Finding a Sustainable Management Strategy for the Tongass National Forest Opportunities and Challenges

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1 Finding a Sustainable Management Strategy for the Tongass National Forest Opportunities and Challenges Prepared by D.R. Systems NW Inc. For the SouthEast Conference

2 Defining Sustainability

3 Successful Achievement of Sustainable Forest Land Management Objectives Sustainability Zone Economic Over time, every acre of forest land can contribute to all three factors meaning truly sustainable solutions can allow for much more use of a landbase over time + use the Satoyama Principle

contribute to all three factors meaning truly sustainable solutions can

4 Some of the Factors Important in Sustainability Analyses

5 Variations in Site Productivity over Time by Productivity Class

6 Scenario-based Spatial Analysis DR Systems Inc., has spent 25 years helping forestry and other natural resource managers achieve and exceed improved landbase management and resource contribution requirements. OPTIONS is a scenario-based landuse planning and analysis tool which utilizes resource and landscape data on a site-specific, individual polygon basis. OPTIONS is designed to address all environmental and social cultural requirements first, before any consumptive use or extraction of resources is allowed within the modeling framework. OPTIONS Schematic Maps Graphs Reports Tables Charts Habitats Vegetative Cover Soils / Topography Wetlands / Streams Property/Ownership Buffer Zones Easements Infrastructure & Facilities Acoustics / Noise Patterns Others

OPTIONS is a scenario-based landuse planning and analysis tool which utilizes resource and landscape data on a site-specific, individual polygon basis.

7 OPTIONS - Dynamic GIS Links Streams & Buffers Roads Areas o f Special Interest Forest Cover Resultant Overlay OPTIONS input file

8 Development of Alternative Management Strategies

9 Basis of an Alternative Management Strategy Design and Adopt a Triple-Bottom-Line Solution Utilize landscape dynamics every acre can do a number of things over time Utilize the Satoyama Concept

10 Components of Alternative Management Strategies Use spatial, scenario-based planning techniques Present results which show where and when an activity or category of activity is forecast to occur Pay close attention to the details Look at a range of alternative strategies similar to what was done in

category of activity is forecast to occur Pay close attention to the details

11 Implications on management Strategies Habitats are based on a range of stand structure components, not just age Can move habitats around over time ie grow new habitat Spread activities over a larger proportion of the landbase lighter footprint across the landscape Restoration/rehab become part of forest mgmt strategies

new habitat Spread activities over a larger proportion of the landbase lighter

12 Figure 5. Alternative #3 projected harvest volumes by stand type for a 300-year planning horizon.

13 Distribution of Habitat and Timber Types Over Time Alternative #3 Habitat Area Distribution Tongass National Forest Alternative 3 PERCENT OF FORESTED LANDBASE 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% HARVESTED YOUNG NATURAL YOUNG OLD GROWTH LOW PRODUCTIVITY / UNKNOWN FOREST FORESTED MUSKEG 0% YEAR

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% HARVESTED YOUNG NATURAL YOUNG OLD GROWTH

14 Craig RD - Alternative 3 Model-forecast Harvests to 2052

15 Craig RD - Alternative 3 Habitat Projection at Year 2153

16 Craig RD - Alternative 3 Distribution of Habitat/Timber Types 100% RD 51 ALT3 Habitat Summary 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% HARVESTED YOUNG NATURAL YOUNG OLD GROWTH FORESTED MUSKEG UNPRODUCTIVE/UNKNOWN FOREST 30% 20% 10% 0%

40% HARVESTED YOUNG NATURAL YOUNG OLD GROWTH FORESTED

17 What Would an Increased Timber Harvest Mean for SE Alaska? Increased number of full-time wealth creating jobs Increased tax revenues for governments Enables the Tongass to achieve much of its habitat and rehab goals as part of improved timber mgmt eliminating much of the Tongass cash drain.

revenues for governments Enables the Tongass to achieve much of its

18 What are some of the advantages of this management strategy? Maintains 90+% of the existing Tongass Old Growth forested land base in Old Growth characteristics. Maintains view sheds Maintains riparian zones for streams Increased deer carrying capacity better yearround forage and stable winter range

19 mp3 Thank You

20 Slide 19 mp3 I think now you should put what is right now the first slide here. But add the detail about when the HCP was completed, the area involved, and the role of DRS. mperdue, 2/18/2011

Objectives. Raster Data Discrete Classes. Spatial Information in Natural Resources FANR 3800. Review the raster data model

Objectives. Raster Data Discrete Classes. Spatial Information in Natural Resources FANR 3800. Review the raster data model Spatial Information in Natural Resources FANR 3800 Raster Analysis Objectives Review the raster data model Understand how raster analysis fundamentally differs from vector analysis Become familiar with