2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 Forestry GIS Applications in Fuels Mapping With Confederated Salish-Kootenai Tribes Track: Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management Author(s): Don Hunger, Stephanie Strazisar, Alex Philp, Finn Dahl, Jason Gerard, Volker Mell Student Conservation Association interns, working with Esri and GCS-Research staff, developed an ArcPad application to collect wildland fire fuels data for the Confederated Salish-Kootenai Tribes (CSKT), Montana. Data were aggregated into a coverage for the tribe's ArcGIS 8.3 database, enabling SCA interns and CSKT fire management staff to calculate the fire risk to specific areas on the Flathead Reservation. This is the first ArcPad application for the USGS and USFS FireLab FIREMON program (Fire Effects Monitoring and Inventory Protocol) designed to appraise wildfire potential. The project required tribal elder approval for accessing Reservation data and inter-agency cooperation at local and national levels. It was supported by a consortium of members, including CSKT, Esri, Trimble, SCA, National Interagency Fire Center, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Electronic Data Solutions, and GCS-Research. Don Hunger Student Conservation Association Program Development 1201 Cornwall Ave. Suite 104 Bellingham , WA 98225 US Phone: 360-752-2479 E-mail: dhunger@thesca.org Stephanie Strazisar SCA-CSKT Division of Fire 3606 Kristie Dr. Erie , PA 16506 US Phone: (406) 531-5920 E-mail: scafire03_stephanies@yahoo.com Alex Philp GCS-Research LLC P.O. Box 9457 Missoula , MT 59807 US Phone: 406-721-6744 Fax: 406-829-1817 E-mail: aphilp@gcs-research.com Finn Dahl Esri One International Court Broomfield , CO 80021-3200 US Phone: 303-449-7779 Fax: 303-449-8830 E-mail: fdahl@Esri.com Jason Gerard Student Conservation Association FIREMON 1201 Cornwall Ave. Suite 104 Bellingham , WA 98225 US Phone: 406-249-0686 E-mail: scafire03_jasong@yahoo.com Volker Mell Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes GIS/Natural Resource Department 601 Main Street Polson , MT 59860 US Phone: (406) 883-2888 E-mail: volkerm@cskt.org |
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