The Forest Modeling Research Cooperative (FMRC) is an outgrowth of the Loblolly Pine Growth and Yield Research Cooperative that was founded at Virginia Tech in 1979 by the late Harold Burkhart.
The mission of the Forest Modeling Research Cooperative is to develop tree growth and stand development models that advance the science of forest modeling and provide land managers with decision support capabilities needed to practice economically viable and environmentally sustainable forest management.