Braze J FEMC2007

Using Goal Programming to Evaluate MPB and Woodlands Caribou Management Tradeoffs

Janis Braze, Timberline Natural Resource Group Ltd., Suite 315, 10357-109 St., Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 1N3, Canada, janis.braze@timberline.ca

An integrated landscape management and iterative timber supply analysis approach has been taken to understand tradeoffs between MPB, woodlands caribou, and forest management objectives in Weyerhaeuser Grande Prairie FMA. To facilitate the understanding of competing resource values, Remsoft Woodstock goal programming approach was used to build different scenarios. Discussion about resource management challenges, model formulation, system outputs, and tradeoff analysis will be presented.