All posts by Melinda Olson

9:00      Scaling Bureaus: How they operate and their role in log              markets – Tom St. Laurent
o How bureaus fit into the log buying and selling process
o Represent both the log buyers and sellers
o Apply log scaling rules
o Provide qualified scalers
o Serve as independent third parties

9:30      What does a log scaler do? — Mike Belfry
o How scalers fit into the log transaction process (only measure volume, not value)
o What is their relationship to log buyers and sellers
o Different points in log transport where scaling can occur
o What is log volume and how is it calculated?
o What are the specific measurements and data collected on a typical log?
o Log documentation
o Understanding gross and net volume
o Why did my load scale out at a lesser volume? Reasons for volume deductions

10:30      Break

11:00      Northwest Log Scaling Rules: Applying uniformity and standardization within the Doug-fir processing area – Tom St. Laurent
o Function and role of the rules
o What they cover
o How they are maintained and revised
o How to use volume tables

11:30      Special requests: Using procedures in addition to the NW Log Scaling Rules – Tom St. Laurent
o Why special requests are made
o Common examples
o Documenting special requests

Noon      Lunch

1:00      Understanding log grades and sorts – Mike Belfry
o What is the difference between grades and sorts?
o Why do sorts vary from company to company?
o What is the difference between a good #2 sawlog and a rough #2 sawlog
o What is the pulp sort?
o What is a cull?

2:00      Break

2:15      Log accountability: Tracking the log load from landing to mill – Mike Belfry
o How is data collected? Load receipts, weight reports, sample scales, sample expansion, log tags, scale tickets and certificates
o Understanding the paperwork: Examples will be provided of load receipts, scale tickets and certificates and each form will be reviewed in detail.
o What are the standard procedures for documentation and changes?
o How is the data stored, disseminated and then accessed by clients?
3:45      Catch-all short topics – Mike Belfry and Tom St. Laurent
o Difference between westside and eastside scaling
o Understanding cubic measurements
o Deciphering overrun and underrun
o Volume conversion factors
o Using taper factors and actual taper

4:15      Adjourn

Thursday, January 14, 2016

0700 – 0815    Registration and Continental Breakfast (Included with registration)

0815 – 0830    Introduction to Western Region COFE & Seminar Jeff Wimer, Chair, WR.COFE & OSU FERM Department

SESSION 1: STEEP SLOPE TETHERED ASSIST

0830-0900       Protecting the Logging Workforce: Development of Innovative Logging Techniques for a Safer Working Environment Kevin Boston, Oregon State University

0900 – 0930     Building a Dual Purpose System Steep Slope Machine Bruce Skurdahl, Summit Machinery

0930 – 1000     New Zealand Cable-Assist in the Pacific Northwest Frank Chandler Jr., C & C Logging

1000 – 1010    Blount / Oregon Cutting Systems update

1010 – 1040    BREAK (Refreshments Provided)

1040 – 1050    Peterson CAT update

SESSION 2: LOGGING APPLICATIONS

1050 – 1120    Wayne Stone Logging – Extreme Downhill Show Jason Colter, Student, Oregon State University

1120 – 1150    Skyline Tension Monitoring Systems Why, What, and How? Brian Tuor, Cable Logging Specialist

1150 – 1200    Triad Machinery / Link-Belt update

1200 – 1240    LUNCH (Provided)

1240 – 1310    ANNOUNCEMENTS, Ticket Raffle, OSU Student Scholarship Awards –  Jerry Sedlak Memorial Scholarship – Loren Kellogg

1310 – 1320    Pape’ Machinery update

SESSION 3: TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN FORESTRY

1320 – 1350    3D Laser Vest Richard Gabriel, Spectrum Geomatix

SESSION 4: FOREST PRACTICES UPDATE

1350 – 1420    FE Licensure Update Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying

1420 – 1430    Vendor Update

1430 – 1500    BREAK (Refreshments Provided)

1500 – 1530      Federal Forest Management Affects All Oregonians, Especially Private Timberland Owners Bob Ragon, Douglas Forest Operators

1530 – 1600    State Historic Preservation Office Jason Robison, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe

1600 – 1630    Oregon Department of Forestry Riparian Rule Analysis Terry Frueh, Oregon Department of Forestry

1630 – 1645    Wrap-Up and Evaluation Jeff Wimer

9:00 Sawmilling Overview

• A. What are the Basic Manufacturing Processes? Follow a log along the manufacturing processes from delivery to the mill, through sawmilling and kiln drying, and on to the planer and shipping.
• B. What does a Successful Sawmill Manager Pay Attention to? An introduction to key sawmill performance metrics and a sample sawmill income statement to illustrate how key metrics impact financial performance.

10:15 Break

10:30 Markets and Manufacturing in North America

• C. Where Does the Lumber End Up? A review of the primary end users of lumber to include residential building, remodeling and repair and industrial distribution channels. Consumer preferences and green labeling round out the picture of market forces.
• D. What are the Characteristics of Markets and Manufacturing in the Various Regions of North America? An overview of each major region is provided to cover population trends, characteristics of mills, regional market drivers and species mix.

Noon: Lunch

1:00 Key Sawmilling Metrics in Detail

• E. A Close-up of Key Metrics: The instructors will draw upon actual sawmill operating statistics from 20 years of benchmarking study data and how those factors impact financial performance.
  • 1. Log Supply and Pricing: Logs are typically 60 to 70 percent of a sawmill’s total operating cost. This session will focus on the characteristics of logs that drive value, and the process of identifying the right log at the right price for the right mill.
  • 2. Lumber Recovery: What forces impact the amount of lumber recovered from each log? This session will focus on how mills measure and maximize the volume and value of lumber produced.
  • 3. Productivity and Manufacturing Costs: This session will review the key factors that drive mill productivity and manufacturing cost including log and lumber mix, technology, labor, energy, maintenance and supplies.
  • 4. Lumber Products and Sales Values: A look at major lumber product categories including commodity and specialty product lines including key characteristics and market values.
  • 5. Sawmill Byproducts: This session will focus on end uses and values for byproducts including chips, sawdust, shavings, bark, and hog fuel.

3:00 Break

3:30 Characteristics of Top Performers

• F. What are the Characteristics of Top Performing Sawmill Operations? The instructors will draw on more than 20 years of benchmarking experience to illustrate differences in key performance metrics between average and top performing sawmills, and will present several case studies of top performers.

4:30 Adjourn

JOINT HOSTED MEETING OF:
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation &
Western Forestry & Conservation Association

2015 Intertribal Nursery Council Annual Meeting
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation &
Western Forestry & Conservation Association

September 22-24, 2015 • Wildhorse Resort Casino • Pendleton, Oregon

Tuesday, September 22

Morning Welcome – Tribal Governance Center Rotunda

Round Robin Introductions

Tribal Native Plant Nursery Tour

Lunch – Tamastslikt Cultural Institute

Afternoon Technical Sessions – Tamastslikt Cultural Institute

CTUIR Programs – TBA

Native Plant Restoration at theArchipelago Plant Propagation Center – Andrea Stanley, Boarderlands Restoration, Patagonia, AZ

Native Plants, Food, Medicine, and Seed on the Tesuque Pueblo Farm – Emigdio Ballon, Four Bridges Traveling Permaculture Institute, Tesuque, NM

Promoting Cultural Sustainability Through Native and Medicinal Plant Production, Organic Gardening, and Landscaping – Manuel and Cheryl Morales, Aaniiih Nakoda College, Harlem, MT

Achieving Food & Health Sovereignty Through Native Science – Linda Black Elk, Sitting Bull College, Fort Yates, ND

Inter-Tribal Gathering Garden in Portland – Donita Sue Fry, Portland Youth and Elders Council, Portland, OR

Tamastslikt Cultural Institute Tour

Evening Traditional Dinner – Tribal Longhouse

Wednesday, September 23

Morning

Mecham Creek Restoration Site Tour

Lunch – Wildhorse Casino Resort

Afternoon Technical Sessions – Wildhorse Casino Resort

Monarchs and Milkweeds – Thomas Landis, Native Plant Nursery Consulting, Medford, OR

Burns Paiute pollinators, milkweeds, and monarchs – Brandyn Six, Burns Paiute Tribe

Increasing habitat restoration efficiency using symbiotic microorganisms – Rusty Rodriguez, Symbiogenics, Seattle, WA

Improving agricultural sustainability through fungal endophytes – Regina Redman, Symbiogenics, Seattle, WA

Nursery Service Learning Opportunities in the Philippines – Kenneth Pete, Jr & Danielle Guzman, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

Using TEK to Define Target Native Plants for Restoration (with discussion) – Jeremiah Pinto, USDA Forest Service, Moscow, ID

Discussion – Trials and tribulations of starting a nursery

Thursday, September 24

Morning Training Modules

Water Quality and Irrigation (with discussion) – Jeremiah Pinto, USDA Forest Service, Moscow, ID

Planning Crops and Developing Propagation Protocols (with discussion) – Kasten Dumroese, USDA Forest Service, Moscow, ID

Closing Remarks

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

8:00    Weed Mgmt. 101: Designing a Spray Program for Success and Matching Herbicides to Site Vegetation and Conditions – Bruce Kelpsas, Helena Chemical (retired)

9:00     Adjuvants: Understanding Their use for Improving Vegetation Control – Bruce Alber, Wilbur-Ellis, Wilsonville, OR

9:30     Break

9:55     Understanding Pesticide Fate for the Protection of Water Resources – Jeffrey Jenkins, Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

10:55     Personal Protective Equipment for Pesticide Handlers – Carol Black, Department of Entomology, Washington State University , Pullman, WA

Noon     Lunch

1:00     The Do’s and Don’ts of a Successful Aerial Spraying Project – John Mateski, Western Helicopters (retired)

1:30     Label Changes: New EPA Label Changes Make Forest Herbicide Applications More Challenging – Bruce Alber, Wilbur-Ellis, Wilsonville, OR

2:00     Modes-of-Action of Forestry Herbicides – Carol Mallory-Smith, Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

2:30     Break

2:45     A Survey of Emerging Forest Herbicide Issues in Washington and Oregon

• Heather Hanson, Washington Friends of Farms and Forests, Olympia, WA
• Scott Dahlman, Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Salem, OR

3:15     Successful Vegetation Management: The Benefits of Herbicide Treatments in Reforestation – Eric Dinger, Roseburg Resources, Roseburg, OR

4:00     Adjourn

Thursday, October 8, 2015

8:30    Welcome

8:35    Site Prep Prior to Harvest – Jim Carr, Campbell Global, North Bend, OR

9:00    Minor Species Requirements: From Seed to Seedling Storage – Mark Montville, PRT Oregon, Hubbard, OR

9:30    Benefits of Mixed Species Plantings: Outplanting, Logistics, and Site Selection – Brian Morris, Washington Department of Natural Resources

10:00    Break

10:30    Public Perception of Forest Management in Oregon – Mike Cloughesy, Oregon Forest Resources Institute, Portland, OR

11:00    Communicating a Positive Forestry Message to the Public – Koshare Eagle, Koshare Eagle Consulting, Olympia, WA

Noon    Lunch

1:00    Making PCT Decisions on Your Stands: Landowner Case histories

1. Evelyn Hukari, Oregon Dept. of Forestry, Philomath, OR

2. Stephanie Wessell, Bureau of Land Management

3. Jerry Anderson, Hancock Resource Management, Independence, OR

2:00    Panel and audience discussion on PCT management and decision making – Scott McLeod, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA

2:30    Break

2:45    Covering All the Bases in Spraying Projects – Jim Carr, Campbell Group, North Bend, OR

3:15    The Effects of Herbicide Use on Wildlife – Gary Roloff, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI

4:15    Adjourn

Monday, October 26, 2015

8:30    Welcome and Introductions – Diane Haase, Western Nursery Specialist, USDA Forest Service, Portland, OR

8:40    Genetic Considerations in the Success of Reforestation and Restoration – Andy Bower, USDA Forest Service, Olympia, WA

9:15    Improving the Genetic Quality of Douglas-Fir Seed with    High-Density Orchard Management– Jeff DeBell, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Meridian Seed Orchard, Olympia, WA

9:50    The Great Whitebark Pine Germination Controversy: A Question for the Ages – Lee Riley, USDA Forest Service, Dorena Genetic Resource Center, Cottage Grove, OR

10:25    Break

10:50    An Update on Cooperative Tree Improvement in the Pacific Northwest: The Genetics in the Seedlings You Grow – Keith Jayawickrama, Oregon State University, Department of Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Corvallis, OR

11:25    An Update from Dorena on the Genetics of Disease Resistance – Erin Hooten, USDA Forest Service, Dorena Genetic Resource Center, Cottage Grove, OR

12:00    Lunch

1:00    Field tour – Dorena Genetic Resource Center DGRC (transportation included)
DGRC, located near Cottage Grove, OR was established in 1966 as the headquarters for the White Pine blister Rust Resistance Program. Over the past 50 years, the Center has worked on many programs including Phytophthora lateralis resistance for Port-Orford-cedar, containerized seed orchards for western larch, and common garden studies to study genetic variation. Through breeding and development of native tree species resistant to non-native invasive pathogens, seed store management, production of seed for regeneration needs, and training workshops the Dorena Genetic Resource Center provides leadership and significant services in the Pacific Northwest Region’s genetic resource and forest health protection programs.

5:30    Evening Group Dinner (Location TBD)

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

8:30    Genetic Considerations for Plant Material Policies in the Context of Climate Change: A Forest Service Perspective – Matt Horning, USDA Forest Service, Bend, OR

9:05    Phenology of Pacific Northwest Tree Species – Connie Harrington, USDA Forest Service, PNW Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Olympia, WA

9:40    Native Plant Germination and Growth in a Subirrigation System – Rebecca Sheridan, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

10:15    Break

10:50    Don’t Worry, Be Appy: Mobile Technologies for Nurseries and Field Personnel – Daniel Drummond, Southern Regional Extension Forestry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

11:25    Predicting Climate Change Impacts on Bunchgrass Populations Using Common Garden Studies– Francis Kilkenny, USDA Forest Service, Boise, ID

12:00    Lunch

1:00    Effects of Nursery Photoperiod Manipulation on Coastal Douglas-fir Seedling Root Growth after Planting – Mercedes Uscola-Fernandez, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

1:35   Advances in Using Biochar as a Media Amendment – Clarice Matt, University of Montana, Missoula, MT

2:10    Speaker TBA

2:45    Adjourn

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

8:30 – Noon

• Private Access Interests – Basics of Easements
• Prescriptive Easements and Adverse Possession
• Landlocked Parcels and Implied Easements
• Express Easements and Drafting Considerations
• Not Quite Easements – Licenses, Permits and Contractual Interests
• Easement Analysis and Application Issues

10:15 – 10:30 Break

• Public Transportation and Access Interests
• R.S. 2477 Rights of Way
• Dispute Resolution Mechanisms
• Legal and Political Relations with Local/Federal Governments

Noon –  Lunch (included with registration)

1:00 – 4:00 PM

• Recreational Access – Is There a Balance?
• Options for Attempting to Manage Access
• State Law Topics – Forest Practices and Timber Trespass

2:30 – 2:45 Break

• Federal Law Topics – Endangered Species Act and Federal Forest Management
• Fire – Protection, Suppression, and Liability
• Land Exchanges and Reconfiguration of Land Ownership
• Conservation Easements

4:00 Adjourn

Monday July 20, 2015

2:00 – 5:00 pm            Registration
6:00 – 8:00                    Opening Reception

Tuesday July 21, 2015

6:30 – 8:00 am             Breakfast
7:00 – 8:00                     Registration
8:30 – 8:45                     Welcome/Opening Remarks – Don van Hassent, Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources
8:45 – 9:15                     History of Ayton Nursery – Richard Garrett, Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources
9:15 – 10:00                 The Lawn to Woodland Program – Marion Honeczy, Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources
10:00 – 10:30               Break
10:30 – 11:15              The Work Camper Program – Josh McGlaughlin, Virginia Dept of Forestry
11:15 – 11:45              Fumigation Update – Steve Godbehere, TriEst Ag Group
11:45 – 1:00 pm          Lunch
1:00 – 2:00                    Top Clipping Hardwood Seedlings – David South, Auburn University
2:00 – 2:30                    Propagating Pollinators – Dave Horvath, Illinois State Dept. of Natural Resources
2:30 – 3:00                    Break
3:00 – 3:30                   Propagating Viburnum – Annetta Ayers, Penn. Game Commission
3:30 – 4:00                   Propagating Aspen – Joe Vande Hey, WI State Dept. of Natural Resources
Dinner on your own

Wednesday July 22, 2015

6:30 – 8:00 am             Breakfast
8:15 – 9:00                     Travel to Maryland State Nursery
9:00 – 12:00                  Ayton Tree Nursery Tour
12:00 – 1:00 pm           Lunch at Nursery (included with registration)
1:00 – 2:30                      Continue nursery tour
2:30                                    Return to hotel
4:15                                    Load bus Suicide Bridge Dinner Cruise
5:30-9:00                        Dinner Cruise

Thursday July 23, 2015

6:30-8:00                       Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00                     Speaker TBA
9:00 – 9:30                     Speaker TBA
9:30 – 10:00                  Speaker TBA
10:00 – 10:30               Break
10:30 – 11:00               Apps for the Nursery – Daniel Outlaw
11:00 – 11:30               UPS Shipping Solutions – Speaker TBA
11:30                                Announcements & Adjourn

Tuesday – June 30, 2015

1:00 pm Overview of Forest Management: Concepts and Terminology
o What are the major timber producing regions of the U.S?
     o What are the major timber types within each region?
     o Site productivity: The potential of an area to grow trees
     o Timber Stands: A management entity within forestry
     o Timber management strategies: Even-aged and uneven-aged         management
     o Improving the growth of timber through silvicultural practices
     o When to harvest timber: Rotation length and financial vs. biological maturity
     o Logging methods for timber harvest: ground vs. cable and types of equipment
     o Where do the logs go? Timber products, relative values, and their end-use markets

2:15 Counting Your Trees: An Overview of Timber Inventories
     o Measuring nature: Trees are not cans of beans
     o Sampling techniques and statistics used in forestry inventories
     o How do we measure trees? Units of measurement – cubic, board feet,   and weight measures
     o Field measurement techniques for counting trees in the field
     o Back at the office: Compilation of data into inventory programs
     o How often are trees measured? Setting inventory cycles
     o Growing trees between field measurements
     o Integrating inventory data with geographic information systems

2:45      Break

3:00 Counting Your Trees (Continued)

3:30 Drivers of Timberland Value
     o Timber type
     o Site productivity
     o Terrain
     o Age class distribution
     o Stocking of trees
     o Location
     o Road systems
     o Management history
     o Impact of regulatory and environmental issues on value
     o Other cost considerations

4:30      Adjourn

Wednesday – July 1, 2015

8:00 am Key Concepts and Principles of Valuation
     o Fundamental land rights: It is more than just the physical property
     o Different forms of land ownership
     o Value is an opinion as of a specific date
     o The concept of Highest and Best Use
     o Types of value
     o Elements of market value

8:30 ABCs of Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP)
     o Applicability
     o USPAP Background
     o Components of USPAP
     o Ethics rule
     o Recordkeeping rule
     o Competency rule
     o Scope of work questions
     o Client and intended users
     o Intended use
     o USPAP Standards
     o Extraordinary assumptions & hypothetical conditions

9:30      Break

10:00 The Three Approaches to Valuation and Their Use in Timberland Appraisal: How does the Appraiser Decide Which Approaches to Use?
     o Income Approach
     o Sales Comparison Approach
     o Cost Approach

10:30 Key Drivers of Value Under the Income Approach
o Using a single stand as an example
o Applying income approach to the whole property
o Key factors affecting discounted cash flow valuations
o Projecting log prices
o Determining market discount rate
o Determining the growth and yield of the forest
o Calculating production and management costs
o Reversion

Noon      Lunch (included with registration)

1:00 Selection of Sales and Adjustments Under the Sales Comparison Approach
     o Selecting “comparable” sales
     o Sale adjustments and analysis

2:00 Is the Cost Approach Appropriate for Timberland Appraisals?
o Example of young stand valuation
     o Use of cost approach in other regions

2:30      Break

2:45 Effective Appraisal Review and Interaction with the Appraiser
     o How to select the right appraiser
     o Providing the right data to the appraiser
     o Complete appraisal review checklist

4:00      Session adjourns

4:15 Optional Session: Emerging International Standards: IFRS and IVS
     o What are International Valuation Standards?
     o Mark to market accounting – IFRS
     o IFRS vs. GAAP
     o IFRS valuation requirements
     o Appraisal standards under IVS: Land value, biological assets and improvements.

5:00      Optional session adjourns

An appraisal review checklist will be provided with the course materials. Use this checklist for a structured and systematic approach to reviewing an appraisal for USPAP compliance as well as evaluating key components of the analysis.

Monday, July 6, 2015

11:00   Field Session orientation and registration – Best Western Hood River Inn parking lot, Hood River, OR

11:30   Group departs for the field from Best Western Hood River Inn. Transportation and lunch provided.

Insects and Diseases in Lodgepole Pine: Identification, Life Cycles, Control Measures and Recommended Silvicultural Practices for Controlling Infestations

Lunch (included with registration)

Afternoon topics:

1. Steps of Diagnosis
2. Ips beetles
3. Douglas-fir beetle
4. Woodborers
5. SOD and other invasive pathogens
6. Aerial Survey overview

5:00     Arrive back at Hood River Inn

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

7:30     Depart from Best Western Hood River Inn

Morning Topics:

1. Armillaria root disease
2. Annosus root disease
3. Western spruce budworm
4. Douglas-fir tussock moth
5. Indian paint fungus
6. Mountain pine beetle in ponderosa pine

Lunch (included with registration)

Afternoon topics:

7. Mountain pine beetle in lodgepole pine
8. Red turpentine beetle
9. Fir engraver
10. Western gall rust
11. Pine needle diseases (Elytroderma/Lophodermella)
12. Aspen insects and diseases

5:30     Arrive back at Best Western Hood River Inn

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

8:00     Depart from Best Western Hood River Inn

Morning topics:

1. Laminated root rot
2. Red ring rot
3. Blackstain root disease
4. Annosus root disease on hemlock
5. Swiss Needle Cast
6. Velvet top fungus
7. Sawflies
8. White pine blister rust

Lunch (included with registration)

Afternoon activities:

Small groups develop and discuss westside stand prescriptions.

5:30     Arrive back at Best Western Hood River Inn

Thursday, July 9, 2015

7:30     Depart from Best Western Hood River Inn

Morning topics:

1. Black pineleaf scale
2. Quinine fungus
3. Pathways for non-natives
4. Larch casebearer/larch needle diseases
5. Balsam woolly adelgid
6. Dwarf mistletoes
7. Western pine beetle
8. Oak insects and diseases

Lunch (included with registration)

Afternoon activities:

1. Small group exercise to develop a mixed conifer and ponderosa pine stand prescription for sample stand.
2. Group discussion of stand prescriptions.

5:00         Arrive back at Best Western Hood River Inn and
session adjourns.