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County briefing looks at forest-management models tied to Habitat Conservation Plan; commissioners debate harvest levels and long-term revenue planning
Summary
Commissioner briefing covered modeling of harvest scenarios (various steady-state and maximized-harvest options) that will inform the forest management plan implementing the Habitat Conservation Plan; commissioners discussed risks, county revenue smoothing and potential inter-county leveling.
Commissioners received a briefing May 28 on forest management modeling tied to implementation of the Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) and the county’s forest-land revenue outlook.
Staff described multiple modeling scenarios used to forecast harvest levels, carbon sequestration, future forest structure and long-term harvestability over a 150-year time horizon. Modeling included unconstrained ‘‘harvest everything when ready’’ scenarios (which staff said were infeasible due to…
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