Publications
Riley, Karin L., Isaac C. Grenfell, John D. Shaw, and Mark A. Finney. 2022. TreeMap 2016 Dataset Generates CONUS-Wide Maps of Forest Characteristics Including Live Basal Area, Aboveground Carbon, and Number of Trees per Acre. Journal of Forestry 120(6): 607-632.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvac022
Riley, Karin L., Christopher D. O’Connor, Christopher J. Dunn, Jessica R. Haas, Richard D. Stratton, and Benjamin Gannon. 2022. A National Map of Snag Hazard to Reduce Risk to Wildland Fire Responders. Forests 13(8): 1160. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13081160
Riley, Karin L.; Grenfell, Isaac C.; Finney, Mark A.; Shaw, John D. 2021. TreeMap 2016: A tree-level model of the forests of the conterminous United States circa 2016. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0074
Riley, Karin L., Isaac C. Grenfell, Mark A. Finney, Jason M. Wiener, and Rachel M. Houtman. 2019. Fire Lab tree list: A tree-level model of the conterminous United States landscape circa 2014, https://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/archive/catalog/RDS-2019-0026
Karin L. Riley, Isaac C. Grenfell, Mark A. Finney, Jason M. Wiener. 2018. Fire Lab tree list: A tree-level model of the western US circa 2009 v1. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2018-0003
Riley, Karin L., Isaac C. Grenfell, and Mark A. Finney. 2016. Mapping forest vegetation for the western US using modified random forests imputation of FIA forest plots. Ecosphere 7(10): 1-22. https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/53114
Karin L. Riley, Isaac C. Grenfell, Mark A. Finney, and Nicholas L. Crookston. 2014. Utilizing random forests imputation of forest plot data for landscape-level wildfire analyses. In: Viegas, D.X. (editor). Proceedings of the VII International Conference on Forest Fire Research. Associacao para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinamica Industrial. November 17-20, 2014, Coimbra, Portugal. https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/49563
Science You Can Use in 5:
Seeing the forest AND the trees: TreeMap provides a tree-level forest model
Heads up in a dead forest: using the Snag Hazard Map to support safety and strategic planning for fire responders
Conference presentations
Riley, Karin L., Isaac C. Grenfell, John D. Shaw, and Mark A. Finney. 2021. TreeMap lays foundation for analysis of risk to terrestrial carbon from wildland fire and fuel treatment. Association for Fire Ecology, 9th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress: November 30 - December 3, 2021, Virtual.
Riley, Karin L., Isaac C. Grenfell, Mark A. Finney. 2018. Mapping forest vegetation and biomass for the continental United States using modified random forests imputation of FIA forest plots. Society for Ecological Restoration and Society of Wetland Scientists, Restoring Resilient Communities in Changing Landscapes: October 15-18, 2018, Spokane, Washington.
Riley, Karin L., Isaac C. Grenfell, Mark A. Finney, and Nicholas L. Crookston. 2014. Utilizing random forests imputation of forest plot data for landscape-level wildfire analyses. VII International Conference on Forest Fire Research. Associacao para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinamica Industrial. November 17-20, 2014, Coimbra, Portugal.
Riley, Karin L., Isaac Grenfell, and Nicholas Crookston. 2014. Random forests imputation of forest plot data for landscape-level analyses. 2014 Society of American Foresters National Convention. Society of American Foresters. October 9-11, 2014, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Riley, Karin L., Isaac C. Grenfell, Mark A. Finney, Alan A. Ager, and Nicholas L. Crookston. 2012. Random Forests imputation of forest plot data for landscape-level wildfire analyses. Association for Fire Ecology 5th Fire Ecology Congress: Uniting Research, Education, and Management. December 3-7, 2012, Portland, Oregon.
Seminars/webinars
Riley, Karin L. and Isaac C. Grenfell. 2022. Mapping live and dead trees, fire responder hazard, carbon, and more with TreeMap, Snag Hazard, and FuelMap datasets. Presented for the U.S. Forest Service Missoula Fire Sciences Lab Seminar Series on November 3, 2022. https://firelab.org/event/1106
Riley, Karin L. and Christopher D. O’Connor. 2022. National dataset of snag hazard for fire responders. Presented for the LANDFIRE Office Hours on October 26, 2022. https://youtu.be/-THS16iMoVg
Riley, Karin L., Isaac C. Grenfell, John D. Shaw, and Mark A. Finney. 2021. TreeMap: Mapping forest vegetation for the continental United States using modified random forests imputation of FIA forest plots. Presented for the Forest Inventory Analysis National Users’ Group Meeting on June 21-23, 2021. Presentation begins at 44:15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p5GTX0V0Sg
Riley, Karin L. 2018. Mapping forest vegetation for the continental United States using modified random forests imputation of FIA forest plots. Presented to the Society for Ecological Restoration, Pacific Northwest Chapter, webinar series on June 26, 2018.
Riley, Karin L., Isaac Grenfell, and Mark A. Finney. 2016. Imputation of forest plot data for landscape-level wildfire analyses. Presented at the U.S. Forest Service Fire Sciences Laboratory, as part of the Missoula Fire Lab Seminar Series, on February 4, 2016.