Forest simulation models have been limited to nonspatial analysis or spatial analysis at aggregated scales. They have also traditionally neglected stochastic disturbance processes such as wind, insects, and fire events. The Applegate River Watershed Forest Simulation Project is an attempt to achieve resource management goals by developing a model that reveals the outcomes of various management strategies while incorporating the interactions between the forest, fire, insects, wind, and social desires. In addition, the landscape parameters used in the model are maintained at a very fine resolution (25 meters) during the entire process. Heuristic programming techniques are used to reduce the computational time without compromising the detailed spatial analysis.