Forest Watch conducts basic and applied research on New England forest ecosystems. Research data is collected by teachers & students (gr. K-12), sampled from trees in their study plot.

Study Species
  • White Pine
  • Sugar Maple

The Forest Watch program is funded by the New Hampshire Space Grant Consortium, located at Univ. of New Hampshire Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space.

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Forest Watch Online Materials

The presentations and publications below, available for downloading, provide background material on Forest Watch topics.

 

Presentations from Recent Meeting

 

Forest Watch Training Materials

 

Data Collection Forms

 

Forest Watch Protocol Compilation Spreadsheet (PCS)

    The following Excel spreadsheet programs can be downloaded and used on your computers for entering Forest Watch data. The programs automatically conduct data calculations and place all important data on a master datasheet. Enter your data and save the file with the name of your school and year (i.e. northwestern_98.xls). Either email the saved file to us (forestwatch@unh.edu) or print-out hard copies and mail them to us. Download the instructions below for more information. Note: Excel file also has instructions in it.

    –PCS-2000-2.1.xls –Excel spreadsheet for Microsoft Office 2000

    –PCS-97-2.1.xls –Excel spreadsheet for Microsoft Office 97

    –PCS-95.2.0.xls –Excel spreadsheet for Microsoft Office 95, Excel 5.0, Macintosh

    –PCS-2.1-Inst.txt –Instructions for using these files

 

MultiSpec Materials
The tutorial Exploring a Satellite Image (download below) provides an introduciton to useing the MultiSpec freeware program for processing, manipulating and analyzing satellite iamgery. THe turotial walks the user through various basic functions including downloading the software, opening images, panning, zooming, etc., to more advanced techniques such as band manipulations, i.e. making false color images and exploring the spectral signatures of various land cover features. This tutorial provides a robust introduction to satellite image processing, which can be completed from start to finish in approximately 2 hours.

In order to use the MultiSpec tutorial, you will need the MultiSpec software. You will also need the subset Landsat image of Beverly, MA, which is used in the tutorial. The image can be obtained directly from the link below. There are a variety of other useful materials about image processing with MultiSpec at the UNH Globe website, including change over time and landcover classification tutorials.

 

GPS, ALTA, and TopoMap Activities/Forms

 

Presentations from Past Meetings

  • February 6, 2008 Winter Meeting

    2006-07 Databook Review
    Recent and long-term data analysis Mike Gagnon

    IGARSS 2008 (International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium),
    July 6-11, 2008, Dr. Barry Rock

    GLOBE Carbon Cycle
    Investigating the Global Carbon Cycle in Terrestrial Ecosystems,
    Sarah Silverberg and Rita Freuder

    CalciumOxalate and Spruce
     Studying the impact of calcium additions to spruce forests in NH's White Mountains, Will Kessler

    CalciumOxalate and Fir
    Studying the impact of calcium additions to fir forests in NH's White Mountains, Tricia McCarthy

  • December 18, 2006 Winter Meeting

    2005-06 Databook Review
    Recent and long-term data analysis, Mike Gagnon

  • December 7, 2005 Winter Meeting

    2004-05 Databook Review
    Recent and long-term data analysis, Mike Gagnon

    MVH Image
    Making Forest Measurements (DBH & Tree Height) with digital photography and MVH Image, Mike Gagnon

    Cenote
    Using remote sensing to study Cenotes and their associated vegetation in Quintana-Roo, Mexico; Ryan Huntley

    CaveDiver
     Learnline Presentation on Cave Systems, Cenotes and threats to the fragile ecosystems in Mexico's Riviera Maya; Sam Meachum

  • December 8, 2004 Winter Meeting

    Seasonal Change and Plant Stress Detection
    Visualizing vegetation stress with plant stress glasses through seasonal change (phenology) and drying experiments, Dr. Barry Rock

    DBH
    Analysis of incremental growth in Forest Watch pine trees, Dr. Stephen Hale

    Cenote
    Using remote sensing to study Cenotes and their associated vegetation in Quintana-Roo, Mexico; Ryan Huntley

    INHALE
     Integrated Human Health and Air Quality Project; studying the effects of poor air quality on human pulmonary function in New England, Tom Lambert

    Hemlock Wooly Adelgid
     Monitoring the health of your local hemlocks; looking for the presence of the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, Debra Kimball

    2003-04 Databook Review
    Recent and long-term data analysis, Mike Gagnon

 

New England Regional Assessment: Overview
A 2001 report of the New England Regional Assessment (NERA) group, one of 16 regional assessments submitted as part of a national look at potential climate change impacts.

New England Regional Assessment: Foundation
Supporting material for the assessments in the overview document.

 

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