The Sustainable Forest Management graduate program emphasizes the conservation of forest-dominated landscapes to meet a defined set of ecological, economic and social criteria over long time frames. The program follows the sustainable principles outlined by the Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators. These principles have been adopted by the state of Oregon. The Forest Operations and Planning group focuses on improving methods for planning, organizing, and executing forest plans; enhancing supply chain efficiency and improving international competitiveness. Kevin Boston, Woodam Chung, John Sessions, and Bogdan Strimbu, along with their graduate students are working throughout Oregon and adjoining states. Their research combines experimental design, state-of-the-art data collection and advanced computing methods. Examples of on-going and recent projects include ground-based LiDAR stem analysis for value optimization, new methods to increase the efficiency of steep slope harvesting operations, moisture management models for biomass recovery, log truck scheduling, decision support models for biomass utilization on steep slopes, and harvest scheduling methodologies for addressing uncertainty in forest planning.

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