SMC Policy Advisory Meeting
March 3, 2016,
Weyerhaeuser, Vancouver, WA
SMC’s March 3rd, 2016 PA meeting took place at Weyerhaeuser Vancouver office beginning at 10:15 AM.
Listed below are the 12 attendees from 11 organizations. Dave Hamlin, Tim Drake, Ryan Schlecht, Scott
Mcleod and Shawn McLennan took part via conference call.
PRESENT
ORGANIZATION
REPRESENTATIVE(S)
Bureau of Land Management
Campbell Global, LLC
Hancock Forest Management
Lone Rock Timber Co.
Olympic Resource Management
Port Blakely Tree Farms
Rayonier Forest Resources
Stimson Lumber Company
University of Washington
WA DNR
Weyerhaeuser Company
TimberWest
George McFadden
Dave Hamlin
Dean Stuck
Tim Drake
Ryan Schlecht
Gareth Waugh
Candace Cahill, (Chair)
Margaret Banks
Eric Turnblom, (Acting SMC Director), Megan O’Shea
Scout McLeod
Greg Johnson
Shawn McLennan
ABSENT
ORGANIZATION
REPRESENTATIVE(S)
American Forest Management
Cascade Timber
Green Diamond
Hampton Resources
Quinault
Roseburg
Jesse Saunders
John Jayne
Eric Schallon
Dale Claassen
Jim Plampin
Tony Powell
Eric Turnblom, Acting SMC Director welcomed SMC PC representatives both via conference call and attending
then presented 8 items for vote.
For Approval
1. Approved: Proposal for Green Crow to join SMC
2. Approved: Doug Maguire, (OSU) grad. student, Kristina Kline request access to SMC Type I plot tree
lists for research
3. Approved: Doug Mainwaring, (OSU) request access to SMC Type I and Type III hemlock data for growth
equations
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4. Approved: Phil Radtke, (Virginia Tech) request access to SMC’s felled tree measurements for the
purpose of testing and revising national scale biomass estimators
5. Tabled: Need more info: Phil Radtke, (Virginia Tech) request SMC share it’s data for inclusion in an
online repository under construction, known as the LegacyTreeData project. Phil Radtke will be invited
to SMC’s Annual Spring Meeting to further discuss this request.
6. Approved: SMC field crew job announcement. Opening will be posted on UW hire, SAF, Pacific Forest
Foundation, Monster, Indeed, Green River Community College, OSU and TAMU.
7. Approved: Edited Annual Spring Meeting Agenda
8. Approved: Gareth Waugh (Port Blakely Tree Farms) to replace Brian Schlaefli (Plum Creek) as the Vice
Chair of the Policy Committee
Budget
Turnblom brought members up-to-date on changes with memberships and reductions in dues.
1. Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) informed SMC that as of 2016 they will no longer be a dues paying
member ($23,000)
2. Plum Creek Timberlands was bought out by Weyerhaeuser ($27,000)
3. BLM’s dues will drop from $83,000 to $25,000 ($58,000) as a result of their land being reclassified
4. 2016 projected dues, $617,237 with a 62K carryover
5. 2017 projected dues (plus carryover), $603,903, with a negative carryover as large as 47K
Budget discussion points
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How will the loss of $108,000 in dues impact current and proposed research?
How does this factor into a strategy for SMC hiring?
What would SPI need from SMC in order to maintain their membership?
o Fertilization predictably
o Pruning for owl dispersal habitat
Non- agenda items discussed
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Are we at critical point of decision making on growth and resources, should we look at sunsetting
additional plots and segue into more analysis?
How do we as a coop agree on and communicate a shared vision?
Members would like to see the UW offer additional support to the SMC though services, economic
means or time, similar to what OSU provided the newly appointed Vegetation Management Research
Cooperative (VMRC) Director.
An Outreach Committee formed with the task of reaching out to SEFS Director Tom DeLuca and Dean of the
College, Lisa J. Graumlich to increase awareness of support for the SMC. Members include Dave Hamlin,
Gareth Waugh, Scott McLeod, Greg Johnson and Candace Cahill.
Meeting adjourned at 1:00 pm
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Minutes submitted by Megan O’Shea
The next SMC meeting will be April 19, 2016 at the World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR
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