1. Alder Growth and Yield Modeling Co-operative
Current Status
And
Plans

2. Members of the Co-operative
Data Contributing Members
BC Ministry of Forestry
Campbell
OSU – HSC
Rayonier
Weyerhaeuser
USFS
We also work with
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
The SMC at the UW
Washington Hardwood Commission

3. Expected Data Input
Derived from D. Hyink 2000

4. Current and Future Plans
The Data contributing members have agreed on the data available
The SMC has created a protocol for data submission format to facilitate transfer to the data base. A preliminary database design, based on the existing SMC database has been developed
The SMC will request the data be sent from the cooperators by the end of June 2003
Partial funding, $15k of an estimated $30-32k, for SMC to complete the database effort has been provided by CMER

5. Current and Future Plans
The data will be compiled into a coherent, consistent database set by the end of 2003
Once compiled into a coherent data set the information will be used to create a public Red Alder Growth and Yield model