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This preliminary analysis addresses the ongoing conflict between economic development and ecological preservation in Southwest Oregon. As management plans evolve to increase timber output while minimizing ecological damage, the potential of the Integrated Land and Analysis Protocol (ILAP) is explored. The findings suggest that ILAP can effectively investigate alternative management scenarios and translate results relevant to wildlife habitat and forest products output. Further collaboration is needed to integrate these results into practical applications for sustainable land management.
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Preliminary Analysis of the O & C lands in Southwest Oregon April 17, 2012 Emilie Henderson Treg Christopher
Background • Economic and ecological concerns have long collided in southwestern Oregon • Management plan revisions are developing to allow for more economic output from timbered land in southwest Oregon, ideally without causing under ecological damage. • This work is intended an illustration of ILAP’s potential to address policy-relevant questions in Southwest Oregon.
Conclusions • This technique has potential for investigating alternative management scenarios in Southwest Oregon • Results can be translated to show wildlife habitat, as shown here. • Forest products output (e.g., biomass) would be good to investigate in this context for future work. • The ILAP Economics module has developed techniques for doing so. • We simply need the time to collaborate in the translation of our results into that context.
