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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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Day2
9:45am
12:00pm
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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
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Day2
1:00pm
2:30pm
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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
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Day2
3:00pm
4:30pm
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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
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Day3
8:00am
Noon
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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
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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)
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Day1
1:00pm
2:30pm
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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
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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
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Day2
8:00am
9:00am
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Function of the FPS Binary Search Harvest Scheduler
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Day2
9:30am
12:00 pm
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Basic Forest Planning
Area Regulation
Volume Regulation
Value Regulation
Net Present Value
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Day2
1:00pm
2:30 pm
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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
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Day2
3:00pm
4:30 pm
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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
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Day3
8:00am
Noon
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.