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Decision Support Tool

November 12, 2009

One of the broad research areas conducted by Foothills Research Institute (FRI) is called the Natural Disturbance Program. The focus of research within this program area is to assess the impact of natural and cultural disturbances on the landscape with an eye towards helping to guide land management practices. To that end, the New Emulation Planning Tool for Understanding Natural Events (NEPTUNE) was developed as a way of assessing cultural disturbances (both existing and planned) compared to the historical disturbances for a given landscape.

With NEPTUNE, the user can evaluate how close and in what ways human disturbance activities vary from, or match, historic events.

To view, download and share the NEPTUNE Brochure click here.

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