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The purpose of this module is to actively involve landowners and forestry professionals in quantitatively assessing the sustainability of their forest stands. We will introduce you to the forest measurement tools that are needed, show you how to use them, and how to record the data you have collected. You will enter your data in an electronic scorecard and see how your forest stand compares to national averages.

A copy of Forest Ecosystem Rapid Assessment Scorecard users guide in PDF format can be downloaded here. All of the information in the user's guide is in the learning module, including the appendices. You may want to refer to the user's guide occasionally or download for reference in the field.

The FERAS electronic scorecard is located in the appendix section of the learning module. It's an interactive scorecard meaning you can enter appropriate data for your forest and derive a final score, and use the sore to evaluate the health of your forest.

Citation

Madson, Stephanie, Daniel Markewitz, Thomas Hinckley. 2007. Forest Ecosystem Rapid Scorecard Users Guide. University of Georgia, School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Washington, College of Forest Resources, National Commision on Science for Sustainable Forestry . 59 p. Version 1.5, June 2007.

Acknowledgements

The National Commission on Science for Sustainable Forestry (NCSSF) sponsored the research required for the development of FERAS. NCSSF is supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Surdna Foundation, and the National Forest Foundation. More information on the NCSSF program and results of specific projects is available on the NCSSF web site at www.ncssf.org. In addition, we thank Drs. Jennifer Knoepp, Andrew Whitman, Gary Rachel, and Mr. Mark Ambrose for their input. Finally, we thank the participants of the Seattle field trial of the scorecard for their time and critiques.The illustrations and design of this booklet were done by Krysia Haag of the Office of Research Media at the University of Georgia.