FFSS Southern Apalachian Site banner


 

Home
National Study
Location
Experimental Design
Collaborators
Field Work
Deliverables
Pictures
Links

2001

16 May - June 18               Plot and grid point installation

17 May-25 June                 Bird survey conducted

19 June                               Vegetation and fuels sampling begun

02-06 July                           Drift fence arrays installed

July-August                         Small mammal trapping at GR

15 Aug.-11 Oct.                  Herpetofauna drift fence arrays opened

20 August                            All pre-treatment fuels and vegetation sampling completed

18 Sept. - 03 Oct.                Litter and duff collection

06-08 November                National FFS meeting, Enterprise OR

14-15 November                Soil microbial diversity sampling

December - March 2002     Mechanical treatment implemented

 

2002

15 April-30 June                Bird surveys conducted

May-August                      Herpetofauna traps opened

13 May                            Begin fuels data collection

05 June                            Vegetation sampling begun

17 June                            Fuels data collection completed for 2002

27 June                            Vegetation sampling completed for 2002

19 November                   Fire lines established

 

2003

05-13 February                Prescribed fire preparation - install thermocouples for HOBO units

11 March                         HOBO installation – Rep 3

12 March                          Prescribed burn – Rep 3; HOBO installation at Reps 1 & 2

13 March                          Prescribed burn - Reps 1& 2

17 March                           HOBO collection

08 April                             Process fuel moisture samples

16 April                             Fuel moisture samples completed

26 June                              Field work (fuels data collection) commences

21 July                              Vegetation field work begun

25 August                         Completion of vegetation data collection for 2003

23 September                  Fuel data collection for 2003 completed

23-30 September            Litter and duff collection; Landscape Ecosystem Classification (LEC) measurements taken

06 November                     Field tour at for SAMAB

 

2004