Forest Vegetation Simulator User Guides
These documents are available as user guides and background information for the simulator, related models, and programs. The variant overviews provide specific information about each variant.Select the appropriate accordion to expand. You can download the document directly from the links in the Document Title column.Common User GuidesDocument TitleFile DateType, SizeEssential FVS: A User’s Guide…
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Forest Vegetation Simulator Software
Obtain the complete set of Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) software, along with training materials, by downloading the Complete Package. The FVS variants, unaccompanied by the user interface, may be downloaded via the Geographic Variants Package. The FVS interface and variant source code may be obtained from…
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Forest Vegetation Simulator Project Planning
The Forest Vegetation Simulator is an important tool for analyzing landscape level projects that span long time horizons. The simulator is used to forecast sustained yield limits and harvest levels for land management plans and is also used to assess the impacts of management alternatives on other forest characteristics, such as fire behavior, age class structure, and wildlife habitat.This page…
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Forest Vegetation Simulator Documents
Documentation (a variety of bulletins, users guides, manuals, and technical reports)User GuidesUser guides for the whole suite of FVS software. This includes the variant overviews.NewslettersThe FVS Newsletter provides updates, fixes, proposed changes, and/or topics of concern with FVS software.Insect and Pathogen ModelsExtensions and…
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Forest Vegetation Simulator Training
The Forest Vegetation Simulator (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.Instructor-Led TrainingWe…
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Forest Service scientists help Netflix explore Our Living World
USDA Forest Service scientists Chris Fettig, Danny Cluck and Leif Mortenson took film crews into Tahoe National Forest to get footage of bark beetles. (USDA Forest Service photo by Leif Mortenson)
CALIFORNIA—A rusty brown bark beetle, the length of a grain of rice, lands on a ponderosa pine.…