Workshop Information

General Members Meeting

This meeting is open to all members of FBRI and includes lunch. RSVP requested.

Schedule: 10:00am-3:00pm


Forest Inventory Design and Management Workshop

This workshop has a maximum capacity of 24 seats available on a first come/paid, first serve basis. Workshops will be cancelled if fewer than 7 participants sign up. Refunds are non-refundable if cancellations are made less than 10 business days before the first day of the workshop.

Computers will be provided

Agenda:

Day/Time	Forest Inventory Design and Management Workshop CFE: 21 hours 1-CF
Day1 10:00am 12:00 pm	Definitions and Purpose What is Forest Inventory? A History of Forest Inventory Inventory vs Pre-harvest cruise FBRI assumptions and recommendations
Day1 1:00pm 2:30pm	Database Structure and Gis Linkages          Tables, Flags, Menus, Queries, Reports, Relational databases, GIS linkage  Cruise Selection (among stands)       Photo Stratification – Species / Size / Stocking – how to do it. Sample Intensity and Distribution across Strata – Sampling from a sorted List Original Strata / Group Strata / Habitat Strata Duration of Previously Cruised Stands before Replacement Linkage to the GIS Vegetation Layer (ArcView, ArcGis, MapInfo)
Day1 3:00pm 4:30pm	Cruise Design (within stands) Sample Intensity Plot designs - nested variable and fixed, count / measure, 3-P Large and Small Tree Measurements Site Index and Taper measurements Edge Bias - Off-Stand Plots Sub-sampling for Height, Defect, and Taper Use of Off-Plot Trees Down Woody Debris Sampling Non-tree Vegetation Sampling Snag sampling
Day2 8:00am 10:00am	Cruise Compilation Exercise Stand level cruise compilation, same stand different cruise designs Impacts of Tally plots defect sampling and other sub-sampling techniques Log Segment Cruising
Day2 10:30am 12:00 pm	Cruise Compilation in FPS Height, Crown, Defect, and Age Regressions on DBH Species Merchantability and Wood Values Species and Sorts Tables – Methods and Codes Harvest and Management Costs Clumpiness and the FPS Internal Stem Map Stand Visualizations Output Tables Multiple Cruises Re-merchandizer
Day2   1:00pm 2:30 pm	Site Productivity Definition of Physical Site Index Impacts of Sample Data on Site Index Calculations 10M Site and Shape concepts Soil / Site Models Stand Growth Updates Growth of Forest Inventory to Current Reporting Year Expansion to all Un-Cruised Stands Habitat Classification and the Class Table Re-Merchandizing the Inventory DBH Stratification Reporting Dib Stratification Reporting
Day2   3:00pm 4:30 pm	Year-End Depletions and Reporting Lump / Split Stand Polygon Overlays due to Harvest Unit Updates Changes due to Harvest Depletions Changes due to New Cruises Changes due to Growth Net-of-Roads reporting Net-of-Stream Buffers reporting
Day3 8:00am Noon	Database Management Archive Year-end FPS and GIS databases Depletions Reporting Inventory Growth Report Inventory Update Report (new cruises) Establish Master Database for following year Cruise Plan for following year

Lodging: You are responsible for your own accommodations.

Forest Growth/Yield and Silviculture Modeling Workshop

This workshop has a maximum capacity of 24 seats available on a first come/paid, first serve basis. Workshops will be cancelled if fewer than 7 participants sign up. Refunds are non-refundable if cancellations are made less than 10 business days before the first day of the workshop.

Computers will be provided

Agenda:

Day/Time	Forest Growth/Yield and Silviculture Modeling CFE: 21 hours 1-CF
Day1 10:00am 12:00 pm	Definitions and Purpose A History of Forest Growth and Yield in the Northwest (*Note) Volume Table evolution to Growth Models Critical "Linkages & Integration" with Inventory & Planning Systems Transferring G+Y Research to Operations - Benefits & Impacts
Day1 1:00pm 2:00pm	Site Productivity - What is it and How to measure it? Definition of Physical Site Index versus Tree Site Index Impacts of Silviculture on Site Classification (Expressed Site Index) 10m Site and Shape Concepts and Methods (*Note) Soil / Site Models and Extrapolating Forest-Wide Productivity (*Note)
Day1 2:15pm 3:15pm	Quantification of Tree Taper & Volume Taper Functions and Taper Equations (*Note) Localizing Taper Access tables to your Forest/li> Specifying Merchantable Standards - Weight, Cubic, Board & Carbon
Day1 3:30pm 4:30pm	Valuation and Cost Structures Log Valuation - Species, Dimension, Position, Defect & Product Operating Costs - Annual, Regeneration, Silviculture & Harvesting Cash Flows - Net Operating Income, Discounted Net Revenue
Day2 8:00am 9:30am	Critical Factors for Growth Model Applications Tracking Dimensional Change instead of Age - Why Inventory Stand Resolution - Species and Distribution - Size & Spatial Growth Model Resolution - Individual Tree or Stand Basis (outputs) Early Stand Development - Regeneration & Non-tree Vegetation Late Stand Development - Ingrowth, Growth & Mortality Dynamics
Day2 9:45am 12:00pm	Modeling Early Silvicultural Treatments Small Tree Growth Dynamics and Classification (CASH Card) (*Note) Defining Regimes versus Treatment Sequences Site Preparation, Brush Control & Pest Control Impacts Timing, Intensity and Effects of Fertilizer Applications Fill Planting and Inter-Planting Methods, Impacts and Costs
Day2 1:00pm 2:30pm	Modeling Mature Silvicultural Treatments Importance and Methods of Timing Treatments Thinning Alternatives - Type, Intensity, Residual Levels Thinning Methods - Below, Diameter range, Above, Spatial, Group Pruning Alternatives - Timing and Targets Fertilization Alternatives - Timing, Intensity and Impacts
Day2 3:00pm 4:30pm	Modeling Major Silvicultural Systems Plantation Regimes for Single or Mixed Species Seed-Tree Regimes with Natural or Planted Regeneration Shelterwood Regimes and Regeneration Silviculture Selection Regimes - Frequency and Intensity of Entrees
Day3 8:00am Noon	Selected Silvicultural Regimes - What Works for You? Develop Case Study Regimes to Optimize Volume, Value & Benefits Rank Alternative Silvicultural Investment Levels - Natural & Planted Evaluate Cash Flow and Residual Habitat by Silvicultural Strategy Rank Alternative Silviculture for Wood, Value, Habitat and Carbon

Lodging: You are responsible for your own accommodations.

Sustainable Forest Planning Workshop.

This workshop has a maximum capacity of 24 seats available on a first come/paid, first serve basis. Workshops will be cancelled if fewer than 7 participants sign up. Refunds are non-refundable if cancellations are made less than 10 business days before the first day of the workshop.

Agenda:

Computers will be provided

Day/Time	Sustainable Forest Planning Workshop CFE: 21 hours 1-CF
Day1 10:00am 12:00 pm	A General Overview of Long-Term Forest Planning A History of Long Range Forest Planning Definitions of Sustainability – considering timeframe and repeatability Discussion of the various goals than impact long range planning How spatial and non-spatial harvest constraints impact planning Harvest Scheduling Solutions Linear Programming Models, Simulations (Binary search models) and Other methods (circles on a map)
Day1 1:00pm 2:30pm	A Quick Method to Approximate Long Term Sustained Yield Approximating Annual Allowable cut on a fully regulated forest Approximating standing inventory Considerations for Building a Harvest Plan Initial vegetation inventory Use vegetation mapping instead of harvest unit mapping Frequency of running a long range plan
Day1 3:00pm 4:30pm	Understanding the Harvest Volume flow Perturbations and Fluctuation in Harvest flow Considering the Residual Inventory Understanding the Context of the harvest flow simulation Moving from the paper plan to the ground
Day2 8:00am 9:00am	Function of the FPS Binary Search Harvest Scheduler
Day2 9:30am 12:00 pm	Basic Forest Planning Area Regulation Volume Regulation Value Regulation Net Present Value
Day2 1:00pm 2:30 pm	Basic Forest Planning II Evaluate Maximum Opening Size Harvest Levels Evaluating Constraints Basin Minimum Stocking Levels Nest Sites and Buffer Stocking Levels Neighbor Green-Up time lags and densities Opening Size and Within-Sight Neighbors
Day2 3:00pm 4:30 pm	Advanced Forest Planning Additive impact of Constraints (a layered analysis approach) Size of Openings Partial even age modeling - Seed Tree and Shelter Wood modeling Age Constraints and Green up Constraints Wildlife Considerations: Basin wide constraints, Point based constraints (nest sites), Linear constraints (riparian zones) Modeling Selection Only Harvest Systems
Day3 8:00am Noon	Combined Goals and Constraints Optimization of a Harvest Plan – Providing Raw material for scheduling Understanding Harvest Plan output Modeling for different management goals Modification of silviculture to meet yield goals and wildlife management goals Even age harvest planning Clear cuts Seed Tree and Shelter Wood modeling Hardwiring Harvest for the near term cut Modification of the second rotation yield tables Assumptions on silvicultural investment Assumptions on rotation age Selection Harvest Only Special considerations on growth and yield modeling Providing enough raw material for scheduling Timing regimes for selection only planning Using the GROW regime to simulate no-cut zones

Lodging: You are responsible for your own accommodations.

FBRI Model Calibration Workshop.

This workshop has a maximum capacity of 24 seats available on a first come/paid, first serve basis. Workshops will be cancelled if fewer than 7 participants sign up. Refunds are non-refundable if cancellations are made less than 10 business days before the first day of the workshop. This Workshop is scheduled for FBRI supporting organizations. Others may be able to gain participation by calling Western Forestry at (503) 226-4562.

Agenda:

Computers will be provided

Day/Time	FBRI Model Calibration Workshop CFE: 21 hours 1-CF
Day1 10:00am 12:00 pm	Introduction to FPS Model and Library Structures Non-parametric models and databases Software modification not needed for Libraries Design and intent of the Region/Species Library Basis for database and field sample designs Take-home software for managing Libraries Tree Record System (TRS) for building Libraries
Day1 1:00pm 5:00pm	Static Components of FPS Species Library Tree Taper Profiles - stem, crown, age, sapwood Verification and modification of Taper Libraries 10m Site - micro, macro and mega-site rates Field methods of 10m Site measurements Orthogonally stratified sampling grid methods SiteGrid GIS layer - calibration and testing Calibrating and verifying early silvicultural effects Regeneration capacity - height growth & survival Regeneration CASH card sampling methods Spatial Patterns - natural, planted, stump-sprouts
Day2 8:00am 12:00 pm	Dynamic Components of FPS Species Library Measurement thresholds, plot dimensions, layout Orthogonal Stratification - topography, soil, climate Orthogonal Stratification - tree size and density Applying the Response Surface Mosaic design Number and Distribution of Permanent Plots Importance of Length of Growth Observation Linking field measurements to FPS growth steps Calibrating & Verifying Dbh, Height and Mortality rates
Day2 1:00pm 4:00 pm	Dynamic Components of FPS - Verification Methods Tree by Tree verification methods within plot Orthogonal matrix verification methods among plots Description and use of Library bias adjusters Ranking longevity and distribution of SiteGrid plots Relationship of SiteGrid plots to other programs Trends between Species, Genetics and Regions
Day2 4:00pm 5:00pm	Look to the Future Philosophical look at Forest Modeling The role of Forest Biometrics Research Institute Relationship to Other Research Programs

Lodging: You are responsible for your own accommodations.