THE 1988 FORESTER
VOLUME XXXIX
PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY
THE STUDENTS OF THE
SCHOOL OF FORESTRY
AND
WOOD PRODUCTS
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN
Ml'chlilan Technological University
School of Forestry and Wood Products
906/487-2454
Greetings to students, alumni and friends of the School of Forestry and Wood
Products!
I believe that the School is i n very good shape in most respects. This is
due to the i ndi vidual efforts and col lecti ve enthusiasm of the faculty and
staff. Our programs were reviewed recently by a CSRS (Cooperative State
Research Service) team consisting of five experts from universities and
government agencies. Most forestry schools are reviewed every five years by
a CSRS team. The team's report ranked the School as a ·strong program that
is competitive with those of much larger institutions· and in the "top ten
percent of all schooi s."
In total, it's been a very good year. The job market continues to improve,
and our graduates are equ i pped with the skills required for initial
employment as well as the quest for knowledge that leads to career
advancement. We continue to have high-quality students. Our problem is
that we need more students. We don't want to return to the days of 500-700
students, but-we-need a total of 200-225. We've been actively recruiting
and we believe the numbers will start to rise from the incoming class size
of 20 that's been typical in recent years. We can use your help! Let us
know of any potential students.
The faculty members have been very active in research. This activity
requires space for laboratories and offices for research staff and graduate
students. So, even though we're experiencing low undergraduate numbers,
we're desperately in need of additional space. A partial and temporary
solution has been the use of office and lab space in the U.S. Forest
Service's Harvesting Lab.
Through the efforts of Jim Dougovito (Center Manager), Ralph Duffek, Steve
Shetron and others, the Ford Forestry Center is being used more and more for
conferences and workshops. A MCC Camp (for 24 youths aged 18-25) is now
located at the Center with Joyce Ling the Director.
IWR scientists are now an integral part of the School. John Diebel is IWR
Manager. Those of you who receive the alumni newsletter will be getting
more information on IWR's structure and activities.
It's been a very good year.
forestry.
Write to us, visit, take pride in Tech
Sincerely,
&' ~~PL-W.E. ("Ed") Frayer, Dean,
School of Forestry and Wood Products
2' '68 FORESTER
WHAT'S INSIDE
DEDICATION .....•..............• 4
FAREWELL TO BOB SAJDAK ..•...... 6
FACULTY AND STAFF ............... 7
DEPARTMENT NEWS .............. 14
GRADUATES ..•..••.............. 17
FEATURES ...•...............•... 25
ACTIVITIES ...................... 39
PATRONS ......................• 58
ADVERTISEMENTS ......•......... 59
CLOSING .........•.....•....... 64
.sa FO~E5TE~ • 3
THE 1988 FORESTER SALUTES
Dr. Stephen G. Shetron
The Forester stoff proudly dedicares rhe 1988 yearbook to Dr. Srephen G.
Shetran. Professor of Forestry or Michigan Technological University.
Srephen George Shetran was born on May 24. 1934 in Whire Plains. New
York. He attended Alfred Store University In New York receiving on associate's
degree In general agriculrure and foresrry in 1955. He rhen transferred to
M ichigan Store University and earned a bachelor's degree In soli science In
1958. Then. in 1960, Sreve received his masrer' s degree In soil science, also
from Michigon Stare University . Steve worked for the Soli Conservation Se rvice
Deporrmenr in lower Michigan for several years before going ra rhe University of M ichigan where he received his doctoraTe in forestry in 1969.
He was first employed by Michigan Tech or rhe Ford Faresrry Cenrer In
Alberra. While there Steve worked an forestry research programs and also did
some graduaTe reaching or the university. Steve lived and worked in AlbelTo
for fourreen years and in 1980, moved ro L'Anse and began more teaching
or the university .
Roger Roggee, Direcror of Supporr Services for MTU's Cenrury II Campaign,
worked w ith Steve at rhe Ford Forestry Center. According to Mr. Roggee.
Sreve Shetron was the first salls speciolisr to be employed at Tech and has hod
on incredible impact on ottitudes toward forest nutrition. He was one of the
first to relote soil graviry and drainage ability to the health of trees. His studies
in These areas formed the basis for one of the major thrusts of his career, wh ich
centers on The productivity of forest stands as related TO soil quality. His work in
this area has resulted in a number of publicaTions which have benefiTed The
practice of forestry in M ichigan.
Another area in which Dr. Sherron has done a significant amount of work Is
In the important field of revegeration of mine roiling solis. This work ha s found
appllcorlon in both upper and lower Michigan and has Involved the use of
both woody and non-woody plants. Recently, Dr. Shetron has also consulted
with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers concerning the revegetorlon of
waterways constructed by the corps.
In addition to these twO major areas In which Dr. Sherron has spent a
considerable portion of his career, he has also investigated other aspects of
forest soils. Quality education of srudents has long been a concern. Many
students have and continue fO benefit from his expertise In this crucicl area of
forestry .
Dr. Sherron 's work Is not the only Thing which occupies his rime and energy.
While at MSU, he met Ruth Elaine Strobel on a blind dote. They were married
in 1959. The Shetrons hove two children. lynne, nineteen, Is in the medical
technology program here at Tech. Becky, Is married and lives In Rockford,
Illinois with her husband Bob. They are borh electrical engineers working for
Sunsrrand. Ruth is a fourrh grade teacher at the C. J. Sullivan elementary
school In L'Anse.
In his spare time, Steve enjoys woodworking, and according to his w ife
Ruth, " He loves his computer' ''. Steve and Ruth ski. ploy tennis, and enjoy
taking walks. Steve Is also very Involved in The church and enthusiastically
participates in various aCTiv ities.
Dr. Shetron has been a valuable asset to the faculty here at Michigan Tech.
Students, colleagues, and friends alike benefit from his experience, expertise ,
and enthUSiasm. -
Helen Shepherd
Srephen G. Sherron -
Closs of 19.58.
Sreve ond Rurh fie rhe knorl
Clockwise From Upper left:
One of the mony
hoUB
spenr mopping soils.
When you work hord you hove to ploy hordl
Conducring soil onolysl.s or The Ford ForesTry Cenrer.
OoughteB lynne ond Becky wlrh Becky'S husbond
Bob.
PrO\Id doddy w iTh doughIer Be<ky ond wife RUTh.
'88 FORESTER· 5
FAREWELL BOB!!
Over 50 friends -
faculty . alumni, students, and family members -
gothered
on February 9, 1988 ro " Roasr and Taasr" Bob Sajdak as his rerirement from rhe
School of Faresrry and Woad Products has finally occurred, Acrually, his formal
retirement happened a couple of years ago. bur Gob's Qrm was tw isted to teach
the Tree Identification and Introduction to ForestrY courses during the fall quarrer in
each of The post twO yeors.
Bob graduared from Michigan Tech, rhen known as rhe College of Mining and
Technology, In 1959, Afrer working for rhe Foresr Service and rhe Wisconsin DNR,
[lob returned to Tech as on instrucror in 1962. With some rime off for his masters
degree at the University of Minnesota. Bob has tought about 1400 of Our 1800
graduates the finer poims of dendrology. tree genetics, fire control. and weed
control for over 25 years.
The " Roosr " was fun for all who participared and lisrened, and many of rhe lesser
known " truths" about Bob's career were brought to light. The origins of some of the
favoriTe " names" students hod for Bob over the years - names like " Block Bob",
"Arypical Bob", and " Brushbusrer Bob" -
were relrerared In srarles, and same
were even dramatized by some of the more lmaglnorive students. Frank Lennungs'
portrayal of " The Tardon Kid", even ro rhe derail of having his " hair fall our", was
especially appreciared by rhe group.
To " get back" or Bob, graduate student Sue Horr and recent groduore Dave
Fehringer, both of whom have been Bob's student assistants, dug some of the more
obscure specimens our of rhe dendra lob and put together a 25 point dendra quiz
that Bob was forced to take. Some of the other foresters in the group 0150
arrempred ir. Rumor has Ir rhar Bob passed rhe quiz -
bur only marginally -
making some of the same mistakes his students have been berated for over the
years . " Some people really know how to hUff a guy!"
Roben L. SoJdok -
ReTIring ofTer 25 yeors of InStrUCTion 0
MTU .
Even " Bashful Bob", who 'd rarher nor have a fuss made, had a goad rime. Of
COurse we couldn 't ler him just sort of fade into obscurity without a party of some
kind. The evening ended with everyone shaking his hand on the way out the door.
We wish him good healrh so rhor he can enjoy an aerive rerlremenr. We know he's
going to continue his consulting and enjoy being a "gentleman farmer and wood lor
owner" . -
Roswell M iller
i'he tobles ore reversed -
6 · '88 FORESTER
Dob barely possed this qulzl
Fronk Lenning - "The Tordon Kid" klde opplkoror r~lIy looks like?
Is This whoT a hert
FACULTY
AND
STAFF
'68 FORmER · 7
WARREN E. "ED" FRAYER. D.F.
JANET 5. BAINBRIDGE
Secretory
Institute of Wood Research
DENNIS A. BARIL
Teochlng Assistant
Forestry
ROBERT J. BARRON
Research Associate
Institute of Wood Research
GLEN A. BELKOA
Research Associate
Institute of Wood Research
JOHANN tt BRUHN, Ph.D.
Research ScienriST
Forest Pathology
BERNARD W . CARR
Associate Professor
Forest Technology
PETER J. CAITELINO
Assistant Research Scien tist
Forestry
VINCENT L. CHIANG, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Wood Chemistry
Dean
School of Forestry and Wood Products
,
6 ' '66 FORESTER
TERRY G. ClOUTHIER
Custodian
School of Forestry ond Wood Products
JOHN R. DIEBEL
Monoger
Institute of Wood Reseorch
ALEX M. DINER. Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Forest Biotechnology
JAMES P. DOUGOVITO
Monoger
Ford Forestry Center
RALPH G. DUFFEK
U.P. Extension Forester
Ford Forestry Center
PATRICIA M. FLEMINGTON
Research Associate
Forest Biotechnology
MARY L FRANTTI
Administrative Aid
School of Forestry ond Wood Producrs
EUZABETH A. GAFF
Clerk
Forest Biotechnology
MARGARET R. GALE. Ph.D.
AssIstont Professor
Foresr Productivity
.68 FORESTER. 9
BRUCE A. HAATAlA
Senior I\eseorch Sclent~t
Institute of Wood I\eseorch
CHARLES E. HEIN
Asslstont Professor
Lond Surveying
MARTIN F. JURGENSEN. Ph.D.
Professor
Soils
DOUGlAS C. JURMU
Lobororo ry A5soclote
Institute of W ood Reseo rch
SHARLENE J. KANNIAINEN
DAVID F. KARNOSKY. Ph.D.
Senior Secretory
Ford Forestry Center
Director
C1FNI\/Foresr BIotechnology
KENNETH J. KRAFT. Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Entomology
PETER E. LAKS. Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Institute of Wood I\eseorch
HAL O. UECHTY
Assistant Research ScienTist
Forestry
10 • '88 FORESTER
ANDREA E. LONGHIi'll
Executive Secretory
Forestry
GARY W. LYON. Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Forest Economics
ANN l. MAClEAN. Ph.D.
AssiSTant Professor
Remote Sensing
MARY BETH MAURER
Word Processing Operator
School of Forestry and W cod ProduCTs
PEGGY A. McKAIG
Assistanr Research Scientist
Institute of Wood Research
ROSWELL K. MILLER. Ph.D.
Associare Professor
Forest SCience
GLENN D. MROZ. Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Silviculture and 50lls
JANET B. PACES
Research Associore
Forestry
ROBERT D. PALARDY
Assistanr Research Scienrist
Institute of Wood Research
'88 FORESTER · 11
ROLF O . PETERSON. Ph.D.
JAMES B. PICKENS. Ph.D.
MARCIA S. PRUNER
Professor
Wildlffe
Assistant Professor
Research Associate
Instlrure of Wood Reseorch
LESLEY J. PUTMAN. Ph.D.
Assistont Research Scientist
Insrirure of Wood Reseorch
Forest Management
DAVID D. REED. Ph.D.
Associate Professor
DENNIS P. ROBINSON
Technlcol Represenrorive
Mlchlgon DeporTmenr of Agriculrure
Forest l3[omerrics
!!
STEPHEN M. SHALER. Ph.D.
TERRY l. SHARIK. Ph.D.
STEPHEN G. SHETRON. Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Wood Science ond Technology
Assoclore Professor
Forest Ecology
Professor
Soils
12 ' '68 FORESTER
MARYELLEN STEVENS
Executive Secretory
Instlrure of Wood Reseorch
DOUGLAS D. STOKKE. Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Wood Science and Technology
FRANK H. STORY
Lobororory AssO<iare
InSTitute of Wood Research
BERNARD C. SUN. Ph.D.
Associote Professor
Wood Science and Technology
ANDREW D. WILLIAMS
Assistant Research Scientist
WILLIAM A. YIUANA
Labororory AssO<iare
Instirure of Wood Research
Institute of Wood Research
'88 FORESTER · 13
1988 DEPARTMENT NEWS
The School of Foresrry and Wood Producrs at Michigan Tech has
been ranked as one of the foremost educorional institutions of Irs
type In the country by the Cooperative State Research Service
(CSRS) of Washingron D.C. The CSRS ranked rhe School of Forestry
and Wood Producrs in rhe rap ren percent of all colleges and
schools active in the Mcintire-Stennis program (funding for forestry
research). The school was also ranked as a sHong program rhot is
competitive w ith those of much lorger Institutions.
The Institute of Wood Research was formally Incorporated Into
rhe School of Forestry and Wood Producrs during the past year. As
a result. some administrative reorgonization occurred. John F.
Diebel was named as Manager of IWR for a one year period, and
will reparT direcrly to Dean Frayer. John received a B.S. in Forest
Science from Colorado State Universiry in 1975 and a M.S. In
Management Science from the Krannerr Graduate School of Man.
agement at Purdue University in 1984. He has worked as a
forester for Weyerhauser (1975-1977), George Banzhaf & Company ( 1977-1979), and for rhe Bureau of Land Management
(1979-19&,)). John joined IWR as a marketing and financial analyst
In February, 1985.
The Forestry School will receive $2.3 million to monitOr the
Impact of the U.S. Navy's Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) communication system on Upper Michigan forests. Studies. headed by
Dr. Johann Bruhn and Dr. Glenn Mroz. will arrempr to document
any environmental changes thor occur as a result of the antenna.
The effects of the ELF elecrromagnetic fields will be examined on
the life cycle of NOrThern Hardwoods and Red Pine and also on the
decomposition of liner on the forest floor.
l3ernie Carr. who reaches Mapping Applications In Natural Resources. was one of four individuals from Michigan to be named to
the Sociery of American Foresters (SAF) Fellows for 1987. Dave
discovered a slab of nearly pure native copper while on a fish ing
Reed has been "busy as a beaver". He was the renTh top
recru iter for new SAF members in 1987.
The forestry building also has some new features. In the halls
are wood carvings depicting various scenes of early logging days.
These carvings were crafted by Terry Dlcklnsen of Grayling, Mich-
trip in September. The Yrjanas received $500 from .he Copper
Range Company for their discovery of the 5,950 paund slob. The
slab Is more than 99 percent pure and will be displayed at the
Igan. The School of Forestry and Wood Producrs now has Its own
von . which is used for field rrips and other events.
There are some new faces around the department this year.
Joining the stoff is Dr. Lesley Putman, assistant research scientist for
IWR. Lesley is a biochemiST working in The silvlchemicals research
group. Dr. Ken Kraft joins us from rhe biology depOrTment. Ken
teaches Forest Entomology and Ornithology. Dr. Rolf Peterson,
also from rhe biology department teaches Wildlife Management
and Animal Population Dynamics. Dennis Robinson joins the staff
as a Technical representative for the Michigan Department of
Agriculture .
Bill Yrjono, laboratory associate for IWR, and his son Erick,
14 · '68 FORESTER
White Pine Mine In WhIte Pine. Michigan.
Several staff families have been expanded this year. Those with
mole additions include, Paul and Janer Bainbridge (Michael), Ale.
and Debra Diner (Tristin), and Sreve and Robin Shaler (Rass).
Gordon and Ann Maclean had a boby girl, Heather Ashley. Colleen Spakowski
Top Left - Home sweeT home . ,
Top RighT - The foreStry von - rhe pride of rhe
fleer,
Oonom Right - Oill and son Erkk frnd almoSt pure
slob of copper In the UP,
'88
FO~ESTER ·
15
Oockwise From R.lght:
Now repeot 5mollon's formulo JUSt one more time Corollnel
Mony Jur~nsen , Chorged w lrh: Inde<:enl exposure, lelcherous benavlOr, and disploylng wggestlve molerlol
Mary Berh IryS her hand 01 venrrniquism.
Gee Janet, do you reaUy lleot your soUlike dirt?
I'm SOI'ry SIeve, but I'm nor budging unrll you lett me where you coughr
rhor 60 Inch sl\.lrgeonl
16 · '68 FORESTER
GRADUATES
'88
FO~E.\TER·
17
KEN DRUMMEL
05 , Foresuy
XI Sigma PI
JOHN CARETTI
0.5., Forestry
DREW CORDIN
OS .. Forestry:
Pothology and Enromology
SAF - Vlce-Cholrmon
XI Sl9mo PI -
MsoclOle Forester
POThogen Hockey Co-QrdlnOfor
KEVIN FOX
O.S" Forestry
SAF -
(holfmon
XI Sigma PI -
ForesTer
DOD HAWKE
D,S.. Wood and Fiber UtlllzOtlon
FPI\S - Vlce·Presldent
MTU I\Idge Roomers - TreO$l,Jrer
TOM HILL
0.5" Forestry
SAF
1M 5pons
1~ ·
'M FORESTER
STEVE HOFFER
D 5.. Fo(ewy ~ Forest Manegemen,
SAf - Secretory / Treasurer
Wildlife Club - Presidenl
Sr. AI's Porlsh Council - Perish Service
Commissioner
Alpho Phi Omego - 1st UP ., Alumni Secretory
Boy Scovrs - ScoulmOSler Troop 207. Hancock,
MI
DAN HOHEISEL
0.5., Wood ond Fiber Urlllzorion
FPI\5 - Pre~denr
I.M. 5pons
MARY )0 HUMPHREYS
D,S" Forestry
SAF
I.M. Volleyball
DAVE KARl
D,S., Forestry
MARK KOCH
0.5.. Foresrry
SAF
XI Slgmo PI
MTU Forester
KATE LANTZ
0.5., Forestry:
Economics ond Monogemenr
SM
XI Sigma Pi
.8a
FO~E5Tm
• 19
BRUCE LAMPE LA
D.S.• Wood and Fiber Utilization
XI SI9mo PI
FPI\5
FRANK LENNING
D.S.. Foresrry
JACK MATIlLA
0.5., Forestry
XI Sigmo PI - Ronger
SAF
MTU PlSlol Club
JEAN MARIE MILITELLO
D,S" Fore-srry
Wildlife Club SAF
SecreTory / Treosvrer
ERIC OLSEN
D.S.• ForesTry
FPI\5
JOHN RAUTIOLA
0.5.. ForeStry
XI Sl<)mo Pi
20 · '88
FO~ESTER
CINDY SCHILKE
D,S.. Forestry : Urban
SAF
MTU Women's Versity Basketball Team
1M Sports
scon SWANK
B.S.• ForesTry: Soils
SAF
Soils Club
CHRIS WAn
O.S.• Wood and Fiber Utilization
FPI\S - Membership Chairman
Sigma Phi Epsilon
'sa FORESTm · 21
LOUSIE M. BOS
M.S.
Differences In ProduCtivity between Tsugomoj.
onthemum and Tsugo·moionthemum.vQcdnium
Habltot Types In rhe Weslern Upper Penlnwlo of
Mlchlgon.
RANDALL H. BROOKS
M.S.
Effecls at Whole Tree Harvesllng on Foresl Floor
and Minerai Soli Organic Morrer, Cotlon-Exchange
Copaclty , and Avol1 oble Water.
TH OMAS P. D' AVELLO
M.S.
InTerpretive Vorlobiliry of Soil Mop UniTS and ApplicoTion of 0 GeographIC Information SysTem for
FOresl land Managemenl .
PATRICIA M. FLEMINGTON
M.S.
The Effecls of Thlrom, Aluminum. and Dow 202
lorex STicker on In· Vitro GrowTh of Scleroderma
c!rrlnum and Scleroderma m ocrorrhlzon lsolores.
SHAWN P. HAGAN
M.S.
Influence of Seed Ro[n From Mulrlple Sources on
Ihe 5poll01 DiStribution of Pinus slrobus GermlnanlS
In 0 Mixed Pine-Hardwood Successlonol Sysrem .
22 • •sa FORESTER
SUSAN M . HART
M.S.
Enviro nmentol Foctors Atfealng EIOngollon of European lorch Tissue CulTure PIonllers.
MICHAEL J. HOLMES
M.S.
Annua l Diomeler GrowTh Model ModificaTion ond
Comporlson of Co mpeTITion Indices In Nonhern
Hardwoods,
KAR l P. KOLPPO
M,S.
Lignin CondenSOTlon AeoctiOns In Different Mor·
phologlcal Aegrons of Cell Wall During KrofT, Soda,
ond Acid Sulfite Pulping of Weslern Hemlock, An
Approach Combining Chemlcel De9rodorlon I\~
ocrions cnd SEM- or TEM·EOXA.
I
JAMES W. McLAUGHLIN
M.S.
Medic Etfe<ts on V itrificaTion and GrowTh of Eu-
ropean lorch.
JONI A . MOORE
M.S.
DIstribution of Armillaria Clones on ELF PlantatIOn
Sires In Mkhl9On's Upper Penlnsulo.
:
'ae FORESTER · 23
liNDA £BEL THOMASMA
M.S.
A Tesl of 0 Hoblror SultoblllTY Index Model for the
Fisher In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
MARK A. WAllACH
M.S,
A Mill Specific Evaluation of the Rough Green
TorgE't Size for 4/ 4 Hord Maple lumber,
XUERONG WANG
M.S.
Structure Cl'longes of lignin In Soda and SodaAnthraquinone Dellgniflcollon of Wheol Strow.
NOT PICTURED,
PATRICIA CONNAUGHTON
M.s.
The Cumulotlve Effe<rs of Acid Deposltlon on PIOI
101101"1 Son and the Growth and Nulrlenr A$$ln
ilorlon Respon$e$ of Pinus Reslnosc .
PASCALE RASSA IT
M.S.
Relollonsnips between leof morpholQ9Y and Ih
ozone response of Froxlnus pennsylvonico on
Prunu$ serofino .
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FEATURES _ __
'68 FORE5Tm • 25
WOOD CARVINGS ADD
PERSONAL TOUCH
The foresrry building took on 0 new look
thiS year as wood carvings were added to
the walls. The carv ings were created by
Terry Dickersen, a wood routing expert,
from Groyling. Mlchlgon .
The corvings. seven In 011. depict logging
scenes from eorly doys In the Upper Peninsulo. 5ugor mople wos used fOr both the
murols ond the supporting rrim . In 011. the
murol cover 612 squore feet of woll spoce
In rhe building.
Response to the carvings has been en·
thuslosric. They odd 0 uniqueness ond choraCTer to the building. Severol students have
commented thor the murals make the
bUilding seem worm ond give them 0 feeling of being "or home." Gur. 05 one student pur it, the best thing about them is
rhor they ore mode our of wood!
26 ·
'sa FORESTER
SOIL IS A
NATURAL
Leh -
Jm, Janer. Char. and Undo are busy
Above -
The Soils Lob. managed by Janet Paces
and overseen by Dr. Marty Jurgensen. is a
very acrive research and teaching focility
for the deporrment. ~ut surprisingly. those
not in the forest soils program or employed
by the lab know very lirrle abouT irs function and Irs Importance. To the sTudents,
room 137 Is well known as FW230 lab. four
hours a week.
ELF and acid rain are the twO major
projecTs in which ,he Soils Lob researchers
are involved. ELF (Extremely· Low Fre·
quency) is a large. on·going project of
wh ich the Salls Lab plays a very specific
role. Soil and plant material samples are
submirred for ion analysis, "We ore anum·
ber·generating lab." soys Janer. The Soils
Lob has been working on ELF dora since
1984, when the projecT wos initiated.
Acid rain is a projecT in jOinr cooperorion
berween MTU . MSU. U of M. and rhe U.S.
Forest Service . Similar analyses of soil , wa-
ter and planr morerial ore performed for
acid rain as · for ELF. The Salls Lab also
participates in many other smaller scaled
projecTs including work for other deparTmenTS on campus.
To get to the nitty gritty. SOli. water and
plant Tissue samples are processed ond
a nalyzed for nUTrieN conTenT. For example. physical analysis of soil can determine
particle size range and woter drainage co·
pability. Resulrs from these experiments
can determine soU and worer quality , ond
nutrient availability.
Jill SChultz-Stoker (rhe experr) and Char
Friesen operate the auto-analyzer. The
a uto-analyzer analyzes solutions that have
been previously processed by Kjeldahl di·
gestion. Kjeldahl digestion converts nitrogen in the sample to ammonium. It is the
ammonia thor Is detected by the autoanalyzer. This process is called roral niTro.
gen analysis and is one of the mOst Ire·
quent tests.
linda Thomasmo is the A.A. specialiST -
05
usua l.
The Soils lab mmc:or.
A.A. being short for oromic absorption
spectrophotometer. This piece of equipment also requires Thor samples be processed by digestion before They can be
analyzed. The A.A. is used to find cations:
calcium , magnesium, potassium, sodium,
aluminum, iron, and copper.
JoneT Poces is more thon just 0 manager.
She does a lot 01 dora reduction and is
responsible for most computer work . " I fill
in whenever someThing needs to be
done. "
Marry Jurgensen Is the ultimate head of
This lab. A professor of soli science at MTU.
Marry arranges work priorities for The lob
researchers, troubleshoots with analyses,
and approves new purchases for The lob.
On the lighter side. Janet points Out The
most noticeable resuir of their work: "Our
main job is making dirty dishes. Our workstudies will appreciate that! " Helen
Shepherd
'ea FORESTER · 27
LIFE AFTER TECH
• • •
MEAD .PAPER
CORPORATION
Prior to completion of my Master's degree ar M ichigan Tech , I
was offered the opportunity to work as a summer Intern for Mead
Paper Corpororion (Publishing Paper Division. Escanaba. MI.) in
their foresT regene rorlon program. I immediorely become in·
valved In all aspeCTs of contaInerized tree seedling p roduction as
well as plantarlon establishment practices in the lake Stores. Upon
complerlon of my graduate degree . I was hired by Mead as a
Research Forester.
My duries are divided up between normal greenhouse operation and research . Because crop prepororlon Is of viral imporTance TO a containerized operaTion, I spend a good deal of
time acquiring. cleaning. and testing seed . In addition. I assist the
Greenhouse Manager In determining sowing sTrategies for va rious
species and porriclpare In the actual seedIng operation.
Dora collection Is another aspect of crop production thor I om
responsible for. From Initial crop establishment up until final crop
shipmenr the use of on eleCTronIc dara recorder and m icrocom·
purers a id In moniTorIng crop STaTUS and summarizing STock avail·
ability information for regene ra tion foresters.
As I quickly learned during my internsh ip at Mead. research is
tied closely w ith operations. !le~des conducting stock production
research or the greenhouse facility . my duties are carried over inro
The field. We are always rrying new or a lrernative silviculturol / regeneration practices in on a ttempt to improve seedling
growth and establishment. HerbiCide research also ploys on Important role and Involves updorlng present chemical site preparation and release use parameters as well as screening of new
herbiCides. I work closely with rhe orher regeneration personnel In
trying to provide SOlUTiOns TO problems They encounter. Seeing
results implemented Is very graTifying and often spurs oddiTional
2e · 'ee FORESIER
ideas for improvement.
Working in Escanaba and being involved In foreSTry research .
have hod a unique opporrunity to interact w ith the forestry faculr'
or M ich igan Tech. As on alumnus, I feel rhe academ ic and wer
experience I received or Tech was very benefiCial , as is mair
toinlng a professional working relationship with the School c
Forestry and Wood Products.
- Charlie !leCkE
• • •
"THE REAL WORLD"
LAKE SUPERIOR
LAND COMPANY
The company owns approximately '.4 million acres of forest
land In rhe Copper Counrry. os well as rhe Goodman forest in
nonhern Wisconsin. Our forestry staff In Calumer, 011 MTU graduores, includes: Kelrh Orey (heod forester ), Jim Pardini, Mike
Oackman, Orion Ferrig, and myself.
Our lands produce appraxlmarely 6 million board feer annually. Since we hove no responsibilities towords a mill. our wood
is said on rhe marker for rhe hlghesr price available. Unril just
recently . much of our land was under cuning conrracts WiTh various
companies. As a result. the Timber quality as well as The onnuol cur
ore much below Their potenrial. and we hove relatively lirrle
knowledge of our forest as a whole. At present , we ore In the
proce ss of colleering InvenTory dora and ore beginning fa formulore a foreST manogement pion.
I received my O.S. degree In forestry j wildlife In 1984. Continuing my education , I wenr on rowards a M .S. degree. olso in
forestry j wildl~e . As I was preparing ro defend my rhesls in November 1986, I answered an ad for a field foresrer in rhe Daily
Mining Gazerre. I was offered rhe posirion and began working rhe
week offer my defense. At rhor rime, the nome of the company
wos Universal 011 Producrs ( U.O.P.), whose land ownership Included whar once belonged ro Calumer ond Hecla Mining Compony. Shonly rhereofrer, we broke off of U.O.P. ond became
Lake Superior Land Company.
My responsibiliTies include supervision of 2 to 4 COntraCT logging
crews. This involves cruising. job laYOUT. marking Timber. coardinarion of shipping, scaling, ere. I am also charged w irh developing 0 funCTional compuTerized invenTory management sysrem. This Is proving ro be quire a challenge and w ill probably
keep me busy for a year or rwo .
Since beginning work In 1986, I was married in Ocrober 1987 ra
Sora Nepper. who wOS 0 chemiSTrY major or MTU . We enjoy living
In rhe Capper Caunrry and look forward ro staying here for a
while.
Oest of Luck,
Dave Fe hringer
'68 FORESTER ' :N
LOOKING
BACK
• • •
Hockey -
Floyd Morllo cnd Mory Slocum -
lumberJock Gall 1960.
Forester sryle.
Forestry Club In 1960,
Wno nee<ts swords!
The forestry teom puts In 0 good showing during Cornlvol.
JO • '8& FORElTm
Reody or nor -
here we come.
Supper'5 reodyl
Summer comp 1949.
So this Is whot fore5fers do for fun!
RESEARCH
NEVER A DULL
MOMENT
Did you know rhor rhe School of ForeSTrY and Wood ProduCTS is
one of The mOST active units on campus in terms of research?
Research Is on integral part of our programs which helps to keep
faculTY up-To-dare In their reaching and provides rraining for
groduare srudenrs. it also creares plenty of opporrunltles for
undergraduores TO work on a research project both during the
school year and rhraugh rhe summer. You have probably heard a
lOT abOUT The "ELF" and " ocld rain " projects, but did you know
thor:
·Peter Loks has been raising flies in the mechanical properties
lab and rhen rrying ro kill rhem wlrh chemicals from bark?
'Gory Lyon and John Diebel have assessed wood producTS
industry opportunities in Michigon for the Deportment of Com·
merce?
-Marty Jurgensen is now a renowned, and of course, Infomous
world traveler?
·Oernie Sun Is making some simply unbelievable fiberboords?
• Ann Maclean nor only teaches all of The remote sensing classes
and does research using sorellite Imagery, bur has also managed,
in the lOST year, TO build a house, have a baby, raise and train
puppies, ... !!I?
-Jim Pickens continues his modeling wizardry for the Forest
SerVice?
'R02 Miller nor only rells people how ro make maple syrup, cur
firewood . enjoy naTure, erc. In his column In the locol pope r, bur
also aurhored rhe fire chaprer in rhe lareST FORESTRY HANDBOOK?
'Dean Froyer keeps busy by assessing U.S. wetlond acre age
(he doesn'r have anyrhlng else ro do!)?
There's lots, lots more going on, which helps to m a ke this q uire
an inreresting place. Now, if Peter could only find a w a y to make
those flies smell better!
- anonymous (Due to that rema rk abou t the Dea n!)
J2 · ·88 FORESTER
'88
FO~E5TER .
3.:
Top - Survivors of fall camp. DACK ROW: Gregg Aodtorson, Theresa Reilly. Glen
Toepfer. Edword Fredrickson, Derlk Helmerdlnger. Orion Wolters. John Zenk. FRONT
ROW: Paul Doru~o , John Yeshe. Gregory Ketola. Gerold McKitfy, Jeffrey Steinkraus,
Jennifer Russell. Technktons not pkturec! ore Mark Doyle and CMs Bender,
Bottom l ..tt Bottom Right -
J4 . '88 FORESTER
Here we go O<)Oln .. , onorher ride on the bus.
Orion ond Gerry use a reJis cope 10
get merchantable height.
Alberta, The Final Frontier
Forestry Fall Camp '88
Brion, Poul. ond The reso ore busy review ing rhe cloys
os.sIgnme-nr.
The studenr body counr or rhe Ford Forestry Cenrer was rhe
smallesT in rece nt memory according to our mentor and fall camp
coordlnoror, professor Rosw ell Miller. Whor we locked In quonriry,
we mode up for In quollry (rlghr Ros?),
Only fifteen of uS orrended camp This year; thirreen foresters
and TWO techniCians. The number of students was small enough
rhot the guys were divided into houses eleven and six (soon to be
known os rhe 'words'), The girls were pur inro rhe dorm, I rh lnk
rhor Jenny ond Thereso w ill ogree rhor rhe guys gor rhe berter end
of rhe deo!.
As I menTioned. Roswell Miller wOS the cam p coordinoror and
olso professor of rhe fine ort of Lond Meosuremenrs (bur Ros, you
rold me ro keep my eyes on rhe stoke), Deon Froyer become rhe
resident experr for ForesT Meosurements and Invenrory. Terry
Shorik ond Johonn Bruhn roughr Forest Ecology ond Forest Science
respecrively. Ann Modeon mode on oppeoronce ( I rhink) ro show
us whor rrees look like from way up in the a ir. Denny Baril and Jim
Dougovlro rounded our our reochlng stoff, Shown Hogon (you
dldn'r reoch, did you Shown?) wos our groduore osslstonr. He
drove a mean bus, become on experr or muffler repair, and
answered questions afrer hours and between beers. Blockie , the
dog, rerurned os comp moscor (he slepr in Glen's bed).
We recreaTed according TO our own personal TOstes. As I menrioned, Glen shored his bed w lrh rhe dog. John Z. ond Derek fished
for sliver solmon in The Falls River while Paul and J~ff Tried to figure
our whor 011 rhose lirtle brown spors were on rhe Ford Loke
brookies. Greg K. mode sure rhor 011 rhe roods were cleor of
grouse or all rimes. Ed, on the orher hand. become the resident
expen on waterfowl identificarion . Jenny and Theresa answered
phones, ond John D. corrled 0 deer heod In rhe rrunk of his cor (just
in cose he found a deer wandering obour rhor needed one).
Gerry and Brion translated the names of local attraCTions and
some of our professor's lectures for us. Mark and Chris worked or
deTermining The exact number of bounces of a superball iTTook TO
ger Poul our of his room.
Bur whor did we ocruolly leorn you say? Well , we gor rogerher
ond olrer some deep phllosophlcol rhoughr come up w lrh 0 few
rh ings. We leorned rhor,
- When you twist a logger's rope, you need 0 new logger's
rope.
- When Jim D. soid rhor he only groded rhe rhree best foces of
a log, he never was Talking abouT The some Three faces we
were .
- When Terry S. soys " field rrip," rhe emphosls wos usuolly on
rhe 'rrlp.'
- Naomi, the cook. Is a very nice lady rhaT must have done
rhe best wirh whor she hod.
- You should nor rry ro fool Deon Froyer on how much of 0
sugor mople is culled due ro yellow ror; He'll cur rhor sucker
down and prove you wrong.
- Denny knows how TO smile in adversity. he smiled through
the whole Tree felling exercise.
- Johann lecTures beTTer WiThoUT jock pine cones whizzing pOST
his heod.
- You can drosTicolly reduce The number of trees In your plOT
somple - just knock down rhe borderline rrees.
We did leorn quire 0 blr reolly. My persanol opinion is rhor foil
camp is whaT gives Tech foreSTers The edge over Those from OTher
schools. Denny ond Jim D. showed us rhor rhere Is 0 big difference
between field foresters and classroom foreSTers. I know we all
come a Iltrle closer to being able to practice whaT our professors
rrled ro preoch.
Thonks to rhe Forestry Deportmenr for moklng rhor kind of
rroinlng possible.
- Gregg Anderson (somerime residenr of ward 6)
'sa FORESTER · J5
FORD
FORESTRY
CENTER
The Ford Forestry Cenrer is one of three areas comprising the
School of Foresrry and Wood Products. The center serves as a foco
point for silviculturol research , forest management, and primory
processing for forest produCTs. Ir also serves as on Instruction facility
and demonstration area for forestry students and orhers.
The center Is located 42 miles south of Houghton In Alberto. Thi,
once small town was developed in 19:36 by Henry Ford as a
model lumbering commun Ity . The community eventuolly reached
a population of 65, of which 25 were employed at the mill. The
Alberto mill once supplied Ford with lumber for station wogon
bodies, automOTive P0rfs. and defense production . The schools 01
Alberto offered classes from kindergarten through eighth grade.
Improvements In rronsporrorion and greaTer proporrions of metal
and plastics in cars forced the lumbering operations in Alberta to
finally end in June of 1954.
The Ford Foresrry Center was obtaIned as a gift from the Ford
Moror Company Fund. On November:lQ, 1954 Allen W. Merrell,
the vIce president for the Ford fund , announced the gift to the
Michigan Tech forestry department and turned over the properry
deed to Grover C. Dillman, presldenr of rhe college . The original
facility Included 12 residences, 12 garages, a fully equipped
sawmill, 2 school houses, a combined kitchen and dining hall, on
office building. a utiliTY building, a 2 oere man-mode lake, and
1703 oeres of land. The cenTer was lorer upgraded with a small
greenhouse, 0
rree
nursery, research offices, a complete soils
lobororory. and on expanded dormitory. The sawmill was alsa
upgraded wirh a five foor bond sawmill capable of cutting 15,000
board feet of lumber doily. The sawmill was lasr used in 1982.
;)6 · ·sa FORESTER
Since 1954 additional forest land adjacent to the properTy has
been added so thaT The cenTer now consists of 4110 acres. The
properly supporrs nearly 10 million board feet of norrhern hardwoods and hemlock Timber stands. as well as more than 10
thousand cords of jack pine, aspen. and paper birch pulpwood
sTands. Subsequent gifts of land by the Mich igan Departmenr of
Conservation now permit the cenrer TO conduct research on most
of The northern foresT Types and soils occurring In the STaTe of
Mich igan
The Ford ForesTry Cenrer is also the siTe of The Third Mich igan
Civilian Conservation Corps Residential Center. The MCCC Is similar
to the Federal Civil ian Conservation Corps, which was popular
during The depression. The Twa primary goals for This group are:
(1) to improve and proteCt Mich igan's Natural Resources, and (2)
TO oHer consrructive work experience and training to economically-.disadvanraged young men and women to Increose their
abili~y to secure unsubsidized employment. Some examples of
MCCC work projects Include state park Improvement, trail developmenT, conSTruction, STream improvements, erosion conrrol,
and general maintenance.
The center is now a " mulriple use" faciliry . The primary op-
erarion of the cenTer is to supporr research for the School of
Forestry and Wood Products. The center is also used as a facility for
the fall camp praricium and as a m ini conference cenrer for
primarily foreSTry relored Topics.
Jim DougoviTO is The manager of The center. Of their 4 ,000 ocres
of timber. abOUT 2,000 is comprised of norThern hardwoods and
2.000 is pine. The hardwoods are seleCTively managed on a ten
year cutting cycle and y ield approx i mately 15 , 000
bdft./acre / year. Aside from being the manager, Jim Is also
involved in the Mich igan Sawmill Safety Program in cooperation
with Bay De Nac community college. Ralph DuHeh Is an extension
forester for Michigan Store University. He coordinates some of The
workshops at the center and also gives lectures around the area.
Oesides Jim and Rolph, there are five other full time employees aT
the center.
The cenrer blends a favorable location along WiTh abundant
faciliTies TO provide inSTrUCTion and training In forestry related areas.
The Ford Foresrry Cenrer is also used as a demOnSTraTion area
where the results of long-term and shorr-Term forestry practices
may be observed and where special projects may be conducted.
KEEPING
us
Various seminars ore held throughout the yeor. sponsored by
rhe dlfferenr clubs wlrhln rhe Foresrry ond Wood Producrs De·
porrmenrs. A wide range of tOpIcs were covered rhls year, Here
we hove hlghllghred 0 few of rhem .
CLOCKWISE FROM UPPER LEFT:
- Oo ... e Monon, former DepuTY Supervisor for Kerchlcon NOTional ForesT spoke on
the conrroversy In Ihe Tongoss Notional Foresl: TImber vs. W ilderness.
- Cornell Dejong, OUTdoor wriTer, talked obout Ihe deer bolt debetf!',
- Rick Boron, owner of Boron log Homes, explained log home COn$lrualon. Here
Rick demOnSTraTeS The use of Ihe scriber. which Is used 10 mark Ihe logs for 0 perfeCt
fll .
- Joel HolTrop. DePUTY Supervlsor for The Nkoler NOTlonol Foresr, Informed us on
The interaction of roods w irn foreSf monagemenr ocTivitles.
- RepresenToTives from Weyerhauser spoke on the bu$lness philosophy ond 90015
of Tne ComposiTe Produas DIvision.
:Ja . 'M FORESTER
INFORMED
ACTIVITIES
'88 FORESTER · 39
FRESHMEN
GACK ROW: Clark Trowbridge. Don
Fehringer, Bill MorquordT, Brerr Gess,
Roy Slawskl. FRONT ROW : KirSTen
STeele. Tom Skinner. Todd Oppermon ,
NOT PICTURED : ChrisTin e Bliss. Jeff
Kokuk, Andrew Kulpo, Mary STockert,
BACK ROW : Joel Erickson . John
For~n . Dove Hoheisel. Tony Sovey ,
Gerry McK ltry , Brion Wafers , Ed
Fredrlckson. John Zenk. Derlk HelmerdInger. Jeff Srelnkrau. mONT ROW: Jeff
Conley . ScarT Troop. Eric STier. Mon
RlnrOmokJ. Thad BishOp. NOT PIC·
TURED: Greg KeTola. Jennifer Russell,
Gob SeXTon.
SOPHOMORES
40 · '68 FORE5Tm
JUNIORS
BACK ROW: Dove Neph. Steve Milford.
Howard lindberg. John YesM, Bob
O ' loughlln . FRONT ROW : Colleen
5pokowskl. Angle Orondon. Llso Ander-
son, Eric Gdv to . JeH Andrews, Don
Clark, Mark Korkko. NOT PIOUREO:
Jemie Anronlewkz. Poul DeNske. Joe
Lannom, Todd Penro$e, Steve Perry.
Jol'ln Punches. Thereso Reflly . Glen
Toepfer.
Mark filer, Suson Greseru (50 IT's roklng
us 0 IInle longer .. , , 'mon - R.ome
wOSt'!'t built In 0 deyl) NOT PJaURED:
Anderson, Steve Nyhoff. Todd
Gr~
Wlerlngo.
SENIORS
WOOD and FIBER STUDENTS
BACK ROW: John Forsman. Joel
Erickson. Dov e Hoheisel, Thod Bishop.
JeH Eb sch. Mark HoofOjO. Erik
Keranen . FRONT ROW: Meral Jackson,
Joe Rushlou. Tony SO....ey. NOT
PICTUAED: Tom Teliln.
SA Y YA TO DA U.P., EH?
I came, I thawed. I rronsferred ...
Survive Upper Michigan and The reST of The world is easy ,
If you love Upper Michigan. ra ise your righr ski.
Upper M ich igon; where visitors rurn blue w iTh envy.
Save a Yooper, ear a mosquito.
One day It's worm. rhe reST of rhe year it's cold.
Upper Michigan. Mosqulro supplier of rhe world.
Upper Michigan; home of blond hair and blue ears.
Upper M ich igan: come toll in love WiTh a loon.
Land of many cultures ... mostly throaT,
Where The eliTe meeT The sleet.
Upper M ich igan; closed for glacier repa irs.
Land of TWO seasons; winter is coming and w inrer is here.
Upper Mich igan; glove it or leave iT.
Upper Michigan; Hove you jump starred your kid rodoy?
There are Three Things you con grow in Upper M ich igan; cold, colder and
farrer.
Many are cold but few are frozen ,
Why Upper Mich igan? To protect Ontario from Wisconsin,
Land Of 10.000 Mokis.
You are enTering Upper M ichigan ; use a lternate route .
Reprinted from The Munsing P,O ,W. A Vietnam VeTeran 's News·
terrer.
42 • '8& FORESTER
WILDLIFE CLUB
MAKING TRACKS
FROM LEFT : Jeff Ebsch. Ken Krofr
( Advisor), John DoEo, Dren Gess, John
McDanIel, Don Fehringer, Jone Doe,
lynn Fos. KNEELING: STeve Sledel. Clerk
TrowbrlOge.
The MTU Srudenr Choprer of The Wildlife
Society was very octlve in 1987·88. At our
monthly meetings, we hosted guest speak·
ers who discussed current Issues In wildlife
conservation. Among our speakers were
Vice Presldenr:
Treasurer:
Secretory:
Clark Trowbridge
Michael Schell
Sracey Clarkson
- Clork Trowbridge
I\ob Aha. wildlife biologist for rhe Michigan
DNI\. and Cornell Dejong. a popular ourdoor wrlrer. We also held several fund
rolsers by seiling wlldl~e posters In rhe Memorial Union and rhe Capper Country Moll.
The North-Central Srudenr Chaprer Conclave was a great time for the six members
who wenr. Ir was held or rhe Unlverslry of
Wisconsin or Srevens Polnr In April. The
presentations were Informative, the peo-
ple were friendly. and rhe nlghrllfe was
excirlng. All of Our members rook port In
rhe Prairie Chicken census. which Is raken
each year by U of W Srevens Palnr.
Our biggest project for rhe year rhough
was making on Informative sign to display
or rhe Srurgean I\lver Sloughs Wildlife Area
near Chasse I. Michigan. Working closely
wlrh rhe Michigan DNI\ we were able ra
pur erect a sign showing some of the history and natural fearures of the area.
Our officers for the year were:
Presldenr:
Dan Fehringer
'sa FORESTER · 43
SAF
Student Chapter
The fall wood cut was once again very
successful aT raising The necessary funds to
send our " budding" conclave team to
managed to tie for lost place. However.
troditions were nor to be broken this year.
Michigan State. although we have been
operating on a deficit ever since (I thought
and the tree did fall a Populls
chopuloldes.
The officers for the 1987-1988 school
that only the federal government could do
thor!). We had a good turn aut for the
year were as follows:
Chair: Kevin Fox
splllting although a few die hards had to
fin ish It up during a blinding snowstorm at
night w ith the use of my car's headlights.
We had so much fun during the fall wood
cut thor we also planned a spring wood
cur. I don' t know what Is worse . sacrificing
hunting rime in the fall or fishing time In the
spring!
Th is year's Conclave was held Of the site
of Michigan State's fall camp In Tustin. Michigan on October 16-18. In all. ten people
from the School of Forestry and Wood
Products aTtended . Of the nine basic
events. the students from Tech managed
to place in twO of them. Overall. the team
DACK ROW: Bob O 'loughlln. Mork KOCh. Jock Monno.
Sreve Perry, Howord lindberg. Clork Trowbridge,
MIDDLE ROW: Don Clork, ScOtT Swonk, John Zenk.
DerikHeimerdinger. mONT R.OW: Steve Hoffer. Kevin
Fox, Sue Greseru.
44 • '88 FORESTER
Vice Chair, Andrew Carbin
Program Coordinator: Howard lindberg
Secretary/ Treasurer, Steve " Goofy" Hoffer
The club had to purchase a sauna stove
because lost summer someone acquired
the one Ot the cobin for the ir personal use.
The cabin is generally the same although it
is in dire need of electrical work.
Our winter carnival efforts did not im-
press the judges but we had fun trying .
Same individuals would probably rather
forget the one nlghter altempt; we had
too many chiefs and nor enough indians. A
lor of the chiefs were trying to " roll " innocent passers-by. but were unsuccessful
-
Thank Godl However. we did have or
casualty - a trash can gOt rolted .
The undergraduore snowshoe softb<
team was triumphant thiS year. The u
dergrads shut aut the grads and faculty t
a score of 8 to OJ Way to go!
The Club. in conjunction w ith the Scho
of Forestry. sponsored 6 student represer
arives to anend the SAF convention c
Oerober 18-21 in M inneapolis. Minnesor,
The theme for this year's convention WI
" Economic and Social Development:
F\ole For Forests and Forestry Professlo
als." The trip consisted of 4 days of meetlr
new people. looking for jabs. listening I
Informative lectures. and exploring the cil
of Minneapolis bur not particularly
rhat order. It seemed that certain sealor
of the City got explored more than othel
According to those who wenr. The Trip w(
well worth falling behind In school.
-
Kevi n Fox. Cho
Who's on first?
Bring them home Dove,
I got It, I got It I
Merol ond Sue try their honds or log roiling,
Dove durfng the speed chop tools.
'Ba fORESTER ' 45
XI SIGMA PI
ALPHA ETA
CHAPTERS
LEn TO RIGHT: Mark Koch, Howard
LIndberg. Jeff Andrews. Lbo Andeoon,
Jock Mou ll o. Kevin Fox . Colleen
Spokowskl.
XI Sigma PI provides a service rhor has
almost become a necessity for many In the
forestry department. Whot would it be like
nor to hove thor cup of morning coffee or
breokfosr doughnut waiting for you when
you come In for on MXl closs. I know that I
probably would have slept through a few
closses if it weren 't for my morning coffee!
It was always Interesting to find our what
the coffee of the day was like. I think we
should designate a quality control manager for next year because the coffee
ronged from hot warer (someone forgor to
put coffee In the coffee pot) to gear lube
(two people filled the coffee pot). It was
olso pointed out to me by a concerned
student Thor hot cocoa m ix and chocolate
drink
were
nor Interchangeable -
oops!
Each year the Alpha Eta Chapter span·
46 • •8a FORESTER
sors a symposium related to a topic in
natural resources. This year we felt that we
would Hke to receIve more exposure to
the herbicides (not as tesr specimens) so
we chose the tOpic of " Chemical Use In
Natural Resources." We recruited speakers
from the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy. Michigan Deportment of Natural Resources. Andrae Products Inc.. Dow Chem·
Icol Inc .. Mead Paper Inc.. and the U.S.
Foresr Service. Our faculty advisor. Dr. Goty
Lyon. pur In much rime and effort to make
this year's symposium possible.
The officers for the 1987·1988 school
year were as follows:
Forester:
Assoc . ForeSTer:
Ranger:
Kevin Fox
Andrew Corbin
Jack Mattila
Sec.jTreos.,
Jeffery (Spike)
Andrews
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Goty Lyon
We had added four new initiotes to (
undergraduate membership during this
school year. They are Eric Gdulo. CoileE
Spokowskl. liso Anderson. and Howard
Lindberg. They seem to be picking up r
fine art of making coffee quite well. I a
sure the graduaTing seniors are leaving
the coffee Tradition in competent hand!
We would also like to wish the
graduating foresters the best of luck OUI
there in the real world . Watch our for
those run-owoy skidders. hazard trees.
and those environmentalists!
- Kevin Fox. Fo re~
Forestry Day . . .
. . . and Symposium
The theme of this year's symposium wOS " Chemical Use in the
Forest," Speakers and topics were as follows:
Mr. Ted Weidenfeller. Andree ProduCTs, Inc .. " Introduction -
Overview of Forest Chemicols in rhe Loke Srores",
Mr. Brad Venman . Waste Manogemenr Division, M Ich igan DNR.
" Environmenrol Concerns for Pesrlclde Usoge In Mlchigon ",
Mr. James Whorton , DuPont Sales Representative , "Making
Todoy 's Agriculrurol Chemicols Sofer",
Mr. John Johnson, Meod Poper Compony, " New Technology in
Forest Vegetarian Managemenr";
Mr. Roberr Heyd, Region 1, Michigon DNR, " Prescribing HerbIcIdes for Forest Vegetarian Manogemenr";
Mr. Lorry Yorger, Region 9 , USDA Forest Service, " Region 9
Forest Service Pesticide Policy"; and
Ms. Solly Schiller, Pesticide Secrlon, EPA, " Envlronmenrol Con·
cerns
for Pesticide Usoge and New and Porential legislation"
Scholarships and Awards:
Howord lindberg: S1000.00. Second ploce In rhe Norrheostern
Logger's Conference for hiS poper.
John Yeshee: S600.OO. Timber producers of MI/ WI
Dr. Gory Lyon: Appreciation oward for his work as advisor of Xi
Sigmo Pi.
Denny Boril: Appreciation award for his work .
Dr. Morry Jurgensen ond Dr, Gory Lyon: Oursronding Teocher
Award .
Dr. David Reed : Appreciorion award for his work as advisor for
the Society of American Foresters.
Tom Hill: Best narrOtOr of hunting and fishing stories award.
Dr. Warren Frayer, Mary Fronrri. Mary Beth Maurer, and Andrea
Longhlnl: Celliflcores of oppreciorlon.
Dr. Ann Maclean: Big Screw Award . Ann beat competitors by or
leost S60.oo!
Jim Pickens: The " Golden Fish Aword" for being so willing ro
shore fishing stories and Techniques with students.
Sue Gresens and Mark Koch: Certificates and honoraria recognizing outstanding work on The 1988 Forester.
Dr. Gory Lyon discusses ~n"lronm@ntoJ Issues with EPA representotlve Solly SchUler.
For all yOu do this Bud's for you.
Surprlsel You're on the stoff for ~XI y~r 1001
'88 FORESTER . 47
FRONT: Tokeshl Soko, Sven Girschner, OoU9 Stokke, ChrIS Won , BACK : Wong
Xuerong. Karl Kalppo, SIeve Sholer, Merol Jo<;k$on, Don Hoheisel, Bob Hawke,
Tony Sovey.
F.P.R.S. (87-88) Ir has been an aerive year for rhe Forest
Products Research Sociery. The year began wirh rhoughts of
building a dry kiln for rhe schools use. Doug Srakke and Sreve
Shaler starred ra look inra rhe funding of such a dry kiln. The kiln
w ill be a prajeer for F.P.R.S. members ro work on, as soan as full
funding can be found and a sire designated.
During the w inter term Interest turned to rhe elecrrcn microscope , Samples of red oak and aspen were prepared by
F.P.R.S. members Gob Hawke and Dan Hoheisel. A special F.P.R.S.
meering was called, during which Doug Srokke rook rhe F.P.R.S.
members to the chem-mer building ro view the samples under the
electron microscope. The members found It very Interesting to
view the outstanding m icroscopic nature of WOOd .
On Wednesday March 9 rhe F.P.R.S. supporred a ralk by rhree
Weyerhaeuser composite prOducts diviSion interviewers. The in·
terviewers, Russ Berg. Bev Vine . and Honk Goldberg gave an
Inreresting rolk on rhe business ph ilosophy and goals of
Weyerhaeuser's camposite products division , After their talk refreshments were served as students and faculty asked questions.
On April 6 Rick Baron of Boron log construerion was broughr in ro
give a rolk on rhe building of log homes. His roplc specifically
enrolled scribe fir log construerion wirh full round log saddle norch.
Rick broughr in a lot of his rools, a few video rapes, and some
slides of homes he had builr. He also gave on in-deprh demonstration of how scribing should be done on some cedar logs he
had broughr in. A large crowd of obour 60 people showed up for
rhe rolk, due ro rhe highly publicized evenr. Many of rhe people
arrending the ralk
were residents of the surrounding area who had
on Inrerest In building a log home or camp.
Dr, J, D, Wellons from Georgia-Pacific's Chemical Division in
Arlonra visired rhe School of Forestry and Woad Praducrs an April
26 and 27. He presenred rwo rolks ro studenrs and foculry on
" Whar Ir Takes To Succeed In Industry" and " Trends In Wood
Adhesives," Officers thiS year are as follows :
President - Don Hoheisel
Vice Presidenr - Bob Hawke
Membership Chairman - ChriS Worr
Treasurer -
.sa • .sa FORESTER
SOILS CLUB The Salls Club, which has been Inactive over rhe pc
few years. has recently been reactivated , Scorr Swank and Ran(
Brooks were insrrumental in reorganizing rhe club , along w i
Sreve Sherron and Marry Jurgensen. club co-advisors.
The club hopes ro become very oerive during rhe nexr sche
year, and has a couple of ideas for fund raisers. The big project "
hope to make money on is rhor of consrrucring monoHths ( boor
wirh soli profiles mounred on rhem) consisting of salls found in rl
U.P" and seiling rhese ro orher schools who do nor have such ~
proflles. Sreve Sherron has phoros of the soil profiles which will t
moiled to various school to view . and hopefully, be inreresred
purchasIng a monolith, Another possIble fund ra Iser tor The u
coming year is to conducr soil pH rests for ony interested parrie:
As of now, The club is stilt in rhe process of reorganization Or
officers hove nor been eleCTed or this time,
-
Joe Rushlau
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F~ONT ; Ouyong Huo. Dove Neph. Sue Horr. Thereso Reilly . BACK: Marry Jurgl
sen, Jeff Andrews. Randy Brooks, Jame Anraniewlcz, Howard lindberg, X
Swank, John Yeshe , Steve Shelron,
Don Hoheisel
Randy Brooks
POfhogen Hockey
Foresrers
Nep~r's
Zephyrs
Smokey's Crew
PothOgens
'88 FORESTER · 49
50 • '88 fO~E5lE~
GOTCHA!
II's snowbird Shown!
Randy 's fUlure Is so brlghl , he's 9Ono wear shodesl
Run loose wl,h ,he moose In ,he U,P,!
lhere ' ~ more lhan one way 10 Qe'T 10 on oysler
mushroom 01 lhe lOp of 0 free!
52 · '68 FORESTER
Forgel SOtnelhlng, Bob?
Fronk. Randy. Many . Ed. and Hal. Bowling w ith the Dean Is a greot way ro lncreose
your grode point. right guys?
5E>niof Don Hoheisel (right) obsorbs gems of wisdom from grod students Bob Hawke
ond Sven Glrschner.
You 90t 0 fne-nd Ot the 06B!
HA-HA! Somebody flnally got Sue's picture!
Our illustrious dog sled rocers (Merol . Sue . Sue. lise) ond their " Hu~!ef' (or right).
Mush, guys. Mush!
\\tho ore those masked men?
'sa FORESTER . 5J
SPEAK OUl
Trees are The world.
Long live the Timber Beasts!
Oasal area equals beST guessrlmarion due TO broken prism.
None of us knows anything about foresTry, we 're just here for
looks!
It's nice if you like bugs.
Top - Wall , shaw me hOw 10 make 0 noose JUSI one
more rime,
Middle - Don Fehringer applying his mapping skills.
Yes. some of us O<luoUy do work around herel
Bottom -
Mark and Sue hiding from Ihe c;omero,
54 • '8a FORmER
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COLOPHO N
The 1988 Michigan Tech Forester Is volume number.39 and covers rhe academic year from
Seprember 8. 1987 rhrough May 2 1. 1988. The yearbook was published by Toylor Publishing
Compony . 1550 W . Mockingbird Lone. Dallas. TX 75235 and was delivered In Seprember of
1988. The TPC represenrorive was Randy S. Evosevlch.
The cover is 100% block Kromekore srock WiTh 826 yellow fifTh color rules. The four-color
phorogroph was reproduced from a Kodocolor original. The book is 8.5 by 11 inches. conroins
64 pages. and is prinred on 80 pound mOlle srock. Type sizes range from 8 ro 48 poinr. Body
copy and coptions are seT in Serif Gorhic WiTh sTandard leading. Heading typeface is Serif GOthic
Bold. Division page headings are ser in Oprimo Bold. Folios are 8 poinr Serif Gorhic.
The Foresrer hod a press run of 275 copies and was sold ro srudenrs for $5.00 per copy (well
below producrion cosr). Co", of producrion were borne by rhe Michigan Technological
University School of ForesTry and Wood ProducTs and by advertising revenues. Advertisers paid
40. 75. 90. ond 150 dollors for .... 14 . 'n. ond full'poge odverrisemenrs. respecrlvely .
Douglas D. Stokke was the faculty advisor. Susan M. Gresens was The EdiTor and created the
design concepTs of the book. Mark A. Koch was the Business Manager. They were assisted by a
number of OTher students. bUT Sue and Mark were ultimaTely responsible for carrying Out The
projecT and bringing iT TO complerlon.
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INCLOSING ....
f hope you have found the previous pages 10 be infonnative as well as enjoyable.
I'd like to extend a big THANK YOU to all the students who came out in the 'freezing
cold" (what' kind of foresters are you anyways?) to be in the cover picture. f would
especially like 10 thank our advisor, Doug Stokke, for all the time he put in above and
beyond the call of advising, and Mark Koch for all the work, the long nights, and the
frustrations he put up with (just remember guys - two steps behind and to the left!).
Although f did not have any publication experience, I was really excited about
this project when f volunteered (I must have been out of my mind!) to become the
editor last fall. Unfortunately not many students share my motivation and it was
difficult to find people who were willing to give up some of their spare time for
something they would receive no credit or pay. It is discouraging to see such a lack of
enthusiasm for something that is totally unique to the forestry department. Look
around this building. There is no other place on campus that so well reflects the major
of its students. There is also a closeness among the faCUlty and students here that I
challenge you to find in any other department. This has been my "home" for the past
three years and these people have been my 'family". To me this book is a reminder of
some fun times (well okay, so living in the computer lab isn't so much fun) and some
good friends.
I feel a great sense of accomplishment and, if I do say so myself, a lot of pride
when flook at this yearbook. Hopefully, that will be all the encouragement people will
need to contif!ue this tradition, known as the Forester.
Sincerely,
~-ff).~
Susan M. Gresens
Editor
64 • '88 FORESTER