About
Mission: development of advanced technology solutions to improve the quality & reliability of information needed for planning, implementation, monitoring and conservation of ecological resources, to ensure sustainable landscape outcomes on forests, wetlands, meadows and wildlife habitats.
Vision: engagement with technology, environmental, public & non-profit sectors in fulfillment of our mission. This vision encapsulated 4 strategic priorities of the PFC.
Precision Forestry Cooperative (PFC) was founded by the State of Washington legislature in 2000 to conduct pioneering research as part of the Washington State Advanced Technology Initiative (ATI) at the University of Washington (Seattle, Washington, College of the Environment, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. The PFC was comprised of four research laboratories and one research group:
- Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis Laboratory (RSGAL) PI: Dr. L.M. Moskal, co-PI: Dr. Meghan Halabisky working on wetlands
- Fire Landscapes Adaptive Management & Ecology (FLAME) Laboratory PI: Dr. Susan Prichard, Co-Pi Dr. Gina Cova
- Forest Resilience Laboratory (FRL) PI: Dr. Van Kane, co-PI: Liz van Wagtendonk
- Spatial Optimization Laboratory (SOL) PI: Dr. Sandor Toth
- Natural Resource Spatial Informatics Group (NRSIG) PI: Luke Rogers
PFC organization chart from 2022 click to enlarge
The PFC fostered strong collaborations with the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station through Hans-Erik Andersen, Bob McGaughey (retired) and Jacob Strunk as well as USGS through Dr. Christian Torgersen. PFC had an active Advisory Board comprising of private, public, tribal and non-profit sectors.
