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Welcome to Woodlot for Windows 3.226

Woodlot 3.226 software (April 2007) is available from: Note: MOF Staff must obtain Woodlot through their systems department.

Introduction
Woodlot for Windows was developed for calculating non declining even flow harvest rates over multiple rotations on woodlot licences in B.C. It is a windows based model developed for use by operational forestry professionals and technicians specializing in woodlot licence management. It's user friendly features allow for loading data from spreadsheets, approximating harvest constraints and partial cutting, interactive harvest calculation results, data summaries, on screen graphics, and report writing.

The original version 1.0 was developed in response to results from a user survey conducted by the Ministry of Forests, Resource Tenures and Engineering Branch, in the fall of 1995. It was developed to be a user friendly, easy to understand and operate model, which combines a simple harvest rate calculation technique with the latest versions of yield models, in a Windows environment. It was designed to produce basic harvest rate calculations using forest cover and resource management information readily available to forest district staff.

An important feature of WOODLOT is that most summary data and calculations are displayed, in an attempt to make calculations simple to conduct and easy to understand. Graphical displays assist the user to make decisions for calculating harvest rates, and to view implications of alternate harvest rates, constraints and some proposed management activities. All polygon data and most parameters are adjustable on screen. Basic timber harvesting constraints can be modeled, and users may enter, modify, and view information on screen.



WOODLOT 3.226 includes the latest yield model information (as of April 2007) in BC and upgrades to help with timber supply analysis on woodlots and reporting.


System Requirements
Any computer capable of running Windows should run WOODLOT. You will require:
If you require a Service Pack for NT they are available from Microsoft via the Internet: (http://support.microsoft.com/support/downloads/)

A windows based word processor is required for editing and printing your reports. Word Pad (a.k.a. Write) that is included with Windows will work, although more features are available in Word for Windows (part of Office), Word Perfect and Works.

A windows based spreadsheet may be useful if you are going import or manipulate lots of data. Excel (part of Office) is what we have used throughout our examples. Lotus 123, Quattro Pro and Works will also work.


Limitations
Woodlot is limited to calculating "non-declining even flow harvest rates" for areas under 2000ha and with less than 999 polygons. The only yield curves available are generated by VDYP and TIPSY for use in British Columbia, Canada.


Installation
  1. Using your Internet browser, download the program and save it to your desktop.
  2. When downloading is complete, double click on the program. This will decompress all files needed for installation into a new folder called 'WL30xx'.
  3. When decompression is complete, double click on this folder to open it, then double click on the program icon called 'setup.exe'
  4. Follow the on screen instructions
If you require assistance please call your system administrator!


Testing your installation
A series of basic steps had been put together so a systems person can test that Woodlot has been configured properly.


Manual
The new Woodlot 3.1 (June 2002) manual can be viewed or download in PDF format. To download the manual, right click on the link and choose 'Save Target As'. The previous Woodlot 2.2 Manual is still available to as a webpage.


Woodlot Support
WOODLOT Support Enfor Consultants Ltd provides hourly fee-based support for Woodlot for Windows. We can undertake or review your analysis and help optimize your AAC.

Please call Enfor if you require assistance with your project ((604) 984-0832.) More Support information

Please contact the Ministry of Forests for general support questions




Links



Contacts
Dave K. Haley, RPF - Woodlot Licence Forester
Ministry of Forests, Resource Tenures and Engineering Branch
Victoria, BC
Tel: (250) 387-8317
Fax: (250) 387-6445
E-mail: dave.haley@gems2.gov.bc.ca


Michael Greig, RPF, P.Eng - Woodlot Consultant
Richard Kyle - Woodlot for Windows Programmer
Enfor Consultants Ltd.
North Vancouver, BC
Tel: (604) 984-0832
Fax: (604) 984-0816
E-mail: woodlot@enfor.com
Website: http://www.enfor.com

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