umpqua
april newsletter
when: April 17, 6:45pm presentation (6:00pm dinner)
where: China Palace on Stephens in Roseburg (order off menu)
topic: "Intensive Forest Management in the Oregon Coast Range" with Mark Wall, chief forester with Smith River Roseburg Resources.
intensive forest managemet in the oregon coast range
In April we will be joined by Mark Wall, Chief Forester - Smith River Roseburg Resources, who will present valuable information on Intensive Forest Management in the Oregon Coast Range. Mark will give examples and discuss practices used by Roseburg Forest Products in Coast Range lands.
Mark is the perfect speaker to address intensive management practices. He has spent most of his career practicing forestry in the coastal lands. Early on he worked as a forester and silviculturist for International Paper out of Reedsport. He was responsible for tree farm silviculture and harvest operations on 120,000 acres of coastal forest land. He was hired by Roseburg Resources in 1996 after they acquired the IP timberlands. He became chief forester of the Smith River lands in 2007 and is now responsible for all forest operations on the 220,000 acres of coastal lands owned by Roseburg Resources.
Mark has over 19-plus years of experience to share with us on this topic and is "passionate about growing trees to their maximum potential." Be sure and come to this meeting to learn a few new tricks.
umpqua meeting reviews: insect and disease 2007 update - february meeting
Alan Kanaskie, Forest Pathologist with ODF in Salem, joined us in February to review the insect and disease problems for 2007. Alan briefly covered several insect and diseases that are significant forces in this area, but focused mainly on sudden oak death.
Sudden oak death was observed in California in the 90s, but was not accurately identified until 2001. Tan oak is an ideal host, although it can affect Douglas-fir and other tree species when in close proximity to dense tan oak. Dead portions of inner bark and "bleeding" sores on the bark surface indicate the disease may be present, though it must be confirmed with DNA testing.
It spreads via air and water, the spores typically get into the tree crown where they wash down to the trunk. No damage to the trunk is needed for the tree to become infected. Efforts to control spread include herbicide application and cut, pile and burn treatments. A follow-up broadcast burn works well if burned fairly hot.
It is not yet widespread in Oregon, but is steadily expanding, despite aggressive efforts to control it. The economic impacts may be very significant if Douglas fir becomes quarantined in areas where sudden oak death is found. The widespread loss of tan oak would also be ecologically damaging.
umpqua meeting reviews: umpqua national forest timber program overview - march meeting
In March, we were joined by Clif Dils, Forest Supervisor, Umpqua National Forest. Clif is a former forester from Flagstaff, one-time New Mexico SAF State Chair and Fellow. Selling Umpqua National Forest timber in today's down market is required for meeting production targets that are attached to the budget (55 to 70 MMBF/year). Timber sales are also important as a means for accomplishing other on-the-ground work using timber receipts.
Umpqua NF timber sales represent a small portion (5 to 10 percent) of local mill capacity. In recent years, most of the successful sales have primarily been thinning prescriptions, after the litigation that accompanied past old-growth regeneration harvests. Public issues today center on proposed management of natural, older stands, road construction and fuel reduction work. Solutions for accomplishing future work on the ground will require new ideas such as Stewardship contracting.
Questions for Clif centered on wildfire hazards in the interface with communities and private forest lands. Clif recognized the inevitability of wildfire spreading from steep, roadless terrains on the Forest, the increasing costs of maintaining "preparedness" and wildland fire-fighting organizations, and the necessity of an "appropriate management response" when making decisions regarding wildfire management in this era of increasing fire size and cost in the West. In the long run, managing wildfires will require a greater investment in managing fuels versus fighting fires. Today the combination of thinning and fuel reduction management objectives are the core of the Umpqua's expanding timber sale program.
Thanks to both speakers for keeping the Chapter informed on these topics.
osaf 2008 annual meeting
The early registration deadline of April 11 is fast approaching for the 2008 OSAF Annual Meeting. Hosted this year by the Emerald Chapter in Eugene, the meeting will be held May 7-9. The theme "Building the Future with Oregon's Forests: Policies and Tools for Emerging Issues" promises to be an enlightened conference with valuable up-to-date information. The registration form is available online (pdf).
Don't miss this great opportunity right in our own backyard! The Emerald Chapter is also seeking donations for the Foresters' Fund auction and raffle. If you have any ideas about auction items from our area, contact Mac (). We are currently putting together a list of possible donations/businesses/items for the auction. Any ideas are welcome.
earth day fair
The Douglas County Earth Day Fair is April 19 at the Fairgrounds. Our SAF booth this year will have a cone id quiz with a raffle for prizes, energy scale activity, and we will be giving away free trees. We will have handouts on how to plant seedlings and information on different kinds of firewood. These are tried and true activities from out past booths that people have liked and returned for. If you have more handouts that would be fitting, contact Trixy Moser () or Gabe Dumm ().
We are looking for a few more volunteers to staff our booth for an hour or two (whatever you can spare) between 10am and 4pm. We would like to get 3 people at the booth at a time if we can. This allows more one-on-one discussions with the public. It's a lot of fun and we really get a lot of great contact with people. If you see a time slot that works for you, Let Trixy or Gabe know!
2009 annual osaf meeting comes home to the umpqua!
Early planning has begun for shaping the 2009 Annual Meeting April 29 - May 2 that will be held right at home in the Umpqua Basin. Sponsored by the Umpqua Chapter, the meeting will be held at the Seven Feathers Resort and Casino in Canyonville.
The meeting will be a spectacular event that will showcase SAF to a broad-spectrum audience from a wide geographical area. We hope to accomplish this by creating an attractive conference that will be a "must attend" due to a unique take on cutting edge topics and high-end speakers. We will begin looking for volunteers in late summer or early fall. This should be a rewarding first class conference to get involved in. More to come!
seedlings for earth day fair
We have seedlings to give away at the Earth Day Fair on April 19 donated by Roseburg Forest Products. To keep them healthy and moist, the seedlings are individually wrapped the night before to hand out the next day. Eric and Nancy Geyer will once again host the annual seedling wrap on Friday, April 18 at 4pm at their house in the Melrose area.
Many hands make light work, but it is also just fun. After many years, they really have this down to a science, so 4-5 helpers can complete the task in 1-1.5 hours. The Chapter will buy pizzas, and Eric's beer fridge is only a few feet away from the wrapping table in the barn. Who can turn that down?
Please let Eric know if you are interested in being a wrapper this year so he can plan. Space is limited to what his barn can hold without moving the 442 outside.
LiDAR for forestry
In 2007 the Oregon Departmetn of Forestry (ODF) acquired one-meter resolution LiDAR data on approximately 313,000 acres of northwest Oregon. In 2008 plans are to contribute an additional 292,000 acres to the collection efforts of the Oregon Li-DAR Consortium.
On May 29, Emmor Nile, GIS Coordinator for ODF in Salem, will present an overview to the Chapter of the ways that ODF is turning LiDAR deliverables into usable products for engineering, logging, biometrics, hydrographic, and archaeological uses. More information to come!
upcoming events
April 5 OSAF Woodcut for Flood Victims volunteer trip to Vernonia. Contact Macrina Lesniak for information and to coordinate rides.
April 8-11 Hinkle Creek fifth grade tour.
April 11 Deadline for early registration for the 2008 OSAF annual meeting in Eugene.
April 19 Earth Day Fair at the Fairgrounds (Umpqua chapter booth).
April 25 Arbor Day tree plainting at JoLane Middle School. Contact Jaview for more information.
April 26-29 SAF Leadership Academy in Maryland.
May 7-9 OSAF 2008 Annual Meeting. "Building the Future with Oregon's Forests: Policies and Tools for Emerging Issues." Hosted by the Emerald Chapter in Eugene.
May 29 Umpqua Chapter Meeting. LiDar for Forestry with Emmor Nile, GIS Coordinator, ODF in Salem.
November 5-9 SAF 2008 National Convention, "Forestry in a Climate of Change" will be held in Reno-Tahoe, Nevada.
April 29-May 1, 2009 OSAF 2009 Annual Meeting hosted by the Umpqua Chapter at Seven Feathers Casino in Canyonville. Preparation has begun. Contact Eric Geyer or Jay Waltes for information.
2008 executive committee
Chair Macrina Lesniak (), 464.3268
Chair-elect and Membership Chair Dan Newton (), 673.4100
Past Chair Jay Walters (), 673.1208
Treasurer Trixy Moser (), 464.3394
Secretary Don Morrison (), 957.3351
Delegates-at-Large Javier Goirgolzarri (), 957.9001
Werner Krueger (), 464.3277
Newsletter Lisa Winn (), 459.5233