Navajo Nation Water Study

Navajo Nation Water Study

Working with Ecosphere Environmental Services, this study identified the amount of funding allocated for water-related projects, including agriculture, within the Former Bennett Freeze Area (FBFA) as identified in the Navajo Thaw Regional Recovery Plan (2020). The...
Timber and Environmental Values

Timber and Environmental Values

Problem Regulatory requirements to protect habitat have increased, requiring forest managers to include measures of biodiversity, habitat, and streamside protection in their plans. Solution A demonstration of environmental and economic effects for a range of timber...
Landscape Management System

Landscape Management System

Objective Develop a computer model for simulating alternative forest management scenarios across stands and through time. Solution The Landscape Management System (LMS), a computer program, facilitates implementation of this approach by integrating forest inventories,...
Habitat Conservation Plans

Habitat Conservation Plans

Project Simulate Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP) for multiple planning regions in western Washington. Results The simulation produced a Net Present Value (NPV) of $7.51 billion compared to the $7.41 billion...
Forest Management Alternatives

Forest Management Alternatives

Objective Evaluate the effectiveness of regulations and economic incentives for achieving environmental outputs from managed forest lands. Solution This project modeled the costs and benefits associated with alternative management policies as prerequisite for an...