10 things you need to know to prepare for the USDA Forest Service hiring event at the Society of American Foresters (SAF) National Convention
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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White Pine Blister Rust Model
Content Available for Research Purposes Only
White Pine Blister Rust Model is no longer supported in FVS, but remains available for research purposes only.
The White Pine Blister Rust Model simulates Cronartium ribicola Fisch.Disease DescriptionWhite Pine Blister Rust, Cronartium ribicola (304 KB PDF)Model DescriptionMaintained and supported by the…
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Western Spruce Budworm Damage Model
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Western Spruce Budworm Damage Model is no longer supported in FVS, but remains available for research purposes only.
The Western Spruce Budworm Damage Model simulates Choristoneura occidentalis Freeman, Lepidoptera: Tortricidae.Insect DescriptionWestern Spruce Budworm Damage Model, Choristoneura occidentalis…
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Spruce Beetle Risk Rating Event Monitor Addfiles
What are they?
Mortality of Engelmann spruce by spruce beetle. (Photo courtesy of William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International)
The Spruce Beetle Risk Rating EM Addfiles are two FVS keyword component files that calculate a stand's hazard rating based on a system developed by Schmid and Frye (1976). These addfiles do not perform any stand management activities; they only…
#ForestVegetationSimulator, #Beetles, #Insects
Lodgepole Mountain Pine Beetle Impact Model
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Lodgepole Mountain Pine Beetle Impact Model is no longer supported in FVS, but remains available for research purposes only.
The Lodgepole Mountain Pine Beetle Impact Model simulates Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopk.Insect DescriptionMountain Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae (PDF, 7.6 MB)Model…
#ForestVegetationSimulator, #MountainPineBeetle, #Beetles, #BarkBeetle, #ForestHealthProtection, #ForestHealth
Bio-Geochemical Cycles Model
Content Available for Research Purposes Only
Bio-Geochemical Cycles (BGC) Model is no longer supported in FVS, but remains available for research purposes only.
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…