The Forest Service was originally planning to run this training as an in-person event but will now conduct it virtually due to the ongoing COVID pandemic. This training will be held from April 26^th – April 29^th.

This training has been approved for 25 CFEs.

For those interested in attending, please fill out the following electronic registration form: Electronic registration form. Approximately three weeks prior to the training, you will receive an email confirming registration and further information about the Microsoft Teams sessions.

TUESDAY 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Lunch 11:30-12:30)

Creating an FVS project

Module 1: Basic Run

• Base 1: Single stand run
• Base 2: Multi-stand run
• Base 3: Skills challenge

Module 2: Input Data Exploration

• Audit 1: Auditing input data
• Audit 2: Obtaining inventory statistics
• Audit 3: Skills challenge

WEDNESDAY 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Lunch 11:30-12:30)

Module 3: Basic Management

• Thin 1: Thinning throughout a diameter range
• Thin 2: Thinning to a basal area residual with species preferences
• Thin 3: Thinning to a percent canopy cover
• Thin 4: Skills challenge

Module 4: Fire and Fuels Management

• Fire 1: Simulating wildfire and salvage harvest
• Fire 2: Prescribed burning
• Fire 3: Thinning followed by a pile burn
• Fire 4: Masticating to reduce fuels
• Fire 5: Skills challenge

THURSDAY 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Lunch 11:30-12:30)

Module 5: Complex Management

• Complex 1: Thinning to a variable density
• Complex 2: Regenerating a stand via group selection
• Complex 3: Regenerating a stand via single tree selection
• Complex 4: Skills challenge

Module 6: Regeneration Modeling

• Regen 1: Adding ingrowth
• Regen 2: Conditionally adding regeneration
• Regen 3: Creating an addfile
• Regen 4: Skills challenge

FRIDAY 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

• Regional modeling issues or general Q&A (TBD)