Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) Self-Paced Training
This collection of self-paced training videos follows the curriculum of our National Training Guide (09/30/2021, PDF, 2.7 MB). This guide is available in the “…/Training Guides” subfolder in the location where you installed the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) Software on your computer. If you are new to the FVS, we suggest viewing the first several modules in order. If you are familiar with the…
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Active Forest Management
Longleaf pine grows on the Palustris Experimental Forest, part of the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana. Early research on the forest included cone and seed studies that would become the basis for reforestation success throughout the South. (Forest Service photo by Preston Keres)
Growing healthy forests through action…
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Timber Cruising
Cruising is the process of measuring forest stands to determine stand characteristics, such as average tree sizes, volume, and quality. The primary purpose of cruising is to obtain a volume estimation to appraise and prepare timber sales. We provide technical expertise in statistical sampling, measurement protocols, and volume estimation procedures. We provide cruising software, documents,…
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A forest in motion
Dense, dangerously crowded stands of trees are giving way to healthy, spacious forests across Alabama. This transformation is because active forest management on Alabama’s national forests is moving faster than it has in years, and the efforts are improving forest health and supporting local…
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Forest Products - Programs and Software
The following programs are available for download from this site. All programs have been developed by the USDA Forest Service and are public domain software. Programs were created by USFS employees Steve Rheinberger and Rick Toupin (retired).Logging Systems ProgramsContact Person:Lisa BallLogging SpecialistEmail: lisa.ball@usda.govInstructions to modify Microsoft Excel Options to enable macros.…
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Wildflower Ethics and Native Plants
For many of us a field of wildflowers is one of the most beautiful experiences we can encounter in Nature. There is a deep impulse we carry from childhood into adulthood to reach out and pick a flower in a beautiful butterfly-filled meadow or along a public wooded trail lined with spring beauties, irises, or wake-robins. It is because we all carry such memories that we have devoted an entire…