Autonomous Recorder

USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station Autonomous Recorder

This purchase directly supports mission-critical work under the Northwest Forest Plan Effectiveness Monitoring Program, which is essential to meeting statutory requirements under the National Forest Management Act (NFMA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Passive acoustic monitoring using autonomous recording units (ARUs) enables efficient, defensible tracking of species presence and trends across large spatial and temporal scales. This information is foundational to evaluating the effects of forest management actions, including timber harvest and wildfire risk reduction projects, as mandated by law and agency policy. The .... Read More