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    • Home
    • About
      • Staff
      • Board Members
      • FBRI Supporting Organizations
      • FBRI History
      • FBRI Graduate Fellowship Program
      • Contact Us
    • Enterprise Services (ES)
      • Estimation of Site Index Using Repeat Lidar Data
      • FPS Inventory Program Review
    • FPS Help
      • FPS Download
      • FPS Help Documents
      • FPS Training Videos
      • FPS Research
      • FPS Version History
    • References
      • Publications
      • Western Forest Mensuration History Articles
      • Letters from the Board Chair
      • 2019 Reforestation Cost Survey Results
    • Events
      • Upcoming Events
      • Past Events
    Guidebook for FPS Forest Planning

    Guidebook for FPS Forest Planning

    Home FPS/FBRI Resources FPS Help Documents Guidebook for FPS Forest Planning
    Year-end Reporting and The transition to the FPS 7.55 Software Suite
    Step by Step Guide for Running FPS Harvest Scheduler
    Guidebook for FPS Forest Planning

    Biometric Methods for Forest Planning (PDF)
    Excerpt from The Forester’s Guidebook

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    • All downloaded FPS versions open in demo mode with FPS operating at approximately 80% functionality.
    • A member activation key is needed for full functionality.
    • Microsoft Access is needed to operate FPS.

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    FPS Licensing Fees

    • Annual license fee: $0.077/acre, minimum $5,000 and maximum $55,000
    • Supporting organization dues include unlimited tech support, FPS updates and a user manual.
    • Call Brock at (406) 541-0054 to obtain a license

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