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Long-Term Forest Ecosystem Planning at Pacific Lumber

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  • L. Russell Fletcher

    (VESTRA Resources, Inc., 962 Maraglia Street, Redding, California 96002)

  • Henry Alden

    (The Pacific Lumber Company, PO Box 37, Scotia, California 95565)

  • Scott P. Holmen

    (VESTRA Resources, Inc., 962 Maraglia Street, Redding, California 96002)

  • Dean P. Angelides

    (VESTRA Resources, Inc., 962 Maraglia Street, Redding, California 96002)

  • Matthew J. Etzenhouser

    (VESTRA Resources, Inc., 962 Maraglia Street, Redding, California 96002)

Abstract

In 1995, the Pacific Lumber Company contracted with VESTRA Resources to develop a 120-year, 12-period forest-ecosystem management plan for its properties to meet new California Board of Forestry wildlife, fisheries, and timber resource requirements and to optimize its timberland operations and profitability. VESTRA Resources developed the ecosystem-planning express model, Ep(x), which seamlessly integrates geographic information systems with a database resource capability model and a policy-alternative model, providing the inputs to a linear program. The Ep(x) model uses an underlying adaptive management approach that also maximizes the knowledge base of the ecosystem through detailed sensitivity analyses. The model increased present net worth by over $398 million and generated a more optimal mix of wildlife habitat acres, including spotted-owl-nesting habitat.

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  • L. Russell Fletcher & Henry Alden & Scott P. Holmen & Dean P. Angelides & Matthew J. Etzenhouser, 1999. "Long-Term Forest Ecosystem Planning at Pacific Lumber," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 29(1), pages 90-111, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:29:y:1999:i:1:p:90-111
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.29.1.90
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    1. Peter C. Bell & Chris K. Anderson & Stephen P. Kaiser, 2003. "Strategic Operations Research and the Edelman Prize Finalist Applications 1989--1998," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 51(1), pages 17-31, February.
    2. Andrés Weintraub & Carlos Romero, 2006. "Operations Research Models and the Management of Agricultural and Forestry Resources: A Review and Comparison," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 36(5), pages 446-457, October.
    3. Peter C. Bell & Chris K. Anderson, 2002. "In Search of Strategic Operations Research/Management Science," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 32(2), pages 28-40, April.

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