Unit
Density of roads on NFS lands in zone 1 outside the DCA that are open to public motor vehicle use during the non-denning season
Density of young-of-the-year brook trout in a stream reach (#/100m2)
Density, Plant Size, & demographic structure of TESPC plant species most likely impacted by changing climate
Departure
Departure
Departure from desired fire regime
Departure or PNVT changes not explained by mechanical treatment, wildfire, natural succession or other ground disturbing event
Depth of water table
Depth to water at select locations
Description of overstory and understory composition of actively managed areas and areas with little active management
Description of projects that are near landslides, debris slides, debris flows, and earthflow areas and how the projects affect stability
Description of understory species composition
Description of Visit (demographics, visit descriptions, activities)
Description of visit-- demographics, visit descriptions, activities
Desert condition layer that informs management on the restorability of areas and prioritizes areas for surveys and treatment
Detectable acres of high tree mortality
Detection and non-detection, and relative abundance of savannah sparrow
Determination of channel function process
Determine condition class 1) Maintain, 2) Improve, 3) Restore
Determine condition classes: 1) Maintain, 2) Improve, 3) Restore
Determine if planning information or physical conditions have changed and provisions remain scientifically valid
Determine whether standards, guidelines, and management requirements are being met
Detrimental soil disturbance
Detrimental Soil Disturbance
Detrimental Soil Disturbance (DSD) percent
Detrimental Soil Disturbance - Consistently exceeding 15%
Detrimental Soil Disturbance - Consistently exceeding 15% detrimentally disturbed soils for a given activity
Developed and implemented Watershed Condition Framework action plan
Developed campgrounds survey results for Meaningful Measures
Developed Recreation Areas*
Developed recreation can be reported annually due to concessionaire reporting and field patrol logs kept by field-going st
Developed recreation improvements and projects
Developed recreation site condition surveys
Developed Recreation sites available
Developed site condition
Developed site condition
Developed Site Conditions
Developed site use
Developed site use and visitor satisfaction
Development and designation of designated trails in INFRA Roads and Trails databases
Did the treatment contribute to the control of the fire?
Difference in the number of seedling/sapling-sized, mid-tolerant tree species in managed and unmanaged northern hardwood forest stands
Direct protection efforts
Discussion of emerging insect and disease agents that may pose a threat
Discussion of HWTs and SPNM areas
Discussion of soil quality standard monitoring
Discussion of visual and water quality effectiveness monitoring
Discussion of water quality monitoring and macroinvertebrate sampling
disease*
Disease trends
Dispersal of recreation opportunities
Dispersed Area Use and Condition
Dispersed campsite conditions - bare ground on 90% of half the sites
Dispersed campsite monitoring in wilderness areas
Dispersed recreation inventories
Dispersed site condition
Dispersed site use
Disposal of unneeded chemicals
Dissolved Oxygen
Distance banding/disturbance modeling
Distribution and spread maps of quagga mussel
Distribution and spread maps of select species
Distribution of American beaver
Distribution of old-forest/late-successional conditions
Distribution of standing and downed woody debris by size class
Distribution of streams supporting beavers
Disturbed area condition (roads, trails, slides), and area of unstable soils
Disturbed or damaged cultural resources by human and/or environmental
Diversity and stability of forest and rangeland vegetation
Diversity of customers served
Diversity of forest and rangeland vegetation
Diversity; species composition; and other indices of macroinvertebrate response to current conditions
Do plover numbers continue to increase and expand in extent
Documentation for mammalian taxa with limited historical ranges (WILD1.I.B, WILD 1.XIX)
Documentation of costs associated with carrying out the planned management prescriptions compared with costs estimated in the Forest Plan.
DOGWOOD ANTHRACNOSE
Dollar value of cash, goods and services included in formal agreements
Dollar value of donations
Dollars
Dominance type
Dominance type (i.e., cover type)— forestwide (Proportion (percentage of total acres) forestwide and/or by PVT
Downed wood
Downhill skiing (as measured through day visits, night visits, local and non-local)
Dozer fire line constructed
Draba aprica
Drainage feature stability
drought*
Dusky Canada goose: Fledging success
Dusky Canada goose: Nest depredation
Dusky Canada goose: Population trends in the Copper River Delta
Dusky gopher frog
DUSKYTAIL DARTER
Early seral habitat by 5th code watershed and for summer and winter ranges, within limits of available vegetation data accuracy
Early successional/late seral spruce-fir extent and condition
early-successional habitat
Early-successional habitats**
Easement number
Eastern bluebird
Eastern meadowlark
Eastern small-footed bat*
Eastern Tiger Salamander
eastern wild turkey**
Eastern wild turkey harvest trends
Eastern wild turkey summer brood counts
Eastern Wood-Pewees
ecological attributes required for native plants and animals
Ecological condition model score
Ecological condition model scores (one forest per reporting period)
Ecological condition of streams using established protocols (e.g., SCI)
Ecological condition scores of uplands divided by watershed
Ecological conditions for grizzly bear per the Final Conservation Strategy for the Grizzly Bear in the Greater Yellowstone Area
Ecological state and phase.
Ecological/habitat conditions including number of Forest opening, snags and den trees and man-made structures
Ecologically appropriate methods such as, but not limited to stand exams
Economic and geographical shifts in Special Use Permits related to recreation
Economic diversity
Economic health
Economic Information (spending, substitute behavior, etc.)nv
Economic information--spending, substitute behavior, etc
Education activities around the spread of invasive species
Education conducted about discouraged practices
Education efforts
Educational materials developed
Effectiveness and applicability of current practices to maintain water quality
Effectiveness and applicability of current practices to maintain water quality
Effectiveness of access management prescriptions in restricting access and preventing sediment transport (TRAN6. 1.A)
Effectiveness of Best Management Practices (BMP) application
Effectiveness of each type of closure
Effectiveness of forest plan design criteria
Effectiveness of fuel treatments in reducing unwanted fire effects
Effectiveness of habitat protection measures
Effectiveness of project implementation
Effectiveness of project implementation
Effectiveness of road decommissioning
Effectiveness of seasonal motorized access restrictions
Effectiveness of select closures.
Effectiveness of the Tribal MOU
Effectiveness of treatment methods through pre- and post-treatment surveys
Effectiveness of treatments for bark beetle mitigation and mistletoe infections
Effects of Forest Plan implementation of employment by resource sector
Effects of maintenance and restoration activites
Effects of management activities on caves and karst landscape (KC1.IIA/C/F, KC2 I.A)
Effects of management activities on maintenance and protection of watershed health
Effects of management activities on maintenance and protection of watershed health (e.g. sediment)
Effects of management activities on riparian areas
Effects of management activities on Watershed Condition Class (SW4 I.A.1)
Effects on air quality
Effects on downstream water quality
Effects on heritage resources
Effects on heritage resources
Effects on visual quality
Effects to heritage assets
Efforts to consolidate Forest Service ownership
Egg mass survey results
Egg Mass Survey results
Element Occurrences
Elevation, precipitation, and percentage
Elevation, snow depth inches, and snow-water equivalent
Elevation, snow depth inches, and SWE
Elevation, snow depth inches, snow-water equivalent
Elevation, snow depth, snow water equivalent
Elfin-woods warbler
Elk
Elk numbers
Elk numbers
Elk numbers/hunting district
Elk Nutrition Model
Elk population
Elk Vulnerability and Elk Habitat Effectiveness
emerald ash borer*
Emergent Wetlands
Employment
Employment and Specialization
Employment, income and contribution to GDP.
Employment, income, and contribution to GDP
Employment, income, and contribution to gross domestic product
Encroachment species treated
Encroachments
Endangered species-specific habitat requirements
Energy efficient upgrades
Environmental analysis
Environmental changes produced by climate change or any other environmental stressor
Environmental changes produced by climate change or any other environmental stressor
Environmental education events or materials produced, as well as volunteer and other public engagement projects
Environmental Education Participation
Environmental effects of forest development roads and Log transfer facilities
ephemeral wetlands
Erosion associated with trails or old roads
Essential projects completed
Essential projects completed
Essential projects implemented
Essential projects should improve overall watershed condition rating & 12 indicators
Established process to evaluate lands
Estimate of deer per square mile
Estimate the volume of recreation visitation
Estimated acres infested with invasive plant and noxious weeds
Estimated acres infested with noxious weeds
estimated and actual costs of plan implementation*
Estimated Karner blue butterfly abundance
Estimated Karner blue butterfly abundance from surveys.
Estimated monetary value of partnership and volunteer efforts on the forest
Estimated number of territorial owls and annual rate of population change
Estimated number of territorial owls and annual rate of population change
Estimates of active and inactive clusters, cavity maintenance/inserts, translocation activities
Eutrophication of lakes
Evaluation and classification of areas by wildfire strategic response
Evaluation for eligibility for listing on the National Register of Historic Places
Evaluation for eligibility for listing on the National Register of Historic Places
Evaluation for eligibility for listing on the National Register of Historic Places
Evaluations of each facility component are defined by condition surveys
events specifically sponsored for environmental awareness
Evidence of Cyano-lichens and abundance
Evidence of off-road vehicles, bikes and foot traffic away from established trails
Exceedances of critical loads of air pollution
Existing populations contained
Expectations in Designated Wilderness for developed facilities, access, services and perception of safety scores on Wilderness Stewardship Performance per wilderness, per element Number of authorized (emergency vs. planned with MRDG) and known unauthorize
Experimental Forests
Expired special use permits
Exploration and development status
Extent and condition of early successional and late seral spruce-fir forests
Extent and severity of exotic insect and disease population levels based on results of detection flights.
Extent and severity of wildfire and flood
Extent and severity of wildfires
Extent instream flows are maintained/improved through admin/permitted activities
Extent of change in aquatic macroinvertebrate abundance, density, and species
Extent of detrimental soil disturbance
Extent of detrimental soil disturbance in an activity unit
Extent of detrimental soil disturbance in an activity unit.
Extent of detrimental soil disturbance within activity areas
Extent of detrimental soil disturbance within monitored activity areas
Extent of insect and disease infestation
Extent of insect and disease infestations
Extent of insect and disease outbreaks
Extent of insect and disease outbreaks
Extent of insect mortality
Extent of invasive species
Extent of invasive species infestations
Extent of invasive species infestations in capable rangelands
Extent of land cover change by water
Extent of non-native annual grasses
Extent of soil disturbance
Extent of soil disturbance affecting soil function and soil productivity on managed lands
Extent to which fire is playing its natural role
Extent, density and occupancy of American pika
Extent, density and occupancy of beaver
Extent, density and occupancy of red squirrels
Extent, duration and severity of disturbance regimes such as insects, diseases and wildfires
External hydrologic influences
External hydrologic influences
Facilities Condition Surveys
facilities in floodplains
Facility condition index
Facility inspections for compliance with critical and other standards from INFRA
facility maintenance*
Facility Survey, deferred maintenance list
Failure to include appropriate BMPs or not meet planned objectives
Fanshell
Federal payments
Federal payments
Federal payments received
Federal receipts
Federal revenue sharing w/state and local govts
Fee collections
Fee Free Days
Feet of field tile management
feral hogs
FERM and/or ERFO on annual road maintenance updated annually
FIA derived carbon status and trend reports
Field inventories and surveys
Field observations by Forest Service
Field review in potential habitat areas
field sparrow*
Field Trip Grants
Field/ground-truthed soil organic matter transects
fig buttercup (Ranunculus ficaria)
financial resources needed and available to provide recreation opportunities*
Fine Organic Matter Retention
Fine Particulate Matter
Fine particulates in air
Fine particulates in the atmosphere
finelined pocketbook
Fire behavior and opportunities for suppression
Fire condition classes - not trending towards condition classes 1 and 2
Fire effects measures
Fire history of burn units
Fire Intensity Scale
Fire regime condition class
Fire Regime Condition Class (FRCC)**
Fire regime or wildfire
fire return interval*
Fire return interval departure
fire return intervals
Fire risk assessment, fire regime condition class, and wildfire
Fire severity
Fire severity (reported by GA and fire regime)
Fire severity by ecosystem type
Fire severity on re-burned acres
Fire spread limited by previous fires
Fire status of potential breeding ponds and surrounding uplands,
Firewise Communities*
Firewood*
Firewood permits sold
Firewood volume sold
Fish density—number/100 square meters
Fish distribution - declines in fish populations due to habitat
Fish habitat conditions outside of desired AIZ attributes
fish kill events
Fish population
Fish Proportional Stock Density (PSD) and Relative Stock Density (RSD)
Fish species presence and abundance.*
Fish species presents and abundance
Fish, crayfish and mollusk species presents and abundance
Fish, crayfish, and mollusk species presence and abundance
Fisheries Community Social Vulnerability
fishing opportunities
Floodplain and channel physical characteristics
Flow Rate
fluted kidneyshell*
Fluvial geomorphic characteristics including longitudinal slope, cross-section, bed substrate
Focal species
Focal species conditions
Focal species habitat attributes, occurence and distribution
Focal Species presence
Focal species: aquatic macroinvertebrates
Focal Species: Longleaf Pine, Red-cockaded Woodpeckers, Bachman Sparrow, Pitcher plants and American Eel
Food, Fuel, and Materials
For each grizzly bear subunit in the PCA with a project (see glossary): Number of years to complete a project (the definition of “project (in grizzly bear habitat in the NCDE)” in the glossary). If an extension to a project beyond five years is necessary,
For wildfires with salvage harvest, acres of unburned forest or forest burned with lowseverity retained within fire perimeter
For wildfires with salvage harvest, number of trees per acre greater than 20 inch d.b.h. retained within salvage harvest units that were verified old-growth forest prior to the fire
For wildfires with salvage harvest, size range of burned forest patches retained within burn perimeter
Forage production for deer and elk
Forage use (landscape appearance protocol)
Forage utilization
Forest and project level, and emergency determinations
Forest and project level, and emergency determinations
Forest and project level, and emergency determinations
Forest annual budget, supplemented by partnerships and other outside funding
Forest contributions
Forest cover
forest cover
forest decline
Forest density*
Forest Expenditures and Employment
Forest extent
Forest facilities are inspected annually to ensure compliance to OSHA and Forest Service regulations
Forest health
Forest health*
Forest health protection mortality surveys
Forest health status and risk
Forest management activities on adjacent State, Federal and Private ownership
Forest opening, snags and den trees and man made stuctures.
Forest Owl - Travel distance per encounter of calling adults; changes in important habitat parameters.
Forest Owls - Sustained downward trend for at least 4 sampling years
FOREST PLAN CONSISTENCY
Forest Plan standards and guideline implementation and effectiveness
forest product - biomass
forest products production*
Forest road density
Forest size class—forestwide and by PVT (Proportion - percentage of total acres)
Forest soil and/or water acidification
Forest soil properties
Forest species TBD
Forest Status and Trends
Forest structure
forest structure with gaps
Forest type and age percentage by LE
Forest type or component shift
Forest type/proportion of total acres of major forest types
Forest visitor numbers
Forest water chemistry
Forest, project, and emergency determinations
Forest, shrubland, grassland vegetation
Forest-wide average road density
Forested ecosystem condition - species composition, disturbance, extent
Forested terrestrial ecosystem conditions
Forested vegetation, extent of insect/disease infestations
Forester Sensitive Species - Spatial extent of population
Forestwide acres burned by wildfire by severity class (low, medium, high) and acres not burned
Forestwide acres burned by wildfire by severity class (low, medium, high) in previous decade
Fourche Mountain Salamander
Foxtail (Setaria Sphacelata)
Fraser sedge (Cymophyllus fraserianus)
Fraser’s loosestrife (Lysimachia fraseri)
Free Pass Entries
Freel Peak GLORIA - biodiversity
French’s Shooting Star (Dodecatheon frenchii)
Frequency analysis showing native richness and invasive richness
Frequency analysis showing native richness and invasive richness
Frequency analysis showing native richness and invasive richness
Frequency and abundance of invasive species at disturbed sites
Frequency and abundance of invasive species at recreation sites
Frequency of infection center
frequency of seed crops
Frequency of snags
Frequency of snags and downed logs
Freshwater Isopod (Lirceus bicuspidatus)
Fringeless purple orchid (Platanthera peramoena)
Frosted Flatwoods Salamander
Frosted Flatwoods Salamander*
Frosted Flatwoods Salamander – quality of designated critical habitat
Fuel accumulation
fuelwood permit spotchecks
Function and condition of lentic riparian areas
Function and condition of lentic riparian systems
Function and condition of lentic riparian systems
Fungi composition in the stand
Furbearer Population Trends
fuzzy-pride-of-Rochester (Deutzia scabra)
game population estimates
Gender of visitors
Gender ratio by each species
General public comments received
General public meetings
Geomorphic/greenline data from long-term monitoring stations
Georgia aster*
Georgia aster planting
Georgia Aster Seed Collection
Georgia pigtoe mussel
ginseng
GIS
Glade Larkspur (Delphinium treleasei)
Glades and Barrens
golden winged warbler*
Good Neighbor Authority projects
Goods and services
Gopher Tortoise
Goshawk - Change in occupancy/productivity of nesting territories and changes in vegetation within nesting territorie
Goshawk occupancy
Goshawk territory occupancy
Grants and Agreements*
Grassland PNVT habitat connectivity
Grassland species: Black-tailed prairie dog
grassy/herbaceous ground cover*
gray bat*
gray squirrel
Gray Wolf - Change in population
Gray Wolf: Distribution and abundance of wolves in MN (participate in MN DNR lead effort), and USGS long-term wolf study and pack monitoring (wolves per square mile)
Grazing (animal unit months)
Grazing activities
Grazing standards met
Great-crested Flycatcher
Green pitcher plant (Sarracenia oreophila)
Green Sunfish
greenhouse gas emissions
Grid cells surveyed and number of detections of each mesocarnivore species on the Forest, in cooperation with other partners
Grizzly Bear - Change in habitat effectiveness, habitat value, and bear displacement.
Grizzly Bear Population - Change in population and habitat characteristics.
Gross acres inventoried
Ground and vegetation cover and species composition in non-forested communties
Ground coqui
Ground Cover
Ground cover
Ground cover
Ground cover
Ground cover (%) of native species
Ground cover and soil condition assessments at key sites where mechanical operations and wildland fire have occurred
Ground cover percent and plant species composition
Ground cover, invasive species, Aspen, species composition, water quality, soil productivity to determine satisfactory condition.
Ground-disturbing activity review
Groundwater dependent ecosystem monitoring data
Group camps
group camps
group camps
Growth metrics of trees and remaining soil nutrient stocks following different harvest scenarios on FS land- data from LTSP study plot on Huron side of Forest.
Gulf Pipewort (Eriocaulon koernickianum)
Gypsy Moth*
Habitat acreage
Habitat acres treated
Habitat across the planning area
Habitat attributes
Habitat availability - acres of current prairie dog occupancy
Habitat Capability
Habitat changes
Habitat changes and population trends (WILD 1.IB/D, WILD 1. II.B)
Habitat changes and population trends for fish species
habitat condition*
Habitat conditions and populations for elk
Habitat conditions for pileated woodpecker
Habitat conditions in mixed conifer forests by index categories
Habitat conditions of at-risk species
Habitat conditions over time for spotted owl
Habitat conditions retained across the planning area in sufficient numbers and distribution to maintain species viability
Habitat connectivity
Habitat connectivity
Habitat data (assessment of current condition)
Habitat data of current condition
Habitat Effectiveness Index
Habitat for bats, including: Summer maternity, Winter hibernacula, and Protection of habitat
Habitat fragmentation
Habitat improvements (number or acres)
Habitat improvements by each species
Habitat Monitoring
Habitat Monitoring
Habitat monitoring, nest surveys, nest success rates
Habitat monitoring, nesting surveys, nest success rates, winter surveys, seasonal restrictions
Habitat monitoring, nesting surveys, nest success rates, winter surveys, seasonal restrictions
Habitat monitoring; effectiveness of seasonal motorized access restrictions
Habitat monitoring; effectiveness of seasonal motorized access restrictions.
Habitat parameters collected during stream surveys
Habitat parameters collected during stream surveys
Habitat parameters such as riffle to pool ratios, width to depth ratios, pebble counts, bank condition, large woody debris and other parameters collected during stream surveys
Habitat status of suitable host plants for at-risk pollinator insects
Habitat structural stage, elk security model
Habitat that contains other federally listed threatened and endangered species, conserve proposed and candidate species
Habitat trend analyses from Regional Effectiveness Monitoring Teams for northern spotted owl and marbled murrelet
Habitat variables and overall score at permanent plot
hairy joint grass (Arthraxon hispidus)
hanges to existing uses that are not consistent with planned use or our niche
hard mast production*
Hardwood amount and size class
Hardwood canopy
Hardwood canopy condition class
hardwood cypress wetlands
Hardwood Forests
Harlequin Duck Population
harm to archaeological resources
Harvest prescriptions are implemented according to the timber sale contract
HARVEST UNIT SIZE
Harvest unit size limits
Harvest volume compared to ASQ (TIM1.I.A)
Has the fire regime been maintained in the desirable condition class?
Have American burying beetles been found?
Have habitat restoration and conservation been prioritized in watersheds identified in the Forest Plan WCS and priority SG habitat watersheds
Have sections of unauthorized routes on the Forest been closed and rehabilitated? What were those efforts and where did they take place?
Hazard trees are identified and mitigated in developed campsites
hazardous fuels treatment*
Hazardous spills and clean actions (#)
Health and Safety
Helianthus occidentalis ssp. plantagineus
hemlock woolly adelgid*
hemlock wooly adelgid
Heritage program and Priority Heritage Assets managed to standard
Heritage program managed to standard
Heritage program managed to standard
heritage protection effectiveness*
Heritage Resources Surveys*
Heritage risk status
Hibernacula temperature and humidity
Hiding cover across the Forest and by 6th field watershed for mule deer summer and winter range
Hiding cover – 6th field watershed – 30% hiding cover (summer range)
High-priority recreation sites meeting national quality standards. *
Highland Stoneroller
Highlight other issues that surface or big changes
historic administrative and recreational facilities - preservation and maintenance plans*
Historic preservation plans
Historic vs current acreage levels
Historical vs current acreage of Sandhill blowouts
hooded warbler*
Host plant (Spatial extent - acres)
Hours of volunteer service at an appraised value.
Household Income distribution of visitors
How are those acres distributed across the Forest Shrubland Mosaic?
How does the timber volume sold compare to the probable sale quantity (PSQ)?
How many acid mine discharges have been treated?
How many acres are being treated with prescribed fire to conserve fire-adapted plant and animal biodiversity, and to maintain and restore mixed oak and native pine?
How many acres are being treated with varying management actions that will likely result in the maintenance and restoration of the oak-hickory ecosystem?
How many acres in WUI were treated for hazardous fuels reduction?
How many acres of early successional forest habitat were created?
How many acres of grassland habitat were improved or maintained?
How many acres of hardwood or hardwood/pine forest communities were treated to encourage the establishment of uneven-aged conditions?
How many acres of herbaceous or herbaceous-shrub habitat were created?
How many acres of herbaceous or herbaceous-shrub habitat were maintained?
How many acres of insect and disease were treated and how did the populations respond to treatment?
How many acres of land were acquired through exchange, purchase, or donation?
How many acres of NNIS plants that alter soil chemistry were treated?
How many acres of pine or pine-hardwood communities were treated?
How many acres of potentially suitable Indiana bat habitat were actively improved?
How many acres of the Forest are designated suitable for collecting Special Forest Products?
How many acres of timber are harvested each year as a percentage of the total land base?
How many acres of wetland habitat were restored or enhanced?
How many acres were grazed and contributed to wildlife habitat objectives; and how many acres were grazed to control non-native species?
How many administrative and recreation facilities meet current safety, mission, niche and use requirements?
How many applications were processed within 60 days?
How many artificial nesting structures were installed?
How many bald eagle nests are being monitored within the Forest Proclamation Boundary and are they active?
How many bald eagles were observed?
How many bat-friendly gates were installed on known Indiana bat hibernacula?
How many Forest Dams meet current applicable regulations for dam safety?
How many ginseng permits are issued per Unit and across the Forest annually
How many heritage sites have been evaluated for National Register eligibility?
How many management plans have been developed for heritage sites that are either eligible for or listed on the National Register of Historic Places?
How many mid-winter bald eagle searches were conducted?
How many miles of habitat were opened up for aquatic dependent species?
How many miles of motorized trails have been closed and rehabilitated and/or relocated/reconstructed due to unsafe conditions or unacceptable resource damage sections from ATV/OHM use?
How many miles of motorized trails have been maintained to standard (annual routine and deferred maintenance)?
How many miles of NCT have been relocated/ reconstructed off existing roads?
How many miles of new motorized and non-motorized trails have been constructed?
How many miles of NFS boundary were maintained to standard?
How many miles of NFS land boundary were marked to standard?
How many miles of non-motorized trails have been maintained/reconstructed to standard?
How many miles of right-of-way, or parcels of land, have been acquired to facilitate access to NF tracts?
How many miles of road are maintained to the level of service required, and how often is needed maintenance performed and are the roads environmentally stable?
How many miles of roads were decommissioned or rehabilitated?
How many miles of stream have been treated to improve ecological function?
How many miles of stream have free-flowing water where surface flow was restricted?
How many miles of stream were treated to improve or restore habitat for aquatic and riparian-dependent species?
How many mineral activities were adequately restored upon completion?
How many modifications were required and to which standards and/or guidelines?
How many NNIS acres were treated and how did the NNIS populations respond to treatment?
How many plans of operation/applications for permit to drill on Federal leases were processed in a timely manner?
How many ponds or lakes were treated to improve aquatic habitat?
How many risks to the RBC populations were identified and mitigated?
How many Special Forest Product permits are issued per Unit and across the Forest annually?
How many special use permits were requested; how many of those met the criteria, and how many were issued?
How many stream crossings were improved for aquatic organism passage and/or sedimentation?
How many subsidence features have been treated?
How many treated acres improved fire regime condition class?
How many trespasses were resolved?
How many waterholes or ephemeral wetlands were constructed?
How many wells were plugged according to state regulations when production ceases?
How well facilities meet drinking water quality criteria
How well heritage sites are being identified for protection
Hundred cubic feet for fuelwood
Hundred cubic feet provided for industry
Hunter-days for Hunting Districts that include HLC NF lands
hunting*
Hunting and Wildlife Management Areas
hunting permits/tags
Hunting season length
hunting sucess on near-by private/public area
Hydrologic condition (erosion)
Hydrologic connectivity
Hydrologic connectivity*
Hydrologic Disturbance in Watersheds - Bank instability
Hydrologic Recovery Percentage (HRP) calculation
Hydrologic Restoration (acres)
Hydrophyllum brownei
ice storms*
Idaho Division of Environmental Quality Beneficial Use Reconnaissance Project (BURP) data
Identification of desired forest fuels conditions
Identification of desired forest fuels conditions
Identification of desired fuels conditions
Identification of desired fuels conditions
Identification of priority watersheds
Identify and quantify areas where insects and diseases are occurring (HEALTH1)
Identify needs to supplement or update expired or out of compliance permits
IEPA water quality reports
If increases in number or capacity occur, measures used to reduce the risk of grizzlybear human conflicts
Ignition density
Illegal Equestrian Use*
Illegal Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Use*
Impact of Sudden Oak Death (acres affected, acres treated, acres at risk, acres under quarantine)
Impacts and improvements to scenic quality
Impacts of motorized uses
Impacts of motorized uses, site occupancy, and large volumes of users on riparian, stream, and aquatic resources, vegetation, and soils
Impacts to Outstandingly Remarkable Wild and Scenic River Values from projects within river corridors
Impacts to soils, water and vegetation in use areas
impaired streams
Impairment or degradation of water quality
Implementation and effectiveness monitoring results from the Best Management Practice Evaluation Program
Implementation and effectiveness of best management practices to protect water quality
Implementation and effectiveness of best management practives
Implementation of best management practices
Implementation of Best Management Practices during timber harvest and transport
Implementation of closures to protect nesting eagles
Implementation of closures to protect nesting eagles
Implementation of closures to protect nesting eagles
Implementation of closures to protect nesting eagles
Implementation of conservation strategies for federally listed threatened and endangered species, RFSS species, and their habitat
Implementation of mitigation measures for white nose syndrome and surveys for presence of infectio
Implementation of mitigation measures for white nose syndrome and surveys for presence of infections
Implementation of mitigation measures for white nose syndrome and surveys for presence of infections.
Implementation of required prevention standards in projects
Implementation of the Upper Klamath Basin – Water Quality Restoration Plan (WQRP)
Implementation of Travel Management decision, including miles of road opened to motorized use and miles and number of roads decommissioned
Implementation of Watershed Restoration Action Plans in Priority Watersheds per WCF prioritization
Implementation/effectiveness of BMPs
Implementation/effectiveness of plan standards/guidelines
Implementation/effectiveness of Regional Watershed Conservation Practices
implemented within ACS priority watersheds to meet desired outcomes-desired conditions? Watershed conditions indicators with improving trends within ACS priority watersheds
Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta Buren, S. richteri Forel)
Improvement needs
Improvement of Water Quality Limited Streams
In key connectivity areas identified for the geographic areas: mapped distribution of forest cover with an average tree d.b.h. of 5 inches or greater and canopy cover greater than 40%
In riparian management zones: acres where tree size class is 5 inches or greater DBH (small, medium, large and very large forest size classes), and tree canopy cover is greater than 40%
In riparian management zones: distribution of areas where tree size class is 5 inches or greater DBH and tree canopy cover is greater than 40%
In the areas of the Forest where the warm-moist PVT is concentrated: landscape pattern of forests where tree size class is 5 inches or greater DBH (small, medium, large and very large forest size classes), and tree canopy cover is greater than 40%
In-stream channel condition
In-stream flows and water quality parameters
In-stream flows and water quality parameters
Incident Report
Incidents of aquifer contamination
Incidents of burning
Includes non-native fish species as well as aquatic invasives, aquatic and riparian.
Income
Increase in number of dispersed sites; concentrated use area; user created roads and trails
Increased capacity in existing developed sites
Increased connections of trails to communities and other trails
Increased connections of trails to communities and other trails.
Increased fuel levels in the wildland-urban interface
Increased miles of user-created trail in RNAs
Increasing, Decreasing or Stable (Qualitative) pronghorn population trend
Increasing, Decreasing, or Stable (Qualitative) Mexican spotted owl population
Increasing, Decreasing, or Stable (Qualitative) pygmy nuthatch population
Incursions of developed facilities
IND-SOIL- Acres and percent of treatment unit areas of post-project detrimental soil disturbance
Indiana bat*
Indicator bacteria levels
Indicators considered in the Watershed Condition Framework
Indicators of wilderness character such as naturalness, solitude, etc based on limits of acceptable change
Indigo Snake
Indirect benefits through timber, recreation, range allotments
Individual Overnights - number of campers staying at each hut or campsite
Individual species monitoring
Individuals reached
Information on status of populations, ecological conditions, and threats
Insect and disease tree mortality
Insect population levels/trends
Insects and diseases found on the Forests
Instances of insect infestation spreading to/from other ownerships
Instream flows and water quality parameters
Instream physical habitat
integrated pest management
integrated projects*
Intensity of winter recreation use
Interior Least Tern (Sterna antillarum athalassos)
Interpersonal Trail Encounters - number of hikers encountered during a hike on a specific section of trail
Interpretation site number
Interpretive cultural resource presentations provided to the public
Interpretive cultural resource products are developed and/or maintained
Interpretive sites available
Introduction of or increase of non-native invasive plants
Invasive and noxious species, sagebrush, pinyon-juniper, white bark pine, bristlecone, wet-to-dry meadows and riparian zones, aspen, and fir encroachment.
Invasive plant presence
Invasive plant treatments used in at-risk plant communities
Invasive species population trends in selected treated sites
Inventoried Roadless Areas
Inventories and mapping of fen habitats
Inventory of NFS lands
Is bald eagle habitat being protected or managed to improve habitat and/or to reduce the risk of loss of habitat from disturbance
Is large wood present and recruited into riparian systems where wood is an ecosystem component?
Is the Forest being managed in accordance with the assigned SIOs and scenery guidelines found in the Forest Plan?
Japanese bamboo (Polygonum cuspidatum)
Japanese climbing fern (Lygopodium japonicum)
Japanese honeysuckle*
Japanese knotweed
Japanese meadowsweet (Spiraea japonica)
Japanese Privet (Ligustrum Japanicum)
Jobs and Income*
Johnny Darter
Johnson Grass (Sorghum Halepense)
Juxtaposition of forage and denning habitat
Kentucky Warbler
Key Elk areas – hiding cover, road density, recreation impacts
Key Elk areas – hiding cover, road density, recreation impacts
Key indicators from the Watershed Condition Framework: condition class, biota, and habitat
Key sites monitored for treatment effectiveness
Key sites monitored where treatments have been completed
Known Historic and Cultural Resources
kudzu*
Lake chemistry
lake fish communities*
lake improvement
Lake sturgeon population estimate in the Sturgeon River
Lake-Stream Transition Zone Condition
Lambing periods (during year of activity)
Land adjustment actions completed in monitoring period
Land allocations made to newly acquired lands
land exchange and purachse (acres)*
Land Line Location, Maintenance, or Management
Land Managed (Acres)
Land ownership complexity
Land payment revenues (e.g., Secure Rural Schools Act, payment in lieu of taxes, etc.) to state and counties from NFS lands
Land payment revenues (e.g., Secure Rural Schools Act, payment in lieu of taxes, etc.) to state and counties from NFS lands
Land payment revenues to States and Counties from National Forest System lands
Land suitability for timber productions
land suitable for timber production
Land use and land cover
Land Use and Ownership
Lands acquired and exchanged
landscapes important for forest interior birds*
Large (15”+) and very large trees (20”+) by snag analysis groups - % presence
Large (15”+) and very large trees (20”+) by snag analysis groups - presence of at least 1 tree of larch, Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, or cottonwood
Large (15”+) and very large trees (20”+) by snag analysis groups - Trees per acre larch, Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, and cottonwood
Large (15”+) and very large trees (20”+) by snag analysis groups - trees/acre
Large and very large tree concentrations forestwide and by broad potential vegetation type - % presence
Large flowered skullcap (Scutellaria montana)
Large tree structure
Large wood debris, Habitat diversity (riffle run, riffle glide) *
Large woody debris
Large woody debris
Largemouth Bass*
Late Successional Habitat
Late-closed stands moved to late-open, as needed
late-successional habitats**
Law enforcement warnings and citations regarding resource damage
Leases eliminated (by 2015)
Least Tern (Sterna antillarum)
leave tree spotchecks
Length and timing of the frost-free season
Length of temporary access roads
Length of use and length of time between grazing in select riparian areas
Length, spatial extent, severity of drought
lespedeza*
Level of authorized livestock grazing
Level of erosion abatement, mitigation, prevention
Level of permitted livestock grazing
Level of permitted livestock grazing
Level of permitted livestock grazing
Level of permitted livestock grazing (AUM)
Level of resource damage
Level of resource damage
Level of satisfaction of sites
Level of visitor satisfaction
Level of visitor satisfaction
Level of visitor satisfaction
Level of visitor satisfaction
Level of winter recreation use in priority watersheds identified in the Source Environment Restoration Strategy
Level of winter recreation use in priority watersheds identified in the Source Environment Restoration Strategy
Level that new federal OGD is meeting Forest Plan design criteria
Levels of commercial and non-commercial timber products provided (Allowable Sale Quantity [ASQ] and Timber Sale Program Quantity [TSPQ])
Levels of commercial and non-commercial timber products provided (ASQ and TSPQ)
Levels of management activities conducted to maintain and restore desired conditions
Levels of production and trends of multiple uses and their connected economic benefits
Levels of production of multiple uses including Forest products; water outputs; camping, special-use and other permits; recreation opportunities
Levels of production of multiple uses including timber, special forest products and recreational visits and their connected economic benefits
Levels of production of multiple uses including timber, special forest products and recreational visits and their connected economic benefits
Levels of production of multiple uses including timber, special forest products, mineral materials and recreational visits, and what are the economic benefits?
Levels of production of multiple uses, including timber products, grazing, recreational visits, wilderness hunting and fishing opportunities, and downhill skiing
Levels of production of multiple uses, including timber products, grazing, recreational visits, wilderness hunting and fishing opportunities, and downhill skiing
Lichen analysis
Lichen richness and diversity/climate and air quality indicator lichen species
Limits of acceptable change monitoring measures for the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex and Mission Mountains Wilderness
List of activities that provide evidence of participation
List of identified species on the forest
List of row crop and grazing permits by acres
List of scientific studies conducted at MNTP
List of specific projects accomplished and funding spent to implement
List of when restoration areas are managed with prescribed fire
Listening sessions
LITTLE-WING PEARLYMUSSEL
Livestock Grazing/Range Activities*
Livestock Utilization
Loblolly pine**
Local fiscal conditions
Local forest products processing capacities and needs
Location & percent of rangeland in desired vegetation structure
Location and activity status of any newly found white tail prairie dogs’ colony
Location and activity status of known white tail prairie dogs’ colonies
Location and number of acres of insect and disease outbreaks. Number of insect trap/controls deployed.
Location and number of acres where treatments to avoid, eliminate, minimize or treat insect and disease are implemented
Location/miles of trails meeting/not meeting regional standards
Loess Slope Community
Long term condition and trend in permanent riparian vegetation transects
Long term indicators including age class and structural diversity and channel morphology in select riparian areas
Long Term Soil Productivity Study*
Long-term condition and trend in hydrology cross sections
Long-term condition and trend in riparian photo points
Long-term monitoring plots
Long-term trends in temperature and precipitation
Long-term vegetation benchmarks
Long-term Visual Range in Class I and Class II Airsheds
Longear Sunfish
longleaf pine*
Longleaf pine - Canopy dominance/ presence of advanced regeneration
Longleaf pine ecosystem condition classes
longleaf pine regeneration establishment and survival
Longnose dace
Longnose Darter
Loss of unique wetland indicator species
Louisiana pearlshell mussel (LPM)
Louisiana Waterthrush
Low open road density
low-water fords replaced
Macrobenthic invertebrates
Macroinvertebrate assemblages
Macroinvertebrates
Macroinvertebrates (Riverwatch)  Macro-biotic Index (MBI)  EPT Taxa Richness  Taxa Richness
Magazine Mountain Shagreen (Mesodon magazinensis)
Maintenance needs (miles)
Majority of work should occur in designated priority watersheds
Managed wildland/prescribed fire usage
Management actions completed to improve habitat (acres improved)
Management actions or activities that move towards desired recreation opportunity spectrum class characteristics
Management actions or activities that move towards the desired scenic integrity objectives
Management activities completed in priority watersheds
Management activity impacts on abundance and distribution of focal species juniper titmouse in piñon-juniper
Management activity impacts on abundance and distribution of focal species northern goshawks in upland forests
Management activity impacts on abundance and distribution of riparian obligate focal species
Management Area 7 - Deer Habitat (winter range cover percentages)
Management Indicator Species (MIS)*
Management related impacts to aquatic systems
Management strategy consistencies with riparian guidance*
Maple-Leaf Oak (Quercus acerifolia)
Mapped boundaries of dominant vegetation types
Mapped boundaries of insect and disease infestations
Mapped location of major utility and transportation systems as compared to mapped location of Management Area 5 – Utility Right-of-Ways
Margined madtom
maritime forest
marsh
Mast Capability**
mature forest (>70 years)*
Mature forest conditions and population estimates (e.g., northern goshawk)
mature woodland (>70 years)
Maximum annual snow depth
Maximum size in acres of temporary openings created from EAM
Maximum snow depth per season
Meadow restoration treatments
Mean visitor satisfaction compared to mean importance to visitor
Measures of visual effects
mechanical fuels treatment (acres)*
Meeting stocking guidelines in Forest Plan as tiered to Forest Service Han
Meeting stocking guidelines in Forest Plan as tiered to Forest Service Handbook
Mercury levels in watersheds where burns occur
Mesic Hardwood Forest
Method of Harvest Trends
Metrics are identified in the 2014 Ecological Indicator Report and also accomplishments relative to the metrics
Mexican spotted owl occupancy
Mexican spotted owl protected activity center monitoring
Miccosukee Gooseberry (Ribes echinellum)
Mid to late successional forest bird communties
mid-aged and mature forest that is in open canopy condition (>40 years; 61 – 80 BA)
Mid-closed stands treated to accelerate the development of late seral conditions or returned to early seral where needed
Mid-scale vegetation assessment and percent change
Mid-scale vegetation assessment review
mid-succesional condition**
Midscale vegetation
MIH 1-9 by age class and LE
MIH 11, 12, 13
MIH 11-13
MIH acres and trends compared to Forest Plan objectives for each Landscape Ecosystem (LE)
Miles and % of road maintained to standard and managed to road management objective
Miles and distribution of streams supporting genetically pure Yellowstone cutthroat trout populations
Miles and percent of system trails meeting standards
Miles and trend of streamflow regime
Miles and/or acres of damage to adjacent roads
Miles by category
Miles improved roads
Miles improved trails
Miles made available to fish
Miles maintained roads
Miles maintained trails
Miles of 4WD ORV trail closed
Miles of additional ATV and snowmobile trail constructed since 2004
Miles of aquatic habitat restored
Miles of aquatic habitat restored
Miles of ATV trail constructed toward the Chequamegon NF 100 mile objective
Miles of ATV trail constructed toward the Nicolet NF 85 mile objective
Miles of boundary line maintained
Miles of capital improvements on trails
Miles of Class I, Class II, and segments of Class III trout streams and their tributaries maintained and restored to free-flowing condition
Miles of classified road open for public use
Miles of classified road open for public use
Miles of connector developed
Miles of Continental Divide National Scenic Trail maintained and improved to standard
Miles of decommissioned or improved roads
Miles of degraded streams and riparian areas restored
Miles of designated snowmobile trails
Miles of fence modified
Miles of fireline restored and methods used
Miles of fish-bearing above human created fish barriers
Miles of fish-bearing streams restored
Miles of fish-bearing streams with restored access above human created barriers
Miles of groomed over-snow trails
Miles of groomed over-snow trails
Miles of groomed snowmobile trail
Miles of high clearance road improved, constructed or reconstructed
Miles of high clearance road maintained
Miles of high risk roads in Transportation Analysis Process
Miles of impaired 303d streams;
Miles of improved fish habitat
Miles of intermittent and perennial streams functioning at risk (upward, not applicable, downward)
Miles of intermittent and perennial streams in proper functioning condition
Miles of intermittent and perennial streams moving towards desired condition
Miles of intermittent and perennial streams non-functioning
Miles of landlines maintained
Miles of lines plowed for each type of fire
Miles of motorized and non-motorized trails
Miles of motorized and nonmotorized summer trails
Miles of motorized and nonmotorized winter trails
Miles of motorized trail
Miles of motorized trail managed to standard
Miles of National Forest System Road (NFSR) within Inventoried Roadless Areas
Miles of new motorized trails constructed
Miles of new nonmotorized trails constructed
Miles of new trail constructed
Miles of new trail constructed
Miles of new trail constructed
Miles of new trails or road construction authorized
Miles of NFS road available for public motorized use
Miles of NFS roads open to public motorized use
Miles of NFS trails
Miles of NFS trails managed to standard
Miles of NFSR within inventoried Roadless Areas
Miles of non-motorized recreational trails available
Miles of non-motorized trail
Miles of non-motorized trail managed to standard
Miles of non-snow (summer) trails maintained for motorized and non-motorized use.
Miles of occupied habitat
Miles of open / restricted (travel mgmt.) within 150/300 feet of stream
Miles of open roads by 6th field watershed
Miles of open roads per by 6th field watershed
Miles of open roads per by 6th field watershed (aka 12th field)
Miles of open roads per by 6th field watershed (aka known as 12th field)
Miles of passenger car road improved, constructed or reconstructed
Miles of passenger car road maintained
Miles of potential fish habitat blocked by barrier culverts
Miles of potential fish habitat blocked by barrier culverts3.
Miles of reconstruction or improvement projects
Miles of repaired or improved roads, routes, or trails
Miles of replacement trail constructed
Miles of riparian areas improved or maintained, and number of springs restored
Miles of riparian fencing constructed or maintained
Miles of road
Miles of road and trail open for RMV use and change from 2004
Miles of road being maintained each year for all vehicles
Miles of road constructed, reconstructed or maintained to standard
Miles of road converted into desired maintenance level and/or that have achieved the road management objectives
Miles of road decommissioned
Miles of road decommissioned
Miles of road decommissioned
Miles of road decommissioned
Miles of road decommissioned based on the Travel Analysis Process or other planning efforts
Miles of road decommissioned in SPNM areas
Miles of road decommissioned or converted
Miles of road decommissioned vs. constructed
Miles of road decommissioned within 150/300 feet of streamsINFRA
Miles of road decommissioning
Miles of road improved
Miles of road maintained
Miles of road maintained
Miles of road maintained by Maintenance Level (1-5)
Miles of road maintained to standard
Miles of road maintenance
Miles of road obliterated
Miles of road open to ORVs and/or vehicles in SPNM areas
Miles of road surfaced with limestone
Miles of road that a) have been decommissioned, b) have changed maintenance level from a 2 to a 1, and c) have been treated to decrease ecological risk specific to Level 1 ro
Miles of road within 150/300 feet of stream
Miles of roads and trails
Miles of roads and trails accurately mapped and signed
Miles of roads and trails built and decommissioned
Miles of roads and trails in Riparian Management Zones (RMZ)
Miles of roads and trails maintained
Miles of roads and trails maintained by maintenance level
Miles of roads and trails maintained or improved to standard
Miles of roads and trails obliterated, relocated outside of or improved in the riparian corridor
Miles of roads and trails open year-round or open seasonally
Miles of roads and trails relocated outside of RMZ or reconstructed inside RMZ.
Miles of roads closed per year
Miles of roads closed per year
Miles of roads closed per year
Miles of roads closed per year
Miles of roads constructed per year
Miles of roads constructed per year
Miles of roads constructed per year
Miles of roads constructed, reconstructed, and decommissioned
Miles of roads decommissioned
Miles of roads decommissioned or constructed to be within guidelines
Miles of roads decommissioned per ye
Miles of roads decommissioned per year
Miles of roads decommissioned per year
Miles of roads decommissioned per year Miles of roads constructed per year Miles of roads maintained per year
Miles of roads maintained by maintenance level
Miles of roads maintained by maintenance level
Miles of roads maintained by operational maintenance level
Miles of roads maintained per year
Miles of roads maintained per year
Miles of roads maintained per year
Miles of roads maintained via INFRA
Miles of roads open seasonally by operational maintenance level
Miles of roads open year-long by operational maintenance level
Miles of roads providing safe access for use and management of the Forest
Miles of roads put into intermittent storage
Miles of roads reconstructed and bridges constructed and/or reconstructed
Miles of roads, trails de-commissioned, improved, maintained
Miles of roads/trails decommissioned
Miles of roads/trails managed to standard
Miles of ROW or acres accessible
Miles of snowmobile trails groomed
Miles of stream and acres of lake habitats in which aquatic invasive/ exotic species have displaced native aquatic species
Miles of stream and acres of lake habitats that have aquatic invasive/ exotic species present
Miles of stream ecosystem enhanced or improved
Miles of stream habitat enhanced
Miles of stream habitat enhanced
Miles of stream habitat improved
Miles of stream habitat improved
miles of stream habitat improvement*
Miles of stream habitat maintained, improved, and/or restored
Miles of stream habitat restored
Miles of stream habitat treated
Miles of stream in each health class/trends over time
Miles of stream listed as WV water quality impaired
Miles of streams and acres of lakes improved
Miles of streams and acres of lakes, ponds, or wetlands with non-native species removal or are affected by a fish barrier or other structure
Miles of streams improved
Miles of streams improved or restored
Miles of surface drainages improved/restored
Miles of system or non-system roads decommissioned
Miles of system road open to passenger vehicles per square mile of land within the remote habitat area
Miles of system road upgraded, closed, decommissioned or relocated in riparian areas
Miles of system roads decommissioned and removed from the road inventory
Miles of system trails improved
Miles of temporary road constructed to contract standard
Miles of Temporary road constructed within Inventoried Roadless Areas
Miles of temporary road surface decommissioned
Miles of temporary roads constructed
Miles of temporary roads constructed
Miles of temporary roads rehabilitated
Miles of temporary roads rehabilitated
Miles of trail by user type, trail development
Miles of trail certified
Miles of trail designated for mixed use with mountain bikes, motor cycles and all-terrain vehicles
Miles of trail maintained
Miles of trail maintained
Miles of trail maintained
Miles of trail maintained by partners or volunteers
Miles of trail maintained, trail surveys (TRACS)
Miles of trail within 150/300 feet of stream
Miles of trails
Miles of trails accurately mapped and signed
Miles of trails maintained
Miles of trails maintained
Miles of trails maintained and improved to standard
Miles of trails, by type and condition
Miles of Unauthorized (non-system) road within Inventoried Roadless Areas
Miles of unauthorized motorized routes
Miles of unauthorized road within Inventoried Roadless Areas
Miles of unauthorized trail created
Miles of unclassified roads removed or classified into the system.
Miles of wilderness boundary
Miles or acres of streambank or gully erosion repaired
Miles or roads decommissioned
Miles road constructed (permanent, temporary)
Miles road maintained
Miles road reconstructed
Miles roads/trails decommissioned
Miles stream enhanced
Miles surveyed to establish clear boundaries
Miles treated to improve TE species habitat
Miles user-created roads/trails obliterated
Miles, acres treated, including with NRCS partnership
Miles, types, and locations of stream habitat improvements
Million board feet of timber harvested and sold, and acres of timber harvested compared to the trends and trajectories for each measure
Million board feet/million cubic feet offered and sold annually
Million board feet/million cubic feet offered and sold annually
Mimic glass lizard occurrence
mimosa (Albizia julibrissin)
Mineral development contributions/effects to local employment/income
Mineral exploration, development and production proposals are evaluated for potential impacts and appropriate mitigation measures are required for approval
Mineral exploration, development and production proposals are processed and/or administered in a timely manner
Mineral Resource Development**
Minerals/energy success at protecting ecosystem health
Mirror shiner
MIS habitat and population distribution at the bioregional scale
Missouri Bladderpod (Lesquerella filiformis)
Mitigation measures and reclamation requirements are implemented in the field
Mitigation measures implemented/number of populations located
Mix of size classes, canopy closures, and species composition and their spatial patterns by forested PVG and non-forested cover types
Mix of size classes, canopy cover class, and species composition and their spatial patterns
MMCF/MMBF
MON-AI-01-01: Number of approved consultation protocols
MON-AI-01-01: Number of forest product acquisition agreements finalized
MON-AI-02-01: Number of approved product use agreements
MON-AI-02-01: Number of cooperatively developed communication plans established
MON-AI-03-01: Number of approved management plans for traditional cultural areas
MON-AQH-01-01: Miles of reconnected stream habitat
MON-AQH-01-01: Miles of reconnected stream habitat
MON-AQH-01-01: PIBO EM, updated Aquatic Ecological Condition (AEC), Stream channel morphology surveys in monumented reaches
MON-AQH-01-02: Acres or miles of treatments to improve hydrologic, aquatic, and riparian function
MON-AQH-02-01: Acres of improvement within designated monitoring area locations.
MON-AQH-02-02: Allotments meeting annual grazing management indicators
MON-AQH-03-01: Acres of non-native invasive aquatic habitat treated
MON-AQH-03-02: Number of sites of new non-native invasive aquatic species
MON-AR-01-01: Number and type of recreation sites
MON-AR-01-01: Number and type of recreation sites
MON-AR-01-01: Visitor use and trends in use forestwide
MON-AR-01-02: Number of Persons at One Time (PAOT - capacity)
MON-AR-01-02: Number of Persons at One Time (PAOT – capacity)
MON-AR-01-03: Amount of deferred maintenance for developed recreation sites
MON-AR-01-04: Number of recreation partnerships
MON-AR-01-04: Number of recreation partnerships
MON-AR-01-05: Changes in percent of Forest in each Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) setting
MON-AR-01-05: Changes in percent of Forest in each ROS setting
MON-AR-02-01: Assess mountain bike use through trail registration trend analysis
MON-AR-02-01: Miles of road open year-long
MON-AR-02-01: Miles of road open year-long
MON-AR-02-02: Identify new user-created mountain bike trails or impacts to natural or special features
MON-AR-02-02: Miles of road open seasonally
MON-AR-02-03: Miles of roads maintained by maintenance level
MON-AR-02-03: Miles of roads maintained by maintenance level
MON-AR-02-04: Miles of roads decommissioned
MON-AR-02-04: Miles of roads decommissioned
MON-AR-02-05: Miles of roads put into intermittent storage
MON-AR-02-05: Miles of roads put into intermittent storage
MON-AR-03-01: Acres open to over-snow vehicle use
MON-AR-03-01: Acres open to over-snow vehicle use
MON-AR-03-02: Miles of managed over-snow vehicle trails
MON-AR-03-03: Miles of managed cross-country ski trails
MON-AR-03-03: Miles of managed cross-country ski trails
MON-AR-03-04: Miles of trail designated for motor vehicle use year-long or seasonally
MON-AR-03-04: Miles of trails designated for motor vehicle use yearlong or seasonally
MON-AR-03-05: Miles of trails maintained for varied managed uses
MON-AR-03-05: Miles of trails maintained for varied managed uses
MON-AR-04-012: Percent Satisfaction Index (National Visitor Use Monitoring) for developed facilities, access, services and perception of safety
MON-AR-04-01: Visitor use and trends in use forestwide
MON-AR-04-01: Visitor use and trends in use forestwide
MON-AR-04-02: Percent satisfied index scores for aggregate categories; developed facilities, access, services, and feeling of safety
MON-CR-01-01: Number of properties identified
MON-CR-01-01: Number of properties identified
MON-CR-01-02: Number of properties evaluated
MON-CR-01-02: Number of properties evaluated
MON-CR-01-03: Number of properties nominated
MON-CR-01-03: Number of properties nominated
MON-CR-02-01: Number of newly interpreted or updated historic properties
MON-CR-02-01: Number of properties protected/preserved
MON-CR-02-02: Number of newly interpreted or updated historic properties
MON-FIRE-01-01: Acres of hazardous fuel treatments within the WUI, and in areas outside of the WUI
MON-FIRE-02-01: Number of natural, unplanned fire ignitions managed for the maintenance and/or restoration of fire-adapted ecosystems, and the number of natural, unplanned ignitions managed with the primary goal of suppression
MON-FIRE-02-01: Number of unplanned natural fire ignitions managed for the maintenance and/or restoration of fire-adapted ecosystems, and the number of unplanned natural ignition managed with the primary goal of suppression
MON-FLS-01-01: (Grizzly Bear) Progress towards achieving and maintaining standards for percent core area, OMRD, and TMRD within the Recovery Zones
MON-FLS-01-01: Grizzly Bear: progress toward achieving and maintaining standards for percent core area, OMRD and TMRD within each GBMU
MON-FLS-01-01: Grizzly Bear: progress towards achieving and maintaining standards for percent core area, OMRD, and TMRD within the Recovery Zones
MON-FLS-01-02: (Canada lynx) Changes in lynx habitat as a result of moving towards the desired conditions for vegetation through vegetation management, prescribed fire, or natural disturbance
MON-FLS-01-02: Canada lynx: changes in lynx habitat as a result of moving toward the desired conditions for vegetation through vegetation management, prescribed fire, or natural disturbance that is consistent with the historical range of variability
MON-FLS-01-02: Canada lynx: changes in lynx habitat as a result of moving towards the desired conditions for vegetation through vegetation management, prescribed fire, or natural disturbance
MON-FLS-01-03: Bull Trout population trends based on redd counts in known spawning reaches
MON-FLS-01-03: Bull Trout populations trends based on redd counts in known spawning reaches
MON-FLS-01-03: Woodland caribou: maintenance of seasonal habitat components of well-connected, large blocks of late-successional forest at or above current levels
MON-FLS-01-04: Woodland caribou: management of motorized winter recreation at or below current levels so that woodland caribou are not displaced from suitable habitat within the caribou recovery area
MON-FOC-01-01: Landbird assemblage (insectivores) a) number of acres where planned ignitions were used to maintain/improve habitat; b) percentage of natural unplanned ignitions managed for the maintenance or restoration or fire adapted ecosystems
MON-FOC-01-01: Landbird assemblage (insectivores): a) number of acres where planned ignitions were used to maintain/improve habitat; b) percentage of natural, unplanned ignitions managed for the maintenance or restoration or fire adapted ecosystems
MON-FOC-01-02: Changes in KNF River Invertebrate Prediction and Classification System (Observed/Effect model) score
MON-FOC-01-02: Changes in the River Invertebrate Prediction and Classification System (Observed/Effect model) score
MON-FOCAL-01-01: White-headed Woodpecker: number of acres treated to provide large diameter tree habitat and move toward desired vegetation conditions by providing late-open structure
MON-FOCAL-01-02: Northern goshawk: number of acres surveyed and nests locate
MON-FOCAL-01-03: Black-backed woodpecker-Snag habitat: snag densities by size class and vegetation type
MON-FOCAL-01-04: MacGillivray’s warbler: condition of riparian habitats within grazing allotments
MON-FOCAL-01-05: Wildlife General: Monitor progress toward meeting road density desired conditions by watershed/grizzly bear management unit
MON-MIN-01-01: Number of reclaimed abandoned mine sites over a five-year period. Number reclaimed to reduce the risk to human health
MON-MIN-01-01: Number of reclaimed abandoned mine sites over a five-year period. Number reclaimed to reduce the risk to human health
MON-RFP-01-01: MMBF offered annually
MON-RIP-01-01: Acres (or miles) of riparian habitat maintained or improved
MON-SOC-01-01: Number of jobs and thousands of dollars in labor income from IPNF management and percent of total planning area jobs and income
MON-SOC-01-01: Number of jobs and thousands of dollars in labor income from KNF management and percent of total planning area1 jobs and income
MON-SOC-02-01: Forest annual budge
MON-SOIL-01-01: Number of harvest units surveyed and percent meeting coarse woody debris criteria, post-harvest
MON-SOIL-01-01: Number of harvest units surveyed and percent that meet the Regional Soil Quality Standard, post-harvest (FSM, R6 Supplement No. 2500.98-1)
MON-SOIL-01-01: Number of regeneration harvest units surveyed and percent meeting coarse woody debris criteria post- harvest
MON-SOIL-02-01: Number of harvest units surveyed and percent that meet the Regional Soil Quality Standard, post-harvest
MON-SOIL-02-01: Number of harvest units surveyed and percent that meet the Regional Soil Quality Standard, post-harvest
MON-TBR- 03-01: On lands suitable for timber production, percent of acres with regeneration harvest that are adequately restocked within 5 years of harvest
MON-TBR-01-01: MMBF offered and MMBF sold annually
MON-TBR-01-01: MMBF offered and MMBF sold annually
MON-TBR-02-01: Number of even-aged regeneration harvest units exceeding 40 acres in size and category for excee
MON-TBR-02-01: Number of even-aged regeneration harvest units exceeding 40 acres in size and category for exceeding
MON-TBR-03-01: Percent of acres with regeneration harvest that are adequately restocked within 5 years of harvest
MON-VEG-01-01: Acres treated to meet FW-OBJ-VEG-01
MON-VEG-01-01: Acres treated to meet FW-OBJ-VEG-01
MON-VEG-01-01: Acres treated towards achieving FW-OBJ-VEG-01
MON-VEG-01-01a: Acres treated to respond to forest disease pathogens
MON-VEG-01-02: Acres burned
MON-VEG-01-02: Acres burned
MON-VEG-01-02: Acres burned through prescribed and wild fire
MON-VEG-01-03: Acres of forest by dominance type and size class compared to the desired condition
MON-VEG-01-03: Acres of forest by dominance type and size class compared to the desired condition
MON-VEG-01-03: Acres of forest by structure and vegetation type compared to the desired condition
MON-VEG-01-04: Acres meeting the old growth definition (see glossary of the Forest Plan) as determined by the FIA program
MON-VEG-01-04: Acres meeting the old growth definition (see glossary) as determined by the FIA program
MON-VEG-01-04: Snags and down wood by watershed
MON-VEG-01-05: Acres of old growth and acres of recruitment potential old growth
MON-VEG-01-05: Acres of old growth and acres of recruitment potential old growth, as determined by the Forests’ stand inventory and mapping procedures
MON-VEG-01-05: Number of acres influenced by insects
MON-VEG-01-06: Acres of old growth treated
MON-VEG-01-06: Acres of old growth treated
MON-VEG-01-07: Snags per acre forestwide
MON-VEG-01-07: Snags per acre forestwide
MON-VEG-01-08: Number of acres influenced by insects and disease
MON-VEG-01-08: Number of acres influenced by insects and disease
MON-VEG-01-08: Number of acres influenced by insects and disease
MON-VEG-02-01: Acres of non-native invasive plants treated
MON-VEG-02-01: Acres of non-native invasive plants treated
MON-VEG-02-01: Acres of non-native invasive plants treated
MON-VEG-02-02: Extent and number of sites of new non-native invasive plant species
MON-VEG-02-02: Number of sites of new non-native invasive plant species and number of acres treated
MON-VEG-03-01: Acres of hazardous fuel treatments within the WUI
MON-VEG-04-01: MMBF offered and MMBF sold annually
MON-VEG-05-01: Number of even-aged regeneration harvest units exceeding 40 acres in size and category for exceeding
MON-VEG-06-01: On lands suitable for timber production, percent of acres with regeneration harvest that are adequately restocked within 5 years of harvest
MON-VEG-07-01: Acres of land suitable for timber production
MON-VEG-08-01: Acres affected by insect and disease organisms
MON-VEG-09-01: Acres of active management
MON-WDL-01-01: Acres of terrestrial habitat restored or enhanced
MON-WDL-02-01: Elk: number of planning subunits providing >30% security and >50% security on NFS lands during the hunting season
MON-WL-01-01 Acres of terrestrial habitat restored or enhanced
MON-WL-01-01: Acres of terrestrial habitat restored or enhanced
MON-WLDN-01-01: Designated wilderness managed to minimum stewardship level based on ten elements from national protocol on measuring
MON-WLDN-01-01: Designated Wilderness managed to standard
MON-WLDN-01-02: Montana Wilderness Study Area wilderness character is not diminished beyond what existed in 1977
MON-WTR-01-01: Number of Best Management Practices (BMP) evaluations conducted and the percent of BMPS that were implemented correctly and the percent that were effective
MON-WTR-01-01: Number of Best Management Practices (BMPs) evaluations, and number of BMPs planned, with an identification of BMPs that were not implemented correctly or not effective
MON-WTR-02-01: Acres (or miles) of restoration activities accomplished by 6th code watershed and acres (or miles) accomplished in 303d/TMDL watersheds
MON-WTR-02-01: Acres or miles of restoration activities accomplished, by subwatershed
MON-WTR-02-02: Percent of subwatersheds trended towards an improved condition
MON-WTR-02-03: Percent of subwatersheds trended towards an improved condition
MON-WTR-03-01: Acres or miles of watershed restoration activities accomplished, by subwatershed
MON-WTR-03-02: Percent of subwatersheds trended toward an improved condition.
MON-WTR-04-01: Number of BMP evaluations completed and identification of BMPs that were implemented correctly and incorrectly, and identification of BMP effectivenessBMP
MON-WTR-05-01: Miles of state-listed impaired waters, miles of waters under an approved TMDL and WQIP
MON-WTS-01-01: Change in watershed condition class
MON-WTS-02-01: Miles of roads treated that are a high risk to watershed and aquatic habitat function.
Monitor closures (winter and summer)
Monitor total infestation acres and treatment acres
Monitored using points via Wilderness Challenge
Monitoring data and/or site condition assessments.
Monitoring Data is collected to determine if the ORVs are being protected and enhanced, and to ensure the safety of visitors to the river corridor
Monitoring data/site condition assessments
Monitoring data/site condition assessments
Monitoring effectiveness for protection of habitat, in preventing access, preserving surrounding habitat, and assessing damage if access allowed
Monitoring of best management practices
Monitoring of management activities
Monitoring of priority heritage assets
Monitoring Proper Allowable Use Guidelines (Percent Utilization by Weight) on a pasture by pasture basis and total acres assessed
Monitoring protocols rating system
Monitoring protocols rating system
Monitoring protocols rating system
Monitoring protocols rating system
Monitoring reviewed at RAP/TAP, NEPA
Monthly area burned
Monthly energy release component (ERC) estimates by fuel type
Monthly streamflows, timing and magnitude of peak flows, degree of variation
Monthly testing of wells
Monthly/ annual precipitation totals, max snow water equivalent, number of days with snow cover, meltout date, monthly/ annual temperature statistics
Monthly/daily energy release component (ERC) estimates by fuel type
Moore's Delphinium (Delphinium newtonianum)
Mortality risk assessment
Mortality – net volume and percentage of dead vs. live
Mortality-actual/Trees per acre
Mortality: Number of snags per acre; net volume live vs dead
Moth sites
Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) and National Visitor Use Monitoring (NVUM) results
Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUMs)*
Motorized/mechanized incursions
Mottled sculpin
mountain bog acres
Mountain goat numbers
mountain witch alder (Fothergilla major)
Mowing (acres)
MQ 9: Are high quality, nature-based recreation experiences being provided and what are the trends?
MT Native Plant Society threat category
MT State assessment of Beneficial Uses status
Mule deer population
multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)
Multiple indicators from the Forest Service Watershed Condition Framework
Multiple Uses
musk thistle (Carduus nutans)
Mussel habitat and population trends
N compounds
NAAQS nonattainment areas
Name and number of 6th code watersheds that have moved to an improved class
Name of facility, location, and time existing use exceeds capacity
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
National best management practices monitoring rating results
National BMP Monitoring*
National disturbance monitoring protocol
National Phenology Network [first bloom index] Extended spring indices
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National registered eligible sites
National registered properties
National Visitor Use Monitoring
National Visitor Use Monitoring
National Visitor Use Monitoring (NVUM)
National Visitor Use Monitoring (NVUM) Metrics
National Visitor Use Monitoring (NVUM) results
National Visitor Use Monitoring (NVUM) visitor satisfaction
National Visitor Use Monitoring data
National Visitor Use Monitoring Data
National Visitor Use Monitoring Report
National Visitor Use Monitoring Results Percent Satisfaction Index
National Visitor Use Monitoring survey
National Visitor Use Monitoring Visitor satisfaction surveys
National visitor use monitoring visits
National Wild and Scenic Rivers*
National, regional, and local reports of recreation use
Native American Coordination during implementation of the Forest Plan
Native American Firefighter Program
Native amphibians
Native and non-native species presence/absence
Native Cutthroat Trout - Number of watersheds in which correlations have been completed
Native cutthroat trout population density estimates
Native fish species
Native fish species - presence/absence
native grasses (acres)
Native Grasslands*
native herbaceous groundcover
native insect*
native species
Native species abundance, basal area, species density, and % closed canopy
Natural Area Surveys
Natural Hazard Mitigation
Natural Regeneration
Naturalness, solitude, etc
Naturalness, solitude, etc. Based on the limits of acceptable change
Nature-based Tourism
Nearest detection of sensitive wildlife species
Neoarctic Paduneillian Caddisfly
Neosho Mucket (Lampsilis rafinesqueana)
NEPA decisions
Nest success for Eastern wood-pewee and Pine warbler in CFLR project area
Nesting pairs and production
Nesting status and number of young fledged
Nesting surveys and nesting success rates
Nesting surveys and nesting success rates
Nesting surveys and nesting success rates
Nesting surveys and nesting success rates
Nesting surveys and nesting success rates
Nesting surveys and nesting success rates
Nesting surveys and nesting success rates based upon the South Central Oregon Demographic Study
Net change in culverts suitable for animal passage.
Net increase in backcountry facility capacity (persons at one time or PAOT)
Net increase in miles of non-motorized trails and snowmobile trails
Net increase in number of developed campground sites
Net infested acres by invasive plant species
Net infested areas
New deferred maintenance needs added to Infra annually ($)
New infestations reduced or eliminated
New invasive plant species found
New legislation or mandates related to program administration
New non- native invasive animals found, by species
New species introduction
New user-developed routes/campsites outside those designated
New waterbodies listed by the State of NM as impaired for not meeting designated uses
New weed species
NFS related jobs/income
Nitrate
Nitrates and sulfate deposition
Nitrogen and sulfur loading in the form of dry deposition or cloud deposition (for high elevation sites), where information is available
NNIS Acres Inventoried
NNIS Acres Treated
No net loss of core area
NOAA climate trends
Non-conforming uses
Non-essential facilities remaining as a percentage of the FY 2005
Non-forested terrestrial ecosystem conditions
Non-motorized trials (miles)
Non-native fish species/aquatic invasive species abundance trends
Non-native invasive species (NNIS)**
non-point source pollution*
NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS
Northeastern Bulrush
Northern Goshawk
Northern Goshawk - sustained downward trend of adult occupancy for 4 years
Northern goshawk post-fledgling area monitoring
Northern Goshawk: Annual historic nest site monitoring (participate in MN DNR lead effort) and annual project inventory for new sites
Northern Hog Sucker*
northern long-eared bat*
Northern long-eared bat: Number of potentially suitable roost trees
Northern Parula*
Northern Parulas
NORTHERN RIFFLESHELL
Northern studfish
Notices of Intent (Seismic)
Notices of Staking (onsite completed)
NRCS Basin Index (Percent Median) monthly snowpack for each basin in Nevada for each winter season
NRM database User Surveys
nuisance bear incidences
Number (#) of violations and damage
Number and % watersheds in each condition class
Number and acreage of active or vacant livestock allotments
Number and acreage of closed allotments
Number and acres of all fires
Number and acres of fire by ecosystem type
Number and acres of fires managed for multiple objectives by vegetation community and severity
Number and acres of natural fire ignitions managed for ecological, social, or economic reasons
Number and acres of natural fire ignitions managed for ecological, social, or economic reasons and the number of natural ignitions managed with the primary goal of suppression
Number and acres of planned and unplanned ignitions managed for ecological, social, or economic reasons
Number and acres of prescribed fire ignitions managed for ecological, social, or economic reasons
Number and acres of unplanned ignitions managed with the primary strategy of suppression
Number and acres of watershed improvement projects completed
Number and acres of watershed improvement projects completed or other projects that meet watershed improvement criteria
Number and acres of wildfire incidents.
Number and acres of wildland fires in wilderness managed at less than full suppression to achieve land and resource management objectives
Number and acres of wildland fires in wilderness managed at less than full suppression to achieve land and resource management objectives
Number and capacity of closed developed and overnight dispersed sites
Number and condition of deficient bridges
Number and condition of plants in various phenological stages in grazing monitoring pl
Number and condition of plants in various phenological stages in grazing monitoring plots
Number and condition of plants in various phenological stages in grazing monitoring plots
Number and description of cooperative heritage resource studies
Number and diversity of forest product permits issued
Number and location of access/easement needs
Number and location of educational outreach materials distributed and/or posted
Number and location of existing temporary easements at risk
Number and location of new and existing easements
Number and location of wetlands with aquatic invasive species present or absent
Number and locations of Aquatic Organism Passages (AOP)
Number and locations of at-risk species project that restore habitat or population
Number and locations of authorizations issued for domestic sheep or goats
Number and locations of citations related to attractants for wildlife
Number and locations of detection of fungus that are harmful to bats
Number and locations of dispersed recreation sites that are under used/overused
Number and locations of maintenance actions at recreation rental facilities
Number and locations of outreach contacts from Bear Aware program
Number and locations of preventative actions reducing the spread of white-nose syndrome or other disease
Number and locations of stream reaches on 303 and 305 list
Number and methods of communication
Number and miles of new unauthorized roads and trails by district
Number and miles of unauthorized roads and trails (user created and/or not on MVUM)
Number and percentage of road closure devices checked and percentage determined to be ineffective at restricting public motorized use
Number and percentage of special use permits managed to standard annually
Number and placements of signs near wilderness and/or recommended wilderness to inform of motorized restrictions
Number and placements of signs near wilderness and/or recommended wilderness to inform of motorized restrictions
Number and size of completed essential projects
Number and size of wildland fire incidents
Number and status of new or updated interpretative and education offerings related to cultural resources and historic sites
Number and subject of research permits issued on the Forest
Number and type of education and youth programs
Number and type of education and youth programs
Number and type of education and youth programs.
Number and type of education and youth programs; National Visitor Use Monitoring report IND-REC-1 to 3; visitor center tracking
Number and type of educational programs, events, activities, and employment
Number and type of Forest-based special-use permits
Number and type of fuel treatments helping control or manage fire
Number and type of fuel treatments that changed fire behavior
Number and type of habitat improvement projects
Number and type of interpretive program conducted
Number and type of key indicators classified as improving, remaining constant, or degrading across sub-watersheds
Number and type of licensed Forest operators/concessions
Number and type of licensed Forest operators/concessions.
Number and type of mitigations
Number and type of outreach, education, consultation, collaboration, and volunteer activities
Number and type of projects completed with partners
Number and type of projects completed with partners
Number and type of stream crossing and bank stabilization projects
Number and type of treatments strategically located to facilitate control and/or management of the fire
Number and type of unauthorized motorized travel, uses, and mechanized transport
Number and type of visitor information/education activities
Number and type of weed management actions conducted involving coordination and cooperation with partners and adjacent landowners
Number and types of actions - in Divide GA and Upper Blackfoot GA
Number and types of actions that eliminate motorized travel incursions in Primitive & Semi-Primitive Non-Motorized ROS
Number and types of developed recreation sites/areas changed or improv
Number and types of dispersed recreation sites/areas
Number and types of management actions in Divide and Upper Blackfoot GA
Number and types of partnerships fostered
Number and types of public outreach activities
Number and types of social conflicts in selected, concentrated dispersed camping/recreation areas
Number and types partnerships with related themes or objectives directed to interpretative and educational initiatives
Number and types, locations of actions that improve habitat or facilitate opening corridors for bison movement to suitable habitats within the plan area
Number and volume of forest products permits issued.
Number and volume of sales offered, sold or under contract
Number AUMs
Number citations NVUM/OSVUM, and resource violations
Number inputs sent to Puerto Rico Planning Board
Number inputs sent to Puerto Rico Planning Board
Number of 106 (project driven) vs 100 (non-project driven)
Number of 36 CFR 261.15(h), Motorized Vehicle Violation Notice / Citations
Number of abandoned mines gated, and maintained for bats
Number of abandoned wells decommissioned
Number of access sites by setting
Number of acres acquired into federal ownership
Number of acres and proportion of each forest type in each age class
Number of acres and proportion of each forest type in each age class
Number of acres and proportion of harvest acres treated with uneven-aged management
Number of acres and proportion of harvest acres treated with uneven-aged management
Number of acres by type of prescribed fire (underburn, broadcast burn, pile burn, etc.)
Number of acres certified as adequately restocked.
Number of acres certified from stands harvested five year previous
Number of acres change in greater sage-grouse priority and general habitat
Number of acres covered by community wildfire protection plan*
Number of acres determined to be suited for timber production.
Number of acres exchanged out of federal ownership
Number of acres in allotments managed to standard
Number of acres inventoried and number of significant cultural resources recorded
Number of acres maintained in the 0 to 9 year age class at the Forestwide scale
Number of acres managed by timber suitability class
Number of acres of each type of harvest by Management Area and stand ages at time of harvest
Number of acres of exceptions used
Number of acres of exceptions used (lynx habitat)
Number of acres of forest treated in the warm-dry and warm-moist PVT focused on promoting desired habitat conditions for flammulated owls
Number of acres of live mature spruce-fir and cool-moist mixed conifer treated
Number of acres of live ponderosa pine treated
Number of acres of lynx critical habitat on NFS lands in each lynx analysis unit that were precommercially thinned using exceptions to VEGS5
Number of acres of lynx critical habitat on NFS lands in each lynx analysis unit that were precommercially thinned using wildlandurban interface exemptions to VEGS5
Number of acres of lynx critical habitat that were treated with modified thinning techniques under VEG S5 exception #2 or #3
Number of acres of multistory hare habitat in lynx critical habitat on NFS lands in each lynx analysis unit that were treated using exceptions to VEGS6
Number of acres of multistory hare habitat in lynx critical habitat on NFS lands in each lynx analysis unit that were treated using wildlandurban interface exemptions to VEGS6
Number of acres of non-Federal land acquired within the property lines of the Coronado National Forest
Number of acres of ponderosa pine forest treated to promote desired landscape pattern for flammulated owls
Number of acres of prescribed burning by objective (wildlife, fuels reduction, restoration, etc.)
Number of acres of prescribed fire
Number of acres of range forage improvement accomplished on the Forest
Number of acres of rangeland vegetation improved
Number of acres planted and density
Number of acres planted by forest type, at the Forestwide scale
Number of acres predicted to support active crown fire as modeled under typical peak fire conditions
Number of acres regenerated naturally by forest type, at the Forestwide scale
Number of acres restored in PHMA, IHMA, and GHMA habitat
Number of acres restored in PHMA, IHMA, and GHMA habitat
Number of acres treated and monitored for non-native invasive species by fiscal year
Number of acres treated by managing wildland fires in wilderness at less than full suppression to achieve land and resource management objectives
Number of acres treated explicitly to enhance early successional characteristics
Number of acres treated explicitly to enhance early successional characteristics
Number of acres treated explicitly to enhance late successional characteristics
Number of acres treated explicitly to enhance late successional characteristics
Number of acres treated for invasive plants
Number of acres treated for non-native, invasive species accomplished on the Forest
Number of acres treated that improve watershed condition and ecological function
Number of acres treated to improve watershed condition
Number of acres treated to improve watershed condition
Number of acres treated to promote grass/forb/shrub habitats for wildlife
Number of acres treated with prescribed fire
Number of acres treated with various methods to explicitly enhance the health, longevity, and/or structural diversity of forested stands
Number of acres treated with various methods to explicitly enhance the health, longevity, and/or structural diversity of forested stands at the stand and landscape scales
Number of acres treated, treatment types, location by WUI and non-WUI
Number of acres where stocking surveys have been completed from harvested lands to show that monitoring of regeneration is taking place
Number of acres with known high and medium priority non-native invasive plant infestations
Number of acres with vegetation management treatments focused on promoting hardwood tree species (birch, aspen and/or cottonwood)
Number of action plans collaborated with local communities
Number of actions completed
Number of actions implemented consistent with recovery plans (draft or final)
Number of actions implemented for plants from approved recovery plans, conservation strategies and/or Forest Plan direction
Number of actions implemented for wildlife from approved recovery plans, conservation strategies and/or Forest Plan direction
Number of actions taken to minimize the spread of disease
Number of active allotments
Number of active bald eagle nests and nest productivity
Number of active breeding populations in the panning area
Number of active colonies
Number of active nests and their productivity
Number of active plan of operations
Number of active territories
Number of active territories
Number of activities with stream miles of habitat improvements
Number of activities with stream miles of habitat improvements
Number of activity areas meeting the DSD standard
Number of activity areas not meeting the DSD standar
Number of adult female wood turtles observed in each WSR reach
Number of agreements with partners established around the development of a new regional trail system
Number of agreements with partners, by activity type, that are supporting visitor services
Number of agreements with partners, by activity type, that are supporting visitor services
Number of allotments currently active on the Forest
Number of AML Projects that are implemented with the intent of reducing heavy metals
Number of amphibians, demographics
Number of annual operating instructions modified for changed conditions
Number of annual skier days
Number of approved Locatable Plans of Operation
Number of aquatic organism structures installed
Number of Archeological Resource Protection Act violations
Number of areas of tribal importance, cultural resources and properties identified, preserved, protected, or restored
Number of associated signs constructed
Number of at-risk plant occurrences that receive beneficial weed treatments
Number of AUMs that occurred on the Forest
Number of authorized (emergency vs. planned with MRDG) and known unauthorized motorized/mechanized incursions
Number of authorized (emergency vs. planned with MRDG) and known unauthorized motorized/mechanized incursions
Number of barriers removed for aquatic organism passage
Number of barriers removed for aquatic organism passage and to improve flow and sediment transport
Number of bat escape ramps on elevated artificial water sources
Number of bear conflict incidents
Number of beavers re-introduced or analogues installed
Number of beneficial barriers created and number of harmful barriers removed
Number of beneficial barriers created/number of barriers removed to reduce undesired fragmentation
Number of Best Management Practices (BMPs) implemented
Number of bicycle trails constructed in the Whitefish Range vicinity
Number of bison/human conflicts
Number of boundary miles posted and number of trespass cases identified
Number of burn permits from all regulatory agencies updated annually and adhered to
Number of cabin rental agreements issued
Number of cabin, lookout, and campsite reservations issued
Number of campgrounds maintained
Number of campgrounds that have been improved
Number of campsite reservations
Number of caves or structures (e.g., old buildings) surveyed and number of detections of Townsend’s big-eared bats or other bat species
Number of changes to existing facilities
Number of Christmas tree permits sold
Number of closed and vacant allotments
Number of closed and vacant allotments
Number of closure orders (36 CFR 261, Subpart B)
Number of closure orders due to resource concerns
Number of code A territorial nesting lakes surveyed for loon presence (Hammond 2009 or subsequent updates),36 in cooperation with other partners
Number of collaborative meetings and discussions
Number of collaborative meetings and discussions
Number of collaborative projects
Number of collaborative projects
Number of collection permits and amount of product by species
Number of colocated/centralized/optimized facilities permitted;
Number of community lead partnerships the Carson is actively participating in
Number of community-based enterprises working in sustainable recreation activities around these watersheds
Number of completed consultations under the tribal consultation protocol
Number of completed management plans
Number of completed public outreaches or interpretive projects
Number of condition assessments on Priority Heritage Assets completed
Number of condition surveys completed
Number of conflicts resolved
Number of conservation actions or recovery actions completed for TES
Number of conservation educational activities
Number of conservation populations in the planning area
Number of construction or reconstruction projects in aquatic or riparian areas per year that undergo BMP monitoring during and after project implementation
Number of consultation efforts
Number of consultation meetings
Number of consultation meetings
number of cooperative agreements developed with county weed & pest, state, research and other similar organizations
Number of cords (ccf) sold
Number of counities with wildfire protection plan*
Number of county/state projects supported by the Forest
Number of culverts and bridges that meet standards
Number of culverts inspected, assessed, and/or cleaned
Number of culverts removed or upgraded
Number of culverts removed or upgraded
Number of culverts replaced
Number of damage
Number of damaged remote campsites
Number of damages
Number of day use access areas modified within the Hyalite Recreation Emphasis Area
Number of days smoke monitors within the area of the National Forest activities exceed National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
Number of days that implementation of Forest activities (i.e. prescribed burning) meets air quality standards
Number of decisions that did not meet SIO or do # of decisions needing amendment to the S
Number of decisions/actions where modifications occurred to adapt to changing conditions
Number of den and snag trees per acre in managed stands
Number of detections, nests, and or roosts
Number of developed recreation facilities
Number of developed recreation sites (NCDE definition) managed for overnight use in each grizzly bear management unit
Number of developed recreation sites by BMU Subunit
Number of developed recreation sites maintained
Number of direct surveys
Number of dispersed recreation sites on the Forest that have been rehabilitated to correct erosion or sanitation issues
Number of education and interpretation outreach
Number of educational contacts related to aquatic invasive species
Number of effective road closures
Number of eligible historic properties being impacted by federal actions, looting, environmental disturbance, and other actions
Number of eligible historic properties being impacted by federal actions, looting, environmental disturbance, and other actions
Number of eligible historic properties being impacted by federal actions, looting, environmental disturbance, and other actions.
Number of entries and road crossing inside riparian management zones
Number of eradication efforts
Number of evaluations and nominations
Number of evaluations for closure or removal of structures used by bats and measures specified to mitigate or provide for bat use
Number of event and activity special use permits
Number of faciilities or dispersed sites
Number of facilities maintained to standard
Number of facilities or dispersed sites
Number of facilities or dispersed sites
Number of facilities permitted
Number of fires by cause
Number of fires occurring within wilderness with other than full suppression as a management strategy
Number of fires with full suppression as a management strategy
Number of fires with full suppression as a management strategy
Number of firewood permits issued
Number of fish
Number of fish barriers removed/improved
Number of fish passage barriers removed or created
Number of fish passage barriers removed or created
Number of fish/mile, or miles of genetically pure westslope cutthroat trout occupied stream reaches
Number of food storage violations
Number of forest plan amendments and NEPA decision documents that deviate from forest plan standards and guidelines
Number of forest products permits issued
Number of formal agreements by type.
Number of free use permits or forest product authorization letters administered or issued for traditional and cultural uses
Number of fuel treatments that changed fire behavior
Number of fuelwood cords sold
Number of fully implemented and fully effective best management practice evaluations versus unimplemented and ineffective best management practice evaluations
Number of gate closure violations reported
Number of gate improvements
Number of Grazing authorizations provided annually and over a 10 year period
Number of grazing authorizations provided annually and over a 10-year period
Number of grizzly bear-livestock conflicts on NFS lands by grizzly bear management zone (e.g., PCA, DCA) and livestock type
Number of guide permits issued and service days
Number of hard snags greater than 9-inch dbh and 25 feet tall, per acre
Number of harvest units surveyed and percent that meet the soil quality standard post-harvest
Number of hazard tree surveys conducted, results of hazard tree surveys, outcomes of the surveys
Number of head months associated with term grazing permits
Number of head of livestock that occurred on the Forest
Number of heritage stewardship actions taken
Number of heritage structures and sites protected
Number of heritage/cultural sites stabilized
Number of historic and cultural interpreted sites, presentations, Passport in Time projects, and tours
Number of historic and cultural interpreted sites, presentations, Passport in Time projects, and tours
Number of historic properties impacted
Number of historic properties recorded and evaluated for the National Register
Number of historic properties recorded and evaluated for the National Register
Number of historic properties that received new adverse effects from looting, vandalism, and/or neglect
Number of historic property plans completed
Number of historic structures restored
Number of historic structures reused
Number of historical or cultural sites adversely impacted by projects or the public
Number of HMs that occurred on the Forest
Number of illegal motorized routes closed and rehabilitated
Number of impaired or degraded water bodies
Number of impaired streams (303d)
Number of improved drainage crossings, stream channels, and floodplains
Number of improved management strategies expected to move RMZs toward desired conditions
Number of individuals counted at permanent plots
Number of individuals documented
Number of individuals, and youth in particular, participating in Forest education and youth programs
Number of individuals/ populations
Number of infested acres treated, by species
Number of infested sites treated, by species
Number of insect/disease outbreaks by species
Number of inspections conducted for each of the past two years
Number of integrated projects being completed
Number of interpretation initiatives with the municipalities, residents, and organized regional groups
Number of interpretive opportunities (talks, tours, activities, etc.)
Number of interpretive products
Number of interpretive sites
Number of jobs
Number of jobs and thousands of dollars in labor income resulting from Flathead National Forest managemen
Number of jobs and thousands of dollars in labor income resulting from Flathead National Forest management
Number of juvenile lake sturgeon stocked into the Ontonagon River
Number of key messages
Number of key messages
Number of key ungulate winter habitat acres treated to control non-native invasive plants
Number of Kiosks and Information Panels installed
Number of Kirtland's warbler singing males counted in the census
Number of known and historic dens
Number of known reproductive wolf packs on the forest
Number of lake shore campground modified for sustainable recreation opportunities at Hebgen Lake
Number of lakes restored or enhanced during the planning period
Number of lakes stocked
Number of land acquisitions in Divide GA
Number of land acquisitions in Divide GA on
Number of land management allocation changes made
Number of lands special use permits
Number of large snags 10, 15, 20" DBH or >40'
Number of large trees, snags, large downed logs per acre by forest type
Number of leases issued; number of leases issued consistent with SJNF Orderly Leasing Strategy
Number of leks (by each species)
Number of limber pine snags by size class
Number of listed or eligible heritage resources in need of treatment
Number of listed or eligible heritage resources treated
Number of listed, eligible or potentially eligible sites monitored
Number of live and dead trees per acre >15 inches DBH
Number of live trees per acre 15-20, >20 in DBH
Number of livestock allotments in the PCA (by livestock type)
Number of Livestock Animal Unit Months (AUMs) grazed each season to estimate livestock forage pounds consumed each grazing year
Number of livestock authorized to graze on the Coronado
Number of livestock permitted/actual use records
Number of livestock permittees authorized
Number of livestock permittees authorized head months
Number of locations for greenback cutthroat
Number of loon breeding pairs/chicks detected on code A territorial nesting lakes during July
Number of lynx screens used for project analysis
Number of maintenance, restoration, or improvement activities
Number of materials produced
Number of materials produced
Number of miles added to the designated over-the-snow trail system
Number of miles and type of new trails provided
Number of miles of arterial/collector roads reconstructed
Number of miles of designated OHV route that connects to other public trails
Number of miles of local roads constructed.
Number of miles of local roads reconstructed.
Number of miles of riparian and in-channel stream habitat restored or enhanced during the planning period
Number of miles of road and trails maintained and operated to meet the objective maintenance level and class
Number of miles of road per square mile of land, by management area
Number of miles of roads eliminated each year
Number of miles of trail maintained by volunteers and partners
Number of mine closure projects that implement effective bat access
Number of mineral/energy development projects proposed/approved
Number of minerals cases active and administered each of the past two years
Number of minerals cases open but not active
Number of monitoring sites meeting, moving toward, or moving away from desired conditions
Number of Montana BMP review violations received
Number of motorized and/or mechanized intrusions
Number of multijurisdictional fires
Number of natural ignitions managed with the primary goal of suppression
Number of naturally ignited wildfire acres managed for resource benefit
Number of naturally ignited wildfires managed for resource benefit
Number of NEPA decisions that move towards Scenic Integrity Objectives
Number of nesting stream reaches surveyed, number of harlequin duck broods detected, and size of broods, in cooperation with other partners
Number of new administrative sites, day-use developed recreation sites or trailheads (NCDE definition) in each grizzly bear management unit
Number of new developed sites
Number of new facilities
Number of new locations of invasive species of concern
Number of new locations of invasive species of concern (acres and locations)
Number of new partnerships originated by communities or local and State government organizations in coordination with the Forest that caters to outdoor recreation opportunities
Number of new populations established
Number of new populations of aquatic invasive species
Number of new sites or isolates documented
Number of new sites recorded
Number of non-compliance issues, non-compliance letters issued, and sites restored to compliance as a result of the non-compliance letter
Number of Notice of Violations received from DEQ
Number of notifications and consultations, e.g. documentation of NEPA notifications and consultations, National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) consultations
Number of notifications and consultations, e.g., documentation of National Environmental Policy Act notifications and consultations, National Historic Preservation Act and Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act consultations
Number of observations from Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
Number of occupied leks on Custer Gallatin National Forest
Number of occupied nesting sites
Number of occupied nesting sites
Number of off-road vehicle violations documented.
Number of open/operational days at winter recreation sites and services
Number of other watershed restoration projects
Number of outbreaks by species
Number of outfitter guide permits administered per year related to wildlife-based recreation
Number of outfitter guide permits issued and administered, types of guided activities, and locations
Number of outfitter guides or trips to heritage sites
Number of Outfitter/Guides
Number of outreach activities accomplished per fiscal year
Number of outreach and education efforts
Number of outreach events at public schools, public meetings, stakeholder meetings, and other events
Number of outreach meetings held with neighboring communities and municipalities
Number of outreach meetings held with neighboring communities and municipalities
Number of outreach or interpretive actions
Number of partners engaged in collaborative planning for recreation
Number of partners engaged in collaborative planning for recreation.
Number of partnerships specializing in interpretive and education programs for visitors and communities
Number of passing and failing tests per water system
Number of passing and failing tests per water system
Number of patches and acres by patch type and size category, and by patch zone
Number of patches and patch extent of NNIS
Number of patches and patch extent of NNIS treated
Number of people attending education programs
Number of people attending tours and interpretative programs
Number of people that using the dispersed sites
Number of permanent access roads and trails have been established through resolution of legal status deficiencies
Number of permit modifications issued to address resource concerns
Number of permit modifications issued to address resource concerns
Number of permits administered to standard with resource conflicts resolved/unresolved
Number of permits and authorizations processed
Number of permits authorized in the PCA and mitigation measures included in the permit/plan of operations where it is determined there is potential for adverse effects to the grizzly bear population or its habitat resulting from leasable or locatable mine
Number of permits sold for forest products
Number of permitted and authorized livestock
Number of permittees that are permitted on the Forest
Number of permittees that are permitted on the Forest
Number of Person at one time (PAOT)
Number of pieces of coarse woody debris (CWD) per acre 5–10, >15 inches DBH, and >15 feet long; volume of CWD per acre
Number of places bullfrogs occur
Number of plans or other mechanisms developed to resolve conflicts
Number of plans or other mechanisms developed to resolve conflicts
Number of plots sampled
Number of post-disturbance projects that have taken climate change into account
Number of priority assets with condition assessments and actions taken
Number of project authorizations that include timing requirements for harlequin duck nesting
Number of project decisions addressing recreation conflicts
Number of project decisions addressing recreation conflicts
Number of projects authorized on NFS lands within 150 yards of active loon nesting sites and number that included activity timing
Number of projects authorized within the riparian management zone along known harlequin duck nesting stream reaches
Number of projects completed in priority watersheds
Number of projects determined to have a significant possibility of a significant restriction on subsistence
Number of projects implemented
Number of projects implemented annually
Number of projects implemented that have an overall beneficial effect to TeS
Number of projects that are number meeting or not meeting SIO
Number of projects that do not meet SIO objectives
Number of projects that improved pollinator habitat
Number of projects/acres treated in lynx habitat that create stand initiation hare habitat (e.g., regeneration harvest) that occur in LAUs that exceed VEGS1 (have >30% of area currently in stand initiation stage that does not yet provide hare habitat)
Number of projects/permits with timing stipulations
Number of PSICC visitors
Number of public complaints received and documented regarding smoke during prescribed fire activity
Number of public education about sites
Number of public water systems (ex. campground, picnic site) decommissioned/removed
Number of public water systems in use or decommissioned
Number of public water systems in use or decommissioned
Number of publications
Number of reclamation plans approved and reclamation activities completed to standard
Number of recorded sites on the forest
Number of recreation cabin rentals added to the national reservation system since the record of decision
Number of recreation opportunity guides that are produced
Number of recreation opportunity guides that are produced
Number of recreation partnerships
Number of recreation sites operated and maintained by volunteers and partners
Number of recreation special use permits
Number of recreation user events
Number of recreation-related partnerships
Number of recreation-related partnerships.
Number of recreation-related partnerships.
Number of recreational user/activity days related to hunting, fishing, and wildlife viewing, and economic contribution to local counties
Number of redds (bull trout)
Number of regeneration harvest units less than 40 acres; between 40 acres and 125 acres; and greater than 125 acres
Number of regional environmental literacy initiatives and education projects with local communities
Number of regional environmental literacy initiatives and education projects with local communities to promote and strengthen a collaborative and participatory management approach required in the Vision and Management StrategyF
Number of regulated or flow-impacted streams evaluated for consistency with standard 2.5.18
Number of removed or modified recreation facilities to improve riparian conditions
Number of renewable resource projects proposed/approved
Number of reported conflicts between user groups
Number of reported social conflict or resource damage incidents
Number of representatives on interagency Recovery Teams
Number of requests for additional legal access
Number of research publications
Number of restoration projects performed in this region
Number of rights-of-way needed based on forest inventory
Number of road contracts administered and approved
Number of road crossings where fish passage was restored
Number of road designs approved
Number of road miles decommissioned
Number of road miles decommissioned or stabilized, both across the forest and within priority sub-watersheds identified via WCF implementation
Number of road miles with enhanced roadway drainage erosion control mechanisms
Number of road system miles
Number of road system miles, reported by maintenance level
Number of roads decommissioned within the riparian management zone
Number of roads decommissioned within the riparian management zone
Number of ROW cases accomplished
Number of S&M sites identified and protected during project planning
Number of safety closures
Number of scientific excavations
Number of Section 106 consultations
Number of sediment control projects accomplished, including: road and trail stream crossing improvements, road and trail stream crossing eliminations, and fish passage improvements.
Number of seed and mulch mixes approved for use
Number of self-sustaining metapopulations of Colorado River cutthroat trout established
Number of self-sustaining populations (Pike/San Isabel)
Number of self-sustaining sub-populations LCT
Number of significant cultural resources being interpreted
Number of significant evaluations
Number of significant properties evaluated to the National Register
Number of significant properties evaluated to the National Register
Number of sites disturbed
Number of sites evaluated and nominated
Number of sites evaluated for national historic register
Number of sites impacted by Federal actions, looting, management actions, and natural disturbances
Number of sites monitored
Number of sites nominated
Number of sites revisited by site stewards
Number of sites with known non-native invasive animal infestations
Number of ski areas permitted
Number of snags per acre 10–15, 15–20, >20-inch DBH
Number of snags retained or created
Number of snags, downed logs, and large old trees left per acre as indicated in treatment prescriptions
Number of special events hosted such as Free Fishing Day, Migratory Bird Day, etc.
Number of special events sponsored through collaborative efforts
Number of special use authorizations/permits by type
Number of special use permits
Number of special use permits administered to standard
Number of special use permits processed
Number of special-use permits
Number of species removed from TES lists
Number of specific facility related projects accomplished annually.
Number of springs and acres of wetland in each stability class*/trends over time
Number of springs improved or restored
Number of staff and volunteers participating in trainings and learning opportunities
Number of stands and acres that were harvested in the last 5 years by reforestation status
Number of stewardship activities conducted
Number of stewardship contracts awarded
Number of stream crossings (road or trail) improved
Number of stream crossings/barriers removed
Number of stream diversions (irrigation) improved
Number of stream miles currently occupied by Endangered Species Act listed fish species
Number of stream miles currently occupied by representative fish species
Number of stream miles enhanced
Number of stream miles re-connected.
Number of stream miles reconnected
Number of stream/spring restoration projects completed
Number of streams on state monitoring/evaluation lists
Number of streams on state threatened/impaired list
Number of streams or lakes removed or added to ADEQ’s impaired or non- attaining list
Number of streams removed from 303D list
Number of sub-watersheds assessed every 5 years
Number of subdivisions approved on adjacent private ownership
Number of survey and manage sites identified and protected during project planning
Number of surveyed allotments not meeting, moving toward, or meeting desired conditions
Number of system roads open to OHV use.
Number of temporary closure orders issued for tribal traditional and ceremonial activities
Number of TEPC plant locations adversely impacted
Number of TES species for which recovery actions are accomplished
Number of threatened, endangered, and sensitive species occurring and trends (if known)
Number of threats to Colorado River cutthroat trout that are reduced or eliminated
Number of timber management projects conducted under exceptions to VEG S5 and VEGS6 that regenerate more than 15 percent of lynx habitat on Forest lands within a lynx analysis unit in a 10-year period
Number of total annual vegetation acres planned and accomplished benefiting wildlife, whitebark pine and other at-risk species habitat, pollinator habitat, non-commercial vegetation, and/or general terrestrial ecosystem conditions
Number of total annual vegetation projects planned and accomplished benefiting wildlife, whitebark pine and other at-risk species habitat, pollinator habitat, non-commercial vegetation, and/or general terrestrial ecosystem conditions
Number of total days snowmobile trails are open
Number of touristic routes
Number of trails (non- system roads) open to OHV use
Number of trails and existing sites identified which have recreational value
Number of training opportunities offered or attended in the area of interpretation and environmental education
Number of transportation analyses completed
Number of travel analyses completed by year
Number of trespasses resolved
Number of tribal agreements
Number of tribal consultations
Number of unpermitted incidents
Number of vegetation treatment units meeting the CWD minimum levels
Number of vegetation treatment units not meeting the CWD minimum level
Number of vernal pools constructed
Number of viewing sites developed or maintained
Number of visitors
Number of visitors and scenery inventories
Number of visitors by activity type
Number of visitors by setting and activity and percent of satisfaction with the opportunities, settings, and activities offered by the Forest
Number of visitors participating in recreation activities
Number of visitors to the forest
Number of volunteer programs
Number of volunteers by site or cultural project
Number of volunteers.
Number of volunteers.
Number of water developments improved
Number of water features maintained, improved, or installed
Number of water features maintained, improved, or installed for wildlife benefit
Number of water features maintained, improved, or installed for wildlife benefit
Number of water quality erosion sites caused by OHVs
Number of water rights procured or filings completed
Number of water systems that do not meet requirements
Number of waterbodies listed on the Montana Department of Environmental Quality integrated report (305b/303d)
Number of watersheds in each condition class
Number of watersheds in each condition class
Number of watersheds with condition class improved
Number of whitebark pine snags by size class
Number of wild brook trout per stream mile
Number of Wilderness Performance Elements met
Number of wildfire related injuries
Number of wildfires burned into fuel treatment units AND number of those with fire suppression/behavior impacts
Number of wildfires versus number of multi-burning period wildfires
Number of wildland fire and fuels treatments intersections
Number of wildland fires that have all or portions of the perimeter managed for resources benefit
Number of Willow Flycatcher (WIFL) sites
Number of winter outfitters and their use
Number of wolves removed due to livestock/human conflicts
Number of years since fire occurred compared to historical fire regimes for a given ELTP or biophysical setting
Number of youth participating in various forest education and youth programs including employment
Number of youth participating in various forest education and youth programs including employment.
Number of youth participating in various Forest education and youth programs, including employment
Number of youths participating in educational programs, events, activities, and employment on the Carson
Number oil and gas permits
Number or partnerships and agreements
Number trail miles maintained to standard annually
Number trail miles with maintenance provided annually
number woody draws in each state/transition per ecological site
Number, distribution, and recruitment of snags
Number, distribution, and recruitments of snags
Number, kind, and extent of identified actions (e.g., natural and human-caused fire) that have occurred in designated wilderness areas on the Forest
Number, kind, and extent of identified actions that have occurred in inventoried roadless areas on the Forest
Number, kind, extent, and evaluated outcomes of identified management activities (including prescribed fire) that have occurred in recommended wilderness areas
Number, kind, extent, and evaluated outcomes of identified management activities that occur within designated wild and scenic river corridors
Number, kind, extent, and evaluated outcomes of identified management activities that occur within eligible wild and scenic river corridors
Number, location, cause and resolution of wildlife/ human conflicts
Number, type and funding of partnerships around Forest resources, within and across forest boundaries
Number, type and locations for recreation special use permits
Number, type, and content of plan amendments
Number, type, and extent of disturbance events
Number, type, and extent of disturbance events in pinyon-juniper woodlands
Number, type, and total dollars for direct employment with El Yunque
Number, types, and locations of actions contributing to maintenance or improvement of habitat or populations of any terrestrial wildlife species
Number, types, and locations of actions contributing to maintenance or improvement of habitat or populations of at-risk wildlife species
Number, types, and locations of actions restoring habitat or populations of at irisk plant species
Number, types, and locations of new structures and sustained substantial disturbances in key linkage areas
Number, types, and locations of primary use change of dispersed recreation sites
Number, types, extent of actions restoring habitat or populations of whitebark pine
Number, types, extent of actions restoring habitat or populations of whitebark pine
Number, types, miles of road management actions/decisions in Watershed Conservation Network
Number, types, miles/acres of stream and headwater restoration (list actions) in lakes, pond, wetlands
Number/abundance of native species in reforestation/restoration mitigations
Number/acres and types of road/trail treatment
Number/content analysis of forest plan amendments
Numbers of coho salmon
Numbers of commercial livestock grazing allotments
Numbers of flowering individuals and observations on general habitat condition and disturbances/threats
Numbers of geothermal leases, active and inactive
Numbers of plants counted during field visits at selected sites
Numbers of plants counted during field visits at selected sites
Numbers of plants counted during field visits at selected sites.
Numbers of plants in different phenological stages and habitat characteristics/threats observed at monitoring plots
Numbers of pumice moonwort plants counted at selected monitoring plots
Numbers of pumice moonwort plants counted at selected monitoring plots
Nutrient cycling
NVUM - Mean visitor satisfaction compared to mean importance to visitor
NVUM Annual visitation estimates by type of visit, day use, developed, general forest area
NVUM Description of visit-- demographics, visit descriptions, activities
NVUM Economic information--spending, substitute behavior, etc.
NVUM indicators of satisfaction
NVUM reports
NVUM result Project-specific change to Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS)
NVUM results by activity
NVUM survey results
NVUM Visitor Satisfaction
NVUM, user satisfaction, NNIS Inventory
NVUM, user satisfaction, RSA
O3 concentrations
O3 injury to pine
Oak decline*
oak-hickory
oak-pine forests (acres)*
Objectives identified in this plan, and progress status toward those objectives.
Objectives met from the facilities master plan
Observations on general habitat condition and disturbances/threats from field site visits
Observations on general habitat condition and disturbances/threats from field site visits
Observed implementation of weed prevention and mitigation measures
Occupancy
Occupancy (proportion of grid cells occupied across the forest)
Occupancy and trend of Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly colonies
Occupancy of dispersed campsites in Wild and Scenic River corridors
Occupancy of vehicle access areas
Occupancy rate of pileated woodpeckers in pileated woodpecker management areas tracked over time
Occupied habitat and population structure of focal species
Occurrence of frosted flatwoods salamander larvae
Occurrences
Occurrences
Occurrences (number of individuals)
Occurrences (presence/absence)
Occurrences of breeched closures
Occurrences of plant species of conservation concern and associated habitats that are being monitored
ODFW population trend data
Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Use*
Official project comment period comments received
Oglethorpe oak (Quercus oglethorpensis)
OHV -noise trend for NRA user population
OHV compliance
OHV use in riparian and meadows
Oil and gas activity (Acres/number of activities in critical habitat)
Oil and gas well pad development (acres)
Oklahoma Salamander
old growth
Old growth**
Old growth characteristics data, locations, and patch size
old growth condition (110+)
old growth inventories
old growth related partnerships
Old-growth forest; proportion of area forestwide and by potential vegetation type
Old-growth forest—proportion of area forestwide and by potential vegetation type (percentage of total acres)
Open and Total motorized route density by BMU Subunit
Open motorized road and trail density
Open Motorized Route Density
Open motorized route density
Open motorized route density percentage (for each grizzly bear subunit in the PCA)
Open road density across the Forest and by 6th field watershed for mule summer and winter range
Open road density by BMU
Open Road Mileage and Density
Open Road Miles
Open roads
open woodland, savanna, or grassland structure*
open woodlands, savannas, and grasslands (acres)
Opening and closure dates of snowmobile trails
Opportunities align with visitor demands and emerging trends
Opportunities for new trails
Opportunities for study and /or public use
Opportunities for study and /or public use
Opportunities for study and/or public use
Orangebelly Darter
Organic matter processing
Oriental smartweed (Polygonum caespitosum)
Other fish/aquatic species
Other forest products
Ouachita False Indigo (Amorpha ouachitensis)
Outputs and costs of desired goods and services from annual Tongass report
Outreach and education events
Outstanding Remarkable Values maintained
Outstandingly Remarkable Values*
Outstandingly Remarkable Values improved
Ovate Catchfly
ovate clubshell
ovenbird*
ow does the volume of sold timber compare to the probable sale quantity (PSQ)?
oyster mussel*
Ozark Big-Eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens)
Ozark Chinquapin (Castanea pumila var. ozarkensis)
Ozark Cornsalad (Valerianella ozarkana)
Ozark Highlands Trail (OHT)
Ozark Least Trillium (Trillium pusillum var. ozarkanum)
Ozark Shiner
Ozark Spiderwort (Tradescantia ozarkana)
Ozone
Ozone and Nitrogen Dioxide measurements at Shamrock Mines air monitoring station
Pacfish Infish Biological Opinion (PIBO) Metrics
PALEZONE SHINER
Pallid Sturgeon
Pallid Sturgeon
Parameters for NCs (% canopy, basal area, understory, shrub layer, ground cover)
Parcel condition related to forest health
Particulate matter
Particulate matter (PM2.5) recorded at smoke sensitive sites
Particulate matter (PM2.5/PM10)
Partners
Partners offering more dispersed recreation off PR 191 road, in other areas on the Forest, SUP or agreements
Partners offering sustainable recreation opportunities on the Forest
Partnership-based projects
Partnerships opportunities
Payments to counties
Payments to States and Counties*
Pearlshell Mussel
People At One Time - number of people at one time on mountain summits.
People Per View - number of people per view on a section of trail
Percent acres in open canopy
Percent and acres of fire hazard ratings
Percent and distribution of mature and old forest cover
Percent and total acres of old growth forestwide and by broad potential vegetation type
Percent area of wildland fires in high, moderate, low severity
Percent bare ground
Percent canopy cover, native species abundance after storm
Percent change in # of visitors engaged in fishing, hunting, photography and wildlife viewing
Percent change in the # of education and interpretation programs offered (since previous monitoring cycle)
Percent change in the # of people who attended education and interpretation programs
Percent change in the 10-year running average of open motorized route density, total motorized route density, and secure core for each subunit that has had temporary increases in projects (see appendix C for examples of methods)
Percent compliance with terms of permit
Percent compliance with terms of permit, visitor satisfaction based on number of permits issued and survey results when required
Percent compliance with terms of the permit
Percent departure from desired condition by PNVT
Percent Detrimental Soil Disturbance (DSD)
Percent Douglas-fir beetle hazard
Percent ground cover
Percent ground surface occupied by noxious weeds/native plant species.
Percent invasive plant species cover in inventoried areas
Percent linear foot stream-bank compaction and/or hoof shear. Percent compaction as measured across grazing allotment and high use areas.
Percent Meets Expectations in Designated Wilderness for developed facilities, access, services and perception of safety scores on Wilderness Stewardship Performance per wilderness, per element
Percent Meets Expectations in Designated Wilderness for developed facilities, access, services and perception of safety scores on Wilderness Stewardship Performance per wilderness, per element
Percent Meets Expectations in Developed Sites for developed facilities, access, services and perception of safety
Percent Meets Expectations in Developed Sites, Undeveloped Areas (GFAs) and Designated Wilderness for access
Percent Meets Expectations in Undeveloped Areas (GFAs) for developed facilities, access, services and perception of safety
Percent mountain pine beetle hazard
Percent native understory vegetation
Percent NFMA compliance
Percent occupancy for campground fee sites
Percent of accessible by type of recreation site
Percent of acres in desirable seral state distributions
Percent of acres in each LE and age class compared to 2003 values and decade 1 and 2 objectives
Percent of administrative facilities maintained annually
Percent of applications processed within 120 days by year
Percent of boundary lines maintained per decade
Percent of dead whitebark pine trees and data on suspected causes
Percent of decommissioned roads that were ID'ed by subpart A (by forest)
Percent of different structural classes in major forest ecosystems
Percent of each ecosystem in successional stages, including canopy conditions and old growth conditions
Percent of facilities that meet the requirements for National Protocol for Public Health and Safety
Percent of fines within spawning gravel
Percent of fines within spawning gravel
Percent of fires suppressed during initial attack where that is the chosen strategy
Percent of Forest available for off-road travel
Percent of forest cover
Percent of forest cover that is moderately or well-stocked stands
Percent of forest cover with >15 feet basal area in conifer species
Percent of forest cover with >15 feet basal area in oak species
Percent of harvest areas restocked after 5 years
Percent of high clearance vehicle roads maintained annually
Percent of indicators rated as good for each watershed
Percent of infestation treated within treatment area
Percent of invasive plant species cover within identified high-risk/high-priority areas. These would include such areas as forests of the warm-dry PVT, dry grassland plant communities, wilderness trailheads, and management area 3b (special areas)
Percent of key areas in active allotments meeting/moving toward desired conditions
Percent of land adjustments accomplished that meet the objectives and guidelines set forth in the Forest Plan
Percent of LE with vegetation management decisions
Percent of maintenance accomplished
Percent of maintenance accomplished and reduction backlog.
Percent of management projects that specifically address management activities in high SIO areas.
Percent of natural ignition acres with resource benefit
Percent of natural ignition acres with resource benefit
Percent of natural ignitions with identified resource management objective
Percent of NF visits by overall satisfaction rating
Percent of operations processed within specified timelines by year
Percent of passenger clearance vehicle roads maintained annually
Percent of permanent grass or shrub openings
Percent of projects where no effect or no adverse effect determination was made due to avoidance or mitigation
Percent of projects where post-treatment total fuel load is reduced from pre-treatment levels
Percent of range infrastructure improved
Percent of recreation facilities that meet accessibility requirements
Percent of satisfactory soils by terrestrial ecosystem unit for each district
Percent of sites maintained to standard
Percent of streams classified as stable or functioning properly
Percent of the aquatic ecosystem functioning properly (FP), functioning at-risk (FR), or function impaired (FI)
Percent of the understory formed by groups of native grasses, grasslike species, forbs, and shrubs appropriate to the ecological site description units or terrestrial ecosystem units?
Percent of trees and acres meeting late-successional type
Percent of whitebark pine infected with rust cankers
Percent of whitebark pine mortality and data on suspected causes
Percent of wildfires which burn into fuel treatment units where suppression or fire behavior changed due to fuel treatment
Percent Participation in recreation activities in developed facilities or in developed sites/areas Number of passing and failing tests per water system
Percent Participation in recreation activities outside of developed facilities
Percent presence of at least 1 snag by snag analysis groups, by size class (10”+ dbh; 15”+ dbh; and 20”+ dbh
Percent satisfaction
Percent satisfaction for 1) very satisfied; 2) somewhat satisfied; and 3) total satisfaction
Percent satisfaction for 1) very satisfied; 2) somewhat satisfied; and 3) total satisfaction
Percent seedling stocking at five years following even-aged or uneven-aged regeneration harvest
Percent streambank alteration
Percent stubble height
Percent survival, by species, of planted stock in first and third years after planting
Percent utilization on herbaceous vegetation
Percent utilization on woody vegetation
Percent visitor satisfaction for (1) developed sites (2) general forest areas (3) designated wilderness
Percent visitor satisfaction for (1) developed sites, (2) general forest areas, and (3) designated wilderness
Percent visitor satisfaction for (1) developed sites, (2) general forest areas, and (3) designated wilderness
Percent western spruce budworm hazard
Percentage cover of different forest ecosystems
Percentage energy efficiency upgrades completed (by 2015)
Percentage of acreage burned with moderateto high-severity wildfire followed by salvage harvest in previous decade
Percentage of acres burned by severity class, by ecological response unit
Percentage of acres programmed and harvested on suitable lands.
Percentage of acres that have been thinned and burned and that improved (by at least one level) areas identified as needing rehabilitation
Percentage of administrative buildings needing work
Percentage of area adequately restocked
Percentage of area in the warm-moist PVT where very large live trees and very large dead trees (>=20” DBH) are present
Percentage of available acres within restoration treatments in high priority versus other 5th field watersheds
Percentage of designated routes signed.
Percentage of detrimental soil disturbance after management
Percentage of each annual target that is actually accomplished
Percentage of fifth level watersheds with improved condition classes
Percentage of Forest in a continuum of age-class and structure
Percentage of forest watersheds in proper functioning condition
Percentage of harvest units that exceed 40 acres for even-aged management
Percentage of human-associated aquatic organism barriers improved or restored
Percentage of identified public facilities that are accessible
Percentage of inspected buildings that met health and safety standards
Percentage of large-scale vegetation projects in which government to government consultation occurred pre-scoping and pre-NEPA
Percentage of lynx critical habitat on NFS lands in each lynx analysis unit that is not yet winter snowshoe hare habitat due to vegetation management projects
Percentage of lynx critical habitat on NFS lands in each lynx analysis unit that is not yet winter snowshoe hare habitat due to wildfire
Percentage of miles maintained
Percentage of MNF land available for federal leasing of natural gas exploration, development, and production
Percentage of modeled grizzly bear denning habitat where public motorized over-snow vehicle use is allowed during the den emergence time period (MFWP model for the NCDE or subsequent updates)
Percentage of modeled maternal denning habitat where public motorized over-snow vehicle use is allowed
Percentage of NFS lands in the grass/forb/shrub condition class
Percentage of NFS lands with presence of hardwood tree species (birch, aspen, or cottonwood)
Percentage of NFS lands with presence of snags greater than or equal to 10 inches d.b.h. in each PVT
Percentage of NFS lands with presence of snags greater than or equal to 20 inches d.b.h. in each PVT
Percentage of or amount of forest cover
Percentage of overall visitor satisfaction
Percentage of post-harvest units that have achieved NFMA compliance with stocking levels at five years as specified by Forest Plan S-TM-4
Percentage of post-harvest units that have been surveyed for NFMA compliance with stocking levels at five years
Percentage of road closure barriers breached leading to unauthorized use
Percentage of sites and programs that meet standard
Percentage of sites maintained
Percentage of sites surveyed where aquatic invasive species (plants or animals) are detected
Percentage of subwatersheds maintained or improved
Percentage of surveyed streams in non-impaired condition
Percentage of the landscape within the DecAID thresholds
Percentage of the warm-dry and warm-moist biophysical settings
Percentage of the warm-dry PVT with presence of live trees and dead trees greater than or equal to 15 inches d.b.h. (preferably ponderosa pine, if able to query)
Percentage of timber harvest that is conducted on lands suitable for timber production
Percentage of total trailheads
Percentage of unsuitable timber lands determined to be suitable that have been reclassified as suitable for timber production
Percentage of unsuitable timber lands evaluated to determine if they have become suited for timber production
Percentage of watersheds in proper functioning condition
Percentage of wilderness meeting desired conditions
Percentage presence of limber pine
Percentage with <40, 40–70, >70 percent live crown cover
Percentages compared to Forest Plan objectives for each landscape ecosystem (LE).
Percentages of planned road closures that are implemented and existing closures that are effective
Perception of safety
Peregrine Falcon
Peregrine Falcon - Change in occupancy/productivity of nesting territories and changes in vegetation within nesting territories
Peregrine Falcon - if a nest territory is unoccupied for more than 2 consecutive years.
Period of time between the last frost of spring and the first frost of fall w/air temp<32
Periodic review and update of forest-wide lynx habitat map, accounting for changes from large scale disturbances.
Periodic testing of swim beaches
permanent openings (pasture, ROW, etc.; acres)*
Permit applications
Permits administered to standard; number of service days, type
permits issued*
Permitted animal unit months for sheep allotments
Permitted roads
Permitting for collection of non-timber forest products
Persistent trillium (Trillium persistens)*
Personal Income
Pest Increase in Managed Stands
PETS plant populations
pH
Phenology
Photo interpretation
Photo-monitoring, cover/presence of key indicator species
Physical attributes
Physical: stream bankfull channel dimensions (width and depth), substrate composition, substrate embeddedness, canopy cover, streambank condition, immediate upstream use, stream color condition, and wetland hydrology
PIBO monitoring: positive trend in PIBO metrics such as bank angle, wood frequency, percent fines, residual pool depth, percent pools, and median substrate size (D50)
Piedmont aster (Eurybia mirabilis)
Piedmont barren strawberry (Waldsteinia lobata)
Pigweed (Amaranthus Hybridus)
pileated woodpecker**
pine straw harvest
pine warbler*
Pink Mucket
Pinyon-juniper spatial extent
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
Pirate Perch
pitch pine (acres)*
Pitcher plants
Pitcher plants - Presence/Absence
plan amendments*
Planned (prescribed) acres which could be further broken down by type
Plant (forb, graminoids, and shrub) diversity in rangelands - Similarity index by allotment or pasture
Plant (forb, graminoids, and shrub) diversity in rangelands - Species composition/richness in nonforested PVTs
Plant and animal population change before and after management that emulates natural ecological processes (prescribed burning, some timber harvest, mechanical opening treatments, stream flow restoration, etc.)
Plant and animal population levels before and after ecological restoration
Plant community richness indicators.
Plant community trends from known populations
Plant species composition and structure
Plant species mortality, insect and disease outbreaks
Plant species of concern - Declining trend in known population
Planting survival rates
PM2.5 trend compared to NAAQS standards
PM2.5 trends
Pondberry
Population and habitat trends of management indicator species
Population Change
Population data provided by the NM Dept of Game and Fish of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep.
Population density estimates
Population distribution and trend, whitebark pine cone production
Population estimates (bighorn sheep and mountain goats)
Population estimates from bird surveys
Population estimates from bird surveys
Population estimates of white-tailed deer
Population Growth and Density
Population index of brook trout on selected streams
Population number or occupancy estimates
Population of spring Chinook salmon, bull trout, and winter steelhead
Population persistence
Population size and reproduction results from the annual surveys by the Olympic Peninsula Northern Spotted Owl Tracking the population level over time (demographic study)
Population status and trends of at-risk plant species and relationship to habitat/ecological conditions
Population surveys for threatened and endangered species
Population surveys of rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, Oregon chub, and Pacific lamprey.
Population trend data for focal species in potential habitat
Population trend data for focal species in potential habitat
Population trend data for select focal species in potential habitat
Population trend monitoring using established transects
Population trend of Brewer's sparrow
Population trend of the warbling vireo
Population trends
Population trends
Population trends
Population Trends
Population trends and distribution of deer, elk, and mountain goats
Population trends for deer and elk
Population trends for mountain goats, distribution across the forest
Population trends for plants listed as Regional Forester Sensitive Species: Number of ramets or genets, Percent reproductive, Spatial extent of population, Number of populations of a species, Ranked condition of populations
Population trends for species of conservation concern.
Population trends in select treated sites
Population trends in treated sites
Population trends in treated sites
Population trends of selected management indicator species
Population trends with emphasis on avian species of conservation concern (i.e. Bachman sparrow, swallow-tailed kite and bald eagle).
Population trends – presence and absence of bat species
Population trends – presence and absence of deer.
Population trends – presence and absence of quail and turkey
Population trends – presence and absence with emphasis on avian species of conservation concern
Population trends: Berry’s Skipper, Okefenokee Zale Moth and Dusky roadside skipper
Populations and distributions of Mexican spotted owl
Populations of species associated with the various habitats
Post-implementation CWD levels in forested vegetation management units
Post-project monitoring of mitigation effectiveness (effectiveness monitoring)
Post-treatment coarse woody debris (tons/acres)
Post-treatment detrimental soil disturbance (% areal extent)
Post-treatment forest floor ground cover estimates
Post-treatment soil burn severity
Post-treatment stand conditions
Postfire fuel loadings
Potential for disease transmission from domestic to bighorn sheep
Potential habitat (acres of)
Pounds of trash collected
Pounds of trash collected
Poverty
Prairie dog - current vs historic population levels
Prairie dog health
Prairie dog locations
Prairie dog towns - extent, density, occupancy
prairie warbler**
Pre and post-implementation percent DSD of activity area monitored
Pre-commercial thinning
Precipitation
Precipitation (inches)
Precipitation and timing of peak flows
Precipitation chemistry and deposition rates from sites in or near the WMNF (including nitrogen, sulfur, pH, base cations)
Precipitation Chemistry: NADP-MDN (mercury), NADP-NTN (Ca,Mg,K,Na,NH4,NO3,Cl,SO4, pH, Conductivity)
Predicted fire behavior by fuel type/loading
Prescribed fire**
Prescribed fire
Prescribed Fire and Fuels Treatment Effectiveness (PFETM)
Prescribed Fire Effects
Prescribed fires (acres)
Presence and abundance of bat species at maternity caves (VBEB) and hibernacula
Presence and demographics of WVNFS
Presence and distribution of avian species
Presence and extent of nonnative invasive species and noxious weeds
Presence and number of individuals, both sexes present
Presence and persistence of CMS at known sites; presence in new sites
Presence and relative abundance of seedlings of desired species in stands harvested to move conditions toward wildlife habitat composition objectives
Presence of a curation agreement
Presence of a Heritage Management Plan
Presence of a Heritage Management Plan
Presence of Bd (chytrid fungus)
Presence of bighorn sheep and presence of domestic sheep or goat bands
Presence of domestic sheep on areas identified as not suited for domestic sheep grazing
Presence of endemic, at-risk, or appropriate indicator species
Presence of endemic, at-risk, or appropriate indicator species
Presence of Heritage Management Plan Inventory of NFS lands
Presence of new aquatic invasive species and the spread of AIS
Presence of Outstandingly Remarkable Values
Presence of soft and hard mast
Presence of species within habitat
Presence of weed prevention and mitigation measures in contracts
Presence of weed prevention and mitigation measures in NEPA documents
Presence or absence and species abundance of at-risk species through surveys.
Presence sampling along established breeding bird survey routes
Presence sampling in potential habitat throughout forest
Presence, habitat affiliation, and population trend (status of) avian species associated with forested vegetation at a forest wide scale
Presence, habitat affiliation, and population trend (status of) avian species associated with non-forested vegetation at a forest wide scale
Presence/absence data of [name the species] in potential habitat
Presence/absence of aquatic nuisance species and/or non-native trout
Presence/absence of ATV/vehicle traffic on decommissioned roads
Presence/absence of brook trout
Presence/absence of chytrid fungus
Presence/absence of fill in wetlands
Presence/absence of indicator species
Presence/absence of Mexican spotted owls in associated habitats
Presence/absence of Mexican spotted owls in associated habitats
Presence/absence of native fish species
Presence/absence of NNIS
Presence/absence of pileated woodpecker
Presence/absence of Poweshiek skipperling during Dakota skipper surveys
Presence/absence of rutting and soil compaction
Presence/absence of temporary/permanent seal on core holes
Presence/absence of water howellia in habitat that has been disturbed
Presence/absence surveys
Presence/distribution of nonnative aquatic invasive species and pathogens
Price’s Potato Bean
prickly sowthistle (Sonchus asper)
princesstree (Paulownia tomentosa)
Priority area inventories
Priority heritage asset
Pro-active treatment plans or efforts
Proactive forest level activities towards adaption
Probable Sale Quantity (PSQ)
Producing wells administered to standard
program element or mgmt unit S&G review
Programmatic agreements
Progress and status of special area designation for recommended botanical areas
Progress in reducing the amount of interface with private lands and number of unauthorized occupancies
Progress of transitioning to the Global Harmonization program
Progress towards 25 percent (OBJ38)
Project acres meeting or contributing to the DC for snags and CWD
Project acres meeting or contributing to the desired condition for snags and CWD
project analysis and plan implementation*
Project appeals and objections received
Project comment period comments received
Project Decisions Made
Project derived employment
Project derived employment
Project level design features or mitigations
Project level identification of measureable changes resulting from climate change
Project level implementation
Project level planning and implementation within river corridors
project level planning and implementation within river corridors,
Project level soil chemistry data on high and moderate risk soils
Project litigation claims received
Project litigation claims received
Project meets project design criteria
Project mitigation measures review
Project objections received
Project planning includes evaluation of RMOs
Project Present Net Values (PNVs)
Project RHCA variances approved
Project scoping period comments received
Project specific changes to the ROS
Project survey accomplishments reported in the National FS Heritage Resource database
Project work records
Project-specific changes to the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS)
Projects and acres
Projects implemented through Community Wildfire Protection Plans
Projects or activity authorizations in modeled maternal denning habitat and design features to reduce the risk of disturbance
Projects that are consistent with ROS objectives
Projects that protect cultural resources
Pronghorn population
Pronghorn populations
Proper functioning condition rating of selected riparian areas
Properly functioning riparian areas
Property condition assessment
Proportion (% of total acres) forestwide and by cold PVT for whitebark pine dominance type (i.e., cover type)
Proportion (% of total acres) forestwide of forest size classes in the areas where whitebark pine is present
Proportion (% of total acres) forestwide, and by cold PVT for whitebark pine species presence
Proportion (percentage of total acres) forestwide and by the warm-moist and cool-moist PVTs for western white pine species presence
Proportion (percentage of total acres) forestwide of forest size classes in the areas where white pine is present
Proportion and location of secure habitat by bear analysis unit outside the recovery zone within the Demographic Monitoring Area (DMA) compared to 2008 baseline.
Proportion of acres restored or enhanced annually in WCS priority watersheds compared to total acres in other 5th field watersheds
Proportion of acres treated in WCS priority watersheds compared to total acres treated on the Forest annually
Proportion of area with large trees
Proportion of clear-cuts, thinning, removal cuts, seed cuts and sanitation cuts compared to projections in Forest Plan Appendix D
Proportion of early stage/openings created adjacent to mid seral, early seral, late seral, urban;
Proportion of forest types Forest-wide
Proportion of landscape in departed fire frequency
Proportion of limber pine trees affected by white pine blister rust and mountain pine beetle
Proportion of monitored sites detrimentally disturbed (rutted, compacted, eroded, displaced, burned, etc.) as a result of management activity
Proportion of nesting territories occupied from March to June
Proportion of objectives accomplished
Proportion of open motorized access route density (OMARD) above 1 mi/mi2 and proportion of total motorized access route density (TMARD) above 2 mi/mi2
Proportion of surveyed habitat in which the species is detected
Proportion of whitebark pine trees affected by white pine blister rust and mountain pine beetle
Proportions of seral classes, sagebrush cover
Protected visual environments data review
Protection and management of special habitats
Protection or mitigation of project effects for cultural resource sites
Protection or mitigation of project effects for cultural resource sites
Proximity to disease vector
Public comment received
Public comment/involvement during project planning
Public involvement in forest projects
Public involvement in land acquisition
Public meetings
Public outreach events (number)
Puerto Rican broad-winged hawk
Puerto Rican parrot
Puerto Rican sharp-shinned hawk
Pull indicators from current MOU monitoring plan
purple loosestrife
purple pitcher plant
Qualitative descriptions of mitigation measures
Qualitative discussion of disturbances and habitat effectiveness
Qualitative discussion of restoration efforts to increase landscape and patch size resiliency, and biological diversity
Qualitative economic effects on the surrounding communities from lands and recreational special uses
Qualitative economic effects on the surrounding communities from lands and recreational special uses
Qualitative economic effects on the surrounding communities from recreational uses
Qualitative visual assessment of effectiveness of recent road closures
Quality of aquatic habitat for salmonid presence and/or distribution, spawning, and other cold water aquatic life
Quality of aquatic habitat for salmonid spawning and cold water aquatic life
Quality of downed logs and woody debris
Quality Reviews
Quantitative objectives from Chapter 1 of Forest Plan
Quantitative/Qualitative narrative to evaluate change on the existing condition landscape
Quantity of common variety mineral materials sold
Quantity of downed logs and woody debris
Quantity of mushrooms sold
Quantity of special forest products harvested
Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota)
RABBITSFOOT
Race/Ethnicity distribution of visitors
Racial and Ethnic Composition
Rainbow Lake Wilderness area air quality measurements
Rainbow trout
ramps
Range Betterment Funds expended
Range condition
Range condition and trend
Range condition, trend and ground cover
Range Conditions
Range contributions/effects to local employment/income
Range greenline monitoring
Range of fire sizes, by ecological response unit
Range vegetation acres improved
Range vegetation improved
Rangeland ecological condition
Rangeland health
Rangeland Improvements (acres and numbers)
Rangeland infrastructure (acres)
Rangeland vegetation
Rangeland vegetation condition
Rare communities not captured in the broad forest types
rare community surveys
rare plant introductions
Rare plant occupancy - # stems, acres, # surveys, # sites present/absent
Rare plant occurrences
Rare plant surveys
Rate of mortality of large trees
Ratio of miles of boundary line : total forest acres
Ratio of sawtimber and pulpwood sold volume by fiscal year
Ratio of special use permits administered to standard
Ratios of sawtimber to pulpwood volume sold compared to FP estimated ratios.
RAWS data station – precipitation, snowpack (NRCS), fuel moistures
rayed kidneyshell
RCW - Active cluster, potential breeding pairs
Re-introduction of fire on the lands
Recent management activities at permanent plot
Recent or ongoing research, educational activities, or baseline conditions applied to other management units
Reclamation (acres of reclaimed lands)
Reconstructed recreation sites
Records of threats to at-risk species
Recovery actions completed
recreation accessibility*
Recreation Awards
Recreation contributions/effects to local employment/income
Recreation facility condition
Recreation facility condition
Recreation facility condition
Recreation facility occupancy rate
recreation fee collection
Recreation opportunities
Recreation opportunities maintained/improved
Recreation opportunity settings
Recreation opportunity settings - Trends toward desired future condition
Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS)
recreation opportunity spectrum (ROS)*
Recreation opportunity spectrum: acres, location, and distribution (mapped)
Recreation opportunity spectrum: acres, location, and distribution (mapped)
Recreation opportunity spectrum: acres, location, and distribution (mapped)
Recreation partner projects
recreation safety and health
Recreation Settings and Opportunities, Visitor satisfaction for: (1) Developed Sites (2) Dispersed Sites (3) Off-Road Vehicles (4) Visual Quality (5) Trails (6) Wilderness Area
Recreation Site Analysis inventory results
Recreation Site Condition Surveys
Recreation sites maintained to standard
Recreation sites managed to standard
Recreation special uses management to standard
Recreation trends - ROS, permitted use, facilities
Recreation use and needs
Recreation use and satisfaction*
Recreation use and Satisfaction
Recreation use at developed sites
Recreation use at developed sites
Recreation use at specific caves
Recreation use at specific caves
recreation use impacts, conflicts, and effects*
recreation visitation
Recreation, Culture, and Aesthetics
Recreation-related services provided
recreation/special uses projects
Recreation/Visitor Use/Purpose of Use
Recreational and economic issue and cooperative program w/state wildlife
Recreational Fisheries Management*
Recreational visits
Recruitment of whitebark pine
Red Cockaded Woodpecker - active clusters
Red Cockaded Woodpecker - potential breeding pairs
Red Squirrel - Densities of active squirrel middens; cone producing conifer stands, with emphasis on whitebark pine.
Red squirrel extent, density and occupancy
Red-breasted nuthatch
Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis)**
Red-headed Woodpecker*
Redband Trout - Population Status
Redband trout - population status
Redband trout - population status
Redband trout - Stream Habitat Status
Redbreast sunfish
Redear Sunfish*
Redeye bass
Redfin Darter
Reduction in miles of open road
Reference Sage-grouse ROD/implementation plan
REFORESTATION
regenerating and young forest combined (0 – 40 years)
regenerating forest (0 – 10-years)
Regeneration establishment
Regeneration: Number of saplings per acre; species composition of saplings in all ecosystem
Regional Forester Sensitive Species - Number of populations of a species
Regional Forester Sensitive Species - Number of ramets or genets
Regional Forester Sensitive Species - Percent reproductive
Regional Forester Sensitive Species - Ranked condition of populations
Regional Forester's Sensitive Species
Regional Haze Rule
Rehabilitation status of inactive leases
Relative abundance of greenback cutthroat trout in occupied streams
Relative density of species within preferred habitat
Relative density of species within preferred habitat
Relict trillium (Trillium reliquum)
Renewable resources success at protecting ecosystem health
Reporting as required by Southern Rockies Lynx Amendment
Reports associated with Ecological Indicator Progress Reports
Reports from Forest Service, researchers, cooperating agencies and others regarding habitat condition
Required monitoring items in Appendix 1, Northern Rockies Lynx Management Direction
Research Natural Areas
Research publications
Residual vegetation
Resources and/or experience quality degraded through inappropriate uses and/or behaviors of visitors
Responsiveness to Steering Committee feedback
Restocking of all acres of harvested forest land following a regeneration harvest (TIM9)
Restocking of yellow cedar (TIM9)
Restoration Actions
Restoration activities at potential breeding ponds
Restoration projects completed in priority watersheds
Restoration treatment review
Results and conclusions from the Marbled Murrelet Effectiveness Monitoring Plan for the Northwest Forest Plan that relate to marbled murrelet population health and distribution
Results and conclusions from the Northern Spotted Owl and Marbled Murrelet Effectiveness Monitoring Plans for the Northwest Forest Plan
Results and conclusions from the Northern Spotted Owl Effectiveness Monitoring
Results and conclusions from the Northern Spotted Owl Effectiveness Monitoring Plan for the Northwest Forest Plan
Results and trends in user satisfaction ratings
Results from BMP Annual monitoring proto
Results from BMP annual monitoring protocol
Results from BMP annual monitoring protocols
Results from BMP Annual monitoring protocols
Results from BMP monitoring protocol
Results from NEPA project BAs and BOs for treatment impacts
Results from road inventory
Results of best management practices implementation and effectiveness monitoring in activity areas
Results of best management practices monitoring
Results of emerald ash borer trap tree monitoring
Results of forest bat monitoring efforts
Results of McNeil core samples of percent fines
Results of National Water Quality BMP monitoring protocol
Results of the Environmental Literacy Survey for Middle School
Retention of large snags and downed logs
Return on investment of recreation infrastructure
Returns to counties
Revenue at developed recreation sites
Revenue sharing with State & Local Governments
Revenue sharing with State & Local Governments received
Revenue sharing with state/local govts
Review a sample of projects for soil condition indicators
Review a sample of projects for soil condition indicators
Review a sample of soil-disturbing activities for compliance with best management practices
Review of challenges to addressing tribal interests and rights
Review of completed Landscape Analysis and project level NEPA for trends in LSOF habitat –both single and multiple story
Review of NEPA project BAs and BOs for treatment impacts
Review of NEPA project BAs and BOs for treatment impacts
Review of NEPA project BAs and BOs for treatment impacts
Review of NEPA project BEs for inclusion of S&Gs and assessment of treatment impacts
Review of NEPA project BEs for inclusion of S&Gs and assessment of treatment impacts
Review of NEPA project BEs for treatment impacts
Review of NEPA projects for MR sites, LSRs and MLSAs.
Review of past projects that for changing ROS classification
Review of timber sale inspection reports and silvicultural prescriptions
Review project plans and NEPA documents for sufficiency and conduct activity reviews
Review project plans and NEPA documents for sufficiency and conduct activity reviews
Rich Mountain Salamander
Rich Mountain Slit-mouth Snail (Stenotrema pilsbryi)
Riparian and upland condition and trend
Riparian and upland long-term (downward) trend
Riparian area condition
riparian area condition inventory**
riparian area shade and cover*
Riparian area tree and shrub distribution
Riparian area tree and shrub distribution
Riparian area tree and shrub distribution
Riparian Breeding Birds
Riparian condition based on changes in vegetation communities and streambank condition
Riparian ecosystem condition
Riparian ecosystem conditions.
Riparian ecosystem vegetation diversity, condition, trend, structure and ground cover
Riparian ecosystems monitoring data
Riparian habitat change monitoring
Riparian habitat condition
Riparian improvement projects maintained in select riparian areas
Riparian management practices and standards
Riparian Properly Functioning Condition
Riparian reserve stand maturity within 90 meter buffer (~300 feet) on either side of a stream
riparian soil and ground cover condition*
RIPARIAN SOILS
Riparian species occupied habitat and population structure
Riparian standards and guidelines
Riparian vegetation diversity, condition, trend, structure and ground cover
Riparian/wetland vegetation
RMOs match existing use and maintenance level
Road and highway construction and reconstruction on adjacent State, Federal and private ownership
Road and motorized trail condition
Road and trail deferred maintenance
Road closure monitoring
Road connectivity index, number of touristic routes, regional trails.
Road density by 6th field watershed and for Key Elk areas and summer range
Road density by 6th field watershed and for Key Elk areas, summer range and Deer Habitat
Road density by Management Area
Road development (acres)
Road inventory
Road maintenance needs complied by engineering staff
Road Miles Maintained (by Maintenance Level)
Road miles maintained to standard
Road Miles Open to Motorized Travel
Road Miles Restricted to Seasonal Motorized Travel
Road Miles Restricted to Year Long Motorized Travel
Road miles upgraded, closed or decommissioned within 6th field watersheds
Roads and trails
Roads related issues identified in Timber Sale Inspection Reports
Roan Mountain bluet
Robel Pole/Visual obstruction readings by each species
rock gnome lichen
Rock gnome lichen (Gymnoderma lineare)
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep population
Root disease hazard
ROS acres at time of ROD
ROS Category - 20% change in acres in ROS classification
ROS Classes
ROS Managerial Setting Criteria
ROS Physical Setting Criteria
ROS Social Setting Criteria (user density)
Rosyface chub
Rosyside dace
Rough leaved loosestrife occurrence
Royal Catchfly (Silene regia) –
ruffed grouse*
Rufouscrowned Sparrow
RUNNING BUFFALO CLOVER
Rustic development recreation
Ruth's golden aster
S&Gs specified in NEPA documents are met
Safe storage of hazardous waste until it can be disposed of
Sage Grouse - 20% downward trend for sustained period in leks within 10 miles of treatments
Sage Grouse and Columbian Sharp-tailed grouse
Sage-grouse habitat suitability and condition
Sagebrush bird community status
Sagebrush cover affected by scheduled vegetation treatments within 18 km of leks
Sagebrush proportion Forest-wide
Sagebrush stand condition from monitoring plots
Sagebrush: 30- 50% in >15% canopy cover - Trend toward or away from DFC
Sales data for timber products, assoc volumes or numbers*
Sales to be offered
Sample of projects monitored for treatment effectiveness and outcome of those surveys
Sampling data
sampling fish and macroinvertebrates
sand pine
Sandhill blowout extent/size
Satisfaction levels from USDA Forest Service national visitor use monitoring survey results by single administrative unit
Satisfaction levels from USDA Forest Service national visitor use monitoring survey results by single administrative unit
Satisfaction levels from USDA Forest Service national visitor use monitoring survey results by single administrative unit, every 5 years new data are collected
Satisfaction levels from USDA Forest Service national visitor use monitoring survey results Forest-wide
Satisfaction levels gathered through local recreational studies and specific on-site data collection
Satisfaction levels gathered through local recreational studies and specific site data collection
Satisfaction levels gathered through permit data collection and visitor comments
Satisfaction levels gathered through site data collection and visitor comments
Satisfaction ratings
Scale and severity of disturbance
scarlet tanager*
Scenery Objectives - 15% change in acres from adopted scenery objectives
Scenic Byways
Scenic Integrity Objectives*
Scenic Integrity Objectives (SIOs)*
scenic inventory
Schweinitz’s sunflower
Score from the wilderness stewardship performance plan, by wilderness area
Score in Wilderness Stewardship Performance
Score in Wilderness Stewardship Performance
Score on National Wilderness Stewardship Performance elements
Scrub jay
Sea Level Rise
Sea level rise and land cover changes*
Seasonally open roads
Secretary of Interior Standards and Guidelines
Secure core percentage (for each grizzly bear subunit in the PCA)
Sediment transport
Seeps and Fens
Select range condition assessments relative to site potential at specific allotments
Select wildlife population trends
Sensitive resource presence
Seral stage distribution
Seral stage/percent
Seral state proportions and species compositions of Terrestrial Ecological Response Units
sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata);
Seven heritage program elements
Severity of platy/massive soil structures, or puddled soil
Severity of platy/massive soil structures, or puddled soil
Severity of rutted, burned, or compacted soil
Severity of rutted, burned, or compacted soil
Severity proportions burned by wildfires
Severity, patch size, and frequency of wildfires
Shale Barren Rockcress
Sharp-tailed grouse population trend
Sheep laurel (Kalmia carolina)
SHEEPNOSE
Shortleaf pine**
Sighting or telemetry location in a risk area
Significant changes in habitat, populations, or species' status
Significant recreation events
SILs as seen from Concern Level 1 and 2 travel routes and use areas
Silvicultural practices and harvest methods
Similarity index (weight of plant species within dominant sites in a pasture/allotments)
Sinkhole and Depression Ponds
Site Condition Survey Results
Site Index trend
Site inventories completed for recommended botanical and research natural areas
Site Preparation
Site visits for insect and disease observations
Sites
Sites maintained to standard per required standards.
Sites or trails decommissioned
Sites protected
Sites protected
Sixth level watersheds in Condition Class I, II, or III
Size and severity of fires >1,000 acres (net change in volume / Number of live vs dead trees)
Size class proportions, forestwide, by broad potential vegetation type, and by geographic area
Size class proportions, forestwide, by broad potential vegetation type, and by geographic area
Size class proportions, forestwide, by broad PVT, and GA
Size distribution of suitable patches
Size of even-aged harvest units
Size/spatial distribution of snags
slabside pearlymussel
slash pine
Small Forest Carnivores - Sustained downward trend for at least 4 sampling years
Small spreading pogonia (Cliestesiopsis bifaria)
Small-whorled pogonia (Isotria medeolides)*
Small-whorled pogonia - EO Rank
Smallmouth Bass*
Smoke and Prescribed Burning*
smoky madtom
smooth purple coneflower (Echinacea laevigata)*
Snag analysis completed and standards met in project NEPA documents
Snag and dead log levels by 5th field watershed
Snag and snag replacement tree densities retained within a sample of timber harvest areas
Snag condition
Snag densities
snag density
Snag density, snags per acre for >15-inch d.b.h.
Snag density: Snags per acre ≥ 10 inches d.b.h.; ≥ 15 inches d.b.h.; ≥ 20 inches d.b.h., forestwide and by PVT (percentage of total acres)
Snag habitat, abundance and distribution
Snag recruitment v. loss from treatment - >10% net loss of snags at the 5th HUC scale
Snag retention
Snag species, density, size, height and condition
SNAGS AND DOWNED WOOD
Snags per acre by snag analysis groups, by size class (10”+ dbh; 15”+ dbh; and 20”+ dbh
Snags – 5th field watershed by habitat type (DecAid) for key plant groups
Snags – 6th field watershed by habitat type (DecAid)
snail darter
Snow cover duration
Snow depth, season of snow cover (SNOTEL data)
Snow residence time
Snow water equivalent
Snowmobile entries
Snowpack depth and persistence
Snowpack/snow water equivalent
SNUFFBOX
Social media hits
Social Vulnerability*
soft mast
Soil -- Acres and location of soils eroded, distrubed, or restored
soil and water protection standards*
Soil and Water Resource Assessments (BAER)
Soil compaction, displacement, and erosion
Soil compaction: Severity of bulk density
Soil condition rating
Soil Condition Rating
Soil Conditions - noncompliance
Soil cover
Soil displacement: Severity of erosion (sheet, rill, and gully)
Soil Disturbance
Soil Disturbance*
Soil Disturbance Class
Soil disturbance is below the 15% maximum
Soil disturbance is within Forest Plan Standards for detrimental soil conditions
Soil disturbance resulting from management activity
Soil disturbance risk rating
Soil disturbance type, degree and extent
Soil disturbance, stream health, aquatic and riparian health
Soil disturbing activity review for BMP, section 18 (NEPA), BAER, water quality
Soil functions indicators for stability, hydrology, and nutrient cycling are assessed
Soil Heating
Soil Inventory
Soil moisture trends
Soil penetrometer readings, soil chemistry, and soil carbon results and comparisons with baseline values
Soil physical properties
Soil quality and productivity*
Soil quality, productivity, and function
Soil quality, productivity, and function
Soil Restoration and Maintenance Activities*
Soil stability: Erosion and sedimentation
Soil stability: Erosion and sedimentation
Soil Survey
Soil temperature trends at select locations
Soil type, aspect, slope, precipitation, elevation
Soils
Sound pressure levels at established boundaries
Southeastern Myotis
southern acronshell
Southern Cavefish
southern clubshell
Southern Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium kentuckiense)
southern pigtoe mussel
southern pine beetle
southern pine beetle (SPB)**
Spatial extent (acres) and cover (%).
Spatial extent (acres) regeneration, disease, age classes, and understory
Spatial extent and percent cover of Cheatgrass and red brome
Spatial extent of tree regeneration
Spatial extent, by forest type
special events sponsored through collaborative efforts of local communities and other government agencies
Special Forest Products harvested
Special forest products harvested
Special habitat extent (acres) and health (e.g., species composition)
Special Interest Areas*
special recreation events
Special use permit affecting wilderness and impacts
Special use permits
special uses*
Special Uses, Energy, Minerals
Specialized habitats (caves, fens, seeps, springs, cliffs, rock outcrops, wetlands, etc) being protected, maintained and restored.
Species abundance and distribution
Species abundance, stem density, basal area and species density of plantation/secondary forest types
Species and acres treated
Species and acres/occurrences of invasive species treated
Species composition and density in restocked areas relative to baseline PNVT ROV
Species composition and richness changes in relation to climate change and succession
Species composition change
Species composition reports
Species composition, age class, & MIH objectives by LE compared to FP objectives
Species composition, ground cover, wetland rating, vegetation rating, ecological status
species diversity
Species of Conservation Concern*
Species presence
Species presence (e.g., spotted owl)
Species presence, condition, distribution
Species presence—forestwide and by PVT (Proportion -percentage of total acres)
species reintroduction
Species richness, density and occupancy of, and trends of bird communities
Species richness, species diversity, and plant functional groups
Species surveys
Species, location, acres of noxious weeds, invasive species, animal damage
Specific wilderness performance elements
Sphagnum bog communities
Spider lily (Hymenocallis coronaria)
Spinning basket shrimp
spotfin chub
Spotted Frog - Occupancy at documented sites and relative abundance; changes in riparian and aquatic habitat conditions within or adjacent to documented sites.
spreading avens
Spring flowering occurrence
spruce-fir moss spider
Square feet of buildings removed/added
Square feet of parking
Square feet of structures removed
Stabilization or preservation activities conducted
Stand characteristics in old growth treated with vegetation management
Stand exams
standards, guidelines, and management requirements*
Standing Dead Tree Habitat
State Parks
State transition (acres of each state/transition per ecological site)
Status and trend of functional wetlands
Status and trend of isolated wetlands
Status and trend of isolated wetlands
Status and trends of habitat ecological conditions associated to at-risk species
Status and trends riparian vegetation cover and species compositions
Status of conservation measure implementation
Status of conservation measure implementation
Status of conservation measure implementation
Status of conservation measure implementation
Status of culturally sensitive site inventory
Status of each wilderness as described in the Wilderness Performance Program Score Card
Status of fire management and protection partnerships
Status of Focal Species (Abert’s squirrel, American marten, hairy woodpecker; cutthroat trout)
Status of Frosted Flatwood Salamander Habitat
Status of impacts from insects and disease, and overall forest health conditions
Status of needlegrass sites with and without annual invasive grasses
Status of OGD inventory
Status of Recreation Site Analysis
Status of Rio Grande cutthroat trout, Rio Grande sucker, and Rio Grande chub conservation populations
Status of River Management Plans
Status of River Management Plans
Status of River Management Plans
Status of River Management plans and official designation of boundaries in the Federal Register through the Washington Office
Status of select historic and prehistoric sites and properties
Status of select historic and prehistoric sites and properties
Status of select historic and prehistoric sites and properties
Status of select historic and prehistoric sites and properties
Status of snowmobile trail marking and signage
Status of species on the Forest and recovery actions implemented
Status of TMO implementation and assessment of trail condition
status report on rural development programs
Status/scores of Wilderness Stewardship Elements
Steelhead population status
Stewardship contracts
stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum)
Stocking certification results
Stocking of lands
Stocking of lands.
Stocking survey results
Stored Road Miles
Stormflow evidence
Stream and habitat conditions (reported by managed vs. unmanaged sites)
Stream and riparian habitat conditions
Stream bank stability
Stream channel condition, morphology, bank stability and substrate composition
Stream classification
stream classification and determination of channel function*
Stream data based on in-channel data
stream fish communities*
Stream flows
Stream gage water flows
Stream gage water flows
Stream habitat
Stream habitat data on known harlequin duck nesting stream reaches (see aquatics section)
Stream Habitat Status
Stream Habitat Status
Stream miles improved
Stream miles treated for nonnative invasive species
Stream miles treated for nonnative invasive species
Stream restoration activities
Stream temperature
Stream temperature
Stream temperature
Stream temperature
Stream temperature
Stream temperature data
Stream temperature data
Stream temperature on select streams on the forest
Stream temperature on select streams on the forest
Stream temperature on select streams on the grassland
Stream temperature trends on select streams on the forest
Stream water quality
stream water temperatures
Stream, spring and wet area habitat status
Stream-temperature survey data
Streambank herbaceous ground cover and species diversity (e.g., frequency) in select riparian areas
streambank stability*
Streambank stability
Streambank trampling measurements
streambed material particle size distribution
Streams added to or removed from ADEQ’s impaired or non-attaining list.
Streams/waterbodies meeting/exceeding state water quality criteria for assigned beneficial uses
Streptanthus squamiformis
Stringers functioning as connectors with large and small patches
Striped jumprock
Striped Shiner
structural diversity*
Structural functional group
Structural stage acres and trend
structurally deficient bridges
Structure (VSS) and function of forest and riparian ecosystems
Structure and function of forest and riparian ecosystems
Structures installed to support common loon nesting (if needed)
Subpopulation number and distribution of Coho salmon in selected subwatersheds
Subpopulation number and distribution of Summer steelhead and spring Chinook in selected subwatersheds
Success of meeting objectives outlined in burn plan in each district’s annual prescribed fire program
Suitable timber lands
Sulfate and nitrate deposition
Summary of key info in Tribal Relations Report
Summary of results of monitoring using the National Soils protocols
Summary of soil disturbance class from forest soil disturbance monitoring protocol
Summer roosting habitats for bats (snags)
Summer Tanagers
Sump failure/success
sunfish*
SUP permit and database
Surface and groundwater salinity
Surface Erosion
surface rights
Surface water acidification
Surface water chemistry at selected sites (pH; concentration of base cations; nitrogen and sulfur species; aluminum species; dissolved organic carbon)
Survey and monitoring of historical populations
Survey data
Surveys
Surveys for and new occurrences of at-risk and rare species
Surveys in schools to measure knowledge and awareness of the Forest management strategies and connection of the Forest goods and services
Survival checks of past plantings
Survival of planted western white pine seedlings
Survival of planted whitebark pine seedlings
Survival of planted whitebark pine seedlings
Swainson's warbler*
swamp pink*
sweet clovers (Melilotus alba, officinalis)
Sylvatic plague extent/changes
System trails developed or modified
T&E species monitoring protocols
Table mountain pine*
tall fescue*
Tall forb - Vegetation composition trend
tan riffleshell*
TAP Implementation
target weed species locations
TDMLs completed
Temperature
Temperature
Temperature
Temperature and turbidity
Temporal Trends in Bird Species
TEPC habitat conditions retained across the planning area
TEPCS Census Counts
TEPCS species habitat connectivity
TEPCS species habitat quantity and quality
Terrestrial Ecological Unit Inventory, vegetation frequency, Daubenmire plots or similar protocol
terrestrial ecosystem type*
Terrestrial Invasive Plant Treatment Efficacy Rating
Terrestrial invasive species
Terrestrial wildlife select focal species:
TES population trends
TES species have suitable habitat to sustain population numbers to maintain viability
test
The Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index (AWSSI) calculated for planning area based on daily measurements of maximum temperature, minimum temperature, snowfall and snow depth
The amount of commercial and non-commercial wood products provided Allowable Sale Quantity (ASQ) and Total Sale Program Quantity (TSPQ)
The average effectiveness score of invasive plant treatment
The difference between actual output of saw timber and pulpwood and projected output
The extent of large woody material in streams
The extent of low dense conifer regeneration in aspen regeneration harvest areas
The extent of terrestrial large woody material provided (snags and down wood)
The Forest has capacity to implement closures and existing closures are effective
The issues discussed at meetings between the Bands and the Forest (review of meeting minutes)
The number and type of authorized motorized use and mechanized transport entry as reported through the USFS INFRA database
The number and type of unauthorized motorized use and mechanized transport
The number of accessible facilities
The number of acres associated with agroforestry and analog forestry projects in the geographic region
The number of agroforestry and analog forestry projects
The number of forest products projects
The number of Kirtland's warbler singing males
The number of safety hazards at developed facilities are identified and mitigated
The number projects associated with community-based enterprises
The number projects associated with communitybased enterprises
The number projects for environmental education
The number projects for environmental education
The percentage of dense horizontal cover developing over time in areas treated with modified thinning techniques compared to areas treated with conventional thinning techniques
The proportion of vegetation management projects that include restoration for Species of Conservation Concern in their Purpose and Need
The range of sustainable recreation opportunities maintained
The trend in allowing wildland fires to be managed as opposed to fires being fully suppressed is increasing
The trend in loss or damage to important VARs is remaining stable or is decreasing
The U.S. Drought Monitor rating for the planning area
thinned mature forest (>70 years)
thinning harvest sold
thousand canker disease
Thousands of dollars in labor income
Threatened and endangered species*
Threatened/Endangered/Sensitive Aquatic Speciees
threats and extent of selected occurrences
Timber acres harvested
Timber acres sold
Timber contributions/effects to local employment/income
Timber Harvest - Commercial Thinning*
Timber harvest - even-aged management*
Timber Harvest - Regeneration**
Timber Harvest - Salvage
Timber Harvest - Thinning**
Timber production and product yields*
Timber products (thousand cubic feet of harvest and sales)
Timber sale quantity (products that meet utilization standards) in MMBF and MMCF
Timber suitability criteria and process
Timber Sustainability and Long-Term Productivity
Timber target (MBF)
Timber volume harvested (MBF)
Timber Volume Offered and Sold*
Timber volume offered, timber volume sold, acres of sold units
Timber Volume Removed from Unsuitable and Suitable-Unscheduled (U-U/S) Lands
Timber volume sold
Timber volume sold (MBF)
Timber volume sold by product
Timber volume sold, acres harvested, product mix
Timber – Allowable Sale Quantity (ASQ)*
Timely response to regional data calls.
Timing and amounts of stream flows and stream temperatures
Timing, type and amount of precipitation
Tons of biomass sold
Tons per acre coarse woody debris (>3” diameter) by broad potential vegetation types
Tons/acre of activity-created dead woody material in activity units
Topics and management questions identified by Forest Interdisciplinary Team
tornado or straightline wind events*
Total acres burned
Total acres burned (forested and non-forested)
Total acres harvested
Total acres in some stage of restoration
Total acres of lowland conifer foraging habitat on the unsuited landbase
Total acres of scrub meeting either vegetation structure requirements or age (3-12yr post-harvest or fire) for scrub jay habitat
Total acres of short-lived conifer foraging habitat on the unsuited landbase
Total acres of tallgrass prairie/wetlands within MNTP
Total acres restored or enhanced of terrestrial habitat
Total and mean fire size
Total annual discharge data from USGS gaging stations
Total deferred maintenance forestwide ($)
Total miles of motorized and nonmotorized roads and trails
Total miles of roads and trails available for use by off-highway vehicles
Total MMBF sold annually
Total Motorized Route Density
Total motorized route density percentage (for each grizzly bear subunit in the PCA)
Total number of miles open to OHV use
Total number of partnership agreements
Total number of projects accomplished through partnerships and volunteers
Total number of volunteer agreements
Total number of volunteer hours
Total road density accomplished by EA
Total Road Miles
Total Sale Program Quantity (>25% deviation from RFP)
Total timber sale program quantity
Total timber sale program quantity
Total volume sold for chargeable and nonchargeable fiscal year
Track citations for unauthorized use
Track decisions on designation or closure,
Track growth, harvest, stocking, and mortality by land use allocation over time
Tracking and reporting annual changes in motorized access, livestock grazing allotments, and developed sites
Tracking visual encounter surveys over time.
Tracks and other evidence of vehicle use in closed areas
Traditional use of cultural resources
trail construction or reconstruction
Trail counts and use trends
Trail counts and use trends
trail maintenance*
Trail miles improved to standard
Trail miles maintained to standard
Trail miles maintained to standard
Trail miles maintained to standard
Trail miles maintained/improved to standard
Trail miles maintained/improved to standard
Trail miles meeting standard
Trail miles meeting standard
Trail miles meeting standard
Trail Occupancy - number of hikers occupying a trail segment at one time
Trail regional standards
Trail survey - Adverse effects on water quality or riparian conditions
Trail Survey, NVUM
Trail use
Trail use and visitor satisfaction
Trail user surveys
Trails*
Trails decommissioned
Trails improved (miles)
Trails maintained (miles)
Trails maintained to standard
Trails maintained to standard
Transportation infrastructure**
transportation system
Trash collection visits by Forest Service teams to wild and scenic river “recreation” segments
Trash collection visits by Forest Service teams to wild and scenic river “recreation” segments
Trash sites cleaned and maintained through community actions
Travel analysis/roads management
Travel and Recreational Activity Impacts
Travel management
Treatment effectiveness as it relates to the Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
Treatment type and acres within riparian management zones
Tree and shrub encroachment in alpine habitat and recently deglaciated areas
Tree canopy cover
Tree canopy cover—forestwide and by PVT (Proportion - percentage of total acres)
Tree cover in winter bighorn sheep range
Tree line monitoring
Tree mortality, incidence of insects, disease, and pathogens
Tree Planting*
Tree planting and seeding success as it relates to Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
Tree Release*
Tree size class
Tree size class distribution
Tree species distribution forestwide, by broad potential vegetation type, and by geographic area
tree stem diameter and frequency,
Tree-hole coqui
tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
Trees per acre of live whitebark pine greater than or equal to 10 inches d.b.h., in the Cold PVT
Trend for native species/communities to determine the number, distribution and condition
Trend in acres of suitable nesting habitat within Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Trend in juvenile ratios (ratio of juveniles to after-hatch-year birds) within marbled murrelet Conservation Zone 1
Trend in local/regional air/water temperatures
Trend in marbled murrelet densities within murrelet Conservation Zone 1 within Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Trend in miles of open roads per by 6th field watershed
Trend in miles of road and trail facilities
Trend in miles of roads maintained per year
Trend in miles of system road closed per year (ML1)
Trend in miles of system road constructed per year
Trend in miles of system roads decommissioned per year
Trend in miles of unauthorized roads decommissioned
Trend in reproductive success of nest sites on the Forest
Trend in satisfaction levels from NVUM
Trend in snag use from initial creation
Trend in the acres of invasive plant species on Forest
Trend in the distribution and abundance of four highly invasive nonnative terrestrial plants - bird vetch, orange hawkweed, white sweetclover, and reed canarygrass
Trend in the geographic range and the local abundance of Elodea spp
Trend in the number of western snowy plover nest sites on the Forest
Trend in the over wintering western snowy plover population
Trend of detectable acres of high tree mortality (insect/draught-stress)
Trend, increase or decrease, in the upper extent of habitat for fish or changes in the distribution of species
Trend, increase or decrease, in the upper extent of habitat for fish or changes in the distribution of species
Trend/ Change to maximum 7-day average stream temperature
Trends and annual summary of accomplishments and results
Trends and annual summary of accomplishments and results
Trends and annual summary of accomplishments and results
Trends in 1998 baseline indicators
Trends in abundance and condition of den trees
Trends in abundance and condition of downed wood
Trends in abundance and condition of hard and soft mast
Trends in abundance and condition of snags
Trends in abundance and condition of terrestrial habitat attributes
Trends in Acadian Flycatcher populations in relationship to Mature Riparian Forests
Trends in acres/miles of trails with unacceptable ORV impacts
Trends in aquatic macroinvertebrate abundance, diversity and distribution
Trends in aquatic species viability evaluation scores for focal species
Trends in bald eagle populations
Trends in bat population levels
Trends in bull trout redd counts
Trends in changes to both State/Federal harvest regulations (SUB I.D)
Trends in climate
Trends in climate, including extremes, disturbance patterns, and long-term ecological processes
Trends in climate, including extremes, disturbance patterns, cloud-base elevation, and long-term ecological processes
Trends in commercial and sport fishing harvest
Trends in composition of aquatic communities dependent on clear water and stable channels
Trends in cover and structure by vegetation type
Trends in desired native fish population.
Trends in developed recreational facility use
Trends in early, mid-, and late-successional forests by prescription group
Trends in Eastern Bluebird populations as a Non-game Demand species
Trends in Eastern Bluebird populations in relationship to Snags in Open Forested Situations
Trends in Eastern meadowlark populations in relationship to Grassland
Trends in Eastern Wild Turkey populations as a Demand Game species
Trends in financial resources needed and available to provide recreation opportunities
Trends in fire return intervals and seasonality
Trends in fire return intervals and seasonality*
Trends in fire, insect, disease mortality; acres of natural regeneration
Trends in forage availability
Trends in forest health status and risk
Trends in forest products
Trends in FRCC are improved
Trends in functioning condition for the watersheds
Trends in functioning condition for the watersheds
Trends in functioning condition for the watersheds
Trends in functioning condition for the watersheds – Watershed Condition Framework monitoring indicators
Trends in functioning condition for the watersheds.
Trends in Great-crested Flycatcher populations in relationship to Mature Open Oak Forest
Trends in habitat parameters during stream surveys
Trends in habitat structural stages
Trends in highest risk species
Trends in HRV departure by 6th field sub-watersheds as accomplished
Trends in human experiences (ie, solitude, crowding)
Trends in insects and disease within fire burned areas
Trends in instream and riparian habitat conditions
Trends in instream habitat conditions
Trends in key habitats and/or populations of selected viability concern species
Trends in LSOF habitat –both single and multiple story
Trends in marbled murrelet densities within each Recovery Plan Zone
Trends in mechanized/motorized incursions; both illegal and approved
Trends in mineral leasing and surface rights
Trends in native insect and disease effects
Trends in natural conditions
Trends in Northern Bobwhite Quail populations as a Demand Game species
Trends in Northern Bobwhite Quail populations in relationship to Grasslands
Trends in number of accidents per year
Trends in number of commercial recreation permits issued
Trends in number of forest product permits issued
Trends in number of mineral materials permits issued and locatable mineral plans of operations approved
Trends in number of occurrences, locations, and conditions
Trends in number of permits issued for subsistence harvest
Trends in occurrence and effects of air pollutants
Trends in occurrence and effects of insects and diseases
Trends in occurrence and effects of non-native invasive species
Trends in occurrence and effects of wildland fire
Trends in onsite visitor behaviors
Trends in outstanding remarkable values along river or stream segments
Trends in percent of known populations treated
Trends in percent overall satisfaction
Trends in percent overall satisfaction
Trends in Pileated woodpecker populations in relationship to Snags in Forested Situations
Trends in plant community composition
Trends in populations
Trends in populations
Trends in populations in treated sites
Trends in Prairie Warbler populations in relationship to Oak Woodlands
Trends in Price’s potato bean populations
Trends in relative abundance of age classes and habitat conditions
Trends in riparian vegetation cover and species compositions
Trends in salinity (specific conductance) in surface water (rivers and streams) or groundwater (aquifers)
Trends in satisfaction Consultations with tribes
Trends in sea level rise and land cover changes
Trends in segmented visitation in comparison to numbers of related resource stewardship projects completed
Trends in seismic activity from USGS monitoring stations and lease holder data
Trends in snowpack depth, water content and snowmelt timing
Trends in species diversity, structural diversity, age class and stocking levels
Trends in stream flows on select rivers
Trends in stream habit
Trends in stream habitat
Trends in stream temperatures
Trends in streambank conditions
Trends in streamflow
Trends in streamflow
Trends in the abundance, distribution, and condition of old growth communities
Trends in the following four qualities of presently existing character: • Wildness • Natural conditions • Undeveloped • Outstanding opportunities for solitude or primitive, unconfined types of recreation
Trends in total road density and maintenance levels within 6th field watersheds and key habitats
Trends in Unlawful Criminal Behavior
Trends in use patterns and visitor impacts
Trends in utilization
Trends in vegetation location, composition and structures
Trends in visitation
Trends in visitation estimates
Trends in visitation estimates
Trends in visitor activities
Trends in visitor activities
Trends in visitor satisfaction
Trends in visits, crowding, and solitude
Trends in White-tailed deer populations as a Demand Game species
Trends in wilderness character
Trends in wildness
Trends in Wood Thrush populations in relationship to Mesophytic and Riparian Forests with Canopy Gaps and Mature Forest Interiorbred
Trends in Yellow-breasted Chat populations in relationship to All Forest Type Regeneration
Trends Related to Forest Plan Objectives and/or Desired Conditions
Trends toward desired future condition
Tribal consultation and coordination during project planning and implementation
Tribal consultations
Tribal Consultations and MOU meetings
Tribal Coordination during implementation of the Forest Plan
tribal relations
Tribal Relations
Tributary water quality (multi agency)
Trip Advisor Stars
Trumpeter Swan - Change in occupancy/productivity of nesting territories; changes in riparian and aquatic habitat within or adjacent to suitable nesting habitat
Turbidity
Turbidity
Turquoise darter
TYC population estimate and habitat assessment
Type of disturbance
Type of land management allocation changes made
Type of occurrence, acres, and location
Type of outbreak, acres and location
Type of outbreak, acres and location
Type of outbreak, acres, and location
Type, degree and extent of soil disturbance and risk rating
Type, degree, and extent of soil disturbance ad risk rating
Type, degree, and extent of soil disturbance and risk rating
Type, degree, and extent of soil disturbance and risk rating
Type, degree, and extent of soil disturbance and risk rating to determine the effect of soil disturbance on soil productivity and hydrologic function
Type, extent, and amounts of insects and disease damage
Types of Impact of Illegal Activity
Types of outbreak, acres, and location
Types of permits and number by type
Types of recreation opportunities provided
U.S. Drought Monitor rating for Forest Plan area
Unauthorized OHV use
Unauthorized use (incident # and acres)
Uncut timber volume under contract (MMBF)
understory structure
uneven-Aged Management (Group/Single Tree)*
Ungulate grazing practices in at-risk locations
unplanned (wildfire) acres further broken down by cause
Updates to Table APP-D1
Upgraded fire facilities
Upland and riparian vegetation diversity, condition, trend, structure and ground cover
upland combshell
upland hardwood
Upslope evaluation based on mapped data
Use annual accomplishment reports to measure new and updated facilities, water system reports, trail bridge surveys, identified site hazards, and other health and safety related initiatives
Use indicators from MON-VEGF-01 (forested vegetation)
Use indicators from MON-VEGNF-01 (non-forested vegetation)
Use of non-designated routes and dispersed camping areas
Use of roads and trails
use, satisfaction, and demographics
User conflict reports
User Satisfaction
User satisfaction (increase in dissatisfaction)
User survey responses
USFS National BMP Annual Monitoring Protocols
USFS National BMP Monitoring protocols and results
Ute Ladies’-Tresses - Population trend
Utilization, bank trampling, riparian condition - related to livestock use
Value of management actions to communities
Variation from desired conditions for rangelands,
Various, as described in plan objectives
Various, depending on pollutant
Various, depending on pollutant
Vegetation - noncompliance
Vegetation changes
Vegetation community types
Vegetation composition, size class, and canopy cover
Vegetation cover type acres and trend
Vegetation cover, structure, and composition
Vegetation departure using sources such as: Midscale, or other remote sensing products
Vegetation exclosures (numbers)
vegetation management implemented in riparian areas by activity type*
Vegetation Management Treatments**
Vegetation monitoring
Vegetation recovery on slopes
Vegetation size class, percent canopy cover, and composition
Vegetation species structure and density
Vegetation species structure, density, and composition
Vegetation species structure, density, and composition
Vegetation species structure, density, and compositionx
Vegetation structure and composition
Vegetation treatments
Vegetative composition percentages by ELTP and MA
Vernonia letermannii
Vertical Structure
Very large tree density, trees per acre. All species combined as well as for these species groups: cedar, Douglas-fir, larch, ponderosa pine, western white pine, cottonwood (percenrage of total acres)
Very large tree presence—proportion of area forestwide and by potential vegetation type (percentage of total acres)
Violation of decibel output maximums by individual machines
Violation of operating hour restrictions
Violations of vehicle closures and restrictions
Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel
Virginia pine (acres)
Virginia spiraea*
Virginian big-eared bat*
Visibility
Visibility
Visibility
Visibility
Visibility (atmospheric aerosols in Class I airsheds)
Visibility on the haziest and clearest days
Visibility on the haziest and clearest days
Visibility using Interagency Monitoring or Protected Visual Environments (IMPROVE) program
Visible presence of visitation
Visitation descriptive information
Visitation estimates and visitor satisfaction
Visitation estimates, visitor activities, and percent overall satisfaction
Visitation on the Forest
visitor comments*
Visitor demographics (National Visitor Use Monitoring survey)
Visitor experiences
Visitor Management, Visitor Impacts, Social Encounters, Access, Remoteness, Naturalness, and Facilities and Site Management
Visitor measured satisfaction levels
Visitor measured satisfaction levels
Visitor number
Visitor numbers at ski areas, other resorts, and outfitter/guide services
Visitor recreational activity type
Visitor satisfaction
Visitor satisfaction
Visitor satisfaction
Visitor Satisfaction
Visitor Satisfaction
Visitor satisfaction (National Visitor Use Monitoring)
Visitor satisfaction based on number of permits issued and results of required surveys
Visitor satisfaction based on: 1. Results of National Visitor Use Monitoring 2. Forest personnel reporting
Visitor satisfaction based on: 1. Results of National Visitor Use Monitoring 2. Forest personnel reporting Casual feedback from visitors regarding their experience 3. Casual feedback from visitors regarding their experience
Visitor satisfaction from National Visitor Use Monitoring (NVUM)
Visitor satisfaction surveys
Visitor use
Visitor use (number and type of visits)
Visitor use and satisfaction (National Visitor Use Monitoring survey)
Visitor use in numbers of visitors to Cibola
Visitor use numbers
Visitor use rates and number of encounters
Visitor use rates and number of encounters
Visitor use trends
Visitor use trends, recreation impact assessments, user satisfaction surveys
Visitors hosted at El Portal Visitor Center and Reception area
Visitors hosted at El Portal Visitor Center and Reception area
Visual confirmation of best management practices implementation
Visual inspection of all equipment mobilized to the Forest for cleanliness/NNIS
Visual Quality Objectives
visual quality objectives (VQOs)
Volume and acres harvested over period
Volume and rate of water withdrawn in conjunction with stream flow and lake elevations
Volume of sawtimber and pulp sold
Volume of sawtimber and roundwood sold
Volume of timber sold
volume sold and harvested annually
Volunteer activities
Volunteer hours
Volunteer hours
Volunteer hours and value
Volunteer hours logged
Volunteer hours tied to heritage activities
Volunteer projects developed to support the study, protection, and use of cultural resources
Warbling Vireo
Warnings
Warpaint shiner
Warty coqui
Water availability in springs and streams
Water balance
Water chemistry data
Water chemistry of high mountain lakes
Water chemistry of high mountain lakes
Water Chemistry: Color, Phosphorus (Ortho), Solids (Total Suspended), Nitrogen (Total Kjeldahl), Total Phosphorous, Nitrogen (Nitrate + Nitrite), Chlorophyll a, Pheophytin, pH, ANC, Conductivity, Cl, NO3N, DIP, SO4, Al, Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Si, Sr, TOC
Water produced
Water quality
Water quality
Water quality
Water Quality
Water quality
Water quality
Water quality
Water Quality*
Water Quality
Water quality
Water quality
Water quality
Water quality - macroinvertebrate sampling
Water Quality - noncompliance
Water quality at swimming beaches
Water quality chemistry analysis (select locations as needed)
Water quality monitoring results and condition surveys
Water quality monitoring results and condition surveys
Water quality monitoring results and condition surveys
Water quality of drinking water
Water Quality on WQLS - either not improving or improved to where the stream can be delisted
Water quality parameters
Water quality parameters including cations, anions, turbidity, pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature, organic carbon, suspended solids concentration, and some nutrients
Water quality, biological, and physical attributes
Water quality: dissolved oxygen, pH, nitrite, nitrate, total nitrogen, phosphate, temperature, E. coli, turbidity, conductivity, and total dissolved solids
Water quality: Number of streams on state threatened or impaired lists and state monitoring and evaluation lists; macroinvertebrate sampling
Water Quantity
Water quantity
Water resources -- Streamflows -- Name and location of streams
Water resources -- Streams -- Percent of stream channels functioning or in upward trend
Water temperature
Water-based – moderate development recreation
Watercraft use in Wild and Scenic Rivers
Watershed Action Plans*
Watershed Assessments*
Watershed Condition
Watershed condition
Watershed condition class
Watershed condition class
Watershed Condition Class (WCF)
Watershed Condition Class Score
Watershed Condition Class Score (25 indicators)
Watershed Condition Class Score (25 indicators)
Watershed condition classification ratings
Watershed Condition Classwc
Watershed Condition Framework (WCF) analysis of key indicators (5th/6th field watershed scales)
Watershed Condition Framework (WCF) analysis of key indicators at the 5th and 6th field watershed scales
Watershed Condition Framework (WCF) analysis of key indicators at the 5th and 6th field watershed scales
Watershed Condition Framework (WCF)—change in watershed condition class or key WCF attributes
Watershed Condition Framework classification
Watershed Condition Framework indicators
Watershed Condition framework score for selected watersheds
Watershed condition framework soil indicator – percent improving
Watershed condition indicators
Watershed condition indicators (Class) from the Watershed Condition Framework
Watershed condition indicators (Class) from the Watershed Condition Framework
Watershed condition report for priority watersheds (one per 2yr monitoring period)
Watershed conditions indicators either maintained or improving within priority watersheds
Watershed conditions indicators either maintained or improving within TEPC watersheds
Watershed conditions/improvement projects designed to meet TDML direction and effectiveness
Watershed health -- % watersheds in functioning status
Watershed health -- Projects completed in key and other watersheds
Watershed health -- Sixth Level watersheds in condition class I, II, and III
Watershed health -- Watershed Condition Class
Watershed health -- Watershed Condition Class change
Watershed Improvement*
Watershed projects
Watershed Restoration Action Plan and associated projects completed
Watershed Watch
WCIs tracked for selected aquatic focal species
WCIs tracked for selected aquatic focal species:
WDFW herd counts
Website hits
Website hits looking into Forest information and time span
Webster’s Salamander (Plethodon websteri)
Weed infestations
Western big-eared bat - Evidence of vandalism
Western snowy plover winter use
Westslope Cutthroat Trout
Wetland and floodplain status
wetland habitats*
wetland maintenance or mitigation*
What annual visitation estimates are reported (by type of visit - day use, developed, general forest area visits)?
What are the current RBC population numbers?
What are the population trends of ginseng at monitoring plots?
What are the trends in cerulean warbler abundance, based on species monitoring protocols?
What are the trends in Henslow’s sparrow abundance, based on species monitoring protocols?
What are the trends in ruffed grouse abundance, based on species monitoring protocols?
What geo chemistry parameters have changed by reducing and/or treating acid mine discharges?
What is the amount awarded timber each year compared to the amount of growth and mortality across the forest?
What is the amount harvested timber each year compared to the amount of growth and mortality across the forest
What is the amount harvested timber each year compared to the amount of growth and mortality across the forest
What is the current geo chemistry profile of these creeks?
What is the economic impact if the PSQ is not met or exceeded in terms of revenue to the Forest Service and private sector jobs?
What is the economic impact if the PSQ is not met or exceeded in terms of revenue to the Forest Service and private sector jobs?
What level of spending is reported (spending, substitute behavior, etc.)?
What level of visitor satisfaction is reported?
What physical or biotic parameters have changed at monitoring sites?
When did the growing season begin?
When did the growing season end?
Whether site protection measures are effective in preventing site loss
Whether the standards/guidelines associated with unit harvest and view shed disturbed are adequate to meet the scenic integrity objectives (SCENE2 II.A, B, C, D)
Whip-poor-will
White fringeless orchid (Platanthera integrilabia)*
white pine (acres)
White pine forest type acres and percent by LE compared to decade objective for white pine % by LE (white pine is designated as a focal species per 36 CFR 219.12(a)(5)(iii))
White sucker
White-Breasted Nuthatch
WHITE-HAIRED GOLDENROD
white-tailed deer**
Whitebark distribution and condition forestwide - % presence of each tree species
Whitebark pine cone production
Whitebark pine regeneration data from monitoring plots
Whitebark pine regeneration data from permanent plots
Whitebark pine stand conditions
whorled horsebalm (Collinsonia verticillata)
Why are people visiting the Forest and what are their demographics (demographics, visit descriptions, activities)?
Wiland Urban Interface (WUI)*
Wild and Scenic River - suitability studies
Wild and Scenic River classification criteria
Wild brook trout biomass and size class distribution
Wild brook trout biomass and size class distribution
wild trout
Wilderness campsite condition
Wilderness Characteristics*
Wilderness condition
Wilderness condition
Wilderness hunting and fishing opportunities
Wilderness maintained to standard
Wilderness maintained to standard
Wilderness maintained to standard
Wilderness managed to standard
wilderness performance elements
Wilderness performance measures and elements classification
Wilderness Performance Program Score Card
Wilderness Performance Program Score Card
Wilderness plan stages of implementation and development
Wilderness Stewardship Performance (WSP) standards
Wilderness Stewardship Performance elements being met
Wilderness Visit Demographics
Wildfire**
Wildfire Ignition Density
Wildland fire and or management ignited fire acres burned in WCS priority watersheds contributing to desired conditions
Wildland fire and/or management-ignited fire acres burned in WCS priority watersheds contributing to desired conditions
wildland fire use (acres)*
Wildlife -- Aquatic -- Macroinvertebrate assemblage including mayfly
Wildlife Demand Species:
Wildlife habitat -- Aquatic -- PacFish/InFish Biological Opinion instream physical habitat
wildlife openings*
wildlife/wetland waterfowl viewing and hunting opportunities
William’s Crayfish – (Orconectes williamsi)
Winter bald eagle counts
Winter bald eagle counts
Winter bald eagle counts
Winter range analyses completed and standards met in project NEPA documents
Winter wren
Wiregrass
Wolverine presence/absence
Wood Frog population trends
Wood product volume sold
Wood sale quantity (all wood products) in MMBF and MMCF
wood thrush*
Woody debris
Woody residue - Consistently not meeting standards with projects
Woody Residue Needs for Soil and Wildlife
Worm-Eating Warblers
WUI treatments
WUI with reduced fuel loadings and crown fire risk
Wyden Amendment and Stevens Act
Yellow bullhead
Yellow-Billed Cuckoos
Yellow-breasted chat*
yellowfin madtom
Yellowfin shiner
Yelp Stars
young age (0-10 years) forest component
Youth outdoor activities
• MON-AR-01-03: Amount of deferred maintenance for developed recreation sites
• MON-AR-02-02: Miles of road open seasonally
• MON-AR-03-02: Miles of managed over-snow motor vehicle trails
• MON-FIRE-01-01: Acres of hazardous fuel treatments within the WUI, and in areas outside of the WUI
• MON-VEG-02-02: Number of sites of new non-native invasive plant species and number of acres treated
• MON-WDL-01-01: Acres of terrestrial habitat restored or enhanced. Also see indicators MON-VEG-01-01 through MON-VEG-01-05 and MON-FIRE-02-01
• MON-WDL-02-01: (Elk) Number of management units providing >30% security on NFS lands during the hunting season
• MON-WTR-02-02: Acres or miles of restoration activities accomplished by subwatershed in 4a impaired waterbodies
 Road connectivity index

Boader-scale - Sustainable Operations
Broad-scale - Carbon Sequestration
Broad-scale - Climate Change
Broad-scale - Climate Influences on Resourcs and Services
Broad-scale - Ecosystem Services
Broad-scale - Recreation Setting Evaluation
Broad-scale - Scenic Character Evaluation
Broad-scale - Social, Cultural, and Economic Sustainability
Broad-scale - Sustainable Recreation Evaluation
El Yunque - At Risk Species
El Yunque - CIRMA
El Yunque - Collaboration
El Yunque - Focal Species
El Yunque - Terrestrial ecosystems
El Yunque - Watershed Condition
El Yunque - Wild and Scenic Rivers
Individual Evaluation - Depressional wetlands and Carolina bay ecosystems
Individual Evaluation - Harvestable Game Species
Individual Evaluation - MA2 Young-Age Component
Individual Evaluation - Native migratory and non-migratory bird species
Individual Evaluation - RCW
Individual Evaluation - Sea Level Rise
Individual Evaluation - Soil Disturbance
Individual Evaluation - Stand Density
Inidivdual Evaluation - At-risk amphibian species
Inidivdual Evaluation - Climate Change
Inidivdual Evaluation - Species sensitive to road use
Longleaf Ecosystem Evaluation
Priority Watershed Evaluation
Recreation Setting Evaluation
Scenic Character Evaluation
Sustainable Recreation Evaluation