Modelling the Dwight B. Demeritt Forest White Pine Harvest Using Woodstock

Problem Addressed: Evaluate long-term sustainability of white pine on university forest

Key Findings: University Forest is currently harvesting at a sustainable rate

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Abstract:

The Dwight B. Demeritt Forest is a 1,800 acre working forest used for research and teaching by the

University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources. Located just north of campus, the forest is extensively

used by students and faculty alike and provides revenue to support the management of the University

Forests. Historically, the Demeritt Forest’s financial obligation has been met primarily by harvesting

100,000 board feet (bdft) annually of eastern white pine (Pinus strobus), but the long term sustainability

of this practice has been questioned. With Woodstock, Remsoft’s optimization and modelling software,

the long term effects of this harvesting practice can be evaluated and sustainability can be verified

through models of the harvesting practices over the next 100 years. In this application, sustainability

means that the standing volume of white pine saw timber in period 10 is equal to the standing volume of

white pine saw timber in period zero.

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