Tuesday, December 6 – Pre-conference field tour Field tour weather could be cool and rainy; participants should bring sturdy, waterproof walking shoes and clothing suitable for cold, wet, or muddy conditions. 9:00 Load buses and depart from the Heathman Lodge 4:00 Arrive back at hotel The field tour will consist of 3 to 4 stops … Continue reading Seventh Western Native Plant Conference
Wednesday, October 12 8:30 Welcome and Elder Blessing – Jeremiah Pinto, USDA Forest Service, Moscow, ID; TBA, Seneca Nation of Indians (SNI), Cattaragus, NY 9:00 Round Robin Introductions 9:20 Native Plants on Seneca Nation – Ken Parker, SNI, Cattaragus, NY 9:35 Cultural Landscapes – Jay Toth, Cattaragus, NY 9:55 Clear Creek waterline: protection to restoration … Continue reading 2016 Intertribal Nursery Council Annual Meeting
8:30 Rise and Shine: How do Northwest Trees Know When Winter is Over? Connie Harrington, PNW Research station, USDA Forest Service, Olympia, WA 9:00 Update on H2B Visas and Labor Availability – Robert Zaharie, Alpha Services, Coeur d’Alene, ID 9:30 Testing the Impact of Experimental Herbicide Treatments on Breeding Productivity of Early-Successional Forest Songbirds – … Continue reading 2016 PNW Reforestation Council Annual Meeting
8:30 Watershed Structure and Functions: How Does a Watershed Accommodate the Life History-based Fish Habitat Needs? Terry Cundy, Potlatch 9:15 The Functions of Riparian Areas – Maryanne Reiter, Weyerhaeuser 9:45 Break 10:15 The Effects of Forest Management Impacts on Hydrology, Sediment, Fish Habitat and Water Quality – Doug Martin, Martin Environmental and Maryanne Reiter 11:15 … Continue reading Fish Habitat 2016
Thursday, June 23 6:00 PM Welcome Barbeque: Pearrygin State Park site # 139, Winthrop WA – Mark Kimsey, NWFSC President Friday, June 24 7:00 AM Group Breakfast 8:30 Geology, Geomorphology and Soils of the North Cascades – Carl Davis, Retired USFS Soil Scientist 10:00 The Tripod Fire: History of the Burn, Fire Behavior – Tom Leuschen, … Continue reading Northwest Forest Soils Council Summer Field Tour 2016
Monday, June 13th 9:00 AM – 11:15 AM Oregon Department of Forestry’s Schroeder Seed Orchard – Tour of orchard and facilities, spray equipment demonstrations 11:15 AM – 12 Noon Travel allowance – Schroeder Orchard to OSU Extension Center 12 Noon – 1 PM Lunch (provided) … Continue reading NWSOMA 2016
June 15-16, 2016 Red Lion at the Park, Spokane, WA June 15 (Wednesday) 9:00 The Whole Picture: Tree Vigor, Forest Ecology and Stand Dynamics — Karen Ripley, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA 9:30 Aerial Surveys: Techniques and Products — Ben Smith, USDA Forest Service, Westside Forest Insect and Disease Service Center, Sandy, OR … Continue reading Forest Health: Identification and Management of Forest Insects and Diseases
Agenda as of 5/12/2016 Sunday June 19, 2016 06:00-08:00 PM Registration & Welcome Party Day 1 – Monday June 20, 2016 07:30-08:30 AM Registration & Breakfast 08:30-10:30 AM Our Clients: The consumers of mensurational tools, what tools are being used and where are the gaps and limitations Mike Clutter (Forest Investment Associates) – Perspectives … Continue reading Western Mensurationists 2016 Annual Meeting
Monday July 18th 1:00 – 5:00pm Registration Open 1:00 – 5:00 Auburn University Forest Nursery Management Cooperative Meeting 6:00 – 8:00 Social (with food) Tuesday July 19th 6:00 – 8:00am Breakfast Buffet 7:00 – 8:00 Late Registration 8:00 – 8:30 Welcome/Housekeeping 8:30 – 9:00 Vanessa Casanova, PhD Southwest Ag Center, Tyler TX Applied Research … Continue reading Southern Nursery 2016 Annual Meeting
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 8:00 Continental breakfast 8:30 Welcome and Introductions – Diane Haase, USDA Forest Service, Portland, OR 8:40 Integrated Pest Management at Lucky Peak Nursery – James Danielson, USDA Forest Service, Boise, ID 9:15 Any New Herbicides for Forestry Nurseries? – Tim Miller, Washington State University, Mount Vernon, WA 9:50 Break 10:15 … Continue reading Integrated Pest Management for Nursery, Reforestation, and Restoration Programs
Sponsored by: Oregon Forest Resources Institute, Western Forestry and Conservation Association, Washington Forest Protection Association, and Oregon Forest Industries Council. Same agenda in both locations: April 13, 2016, Springfield, OR or April 19, 2016, Grand Mound, WA 8:30 The Theory and Design of Managing for Visual Quality in PNW Working Forests – Gordon Bradley, University … Continue reading Managing Visual Quality and Operational Considerations for Harvesting in the Doug-fir Region
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 9:00 Scaling Bureaus: How they operate and their role in log markets – Tom St. Laurent How bureaus fit into the log buying and selling process Represent both the log buyers and sellers Apply log scaling rules Provide qualified scalers Serve as independent third parties 9:30 What does a log … Continue reading Scaling for Non-Scalers
Matching Site Conditions and Crop Trees Tuesday, March 1, 2016 8:00 Welcome & Opening – Julie Donohoe, Idaho Department of Lands and 2016 Chair, Inland Empire ReforestationCouncil 8:15 Reclaiming N. Idaho Mine Disturbed Sites Through Reforestation – Ed Pommerening, Consulting Forester, Pinehurst, ID 9:45 Break 10:15 Matching White Pine to Inland Sites: History, Blister Rust and Yields … Continue reading 2016 Inland Empire Reforestation Council