Forest
Public Resource Page
The Forest Enterprise Resource
Project (FERP) is a collaborative effort among
As resources are developed,
they will be posted on this page.
The Hardwood Log Desktop Reference Book
Click the link above to
download a free copy of this publication.
This useful reference contains hundreds of tables pertaining to hardwood
logs, including log rules, deduction tables, and printable log value tables for
making comparisons of bucking alternatives.
Also included are several spreadsheet utilities to help with scaling
comparisons and valuation of logs.
Surewood – The Forest Products & Measurements Converter
Click the link above to
download a free copy of Surewood. This
MS Excel based utility makes all sorts of useful forestry and wood products
conversions and contains many informative public domain publications.
Woody Biomass
Estimator – Beta Version
Click the link above to
download and test a free copy of the beta version of the Woody Biomass
Estimator Spreadsheet. This spreadsheet
allows you to calculate whole tree weights (mixed hardwoods, mixed softwood,
beech, soft maple) from timber cruise tally summaries or point sampling data.
Forest Products: What are they and how do we get them?
Click the link above to
download and examine a circulating draft
of
Funding for FERP comes from
each of the collaborators, as well as a grant from the USDA Forest
Service’s Wood Education Resource Center.
Contact Information
Phone: (315)
369-8007
Fax:
(206) 312-0147
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