The document discusses new forest planning rules from the Forest Service that aim to streamline the national forest planning process. It summarizes key aspects of the new rules, including using an EMS framework, a 2-3 year planning process, and treating the allowable sale quantity as an upper bound rather than a requirement. It then discusses implications, including the need for auditing and measuring actions against plans. The document also presents an example forest planning problem modeled using goal programming to achieve goals like reducing fire risk while maintaining timber harvests.

1. National Forest Planning and NFMA Requirements Karl R. Walters

8. Example Forest - Covertype

9. Example Forest – Age distribution

10. Example Forest – Inholdings

11. Example Forest – Age Class Distribution

12. Current Conditions – Fire Risk

13. Current Conditions – Structural Stage

16. Current Conditions – Structural Stage

17. DFC (Planned) – Structural Stage

18. Current Conditions – Fire Risk

19. DFC (Planned) – Fire Risk

20. Current Conditions – Structural Stage

21. DFC (Planned) – Structural Stage

22. DFC (Implemented) – Structural Stage

23. Current Conditions – Fire Risk

24. DFC (Planned) – Fire Risk

25. DFC (Implemented) – Fire Risk

28. DFC (Base) – Structural Stage

29. DFC (No NFMA) – Structural Stage

30. DFC (Planned) – Fire Risk

31. DFC (No NFMA) – Fire Risk

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