United States Department of Proceedings Agriculture Forest Service Land Type Associations Conference: Northeastern Development and Use in Natural Resources Research Station Management, Planning and Research General Technical Report NE-294 April 24 – 26, 2001 University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Published by: For additional copies: USDA FOREST SERVICE USDA Forest Service 11 CAMPUS BLVD SUITE 200 Publications Distribution NEWTOWN SQUARE PA 19073-3294 359 Main Road Delaware, OH 43015-8640 May 2002 Fax: (740)368-0152 Visit our homepage at: http://www.fs.fed.us/ne Proceedings Land Type Associations Conference: Development and Use in Natural Resources Management, Planning and Research April 24 – 26, 2001 University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Edited by: Marie-Louise Smith Sponsored by: Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy National Society of Consulting Soil Scientist, Inc. The Natural Areas Association The Northeastern Area Association of State Foresters Northeastern State Forest Resource Planners Association The Wisconsin County Foresters Association Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry University of Wisconsin, School of Natural Resources USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry USDA Forest Service, Eastern Region USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station USDA Forest Service, North Central Research Station USDA Forest Service, Natural Resources Inventory Group (TERRA) Purdue University, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey The Ohio State University, School of Natural Resources Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Northeastern Area Forest Resources Program Leaders Natural Resources Research Institute Published by: USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station 11 Campus Blvd Suite 200 Newtown Square PA 19073-3294 Conference Co-Chairs Kevin McSweeney Connie Carpenter Jim Jordan College of Ag. & Life Sciences USDA Forest Service USDA Forest Service Department of Natural Resources Northeastern Area State North Central Research Station University of Wisconsin and Private Forestry Northeastern Area State and Madison, WI Durham, NH Private Forestry Rhinelander, WI Conference Steering Committee Darrell Zastrow John W. Attig Steve Fay WI Department of Natural Resources WI Geological and Natural History Survey White Mountain National Forest 101 S. Webster Street, PO Box 7921 3817 Mineral Point Road 719 North Main Street Madison, WI 53707 Madison, WI 53705 Laconia, NH 03246 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Lloyd Casey Bill Moulton Dr. George Parker USDA Forest Service Northeastern Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Department of Forestry Area State and Private Forestry Dept. of Forest & Parks and Natural Resources 11 Campus Boulevard, Suite 200 324 N. Main Street Purdue University Newtown Square, PA 19073 Barre, VT 05641 West Lafayette, IN 47907 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Marie-Louise Smith Larry Laing Dr. David M. Hix USDA Forest Service, US Forest Service Ohio State University Northeastern Research Station Eastern Region School of Natural Resources PO Box 640 310 West Wisconsin Avenue 2021 Coffey Road Durham, NH 03825 Milwaukee, WI 53203 Columbus, OH 43210 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Program Committee Connie Carpenter (Chair) Dave Hvizdak Joe Kovach Paul Westegaard USDA Forest Service USDA Natural Resource WI Department of Wood County Forester Northeastern Area State Conservation Service Natural Resources Wisconsin Rapids, WI and Private Forestry Spooner, WI Tomahawk, WI 271 Mast Road Darrell Zastrow Durham, NH Dan Hanson Mitch Moline WI Department of [email protected] MN Department of WI Department of Natural Resources Natural Resources Natural Resources Forestry Sciences Jim Jordan Grand Rapids, MN Madison, WI Madison, WI USDA FS North Central Research Station John Kabrick Tim Nigh Dave Hoppe Northeastern Area MO Department of MO Department of USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry Conservation Conservation Nicolet National Forest Rhinelander, WI Columbia, MO Jefferson City, MO Rhinelander, WI Poster Committee Dr. Eunice Padley (Chair) Janet Silbernagel David Shaddis Mitch Moline WI Department of University of Wisconsin- USDA Forest Service WI Department of Natural Resources Madison Chippewa National Forest Natural Resources Madison, WI Department of Cass Lake, MN Madison, WI Landscape Architecture Madison, WI Contents I. LTA Development Landscape Ecosystem Classification Principles and Concepts ...............................................2 Burton V. Barnes Towards National Landtype Association Data Standards .......................................................3 Thomas DeMeo, David T. Cleland, Carl Davis, Martin Ferwerda, Alan J. Gallegos, John Haglund, Steve Howes, Jim Keys, Larry Laing, George T. Robertson, Wayne A. Robbie, Andy Rorick, David A. Shadis, David Tart, Eric Winthers, Donald Fallon, Eunice Padley Landtype Associations: Concepts and Development in Lake States National Forests ........ 11 James K. Jordan, Eunice A. Padley, David T. Cleland Development of Wisconsin’s Landtype Associations — A layer within the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units ........................................................................ 24 Darrell E. Zastrow, David J. Hvizdak, Mitchell C. Moline General Ecosystem Survey of National Forest System Lands in Arizona and New Mexico ............................................................................................................................ 29 Wayne Robbie and Shirley Baros LTA Delineation for the Hoosier National Forest: Criteria and Methods ............................30 Andrey V. Zhalnin, George R. parker, Guofan Shao and Patrick Merchant Land Type Associations using Digital Soil Maps and Landscape Topography ................... 39 David W. MacFarlane, Craig Coutrous, James P. Dunn Predictive Community Mapping using Ecological Land Units in the Northern Appalachian Ecoregion .......................................................................................................... 39 Mark Anderson, Charles Ferree, Greg Kehm, and Arlene Olivero Development and Applications of Landtype Associations in Missouri .............................. 40 Tim A. Nigh and Walter Schroeder II. Planning, Management, and Research Applications Policy Implications of Using Landtype Associations ........................................................... 42 Chester Joy Use of Ecological Units in Mapping Natural Disturbance Regimes in the Lake States...... 43 David Cleland, David Shadis, Donald.I. Dickman, James K. Jordan, Richard Watson Use of LTAs as a Tool for Wildlife Management in Minnesota ........................................... 44 Gary Drotts and Jodie Provost The History of White Pine in Minnesota and the use of Landtype Associations for Restoring White Pine Forests............................................................................................ 45 Dan Hanson and John C. Almendinger Land Typing for Bioregional Planning: A Perspective from the Niagara Escarpment, Ontario .................................................................................................................................... 46 Robert J. Milne, Michael R. Moss and Lorne P. Bennett Use of Landtype Associations and Landforms in Managing Pennsylvania’s State Forests............................................................................................................................. 54 Daniel A. Devlin, Wayne L. Myers, William D. Sevon and Donald M. Hoskins Clay Lake Plain Ecosystem Project ........................................................................................ 59 Robert DeVillez and Randy Wilkinson Human Preference for Ecological Units: Patterns of Dispersed Campsites within Landtype Associations on the Chippewa National Forest ................................................... 62 Dennis Parker and Lisa Whitcomb Land Type Association Applications on the White Mountain National Forest .................. 68 Stephen Fay and Norma Jo Sorgman Use of Landtype Associations as a Coarse Filter for Ranking Quality of Indiana Bat Habitat on the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia .............................................. 71 Thomas DeMeo Land Type Associations of Weber County, Utah ................................................................... 81 DeVon Nelson and Jeff Bruggink Updating the USDA-NRCS Major Land Resource Areas in Wisconsin using National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units Landtype Associations ...................................90 David J. Hvizdak and Mitchell C. Moline Land Type Associations Conference: Summary Comments ................................................ 93 Thomas R. Crow III. Posters, Map Gallery, & Interactive Exhibit Abstracts Posters Application of Land Type Associations in Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula to Guide Landscape Management of State Forests ................................................................... 98 Joshua Cohen Development of Landtype Associations in Minnesota ........................................................ 98 Dan S. Hanson Landtype Association Application to Forest Plan Revision on the Chequamegon- Nicolet National Forest .......................................................................................................... 99 David J. Hoppe, Mark A. Theisen, and Dennis G. Kanten A Case Study: Mid-scale