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Forest Vegetation Simulator Training

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The FVS Staff of the Forest Management Service Center offers many types of training including self -paced training, instructor-led Training, and web-based training.Self-Paced TrainingWe provide self-paced training, including tutorials, exercise guides, and videos. The tutorials are a great way to learn the model or brush up on certain topics.Self-Paced Training…Instructor-Led TrainingWe offer…
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Sixth Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) Conference

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Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) Conference 2023 in Fort Collins Co. The Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) Conference took place March 7-9, 2023 in Fort Collins. CO. It was the 6th FVS Conference, the series dating back to the first conference in 1997. There were close to 90 attendees at the conference, with participants ranging from federal land management agencies, State/local Agencies,…
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Forest Vegetation Simulator

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10 things you need to know to prepare for the USDA Forest Service hiring event at the Society of American Foresters (SAF) National Convention

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Ahead of the hiring event in Baltimore this September, USDA Forest Service Forester Casey Sigg shares his best practices for making it the most positive experience possible.In the earliest days of the global pandemic, favorite social past times got traded in for hobbies and interests that involved less interpersonal contact. Casey Casey Sigg stands in front of an American chestnut tree at the…
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Bio-Geochemical Cycles Model

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Model Description Schematic of the linkage between Stand-BGC and FVS. FVS initializes Stand-BGC at the start of a simulation and at FVS cycle boundaries. The user may choose to have growth and mortality predicted by FVS or Stand-BGC. Forest Vegetation Simulator Bio-Geochemical Cycles Model (FVS-BGC) is a hybrid model, representing a marriage between the USDA's empirically based Forest…
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Data, Tools and Products

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DashboardsDashboards are business intelligence tools that display data and visualizations. They are designed to facilitate transparency and evidence-based decision making in specific topic areas. Publicly available dashboards governed by the Forest Service Chief Data Office include products focused on economic contributions of national forests, timber sales, the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA…
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