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CEE 424 GIS for Civil Engineers

CEE 424 GIS for Civil Engineers. Group 3: Alexandra Nightingale Rachel Curtin Richard Proszek. Project Goal:. What areas in Gifford Pinchot National Forest are suitable for timber harvest?. Project Area. Data Used. Boundary of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest Critical Owl Habitats

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CEE 424 GIS for Civil Engineers

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  1. CEE 424GIS for Civil Engineers Group 3: Alexandra Nightingale Rachel Curtin Richard Proszek

  2. Project Goal: What areas in Gifford Pinchot National Forest are suitable for timber harvest?

  3. Project Area

  4. Data Used • Boundary of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest • Critical Owl Habitats • North Spotted Owl habitat • Grey Owl habitat • Riparian Reserves • Slope Topography • Rivers • Water body http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/forest-research/gis/

  5. Analysis Criteria for Harvestable Lands: • Within the Forest Boundary • Outside Owl Habitat • Outside Riparian Reserves • Slope less than 60%

  6. Analysis Tools used: • Clip • Union • Select Total Area Of Harvestable Land ≈ 2 million acres

  7. Analysis Revenue calculations: • Washington State Department of Revenue • Stumpage Values Per Thousand Board Feet Estimated Worth of Harvestable Land in GPNF ≈ $19 billion

  8. Conclusions: Total Area Of Harvestable Land ≈ 2 million acres Estimated Worth of Harvestable Land in GPNF ≈ $19 billion

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