Pacific Northwest Research Station

Resource Management and Productivity (RMP) Program

Our Mission: To increase understanding of the biology and productivity of forest ecosystems and to develop management tools and operational systems that enhance production of wood products and other resource values (For more information, visit our Program Charter) (FY 2009 Organization Chart).

The Resource Management and Productivity (RMP) Program is one of seven Research Programs in the PNW Research Station. The Program has primary responsibility for the genetics, silviculture and forest models research conducted in the Station, including visualization models. There are approximately 45 to 50 employees in the RMP Program working out of 5 locations in Alaska, Washington, and Oregon: Juneau (AK), Seattle (WA), Olympia (WA), Portland (OR), and Corvallis (OR). About half of this workforce is permanent staff, including 12 research scientists, and is often augmented with a large number of seasonal field crews.

Charles E. Peterson, Program Manager
620 SW Main, Suite 400
P.O. Box 3890
Portland, OR 97208-3890
Phone: (503) 808-2026

1.1 How genetics, site factors, and plant processes affect establishment, growth, and structure of forest vegetation.

1.2 How disturbances affect genetic diversity, structure and long-term productivity of forests.

1.3 Native plant knowledge for conservation and restoration of under-represented or vulnerable species, including non-timber forest products.

2.1 Increasing wood production through the integration of genetics and silviculture.

2.2 Silviculture practices that restore, maintain, or enhance multiple forest values.

2.3 Enhanced long-term genetic diversity while providing for genetic improvement in health or productivity of forest systems in the short-term.

3.1 Tools for measuring and modeling structural and spatial characteristics at the plant, stand- and landscape-level.

3.2 Tools for better planning, visualization, evaluation, and monitoring of silviculture practices and forest operations.

		Recent Publications
Large-scale silviculture experiments of western Oregon and Washington.		Meeting the challenge: invasive plants in Pacific Northwest ecosystems.		Silvicultural research and the evolution of forest practices in the Douglas-fir region.