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Using the Landscape Management System (LMS) on the Colville Reservation

Colville Confederated Tribes

Natural Resources Department

McAllister Helicopter Project

What is LMS?

Evolving set of software tools designed to aid in landscape level management of forest resources.

Cooperative between the Silviculture Laboratory, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Forest Service, State & Private Forestry.

Further Description Integrates forest inventory information, geographic

information, growth models, decision support systems, and other applications.

Coordinates execution and information flow between many different computer programs (+60).

LMS projects changes in individual stands and landscapes up to 50,000 acres.

LMS can be used for management, planning, policy making and education.

LMS designed w/ following features:

Modular Incorporates many forms of inventory data, geographic information,

computerized growth models, and decision support systems. Flexible

LMS works with a representative tree list. Easy to Use

Microsoft Windows application. Incorporates MS Access & Excel Projects Growth

LMS projects growth at the stand level using existing growth models. Changes in stand can be projected over time under different management regimes.

Presents Visualization LMS in concert with SVS and Envision provides visualizations of the

projected stands.

McAllister Helicopter Project

Helicopter logging on approximately 1600 acres. Classified as inoperable ground because of

inaccessibility for conventional logging methods. Harvest high risk volume, improve forest /ecosystem

health, reduce hazardous fuels, provide additional revenues to Tribe.

McAllister Project Layout

Display in ArcMap & ArcScene

Steps to using LMS

Create stand boundaries & other GIS layers. Collect sample inventory plots (variable & fixed)

within selected stands. Collect silvicultural prescription information for

selected stand(s). Create photo-points from strategic locations. Create digital terrain model using DEM’s.

Block 168 Untreated

Block 168 Combined

Block 168 Treated

Block 168 Summary Graphs

Photo # 1 Block 168

Block 168 – Before Treatment

Block 168 – After Treatment

Photo # 2 - Blocks 168, 169 & 170

Blocks 168, 169 & 170 – Before Treatment

Blocks 168, 169 & 170 – After Treatment

Blocks 168, 169 & 170 After Treatment

Photo # 3 - Blocks 170 & 171

Blocks 170 & 171 – Before Treatment

Blocks 170 & 171 – After Treatment

Blocks 170 & 171 After Treatment

Future Potential

Utilize more comprehensive stand exam info. All treatment alternatives can be compared

using LMS. Every project will be analyzed using LMS.