Department of the Interior
Dataset Description
This dataset represents the forest vegetation monitoring completed by the National Capital Region Network (NCRN) Inventory and Monitoring Program from 2006 through 2025. Data were collected from over 400 forest plots randomly scattered throughout the NCR. Each plot was monitored once in a four-year return cycle. Data related to forest structure and plant community composition were reported for the region and each individual park, including information about trees, shrubs, herbaceous vegetation, vines, and conditions like pests and diseases.
Organization: Department of the Interior
Organization URL: https://catalog.data.gov/organization/doi
Last updated: 2026-06-05T00:00:00Z
Tags: CWD, Coarse Woody Debris, Exotic plants, Foliage Conditions, Forest Floor, Forest Monitor, Forest Monitoring, Forest Pathogens, Forest Pests, Forest Vegetation, Forest, Forest Ecology, Herbaceous, Herbs, I&M, IMD, Invasive Plants, Inventory and Monitoring Division, Monitoring, NCA, NCR, NCRN, NPS, National Capital Area, National Capital Region, National Capital Region Network, National Park Service, Plot Floor, Quadrat Conditions, Saplings, Seedlings, Shrub Seedlings, Shrubs, Stems, Tag History, Tree Sapling Conditions, Trees, Vegetation, Vines