Determining the desired future condition is one of the most difficult tasks in silviculture and forest management, and one of the most important. The Landscape Management System (LMS) provides a simplified interface for a variety of computer tools to make evaluation easier for family forestland alternatives. LMS automates the process of formatting inventory information, using growth models, simulating treatments, visualization, and providing summarized information for further analysis. This publication describes the program, how to use it, and gives examples. The software program is included on CD and is also available as a free download.

Publisher: WSU Extension Publishing & Printing
Published: August 2007.   38 pages.