{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Women of Research: Plots to Blocks with Sjana Schanning","description":"Ecologist Sjana Schanning\u2019s fieldwork has taken her from the Rincon Mountains of Arizona, to the the winter woods of Wisconsin, to the summer shores of Michigan\u2019s Isle Royale. But, she\u2019s recently shifted away from the field towards data analysis, our cities\u2019 trees and the Urban FIA Program. Sjana collects field data and performs data analysis and reporting for the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program. FIA data provides critical status and trend information to resource managers, policy makers, investors, and the public through a system of annual resource inventory that covers both public and private forest lands across the United States. Related Research: Modernized Forest Inventory Reports Provide Online, Interactive Storytelling with Data Visualization (2022) Urban FIA: Where We Have Been, Where We Are, and Where We Are Going (2015) Scientist: Sjana Schanning, Ecologist, Forest Inventory and Analysis, Northern Research Station, Hayward, Wisconsin If you're interested in hearing from more women in the Forest Service, visit the National Forest Service Library and their HerStory oral history project. Produced by the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station. Want more information? Visit us at https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/research\/nrs\/products\/multimedia\/podcasts\/forestcast-season-3-women-research-episode-5-plots-blocks-sjana Questions or ideas for the show? Connect with Jon at: jonathan.yales@usda.gov ","author_name":"Forestcast","author_url":"http:\/\/forestservice.libsyn.com\/website","html":"