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NED-2: A Decision Support System For Integrated Forest Management

NED-2: A Decision Support System For Integrated Forest Management Presented to the IUFRO conference on Decision Support for Multiple Purpose Forestry by Mark J. Twery, USDA Forest Service, Burlington, VT, USA and P. D. Knopp, S. A. Thomasma, H. M. Rauscher, USDA Forest Service

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NED-2: A Decision Support System For Integrated Forest Management

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  1. NED-2: A Decision Support System For Integrated Forest Management Presented to the IUFRO conference on Decision Support for Multiple Purpose Forestry by Mark J. Twery, USDA Forest Service, Burlington, VT, USA and P. D. Knopp, S. A. Thomasma, H. M. Rauscher, USDA Forest Service D. E. Nute, W. D. Potter, F. Maier, J. Wang, M. Dass, H. Uchiyama, A. Glende, University of Georgia, USA Robin E. Hoffman,Environmental Sciences and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, USA

  2. Acknowledgments • David Marquis, Research Forester, Ret., Susan Stout, Research Forester, Deborah Bennett, Computer Specialist · Helene Cleveland, Forester · Dave DeCalesta, Research Wildlife Biologist · Morgan Grove, Research Social Ecologist · Eric Gustafson, Research Landscape Ecologist · Robin Hoffman, Landscape Architect · Jim Hornbeck, Research Hydrologist · Pete Kollasch, Computer Specialist · Neil Lamson, Forester · Robert Bridges, Assistant Director - NERS · Gary Miller, Research Silviculturist · Don Nute, Professor of Philosophy · Jim Palmer, Landscape Architect · Mike Rauscher, Research Forester · Susan Stout, Research Forester · Scott Thomasma, Computer Specialist · Mark Twery, Research Silviculturist Former Contributors to the Northeast Decision Model: · David Marquis, Research Silviculturist, Retired · Clay Smith, Research Silviculturist, Retired · Laura Alban, Forester · Tom Schuler, Research Forester · Brian Simpson, Forester · Max McFadden, Assistant Director, Retired Programming Support The NED project employs two full time computer programmers. The project also receives programming support from the University of Georgia, Athens, GA under the direction of Donald Nute and Donald Potter. Others Supporting the Programming Effort: Charles Baah, Ningyu Chen, Christopher Henderson, Geneho Kim, Pete Kollasch, Shanyin Lin, Mike Rauscher, Scott Thomasma, Huasong Yin, Guojun Zhu NED Resource Committees Ecology Committee Chair: Susan Stout Present Committee Members: Daniel Brauning, Daniel Devlin, Donald Gibbon, Emily Grafton, Katharine Hakala, Tina Hall, James Kotcon, Larry Master, James McGraw, John McKown, Rose Marie Muzika, Charles Smith, Steve Sutherland, Gary Wade, Paul Weigman Previous Committee Members: Mary Hoffman, Jeff Knoop, Craig Martin, Nancy Putnam Economics Committee Chairs: Mike Rauscher, Gary Miller Committee Members: Bill Gardner, Karen Lee, Laura Lombardo, Mark Twery, David Wear, Charlie Webb Forest Health Committee Chair: Jim Steinman Committee Members: Larry Abrahamson, Doug Allen, Barbara Burns, Mike Connor, Kurt Gottschalk, Robert Haack, David Houston, Steven Katovich, Paul Manion, Deborah McCullough, Max McFadden, Martin McKenzie, Margaret Miller-Weeks, William Ostrofsky, John Quimby, Dennis Souto, James Stewart, David Struble, H. Brent Teillon, Philip Wargo Landscape Ecology Committee Chairs: Eric Gustafson, Swee May Tang Social Ecology Committee Chair: Morgan Grove Committee Members: William R. Burch, Jr., Kenneth Cordell, Thomas Duffus, Shawn Dalton, Marla Emery, Tim Foresman, Marilyn Hoskins, Lloyd Irland, Pamela Jakes, Jerilyn Levi, Bernie Lewis, Gary E. Machlis, Max McFadden, Jean McKendry, Rob Northrop, Elinor Ostrom, James Palmer, J. Kathy Parker, Brian Payne, Steward Pickett, Mike Rechlin, Dianne Rocheleau, James Thorne Timber Committee Chair: Mark Twery Committee Members: John Brissette, Martin Dale, Robert Frank, Kurt Gottschalk, Matthew Kelty, Neil Lamson, William Leak, Monty Maldonado, Gary Miller, Ralph Nyland, Arlyn Perkey, Mike Rauscher, Chip Scott, Dale Solomon, Susan Stout, Robert White, Dan Yaussy Previous Committee Members: Bob Bloomquist, Joel Hockinson, David Marquis, William Shirley, Clay Smith Visual Committee Chairs: Jim Palmer, Robin Hoffman Present Committee Members: Skip Echelberger, Paul Gobster, Steve Hollenhorst, Gary Kell, William Kerr, Tom Kokx, Tom More, Peggy Pings, Bruce Reid Previous Committee Members: Mary Anna Harrilchak, John Kuhr Water Committee Chair: Jim Hornbeck Committee Members: Mary Beth Adams, Edward Corbett, Tony Federer, Donald Hair, James Kochenderfer, Harry Parrott, Doug Ryan, Robert Smith, James Vose Wildlife Present Committee Chair: Dave deCalesta Previous Committee Chair (1992-1995): Linda Thomasma Committee Members: Doug Blodgett, Robert Brooks, Alan Boss, Richard DeGraaf, Clayton Grove, William Healy, John Lanier, Brad Nelson, Ralph Nyland, Steve Pelletier, William Porter, Robert Szaro, Mariko Yamasaki; plus Michael Rains, Bob Bridges, David Loftis, Bill Hubbard, John Spearman, Bob Giles, Steve Forry, Rob Northrop, Pete Knopp, Fred Maier, Shulei Sun, Don Nute, Walter D. Potter, Lloyd Casey, Mark Buccowich, Bill Moulton, Andy Carlo, Chris Casey, Dave Stevens, Brian Stone, Gary Goff, Peter Smallidge, Dave Kittredge, Karen Bennett, and many , many others.

  3. Presentation Outline • Review of NED history • Overview of NED-2 software • Questions and Answers

  4. A set of tools for Natural Resource Decision Support

  5. NED: a set of tools forNatural Resource Decision Support • NED is a set of Decision-Support Tools designed to provide analysis for integrated prescriptions for managing forests for multiplevalues up to a landscape scale.

  6. The Management Process • Management includes Planning and Decision making • Stakeholder identification and involvement • Create a transparent decision making process • Computers can help in many ways • Analysis of alternatives is central

  7. NED: Organizing Principles • What do you want? GOALS • What do you have? DATA • What can you do to get what you want? PRESCRIPTIONS • How can you tell if you succeed? ANALYSIS and PREDICTION

  8. Who is developing NED? • USDA Forest Service • Northeastern Research Station • Southern Research Station • Forest Service partners • North Central Station • Allegheny, Monongahela, Green Mountain, White Mountain National Forests • Universities, States • University of Georgia • SUNY College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry • Private Consultants, Industry

  9. What tools do we have now? • Forest Stewardship Planning Guide • NED/SIPS • NEWILD • NED-1 • NED-DC and NedLite • Stewplan

  10. NED-2 • Alpha testing in 2003 • Extensive Hypertext Help • Transparent Logic • Point and Click • Developers are testing function

  11. NED-2 - A Forest Manager’s Tool • Accepts user-identified goals • Analyzes across multiple stands • Compares DFC’s to existing • Analyzes multiple resources • Simulates alternative plans • Links to GIS and visualization

  12. NED-2 Resource Manager’s Tool • Flexible, Extensive Inventory • Tree inventory in detail • Shrub layer for regeneration • Herbaceous vegetation • Dead and down material • Site characteristics

  13. Schematic diagram of suggested NED-2 Inventory Plot Layout Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3 Overstory plot 1 Overstory plot 2 Understory / Ground plot Understory / Ground plot Understory / Ground plot Understory / Ground plot NED-2 Field Inventory Layout

  14. NED-2 Treatment Definition

  15. NED-2 Data Summary Table

  16. Integration with GIS in NED-2 • NED-2 has direct transfer to ArcGIS • Links with Visualization Programs • Stand Visualization System • EnVision

  17. http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/burlington/ned/

  18. The Future of NED • NED-2 • Alpha version in testing now • Expanded inventory and simulation • Expert recommendations • Links to EMDS and LMS • Usability Testing • Other Programs • Stewplan • NedLite • Expanded wildlife analyses

  19. Stand #235 Before Treatment Basal Area/Acre = 111 sq. ft. Stand #235 After Treatment Basal Area/Acre = 35 sq. ft.

  20. http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/burlington/ned/

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