Sharing Silviculture Knowledge “Trees, Tablets, and Trials”
When: June 17-18, 2014
Where: Quesnel, BC
Agenda
Tuesday, June 17th, 2014
7:00 am Registration/ Coffee/ Muffins
8:00 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:15 am Buses Leave Quesnel Twin Ice Arenas
9:00 am
Species trial discussion – TBA
Growth & Yield predictions of a dead pine stand. – Gordon Nienaber, MFLNRO
Silviculture challenges around salvaging non-merchantable dead pine stands – Nola Daintith, MFLNRO
Changes to fire hazard associated with dead pine stands & how to manage – Steve Richburg, MFLNRO
11:30 -12:30 pm Lunch (provided)
1:00 pm – Mount Tom Area Walking Tour
Group selection silvicultural systems in caribou habitat – Michaela Waterhouse, MFLNRO
Harvesting/layout challenges – Greg Scott / Chris Elden, West Fraser
Reforestation Challenges – Teresa Newsome, MFLNRO
Stand stability, Lichen community – Michaela Waterhouse, MFLNRO
BTK status year-2 – Bob Hodgkinson MFLNRO
3:30 pm
Long term fertilizer trial at Lodi Lake – TBA
6:00 pm
Barbecue at the West Fraser mill site.
WEDNESDAY June 18th, 2014
8:00 am – Leave Quesnel Twin Ice Arenas
8:30 am
VSOC Quesnel Seed Orchard site – Dan Gaudet – VSOC Manager
UAV demonstration flight. – John Rankin – J.R. Canadian Mapping Ltd
Silvagro stock and information on site – Norm Livingston, SilvaGro Nursery
Mistletoe trial – Monitoring spread in a plantation – David Rusch, MFLNRO
V-Plow prepared site – TBA
12:00 pm-1:00 pm Lunch ( provided)
59 year old Douglas fir stand: history and G & Y. – John Breadon –West Fraser Silviculture
2:45 pm Leave Field Site
3:15 pm Arrive at Quesnel
Registration
NSC Summer Field Tour
Early Registration Fee:$250.00 +gst (on or
before June 7/2014)
Registration Fee: $275.00 +gst
(after June 7, 2014)
To Register:
Register Online at: http://www.unbc.ca/continuing_studies
or direct link
http://www.bookking.ca/bkunbccontinuingstudiespub/courses/index.asp?c=1&sc=8&crs=482