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An early-access electronic version of Volume I: Core Methods is available for download now. Read more Get DIMA Take advantage of the Database for Inventory, Monitoring, and Assessment (DIMA) designed for streamlined data collection in the field using the Core Methods and management in the office. Read more Monitoring Multi-tools The Monitoring Multi-tool is designed to make collecting data with the Core Methods even easier by gathering all the standard measures in one place. Everyone who attends a training receives one, but we know they can be lost or broken. Find out how they work and order more fresh off the 3D printer. Read more Managing and Monitoring Landscapes Protecting and improving land health requires comprehensive landscape management strategies. Land managers have embraced a landscape-scale philosophy and have developed new methods to inform decision making such as satellite imagery to assess current conditions and detect changes, and predictive models to forecast change. The Landscape Toolbox is a coordinated system of tools and methods for implementing land health monitoring and integrating monitoring data into management decision-making. The goal of the Landscape Toolbox is to provide the tools, resources, and training to land health monitoring methods and technologies for answering land management questions at different scales. Introducing the Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) Landscape Toolbox Nelson Stauffer January 27, 2016 January 27, 2016 Uncategorized 0 In order to meet its monitoring and information needs, the Bureau of Land Management is making use of its Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring strategy (AIM). While taking advantage of the tools and approaches available on the Landscape Toolbox, there are additional implementation requirements concerning the particulars of sample design, data… Continue reading New Core Methods Videos: Plant species inventory & Vegetation height Nelson Stauffer June 19, 2015 June 19, 2015 Methods Guide , Monitoring Manual , Training 0 We’ve added two new videos demonstrating and explaining the Core Methods of Plant species inventory and Vegetation height to our collection. These are two methods that previously didn’t have reference videos, although the rules and procedures for both can be found in volume I of the Monitoring Manual for Grassland, Shrubland,… Continue reading Applying the method: Vegetation height Sarah McCord June 4, 2015 June 4, 2015 Methods Guide , Monitoring Manual , Training 0 Question: Are succulents counted as a woody species when measuring vegetation heights? Answer: Yes. Succulent plant species are considered to be woody in contrast to herbaceous because their function is more similar to woody vegetation than herbaceous vegetation in many applications of these data. From a wildlife viewpoint: Some succulents are… Continue reading Society for Range Management 2015 AIM Symposium Nelson Stauffer February 13, 2015 March 2, 2015 Blog , News , Presentations 0 The 68th annual Society for Range Management meeting held in the first week of February 2015 in Sacramento, California was a success for the Bureau of Land Management’s Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) strategy. Staff from the BLM’s National Operations Center and the USDA-ARS Jornada hosted a day-long symposium to… Continue reading Monitoring Inference Space – why you should care. Jason Karl February 10, 2015 February 17, 2015 Blog , Sample Design sample design , sampling 0 What is an Inference Space? Inference space can be defined in many ways, but can be generally described as the limits to how broadly a particular results applies (Lorenzen and Anderson 1993, Wills et al. in prep.). Inference space is analogous to the sampling universe or the population. All these… Continue reading Release of DIMA v3.1 Nelson Stauffer January 30, 2015 February 17, 2015 Blog , Monitoring Tools & Databases , News 0 A new version of the Database for Inventory, Monitoring, and Assessment has just been released! This latest iteration—as always—aims to improve stability and reliability for field data collection on a tablet and data report generation in the office. For more information about DIMA and how it fits into project designs,… Continue reading The Essential Monitoring Reading List Jason Karl January 28, 2015 February 17, 2015 Blog , News 0 In compiling information for the redesign of the Landscape Toolbox website and the second edition of the Monitoring Manual, I kept referring back to a small set of seminal references. These are my “Go-To” books and papers for designing and implementing assessment, inventory, and monitoring programs and for measuring vegetation… Continue reading The Redesigned Landscape Toolbox! Jason Karl October 29, 2014 February 17, 2015 Blog , News 0 We’re excited to show off the new redesign of the Landscape Toolbox. We’re in the middle of not only refreshing the website, but also completely overhauling the content and how it’s organized in the Toolbox. This version of the Toolbox is draft at this point and is evolving rapidly. Take… Continue reading BLM Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring Video Jason Karl October 29, 2014 December 9, 2014 News 0 When Key Areas Aren’t Anymore Jason Karl January 28, 2014 February 17, 2015 Blog , Sample Design 0 Key areas are sites that are representative of what the condition or trend of a larger area such as a pasture, allotment, herd management area, or watershed (BLM 1996). As such, key areas reflect the impact of management actions across the entire area. Key areas are selected based on management… Continue reading The Landscape Toolbox is a joint project between the USDA Agricultural Research Service's Jornada Experimental Range and the Idaho Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. This work ( The Landscape Toolbox , by Jason Karl ), identified by USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range , is free of known copyright restrictions. Powered by Nirvana & WordPress....