Management (Overview of Management Multiple Stands [Landscape])



Navigation GISF Forest Certification Yale Forest Forum The Forests Dialogue Landscape Management Private Forests Yale School Forests Tropical Forestry		Management (Overview of Management Multiple Stands [Landscape]) Conditions of forests that lead to management at the landscape level The dynamic nature of forests: multiple natural structures The need for different structures at all times in order to meet different objectives The need for coordination over space and time as stands change How to coordinate management of many stands through time and space Conceptually possibly Needed procedures—inventory, projection in time, maps, relating values to inventory and maps Technically feasible GIS Growth models (FVS) Landscape systems (LMS) Visualization systems (Envision, SVS) Habitat suitability indexes, carbon relations, hazard relations, etc. Special considerations for designating landscapes and stands in bottomland hardwoods Difficulty in establishing boundaries to stands and landscapes Addressing multiple ownerships Relating common forest inventory and map measurements to management objectives Volumes, species, and log grades Biodiversity Coarse filter Fine filter Hazards (e.g., wind, insect, etc.) Financial analyses Carbon sequestration Other? Developing alternative silvicultural pathways for different stands in the landscape Silvicultural pathways defined “Windows of opportunity” for silvicultural operations Growth models Calibration of growth models Developing robust alternatives in large landscapes using decision support tools Decision making methods and decision analysis Landscape Management System (LMS) and similar tools Optimization Matrix approach (“toggle”) Implementing and monitoring an agreed-upon management plan Time lines, seasonal “windows” and adjustment alternatives Time- and cost-effective monitoring approaches Means of adjustment Management, risk analysis, and on-line research using monitoring and continuous quality improvement at the landscape level Risk analysis On-line research Continuous quality improvement Adaptive management

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