Client: California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program (VegCAMP)
SBS has teamed with Vollmar Natural Lands Consulting to conduct vegetation classification sampling in the 4 million acre Southern Cascade Ecoregion Zone of Northern California. SBS ecologists use the CDFW-CNPS Combined Vegetation Rapid Assessment and Relevé Sampling Protocol. At the end of 2025, the team will have sampled 1,600 plots and identified hundreds of plant alliance and association types. Field personnel use FieldMaps and ArcGIS Survey123 mobile apps to collect vegetative and environmental data. The data will be analyzed and ultimately used to create a state-wide, fine-scale vegetation map and vegetation classification system available to public and private land owners.