Black Hills National Forest 2019 Forest Inventory and Analysis data

The USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program has prepared a collaborative Forest Inventory and Analysis data summary for the Black Hills National Forest (BHNF) in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming. The summary is based on double-intensity sampling (approximately one plot representing each 3,000 acres) from 2017-2018 and accelerated base-plot (approximately one plot representing each 6,000 acres) sampling for 2019. The 2019 data includes measurements of base plots that would typically be remeasured during the period 2020-2023. Included in this package is a summary spreadsheet containing 15 tables with graphs covering the timber resources, volume, growth, mortality, and harvest removals on the forest. Also included is a spreadsheet providing the associated sampling errors for these attributes. A customized version of the FIA EVALIDator data access tool is also provided, that allows additional queries for these Black Hills National Forest data.Data were collected as part of the ongoing forest inventory. Intensifications were made both temporally and spatially at the request of the Black Hills National Forest. By spanning a state boundary, these data require custom estimation units created for the Black Hills National Forest; this precludes loading into the current version of FIADB. FIA is sharing these data with the public through this mechanism until an updated tool is available online.