VSP Resources

Presentations

• Carolinian Canada - Landscape Inventory & Monitoring Applications (Puric-Mladenovic, 2013)  (PDF)
• Making Invasive Species Inventory Useful (November, 2012) (PDF)
• Integrating Invasive Plant Inventory into VSP Protocol and VSP Field Campaigns (Bradley & Puric-Mladenovic, 2012) (PDF)

Papers & Posters

• Poster: Woodland Monitoring in Guelph (Puric-Mladenovic & Baird, 2016) (PDF)
• Report: Natural Areas Monitoring in the City of Guelph: Emerald Ash Borer impact on Ash populations in natural areas (Puric-Mladenovic & Baird, 2016) (PDF) 

• Poster: Carbon Incentives to Conserve Southern Ontario Forests (Poulat, 2014) (PDF)
• Poster: Vegetation Criteria and Indicators to Assess Forests within the Niagara Escarpment Plan (Parkes, 2012) (PDF)
• Journal Article: Forest inventory and monitoring information to support diverse management needs in the Lake Simcoe watershed (Day & Puric-Mladenovic, 2012) 

Other Documents

• VSP Information Pamphlet (PDF)
• Natural Heritage Information Centre Newsletter Volume 19 (2014): Using the Vegetation Sampling Protocol (VSP) to Monitor Natural Cover in the Lake Simcoe Watershed (Go to Page 2)
• Natural Heritage Information Centre Fact Sheet

Plant Identification Material

• VSP Plant ID Page
• General Plant ID Tips for Crews (PDF)

Websites

• Lake Simcoe Watershed Natural Vegetation Cover Monitoring Program
• Natural Areas Monitoring in the City of Guelph

VSP Mapping: GIS & GPS

• Using GPS equipment and ArcGIS is an integral part of VSP. These tools allow for high-accuracy points be taken at each plot centre which is critical for re-sampling efforts. ArcGIS is used on the Nomad and field tablets, and analysis post-sampling.