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Category: E-FORESTER Articles

Category: E-FORESTER Articles

Home References/Articles Archive for category "E-FORESTER Articles" (Page 2)

What is the Experimental Unit in Forestry – and – Why do we care!!!

In September 1972, I organized a two-day forest biometricians meeting in Olympia, Washington, to explore ways to transition traditional printed “yield tables” into computer-based, dynamic “growth models”. 

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What is Forest Planning – and – Why do we care!!!

All organizations plan; the only difference is their approach. Prior to starting a new strategic planning process, it is necessary to recognize the past planning approaches which may have been used within that organization. 

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Grow Stem-Mapped Plot Data with FPS

The Forest Projection and Planning System (FPS) can accept forest inventory data in a wide range of formats.

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Forest Inventory & Planning: The Linkage is the Real Story

FPS is the link between your inventory and planning. While your inventory will provide the numbers for your timberlands, FPS will bring in GIS, site productivity, growth and silviculture projections, harvest scheduling and cash flow.

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The First Western Mensurationist Meeting in the West

In early 1972, the Canadian Forestry Service (CFS) held a meeting at the Petawawa Forest Experiment Station in Ontario of forest mensurationists from across Canada to discuss the tree growth simulation program within the CFS (Honer, 1972). 

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FBRI and Silvia Terra Discuss Stand-Based Inventories at the National Indian Timber Symposium

The 42nd Annual National Indian Timber Symposium was held the week of June 4, 2018, in Ocean Shores, Washington, and hosted by the Quinault Indian Nation.

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Fundamentals and Best Practices for Forest Inventories

FBRI and WFCA co-sponsored two forest inventory workshops in 2018 titled Fundamentals and Best Practices for Forest Inventories. Dr. Jim Arney was the featured speaker and provided workshop participants with his recommendations on how to set up and annually update an accurate and robust forest inventory system.

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In the Woods with FBRI Fellowship Students

During the week of April 23, 2018, Dr. Jim Arney and Dr. Dan Opalach participated in field trips to discuss data collection protocols with Forest Biometrics Research Institute (FBRI) Fellowship graduate students working on their Master of Science (MS) degrees at the University of Idaho (UI).

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