Forestia is a game that simulates the activities and decisions that forest managers undertake in their careers. To complete this assignment you will need to complete the online game at http://www.gameforscience.com/forestia/bin/forestia.phpLinks to an external site. . The final goal is to achieve the green light +/- 2% on economic, environmental and social metrics, and a balance between all types of trees. For those who win the game, they will receive one extra credit point.
For the report you will need to record your best scores for economic, environmental and social metrics immediately after you receive notification that you have completed each of the 4 stages of the game. Note this is most easily done by saving a screenshot and embedding that in the report.
You will also need to answer the following questions:
What is the purpose of inventories? Which tools and what did you measure to complete your inventory?
What are the five age categories of forest and what are good management decisions for each one?
What do you have to take into consideration when harvesting?
What are the strategies you need to follow to meet the economic, environmental and social values expectations?
What is the most difficult metric to achieve? Why?
What problems and difficulties did you find when sustainably managing a forest?