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2012 SMC Annual Report
Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................... 4
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Mission and Organization ............................................................................................................. 9
Financial Management .................................................................................................................14
Field Work and Database Report ................................................................................................ 18
Research ..................................................................................................................................... 25
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CAFS ………………………………………………........................................................................ 34
Technology Transfer .................................................................................................................. 42
Publications and Reports .................................................................................... 43
Bylaws ................................................................................................................... 49
Meetings, Conferences, and Workshops .................................................................................. 55
Education and Outreach ............................................................................................................ 56
Staff ......................................................................................................................................... 58
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T he SMC transitioned Directorship in 2012.
That transition required several meetings to reorganize SMC and solidify our research agenda.
I thank Dave Rumker for help transitioning and
Dean Stuck for serving as the new Policy Chair and
Candace Cahill as the Vice Chair.
I made good progress on my goal to meet one-onone with each stakeholder to examine how we can continue to work together to strengthen the SMC.
Below is the list of questions I sent each member prior to the meetings to facilitate the discussion.
Our conversations were an integral part in educating me on the work of SMC and the research needs for the future. I was impressed by the commitment of members, and their desire to work collaboratively to find solutions. I thank all of the people who made time in their busy schedules to discuss the needs and goals of SMC.
In order to understand member needs I posed the following questions:
• What are the main benefits you receive from belonging to the SMC?
• How does your group use the data? Is there specific output that would be the most useful for your research or planning efforts?
• Which types of plots are most important to your group?
• What research efforts are of the greatest interest or use to your group? Think through the work of the Technical Advisory Groups; how have their respective efforts helped your group through the years?
• Planning for the next 10 years how secure do you think your group’s membership in the SMC is? What can we do now to help secure your future membership?
• Are there any ways that the SMC has not lived up to your needs or expectations?
• Our discretionary budget after collecting and processing the data is small, maybe $25,000-
$40,000. What would be the most effective way for us to use that money?
Most of the information provided by members will remain confidential as the information was for me to help guide SMC into the future. However, there were many common themes, and I used this information to begin refining our research program to better meet member needs. This process will take time as we look for the best way to meet our collective needs.
I provide answers to the following question so all members can see the common themes:
Question 1: List one research question you would like SMC to focus its efforts. Leave behind any past ideas and temporarily suspend any question of funding or the way we are set up as an organization.
• Analyze young stand data to determine when to conduct PCT, to what residual tpa, including thresholds of what should be thinned and what does not need it.
• Focused data analysis and/or synthesis of existing research needed for understanding the biological and economic effects of
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2012 SMC Annual Report intensive silviculture practices and associated risk and uncertainty (especially with respect to climate change and forest health).
• The need to know what the response to fertilizer is in plantations. We are now starting to get results as to where we get a response, now we need to know how much that response is.
• What are optimal initial planting density, incorporating good site prep and control of competing vegetation, and fertilization regimes as influenced by soils, local climate, and other location-specific factors for DF,
HM, Mixed DF/HM.
• In essence, with the right outputs, across a range of treatments, cooperators could determine optimums based on their own criteria – costs, revenues, MAI’s, PAIs etc.
• Assessing maximum productivity and mapping it across the landscape.
Question 2: List one tool that you would like to see SMC produce. For tools we can think more broadly as well.
• A PCT decision making support system that provides recommendations and expectations based on site specific inputs.
• Synthesis of existing research for field staff; perhaps revise the old manual
“Regenerating Oregon’s Forests” to
“Regenerating Coastal Forests (Oregon to
BC)”.
• SMC needs to be able to take research data and turn it into practical applications. Develop procedures for doing this based on cooperators need for knowledge.
• A growth and yield model that fully exploits the existing SMC research and that is designed to incorporate ongoing SMC research as that work is completed.
• Working collaboratively with CIPS to build the next-generation model.
• Began redefining research agenda
• Began redefining how we accomplish SMC business
• Began review of measurements and installations
2012 Minutes are available online: SMC web site: http://www.sefs.washington.edu/research.smc/pag es/publications.html
• 3 Policy Advisory Committee
• 4 TACs
• 2 Installation Review Committee (IRC)
• 2 Review Measurements Approach (RMA)
• Spring and Fall Annual Meeting
We established a committee to review how we take measurements to explore all possible approaches to acquiring data from installations. The RMA committee was formed to develop a plan for future data collection and quality assurance as a proactive step to plan for the future.. The SMC data is an important asset to members. The committee focused on “How do we continue the data acquisition/maintenance needs, and also retain the flexibility to complete more analyses of the data.”
The IRC was tasked to review all installations, rank the installation measurement priorities and develop a tactical plan for sun-setting or decreasing the frequency of measurements on priority installations. Some progress was made on these issues but the work is ongoing.
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W e put the vast majority of our resources into measuring plots and maintaining the SMC database. The research efforts are led primarily by the Technical Advisory
Committees (TACs): Wood Quality: Eini Lowell;
Modeling: Dave Marshall; Nutrition: Rob Harrison; and Silviculture: Eric Turnblom. The silviculture and nutrition TAC leaders receive the equivalent of 2 months of salary support each for research efforts.
The wood quality and modeling TAC have without steady funding for a number of years.
• Type I: 10 installations (111 plots) remeasured; 4 installations (5 plots) thin check
• Type III: 6 installations (65 plots) re-measured; 3 installations (3 plots) thinned;
• Type IV: 3 installations (66 plots) re-measured
• Type V: 33 installations re-measured
40% Scheduled measuring Type I, II, III, IV, and
V plots
10% Mid cycle RD checks and marking for thinning
5% Plot Maintenance 10% Foliage/soils collections
10% Plot treatments (thinning, pruning, fertilizing)
75% Subtotal Remeasurements and dormant season work
10% New plot establishment (includes site location, surveying, tagging, etc.)
10% Special projects
5% Graduate student support
25% Subtotal of other work
100% Total
• 4 articles in print,
4 review, 9 in preparation and 5 technical reports have been completed, 3
Master’s thesis and 1 PhD
• We now have
73 paired-tree fertilization installations
• Updates of ORGANON and CONIFRS Models
• NSF Center for Advanced Forestry Systems
Annual Meeting
• SMC Strategic Planning Committee Meeting
• Installation Review Committee (IRC)
• Committee to Review Measurements (RMA)
• SMC Silviculture, Wood Quality and
Nutrition TAC Meeting
• SMC Spring and Fall Policy Committee
Meetings
• Invited Presentations
• Analyze young stand data to determine when to conduct PCT, to what residual TPA, including thresholds of what should be thinned and what does not need it.
• Focused data analysis and/or synthesis of existing research needed for understanding the biological and economic effects of intensive silviculture practices and associated risk and uncertainty (especially with respect to climate change and forest health).
• The need to know what the response to fertilizer is in plantations. We are now starting to get results as to where we get a response; we need to know the magnitude of the response. What happens if we add ½ or ¼ as much fertilizer as we have been
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2012 SMC Annual Report applying? Move beyond N fertilization to
N,P,K and/or micronutrients.
• What are optimal initial planting densities, incorporating good site prep and control of competing vegetation, and fertilization regimes as influenced by soils, local climate, and other location-specific factors for DF,
HM, Mixed DF/HM?
• Post thinning responses. How does height: diameter ratio change after thinning? How long does it take for canopy closure to be reached post thinning (e.g., from 400 TPA to
250 TPA)? Should we use downed material from thinning to measure taper?
• Assessing maximum productivity and mapping it across the landscape.
• Do we want to increase our efforts in understanding mixed species stands? Do we want stands of different species mixtures added as new installations?
• Should we study understory response to overstory retention (e.g., the small tree models are a known weakness, could we improve them?) little tree?
• Determine utility of installations and data collection efforts
• Summarize growth and yield responses from SMC data
• Use data to compare to and refine growth model outputs
• Identify potential new installation needs
• Channel funding to much needed analyses
At the 2012 Fall Meeting members broke out into
TACs to identify and vote on research needs and priorities for SMC over the next 1, 3, 5, and 10 years. Analysis of SMC database received the most votes (12) followed by short term PCT analysis (9) and lastly, extensions and expansion of the pairedtree project (7). RFP will be submitted to the TACs and PAC for review and editing, final proposals will be voted on at the 2013 Annual Spring Meeting.
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To provide a continuing source of high-quality information on the long-term effects of silvicultural treatments and treatment regimes on stand and tree growth and development and on wood and product quality.
The SMC is composed of forest industry, state, provincial, and federal agencies, suppliers, and universities and other institutions who commit resources and expertise to the mission. The voting Policy Committee, composed of dues-paying members, controls policy with the goal of establishing the highest possible technical standards in carrying out its mission. Technical Advisory Committees (TAC’s) in Silviculture, Nutrition, Wood Quality, and
Modeling, comprised of leading scientists, have been created to develop plans for research projects that are approved by the Policy Committee. The SMC is headquartered at the School of Environmental and Forest
Sciences, University of Washington, which provides administration and staffing.
Policy Committee Chair
Dean Stuck
Hancock Forest Management
Vice Chair
Candace Cahill
Rayonier, USFR
Field Crew, Database
B. Gonyea, B. Hasselberg, R. Collier
Nutrition Project Leader
R. Harrison, UW/SEFS
Silviculture Project Leader
E. Turnblom, UW/SEFS
Director
Gregory Ettl
UW/SEFS
Projects
Technical Advisory Committees
Wood Quality Project Leader
E. Lowell, USFS PNWRS
Administrative Staff
M. O’Shea
Modeling Project Leader
D. Marshall, Weyerhaeuser NR
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Land Managing Organizations
Bureau of Land Management
The Campbell Group
Cascade Timber Consulting
Green Diamond Resource Co.
Hampton Resource, Inc.
Hancock Forest Management
International Forestry Consulting, Inc. (INFO)
King County Department of Natural Resources
Lone Rock Timber Company
Longview Timberlands, LLC.
Olympic Resource Management
Oregon State Department of Forestry
Pacific Denkman
Plum Creek Timber Company
Port Blakely Tree Farms
Quinault Department of Natural Resources
Rayonier Forest Resources
Roseburg Resources
Stimson Lumber Company
TimberWest - Coast Timberlands
Washington State Department of Natural Resources
West Fork Timber Company
Weyerhaeuser NR Company
George McFadden
Dave Rumker
Bill Marshall
Randall Greggs
Dennis Creel
Dean Stuck
Jesse Saunders
Roberta King/Peggy Leonard
Chris Sexton
Andy Hopkins
Scott Holmen/Sean Garber
Tod Haren/Jeff Brandt
Allen Staringer
Conner Fristoe/Steve Gravelle
Mike Mosman
Jim Plampin
Candace Cahill
Tony Powell
Margaret Banks
Andres Enrich
Scott McLeod
Gene McCaul
Greg Johnson
Analytic Organizations
Flewelling Biometrics Consultant
Mason, Bruce, & Girard
Suppliers
Koch Agronomic Services (KAS)
Dyno Nobel
Institutions
B.C. Ministry of Forests, Research Branch
Canadian Wood Fibre Cente
Oregon State University
University of British Columbia
University of Washington
U.S. Forest Service PNW Research Station
Jim Flewelling
Steve Fairweather
Ben Thompson
Robert Handford
Louise de Montigny
Cosmin Filipescu
Doug Maguire
Bruce Larson
Greg Ettl
Gretchen Nicholas
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Modeling Project
Project Leader, David Marshall, Weyerhaeuser
Wood Quality Project
Project Leader, Eini Lowell, USFS PNWRS
Burt Dial, Hancock Forest Management
Andres Enrich, TimberWest-Forest Corp.
Greg Ettl, University of Washington
Jim Flewelling, Biometric Consultant
Sean Garber, Olympic Resource Mngt
Randall Greggs, Green Diamond Resource Co.
Dave Hamlin, Campbell Group
David Hann, Oregon State University, retired
Scott Holub, Weyerhaeuser NR Company
Greg Johnson, Weyerhaeuser NR Co.
Dave Lortz, Campbell Group
Steve Loy, Green Diamond Resource Co.
Doug Maguire, Oregon State University
John Paul McTague, Rayonier, USFR
Dave Rumker, Campbell Group
Chris Sexton, Lone Rock Timber Co.
Eric Turnblom, University of Washington
Larry Wiechelman, Quinault Indian Nation
Silviculture Project
Project Leader, Eric Turnblom, UW SEFS
Jerry Anderson, Hancock Forest Management
Louise de Montigny, B.C. Ministry of Forests
Candace Cahill, Rayonier, USFR
Burt Dial, Hancock Forest Management
Alex Dobkowski, Weyerhaeuser NR Co.
Andres Enrich, TimberWest-Forest Corp.
Greg Ettl, University of Washington
Sean Garber, Olympic Resource Mngt
Randall Greggs, Green Diamond Resource Co.
Dave Hamlin, Campbell Group
Connie Harrington, USFS PNWRS
Rob Harrison, University of Washington
Denny Hill, Campbell Group
Keith Jayawickrama, NWTIC, OSU
Greg Johnson, Weyerhaeuser NR Co.
Mark Kincaid, Lone Rock Timber Management
Eini Lowell, USFS PNWRS
Steve Loy, Green Diamond Resource Co.
Gene McCaul, West Fork Timber Co.
George McFadden, Bureau of Land Management
Scott McLeod, Washington DNR
Dave Marshall, Weyerhaeuser NR Co.
Mark McKelvie, Hancock Forest Management
Brandon Mohler, International Forestry
Mike Mosman, Port Blakely Tree Farms
Bryan Nelson, Lone Rock Timber Management
Jim Plampin, Quinault Indian Nation
Bruce Ripley, Hancock Forest Management
Dave Rumker, Campbell Group
Jim Vander Ploeg, Hancock Forest Management
Chris Sexton, Lone Rock Timber Management
Allen Staringer, Pilchuck Tree Farm
Gareth Waugh, Port Blakely Tree Farms
Neris Biciunas, Rayonier, USFR
Jeff Brandt, Oregon Department of Forestry
Brian Carbaugh, Campbell Group
Jeff DeBell, Washington DNR
Louise de Montigny, B.C. Ministry of Forests
Burt Dial, Hancock Forest Management
Greg Ettl, University of Washington
Cosmin Filipescu, Canadian Forest Service
Jim Flewelling, Consultant
Sean Garber, Olympic Resource Mngt
Randall Greggs, Green Diamond Resource Co.
Jim Goudie, B.C. Ministry of Forests
Tod Haren, Oregon Department of Forestry
Connie Harrington, USFS PNWRS
Rob Harrison, University of Washington
Denny Hill, Campbell Group
Glenn Howe, Oregon State University
Greg Johnson, Weyerhaeuser NR Co.
Ross Koppenaal, Canadian Forest Service
Doug Maguire, NWTIC, Oregon State University
Doug Mainwaring, Oregon State University
David Marshall, Weyerhaeuser NR Co.
George McFadden, Bureau of Land Management
Brandon Mohler, International Forestry
Dave Rumker, Campbell Group
Chris Sexton, Lone Rock Timber Co.
Eric Turnblom, University of Washington
Nutrition Project
Project Leader, Rob Harrison, UW SEFS
Jerry Anderson, Hancock Forest Management
Candace Cahill, Rayonier, USFR
Louise de Montigny, B.C. Ministry of Forests
Andres Enrich, TimberWest-Forest Corp.
Greg Ettl, University of Washington
Sean Garber, Olympic Resource Mngt
Randall Greggs, Green Diamond Res. Co.
Denny Hill, Campbell Group
Scott Holub, Weyerhaeuser NR Company
Keith Jayawickrama, NWTIC, OSU
Greg Johnson, Weyerhaeuser NR Company
Mark Kincaid, Lone Rock Timber
Steve Loy, Green Diamond Resource Co.
Doug Maguire, Oregon State University
Mark McKelvie, Hancock Forest Management
Brandon Mohler, International Forestry
Mike Mosman, Port Blakely Tree Farms
Bryan Nelson, Lone Rock Timber Management
Bruce Ripley, Hancock Forest Management
Dave Rumker, Campbell Group
Brian Sharer, Hancock Forest Management
Chris Sexton, Lone Rock Timber Co.
Eric Turnblom, University of Washington
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SMC Director, Greg Ettl
BC Ministry of Forests, Louise de Montigny
Bureau of Land Management, George
McFadden
Green Diamond, Randall Greggs
Hancock Forest Management, Dean Stuck
Lone Rock Timber, Chris Sexton
Longview Timber, Andy Hopkins
Olympic Resource Management, Scott Holman
Plum Creek Timber Company, Steve Gravelle
Port Blakely Tree Farms, Mike Mosman
Rayonier Forest Resources, Candace Cahill
Roseburg Forest Products, Mark Wall
SMC Staff, Megan O’Shea
Washington DNR, Scott McLeod
West Fork Timber Company, LLC, Gene McCaul
Weyerhaeuser Company, Greg Johnson
SMC Director, Greg Ettl
Green Diamond, Randall Greggs
Hancock Forest Management, Dean Stuck
Plum Creek Timber Company, Conner Fristoe
Port Blakely Tree Farms, Mike Mosman
SMC Staff, Megan O’Shea
Washington DNR, Scott McLeod
West Fork Timber Company, LLC, Gene McCaul
Weyerhaeuser Company, Greg Johnson
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A lthough member dues were at 95% of full funding we lost Renewable Resources, LLC
($8,442), but picked up $12,500 from separate contracts with King County ($7,500) and
Pacific Denkman ($6,000).
At the 2012 Annual Fall Meeting Greg Johnson informed members Weyerhaeuser NR’s 2013 dues
($79,517) would drop by $7,834 due to a decrease in land holdings. This impacts BLM’s dues,
(currently $79,517) as their dues are capped to the largest landholders’ dues. The net loss for 2013 will be $15,668. At time of press there are no additional contracts scheduled for 2013.
2012 dues were calculated from the following formula approved fall 2004; started in 2006.
If acres > 100,000 dues = $12,274 + $0.035675 Acres
If acres ≤ 100,000 dues = $ 6,137 + $0.035675 Acres
Dues cap = $79,517
In-Kind BC Ministry of Forests, ($27,800 others
(PNW and OSU). Dues in 2012 totaled $608,105, which includes $12,500 from separate contracts and less $600 Weyerhaeuser in-kind credit. $70,000 from CAFS and a negative 2011 balance forward
($8,657), brings total funds available in 2012 to
$599,448 (Table 1 and 2)
Budget Breakdown (Table 2)
• UW Facilities, Accounting, and Administrative overhead: $98,245 (26% as per agreement)
• Data Collection: $153,682 (Bob, Bert, 3rd person salaries and benefits); $63,465 (travel expenses and maintenance equipment)
• Data processing and administration: $116,681,
Megan (1/2 on PFC) and Randy’s salaries and benefits
• Faculty Salaries and Benefits: Ettl, Harrison,
Turnblom for between 1.5 and 2 months/y
($72,746)
• CAFS ($58,000 after indirect costs) supported students and equipment purchases. Up for renewal in 2 years but not at full amount; opportunity for new research initiatives
• The remaining $29,000 was spent on Other
Contractual Services, Supplies and Material
• A number of research assets have been involved in ongoing SMC research efforts, faculty direct student research
• Teaching Assistantships (3-5 graduate students of funding--$120,000 in kind)
• Corkery Chair (Ettl), $50,286 spent in 2012
• Outside contracts: $12,500 for 2012 from King
County and Pacific Denkman
• Other outside funding can dovetail w/ SMC priorities
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FORMULA DUES
Bureau of Land Management
Campbell Group
Cascade Timber Consulting
$ 79,517
$ 25,697
$ 17,411
Forest Capital Partners
Green Diamond Resource Co.
Hampton Affiliates
Hancock Forest Management
International Forestry Consultants, Inc
Lone Rock Timber Company
Longview Timberlands LLC
Olympic Res. Mgt/Pope Res.
Oregon Dept. Forestry
Pacific Denkman
Plum Creek Timber Co.
Port Blakely Tree Farms
Quinault Dept. Nat. Res
Rayonier Forest Resources
Roseburg Resources.
TimberWest-Coast Timberlands
Stimson Lumber
Washington DNR
West Fork Timber Co. LLC
Weyerhaeuser NR Co.
$ 17,248
$ 22,727
$ 9,455
$ 34,130
$ 7,615
$ 16,650
$ 35,620
$ 18,618
$ 37,517
$ 6,672
$ 27,052
$ 17,338
$ 8,387
$ 24,582
$ 22,869
$ 36,553
$ 18,441
$ 24,581
$ 8,008
$ 79,517
Total
Member Contracts, Grants, Adjustments.
Subtotal
Less in-kind credits
$ 596,205
$ 12,500
$ 608,705
$ (600)
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
50%
100%
100%
Net Cash Contributions
Subtotal
External Funds (Grants & UW)
TOTAL
$ 608,105
$ -
$ 608,105
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Formula Funding
Contracts (King County and Pacific
Denkman)
CAFS
In-kind credits (Weyco)
Subtotal
Net Cash Contributions
2011 Ending Balance Forward
Total Funds Available
Salaries
Benefits
Travel
Equipment & supplies
Contract Services
Tuition
Subtotal
Indirect
Total Direct & Indirect
Research Contracts
Total Expenditures
2012 Ending Balance
Total Funds Available
$ 596,205
$ 12,500
$ 70,000
$ (600)
$ 678,705
$ 608,588
$ (8,657)
$ 599,448
$ 270,999
$ 72,110
$ 63,465
$ 12,000
$ 24,000
$ 4,616
$ 447,190
$ 98,245
$ 545,435
$ -
$ 545,435
$ 54,012
$ 599,448
12%
0%
113%
101%
-1%
100%
45%
12%
11%
2%
4%
1%
75%
16%
91%
0%
91%
9%
100%
99%
2%
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T he 2012 version of the SMC database was shipped in mid-June to all cooperators. This version of the SMC database contains information from 527 installations. Of these installations there are 163 currently active – 145
Douglas-fir, 13 western hemlock, and six mixtures or other species. In total, these installations contain
3382 plots (excludes single tree plots - 2,861 SMC
Type V and 1540 RFNRP Phase V). These plots contain a total of
289,488 trees which in aggregate have been measured 1,729,561 times.
The database also contains many other types of information as well. To name a few, there is stem sectioning information, soil information, nutrient analysis, vegetation and habitat sampling as well as photographs and maps.
Contact Randy Collier for a copy, rcollier@uw.edu
# of Type I 1 Type II 1 Type III 2 Carryover 3 GGTIV 2 Type V 3
Measures # plots % # plots % # plots % # plots % # plots % # inst %
1
2 1% 4 1%
2
0 0% 19 5% 39 47%
3
0 0% 16 5% 66 50% 34 53%
4
4 1% 5 10% 32 5% 66 50%
5
14 7% 15 15% 73 15% 2 7%
6
186 40% 24 33% 50 21% 0 0%
7
172 26% 15 28% 107 32% 6 21%
8
0 0% 0 0% 9 7% 9 31%
9
0 0% 0 0% 9 31%
10
0 0% 0 0% 3 10%
11
12
Total
378 100% 60 100% 310 100% 29 100% 132
1. Number of full measurements at establishment and every 4th year thereafter
100% 73 100%
2. Number of full measurements at establishment, every 2 years until 30 ft in height, & every 4 years thereafter
3. Number of full measurements at establishment and every 2 years thereafter
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Installation
Type I
Type II
Activity
Full Measurement
Thin check
Thinned
Fertilized
Pruned
Stem analysis
Foliage samples
Full Measurement
Thin check
Thinned
2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013
No.
Inst.
No.
Plots
No.
Inst.
No.
Plots.
No.
Inst.
No.
Plots
12 163 12 163 11 111
16 28 12 21 12 19
8 13 7 9 6 13
2 10
1 6
Type III
Stem analysis
Full Measurement
Thin check
Thinned
Pruned measured
Pruned
Stem analysis
2
4
2
6
5
12
11
78
11
2
2
9
2
4
12
78
4
2
6
1
2
1
57
1
Notes:
Carryover Full Measurement
Type IV GGT Full Measurement
Type V Full Measurement
Fertilized
Foliage samples
Contracts Full Measurement
Total
New
Full Measurement
5
3
1
14
66
6
3
11
11
28
3
66 a a b
31
3
38
11
66 a b
3
34
54 275 57 250c 58 234c 53
All activity 89 355c 138 306c 90 258c 63 a = individual trees; approx.20 tree pairs per installation b = 6 control and 6 fertilized trees foliage sampled per installation c = does not include Type V trees
8
1
2013/2014 Plan
No.
Inst.
No. Plots
8
9
71
20
66 a
104
1
241c
262c
I
II
Type
III
IV
0
0
Fert 5
5
0
Prune1
5
0
11
0
0
9
Prune2
49
0
Prune 3
2
0
27
0
Thin1
104
24
11
0
Thin2
31
2
16
0
0
3
Thin3
0
0
Thin4
0
0
10
0
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Type I
Inst. Inst. Name
703
704
708
709
710
711
Job Date Status Comments
Longbell Road Rd check plot
4,10
Ostrander Road RD check plot 3, 9
Copper Creek
10/1/2012 Finished Plot 4 RD 54.5., marked Plot 10 RD
53.2, wait
Drop
2/15/2013 Finished
Plot 3 likely, 9 not likely (logging site in 2015)
Mill Creek
Mainline
Trail Creek
Kitten Knob
Full
Measurement
RD check plots
3,4,7,9
Full
Measurement
RD check plots
4,5
Full
Measurement
Full
Measurement
RD check plot 2
1/17/2013 Finished
2/21/2013 Finished
2/1/2013 Finished
Plot 3 RD 53.3 marked, Plot 4 54.3, marked
Plot 7 RD 55.3 marked, Plot 8 55.6, marked
Plot 4 RD 54.5, marked Plot 5 RD 50.4, marked *
Plot 2 not likely
712 Prather Creek
713
714
715
716
726
Sauk Mt.
Mahatta River
Davie River
Quilla Creek
Toledo
Full
Measurement
RD check plot 1
2/28/2013
1/25/2013
Finished
Finished
Plot 1 RD 56.2, marked
Full
Measurement
Full
Measurement
RD check plots
3,5
Full
Measurement
Full
Measurement
RD check plot 3
11/10/201
2
Finished
Finished
Plot 3 RD 73.5, thinned Plot 5 RD
73..1, thinned
11/20/201
2
11/25/201
2
Finished
Plot 3 RD 53.8, wait
RD check plot 1,8 1/15/2013 Finished Plot 1 RD 49.1, wait
729
731
734
Gnat Creek
Dingle 4
Upper Canada
Creek
Twin Peaks
RD check plot 1, 4 10/1/2012 Finished Plot 1 RD 54.0, wait Plot 4 RD 52.4, wait
Rd check plot 4
RD check plot 5 1/18/2013 Finished Plot 5 RD 53.9, wait
736 Full
Measurement
RD check plot 8
4/19/2013
737 Allegany Full
Measurement
2/7/2013
*Gray Highlighted installations in BC and Canadians will do
Finished
Finished
Plot 8 not likely
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Type
III
Inst. Inst. Name
910
918
924
932
937
938
942
Job Date
King Creek
Grimm Road A
Full
Measurement
Full
Measurement
2/11/2013
5/7/2013
Mosquito Rocker Full
Measurement
Forks #3
1/31/2013
Thin plot 11, 18 4/1/2013
Ames Creek 5/1/2013
Grimm Road B
Cat Ballew
Full
Measurement
Full
Measurement
Full
Measurement
5/8/2013
4/25/2013
Type
IV
Inst. Inst. Name
601
602
603
Job
Donkey Creek 2 Full measurement
Donaldson Creek Full measurement
Crane Creek 2 Full measurement
Type
IV
Inst. Inst. Name
827
828
829
830
831
832
833
Job
Nestucca
Bunker Creek
Grants Pass
Full
Measurement
Full
Measurement
Full
Measurement
Weikswoods Flat Full
Measurement
Rancho
Ranchera PP
Full
Measurement
Clarke Creek PP Full
Measurement
Clarke Creek DF Full
Measurement
Date
1/30/2013
2/13/2013
3/20/2013
Date
11/30/2012
12/19/2012
12/18/2012
Status
Finished
Status
Comments
Finished Thin plot 10
Finished Prune 7,8,9 (Didn't need 3rd lift)
Finished Prune 7,8,9,13,14,15,20,21 Thin
10,11,12,24
Finished UW measures this year
Status
Comments
Comments
Finished Collect Weather data
12/19/2012 Droppe d
Collect Weather data, Ice storm damage
10/30/2012 Finished Collect Weather data
10/31/2012
10/30/2012
Finished
Finished
Finished
Finished UW measures this year
Finished UW measures this year
Finished Collect Weather data
Finished Collect Weather data
Finished Collect Weather data
Finished Collect Weather data
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Type
IV
Inst. Inst. Name
834 Dudley
Job
Full
Measurement
Full Measurement 835 Weikswoods
Slope
836
837
838
839
Rabbit Creek
Mill Creek #2
Star Lake
Russel Ranch
840 Coyote Ridge
841 Cascadia Tree
Farm
Full
Measurement
Full
Measurement
842 Scott Mountain Full
Measurement
843 DeVore
Mountain
844 Brush Creek
Full
Measurement
Full
Measurement
Full
Measurement
Full
Measurement
Full
Measurement
Full
Measurement
845 Hanes Ranch
846 Armstron-Janicki Full
Measurement
847 Victoria
Full
Measurement
848 McKinely
Full
Measurement
Full
Measurement
849 Pender Harbor Full
Measurement
850 Steel Creek
851 Upper Campbell Full
Measurement
852 Fanny Bay
Full
Measurement
853 Copper Canyon
1
Full
Measurement
Full
Measurement
883 Alderbrook C.C. Full
Measurement
Date Status Comments
10/30/2012 Finished Collect Weather data
12/19/2012 Dropped Collect Weather data, Ice
Storm damage
12/13/2012 Finished Collect Weather data
12/13/2012 Finished Collect Weather data
12/13/2012 Finished Collect Weather data
12/7/2012 Finished Collect Weather data
11/16/2012 Finished Collect Weather data
11/29/2012 Finished Collect Weather data
11/29/2012 Finished Collect Weather data
11/28/2012 Finished Collect Weather data
11/28/2012 Finished Collect Weather data
11/28/2012 Finished Collect Weather data
12/26/2012 Finished Collect Weather data
12/26/2012 Finished Collect Weather data
12/26/2012 Finished Collect Weather data
11/1/2012 Finished Collect Weather data
11/2/2012 Finished Collect Weather data
11/3/2013 Finished Collect Weather data
1/11/1900 Finished Collect Weather data
1/15/1900 Finished Collect Weather data
1/11/1900 Finished Foliage, Core, Weather data
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Type
IV
Inst.
884 Carson Lake
885
886
887
Inst. Name
Stoner
Beeville rd.
South
St. Helen's
Job
Full
Measurement
Full
Measurement
Full
Measurement
Full
Measurement
Full
Measurement
Full
888 Fall River
Fertilization
889 Deadhorse
Measurement
890 Ditch creek road Full
891 Red Hill
Measurement
Full
892
893
Castle Rock
Frozen Creek
Measurement
Full
Measurement
Full
Measurement
Date Status Comments
1/22/1900 Finished Foliage, Core, Weather data
1/12/1900 Finished Foliage, Core, Weather data
12/12/2012 Finished Foliage, Core, Weather data
11/26/2012 Finished Foliage, Core, Weather data
12/19/2012 Finished Foliage, Core, Weather data
11/27/2012 Finished Foliage, Core, Weather data
10/31/2012 Finished Foliage, Core, Weather data
11/1/2012 Finished Foliage, Core, Weather data
11/02/12 Finished Foliage, Core, Weather data
11/1/2012 Finished Foliage, Core, Weather data
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University of Washington Graduate Students: Jed Bryce
(MS completed 2012), Kevin Ceder (Ph.D. 2014), Jeff
Comnick (Ph.D.), Nai Saetern (MS completed 2012)
T he 2012 growing season measurements included
13 Type I installations (117 plots), 6 Type III installations (67 plots), and three GGTIV installations (66 plots). Though plot maintenance usually occurs during the summer months, some maintenance was conducted on the three GGTIV installations measured this season during the measurement season namely moving tags from branches to stems and stapling them.
Project Leader Turnblom presented a progress report to
Center for Advanced Forestry Systems (CAFS) members at the fifth annual CAFS meeting in Orono, Maine, June
2012 on the assessment of wood quality in GGTIV installations at age nine years. There, impacts of genetic gain, weed control, and spacing on growth and survival were discussed and while the field measurement season had not yet begun, plans were laid out for the sampling and measurement. This project is being conducted collaboratively with David Briggs (UW), Keith
Jayawickrama (OSU), Eini Lowell (USFS), and J. Brad St.
Clair (USFS). The CAFS UW Site Director allocated
$20,000 the total UW CAFS funding to this project for
2012.
In August, the Installation Review Committee (IRC) chaired by Turnblom met to discuss the value of retaining the current re-measurement cycle on all SMC installation types or whether some subsets could be found that might either be dropped or put on a less frequent measurement cycle. A detailed report was produced containing a summary of all the information in the SMC Database pertaining to the currently active set of installations.
Collaboration with the Precision Forestry Cooperative resulted in the publication of a paper on tree species recognition with LiDAR. Turnblom also served on the guiding committees of three graduate students (MS and
PhD) associated with the SMC
Nutrition Project to provide silvicultural and statistical advice and instruction, as well as chairing the committees of
Graduate Students: Jed Bryce
(MS), Kevin Ceder (Ph.D.), Jeff
Comnick (Ph.D.), Nai Saetern
(MS).
As branches grow and develop they become knots in wood, which are the primary structural features that diminish the quality of lumber and manufactured wood products. Recent decades have seen a decline in the quality of lumber in part due to lower density planting that promotes greater branching and crown development. Previous SMC studies into the effects of branches on product quality often utilized metrics involving averaging branch sizes within whorls. This proved an effective link between knot size and potential product recovery; however, due to the lengthy time investment required to measure multiple branches on a single whorl, the SMC is now simply studying the diameter of the largest limb at breast height (DLLBH), which serves as a good predictor of LLAD and wood quality. The objective of the study was to develop models that predict DLLBH based on tree- and stand-level metrics, as well as evaluate how the six planting densities of the Type III installations affect the branch size and thus potential product recovery. Graduate research assistant
Jed Bryce was the analyst on this project and it became the subject of his Master’s thesis, which was completed in June 2012. The Corkery Family Chair was the sole source of funding for the project.
Progress continued on the “Silvicultural Manipulations
Consequences in Stand Management Co-op installations”
(or “(SMC) 2 Report”). The objectives of this project are to i) Summarize into a report how SMC Silviculture Project
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2012 SMC Annual Report models for Douglas-fir in a project funded by another
McIntire-Stennis grant. These models use the data from all the Type I, II, and III installations and follow the Ssystem modeling framework used by Turnblom and Burk
(2000. Can. J. For. Res. 30:1410-1418), Gehringer (2001.
PhD Dissertation, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington), and Pittman and Turnblom (2008. Can. J.
For. Res. 33:1661-1669), but include refinements such as enforcing biological constraints on growth by way of maximum size-density relationships that change as stands develop. Results from this study will be published as a chapter in Kevin’s PhD dissertation, as well, and in a follow-in journal submission.
Type I, II and III installations have performed in terms of yield and increment, ii) Produce accompanying Fact
Sheets, and iii) Produce web-based calculator that is useful for practicing forest managers.
After receiving feedback from a few Modeling TAC members and others at SMC meetings held in 2011 and throughout 2012, graduate research assistant Kevin
Ceder, chief analyst for summarizing the Type III yields, re-parameterized and re-fit the Type III Chapman-
Richards-based yield models, which improved the fit.
Kevin presented the finalized models at the fall 2012 SMC
Fall Meeting. Following the meeting Kevin conducted a rigorous residuals analysis, as well as tested their extrapolative behavior, re-checked parameter estimates and finalized the models. He began writing up the results, which will be a chapter in his PhD dissertation.
Most of the support for this project has come from the
Corkery Family Chair, the balance from McIntire-Stennis.
Kevin took a job as a consulting analyst with Cramer Fish
Sciences in the third quarter of 2012.
Graduate research assistant Nai Saetern completed her
M.Sc. Thesis titled “Multiple Regression Inference of Yield for Douglas-fir Plantations in the Pacific Northwest,” focusing on Type I installations. Support for this component of the analyses came from Teaching
Assistantships (75%, contributed by SEFS) and the
Corkery Family Chair (25%). Semi-final results of the
Type I model analyses were presented at the Fall 2012 meeting. Given the similarity that treatment regimes in
Type II installations have with those being followed in the
Type I installations, it was decided to refit the Type I models using both Type I and II data, thus producing one set of models for both installation types. Graduate research assistant Jeff Comnick assisted with this effort.
Further, due to continued interest in how well Type III stands are lining up with Type I stands as they mature, while re-fitting the Type I, II models, the Chapman-
Richards model form was used in place of multiple regression, so when comparisons might be made, the potential effects of having fit different equation frameworks would be removed.
Finally, on a related note, Kevin Ceder also developed a framework for a set of whole-stand, dynamic, growth
The objectives of this study funded by NCASI are to i) develop overstory / understory predictive relationships in young, managed Douglas-fir stands by major life form, eg., grass, fern, forb, shrub; by guild, eg., shade tolerance, leaf retention; by species (nine most prevalent), and ii) develop dynamic models of vegetation change. Graduate student Kevin Ceder is the main analyst on this project with results destined to become a chapter in his PhD dissertation.
Kevin Ceder completed the development of a set of understory vegetation “growth” models. These models predict the dynamic changes in the understory cover and community composition using logistic competition models that are often used for wildlife populations.
Understory cover and composition in stands, which may be needed for habitat analyses or sustainability assessments, can be modeled using understory cover estimates and output from forest growth model simulations. The models will be published as a chapter in his PhD dissertation and a journal submission.
In this study, funded by the USFS through agreement with the Olympic Natural Resources Center, biomass residue produced by timber harvest operations is estimated for the Olympic and Kitsap Peninsulas, Washington.
Scattered residues were sampled in 53 harvest units and
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2012 SMC Annual Report piled residues were completely enumerated in 55 harvest units. Production is based on 2008 and 2009 data and is stratified by forest location, ownership type, harvest intensity, and harvest method. An additional sampling was taken to ascertain the mass of wood present in a pile of biomass: 20 piles of biomass were measured for gross volume, processed into hog fuel, and remeasured for volume; five samples were drawn from each pile and examined for volume, green mass, and bone-dry mass.
An equation relating mass of wood in a pile to the gross biomass volume is derived. Finally, the availability and average delivered cost per ton of biomass is calculated for five delivery centers on the Olympic Peninsula. The final report for this study was accepted for publication this year.
Bryce, J. 2012. Bryce, J. 2012. Nonlinear approaches to predicting diameter of the largest limb at breast height in young, Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel)
Franco) plantations growing in the Pacific Northwest.
M.Sc. Thesis, School of Environmental and Forest
Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195.
Cross, J., E. Turnblom, J. Calhoun and G. Ettl. (Accepted for publication 2012). Biomass production on the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas, Washington: Updated logging residue ratios, slash pile volume-to-weight ratios, and supply curves for selected delivery centroids. USFS GTR
PNW – nnn.
Saetern, N.K. 2012. Multiple Regression Inference of Yield for
Douglas-fir Plantations in the Pacific Northwest. M.Sc.
Thesis, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences,
University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195.
Suntana, A., K. Vogt, E. Turnblom, D, Vogt and R. Upadhye.
2012. Non-Traditional Use of Biomass at Certified
Forest Management Units: Forest Biomass for Energy
Production and Carbon Emissions Reduction in
Indonesia. Int. J. Forestry Research. 2012: 1 – 12.
Turnblom, E., B. Gonyea, others. 2012. Silviculture Project
Installation Review Summary. Stand Management
Cooperative, School of Environmental and Forest
Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195.
18 p.
Vaughn N.R., Moskal L.M., Turnblom E.C. 2012 Tree Species
Detection Accuracies Using Discrete Point Lidar and
Airborne Waveform Lidar. Remote Sensing 4(2):377-
403.
Turnblom, E.C., J. Bryce, K. Ceder, J. Comnick, N. Saetern. (IN
PREPARATION). Silvicultural Manipulations
Consequences at Stand Management Cooperative Sites
Part I: The effects of initial density in Type I, II, and III installations through growing season 2010. SMC
Working Paper No .
Himes, A.J., R. Harrison, D. Zabowski, E. Turnblom, D. Briggs, W.
Devine, K. Hanft. (IN REVISION). Predicting risk of long-term nitrogen depletion under whole-tree harvesting in the coastal Pacific Northwest. For. Sci. vv: pp – pp
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W ood quality TAC members participated in the
Installation Review Committee meeting in Vancouver, WA (July 26, 2012). Input was provided to strategic plan and research needs at the fall annual meeting.
Filipescu, C., Koppenaal, R., Lowell, E., Briggs, D. 2012.
“Assessment of wood quality and fibre properties in intensively managed Douglas-fir plantations using NDT tools.” A presentation by Filipescu at the IUFRO All-Division 5
Conference, Estoril, Portugal (7/8-13/2012).
Publications:
Todoroki, C.L., Lowell, E.C., Dykstra, D.P. and Briggs, D.G. 2012.
Maps and models of density and stiffness within individual Douglas-fir trees. New Zealand Journal of
Forestry Sciences. 42:1-13 .
• Measurement Procedures were developed for the project “Impact of Genetic Gain, Weed Control, and Spacing on Wood Stiffness, Density and Knot
Index in a Large-plot trial of Coastal Douglas-fir”.
Field work assessment of these procedures was conducted at Donkey Creek Installation in July.
This is a CAFS funded project.
• Discussion on field procedures for the Type V wood quality measurements began.
I n 2012 the Modeling TAC participated in CIPs
Technical Reviews
(collaboration with SMC)
• CIPS N-Fertilization and Thinning proposals
• Conifers-PNW modeling
Facilitated FVS-ORGANON collaboration (BLM funded).
Last TAC meeting was August 25, 2011.
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University of Washington Graduate Students: Kim Littke
(PhD completed 2012), Austin Himes (MS completed
2012), Betsy Vance (MS, 2013), Erika Knight (MS, 2013),
Stephanie Michelsen-Correa (PhD started 2012),
Marcella Menegale (PhD started 2012), Jason James (MS started 2012) T he major SMC-related work on nutrition completed in 2012 included the following:
Final establishment (to 73 total current) and continuous monitoring of Type V Paired-Tree fertilization studies including preliminary analysis of results, publication of a dissertation and a journal article in the
Canadian Journal of Forest Research and dissertation by
Kim Littke, and installation of an NSF-funded study of the fate of N-15 fertilizer applications at 10 Type V sites.
Continuing reports on progress were presented at Spring and Fall 2012 meetings, and presentations made at CAFS,
Soil Science Society, and North American Forest Soils conferences. An additional article on deep soil properties of these sites was submitted to the Soil Science Society of
America Journal.
Additional work on the Fall River/ Matlock/ Molalla research studies including publishing several papers, one comparing nitrogen leaching at Fall River and Matlock, another characterizing current biomass at Fall River, and another evaluating the potential impacts of additional biomass harvesting on N stocks. An additional article is being prepared for the Soil Science Society of America
Journal by MS student Erika Knight.
Project Description: Previous research indicates that current uptake of fertilizer nitrogen is as low as 10-25% in crop trees. Nitrogen that isn’t taken up by the trees is either distributed to other ecosystem components or lost from the system via leaching or volatilization.
This particular project is part of a larger effort examining the overall fate of fertilizer nitrogen in forest plantations of commercially important timber species. This component of the study is to examine Douglas-fir in the Pacific Northwest, specifically, to determine both the uptake of nitrogen as well its environmental fate using enhanced fertilizers labeled with
0.5 atom % 15N applied at 224 kg/ha within a 100m 2 area.
Primary objectives of the study include quantifying the amount of fertilizer taken up by the tree, how much fertilizer nitrogen is tied up in other ecosystem components and how much is
Figure 1: Location of study sites in OR d WA lost from the system through volatilization or other gaseous loss. This study will provide valuable insights into appropriate fertilizer investments that will contribute to a better understanding of the uptake of fertilizer nitrogen. It will also provide information on any potential negative environmental impacts associated with fertilization.
This study is a completely randomized block design with a total of 10 installations, with each installation being one block. Installations were established in the spring of 2011 and 2012 and were selected from a subset of the SMC’s Paired-tree study representing the different parent materials of the Pacific
Northwest (Figure 1). Each installation is made up of five unfertilized, 2nd rotation Douglas-fir trees between 14-24 years old with each tree being the center of a 100m 2 circular plot. Within each plot four target trees were randomly selected to receive one of the four enhanced fertilizer treatments (urea, polymer coated urea,
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2012 SMC Annual Report urea+NBPT, monoammoinum phosphate coated urea) and one tree was designated as the control.
Prior to fertilization each installation was sampled to determine background levels of δ 15 N in each of the ecosystem components. The aboveground component includes foliage (taken from the top 1/3 of the tree), branches, bark, and bole of the fertilized tree as well as any competing woody and herbaceous plants within the plot. The belowground component consists of the forest floor, roots (both coarse and fine), and mineral soil sampled from 0-15cm, 15-30cm, 30-45cm, and 45-60cm.
Following fertilization, foliage is sampled at 4 and 6 weeks after fertilization and then every 6 weeks after that until the end of the growing season. Final sampling occurs one year after fertilization and includes sampling of all of the ecosystem components.
Volatilization is determined via loss tubes installed at each site. Tubes are fertilized with each of the four treatments with a control included. Loss tubes are collected immediately following fertilization and then every two weeks after for a total of six weeks. Once the last of the loss tubes is removed, a core is taken from the bottom of each tube to determine if there is any leaching of fertilizer nitrogen below the rooting zone.
Results from the C, N, and δ 15 N analysis will be used to determine the contribution of fertilizer nitrogen to each component pool. Total nitrogen uptake is determined for each installation by calculating the both the mass and concentration of nitrogen found in each of the ecosystem components using the results from the C, N, and δ 15 N analysis. Aboveground biomass of crop trees on the plot is estimated using species-specific allometric equations based on DBH, which is measured for all trees larger than
3cm in diameter inside each plot. Coarse root biomass will be estimated using species-specific allometric equations.
To date, sampling has been completed for the five sites installed in the spring of 2011 and the 2012 sites have been fully installed and are currently being sampled.
Additionally, collection of the loss tubes has been completed for these five sites. All of these samples are currently being processed and prepared for analysis with the help of both graduate and undergraduate students alike. Foliage will continue to be collected every six weeks throughout the remainder of the growing season. Final sampling of all of the ecosystem components is scheduled to take place during the spring of 2013.
Preliminary results from the loss samples collected in
2011 have been received and will be analyzed over the summer of 2012. At the current schedule, we anticipate preliminary results for the one-year sampling from 2011 sites to become available during the mid-to-late fall with analysis taking place during the fall and winter.
As of January 2012, we have begun processing samples collected during the previous spring and summer. The samples that we are currently working on are from the sites installed in 2011 as well as the volatilization losses and foliage samples for 2012.
Anticipated work for 2013 includes sampling the 2012 installation sites, processing of the 2012 and remaining
2011 samples, and preliminary analysis of 2011 data.
A paper was presented at the North American Forest Soils
Conference. A copy is available at: http://soilslab.cfr.washington.edu/ MichelsenStephanie-
15NFate-NAFSC-2013.ppt
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• To determine the effect of systematic sampling to variable depths on estimates of forest soil C and N.
• To evaluate the ability of mathematical models to accurately predict total soil C and N in soil layers below 1.0 m.
• To assess which soils are most important to sample more deeply.
Sampling at 22
SMC Type V installations took place in mid-July to September, 2012, led by Bob Gonyea and Bert Hasselberg. An excavator was used to dig soil pits to at least 2.5 m. Bulk density samples were taken between the surface and 0.1 m, 0.1-0.5 m, 0.5-1.0 m, 1.0-
1.5 m, 1.5-2.0 m, and 2.0-2.5 m.
Sample processing began in early August by
Erika Knight and was continued by
Jason James after his arrival in mid-
August. During late summer and the fall quarter
2012, all samples were sieved, weighed, pulverized for analysis, and analyzed for C and
N using a
PerkinElmer CHN analyzer.
Figure 1 Soil pit for Red Hill Inst. 891, pit reached 3.5 m depth.
Preliminary analysis showed an average of 24% of soil C below 1.0 m. A large degree of variability both in total soil
C and the distribution of that C in the profile was observed between sites (Figure 1). The deep soil layers contribute significantly to total soil C in the forest soils of the Pacific Northwest. The role of this deep soil in forest productivity and potential impacts on response to fertilization and nutrient management are still to be determined. This data will be incorporated into the overall analysis of the Type V sites.
A paper was presented at the North American Forest Soils
Conference. A copy is available at: http://soilslab.cfr.washington.edu/JamesJason-
DeepSoilPoster-NAFSC-2013.ppt
A journal article submission has already been made to the
Soil Science Society of America.
We now work on the Fall River, Matlock and Molalla
LTSP's as an integrated project, with decisions on what to do at each site aimed at maximizing the overall usefulness of the work. Work emphasis was actually shifted to
Matlock and NCASI funded the project $40,000 for 2012.
The re-sampling of Fall River soil was completed and a poster presented at the North American Forest Soils
Conference in 2012. A journal article is nearing completion to be submitted to the Soil Science Society of
America for the project. Graduate student Erika Knight
MS thesis will be available in 2013.
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Soil C (Mg ha-1) within each sampled depth interval for 22 forest soils in western Washington and Oregon. † Soil pit excavation impeded by compacted glacial till at 2.0 m. ‡
Soil pit reached igneous bedrock at 1.0 m.
Locations of 22 soil series sampled in the
Pacific Northwest Douglas-fir Zone of
Washington and Oregon. One soil profile was excavated at each site.
Devine, WD, P.A. Footen, B.D. Strahm, R.B. Harrison, T.A. Terry and T.B. Harrington. 2012. Nitrogen leaching following whole-tree and bole-only harvests on two contrasting
Pacific Northwest sites. For. Ecol. Mgt. 267:7-17.
Available at: http://soilslab.cfr.washington.edu/publications/Devineetal-2012.pdf
Littke, Kim Ph.D. 2012. The Effects of Biogeoclimatic Properties on Water and Nitrogen Availability and Douglas-Fir
Growth and Fertilizer Response in the Pacific Northwest.
PhD Dissertatoin, School of Environmental and Forest
Sciences, College of the Environment, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA 98195. Available at: http://soilslab.cfr.washington.edu/publications/LittkeKi m-Dissertation-2012.pdf
Himes, Austin. M.S. 2012 Risk to Long-term Site Productivity
Due to Whole-tree Harvesting in the Coastal Pacific
Northwest. MS Thesis, School of Environmental and
Forest Sciences, College of the Environment, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA 98195.
Available at: http://soilslab.cfr.washington.edu/publications/HimesAu stin-Thesis-2012.pdf
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T he UW proposal to join CAFS was approved in
February 2009. We received $70,000 NSF/CAFS funding in 2009 and again in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
This level is contingent on the total amount of funding in each year from UW industry supporters who wrote letters that they wished to join the UW CAFS site; the total support must exceed $300,000 for UW to receive the
$70,000 from NSF. In 2009 three projects were initiated and continued through 2010 with one essentially finished.
In 2010 three projects were initiated and continued through 2011 with two essentially finished. In 2012 two projects were initiated and continued. resources into sites most likely to respond. A third objective would be to provide a field laboratory for additional work. Studies of forest fertilization in the
Pacific Northwest, which is a major timber-producing region for the United States, are now relatively rare and these studies have the potential to answer some extremely important questions about forest fertilization impacts
EXPERIMENTAL PLAN:
Research installations are located across the major geologic parent materials/soils and climate zones in the western Douglas-fir region of Oregon and Washington.
Initially, with SMC cooperator input, we picked the strata with the most land coverage ensuring that each cooperator was included, but also included minor strata that could provide meaningful information about response diagnostics. Stands are 15-30 yr-old Douglas-fir plantations not previously fertilized.
PROJECT ID: CAFS.09.19
Understanding Site-Specific
Factors Affecting the Nutrient Demands and Response to
Fertilizer by Douglas-fir
The experimental design (an "installation") is a randomized complete block with two treatments and nominally 20 paired-tree blocks at each location. The experimental unit consists of a 1/50th acre circular plot centered on a single subject tree. Each block consists of two experimental units selected to make the paired-tree block as uniform as possible. Even though these 'blocks' will not be physically contiguous, the matching of similar trees reduces variation, thereby increasing the probability of detecting small differences in response. INVESTIGATOR(S): R. Harrison, S. Holub, D. Maguire, D.
Mainwaring, D. Briggs, E. Turnblom, K. Littke, A. Himes, P.
Footen (many others also participating)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: T his project is a paired-tree fertilization study designed to measure general response to N fertilization and identify specific site characteristics that may predict productivity and response. The primary objectives of the proposed study are to evaluate the potential for response of 15-30 year-old stands to N fertilization within a given vegetation/geology type.
Secondary objectives include being able to predict potential response from site and stand variables such that cooperators would be able to focus scarce fertilization
At each location up to 48 1/50th acre circular plots are established on a 50-foot square grid starting from a welldefined and marked reference point. Trees are paired based on similarity of DBH and live crown height, and known environmental gradients. Treatments consist of N applied as urea at two levels: 0 lbs N/acre and 200 lbs
N/acre broadcast as urea.
The following site properties/ parameters are sampled for each installation, where possible and/or available: 1) site index, 2) needle area, 3) slope, aspect, slope position, 4) age, 5) elevation, 6) precipitation (measured using tipping-bucket rain gauges and dataloggers), 7) aboveground temperature, daily-average, including degree-day
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2012 SMC Annual Report type calculations, 8) relative humidity, 9) soil moisture and temperature (moisture will be sampled continuously using in-ground equipment with data loggers), and 10) stand history (including genetic variables, seedling fertilization treatments, and anything done up until the time of the initiation of the fertilization study).
Centrally located soil pits are dug and the soil profile includes all of the horizons described as per Soil Survey
Manual (1993). The minimum depth of this soil pit is onemeter or to the depth of bedrock or till obstruction. Each pit is excavated so that an undisturbed 0.5-meter wide face is exposed for sampling. The forest floor is sampled at each location. At a minimum, soil sampling provides the following measurements: 1) soil depth (depth of horizons and total depth to restrictive layer or bedrock),
2) bulk density (total and <2-mm), 3) soil structure, 4) soil texture (<2-mm), 5) rooting depth or depth to root restrictive zone, 6) total weights of soil horizons/layers, 7) carbon, nutrients and toxic elements, total and
"available" forms, including calculations such as C/N ratio,
8) CEC and pH, 9) daily average soil temperature, and 10) soil moisture with on-site measurement at two depths (5 and 50 cm).
HOW THIS PROJECT IS UNIQUE:
This project is different from current forestry projects in that similar fertilization studies have not been carried out in the region. By cooperating and installing a large number of research studies, the hope of being able to predict site-specific response to fertilization, a long-term need, may be realized. This is particularly important, as N fertilizer has increased rapidly in cost as the cost of natural gas and oil have increased, and the potential environmental impacts of fertilizer applied to stands that do not bind the N into biomass are significant. For instance, in Washington State, forest N fertilization has been considered as a factor in the hypoxia issues of Hood
Canal. Fortunately, research has shown that if N is applied to limited stands and they respond, the loss of N from the ecosystem into water isn't a major concern. If successful, this project will greatly enhance fertilization in the region by reducing these two current hindrances to wider utilization of N fertilization.
POTENTIAL MEMBER COMPANY BENEFITS :
Forest projects companies are funding a major part of the cost of this study. This study is the only significant forest fertilization study of the Stand Management Cooperative
(SMC) for over a decade. This study took about 15 years to design and approve, and meets the needs of SMC members at costs that are being funded. Part of the reluctance to invest in fertilization research in the Pacific
Northwest has been the scale of research needed to answer the really important question of site-specific response in a practical way. If this tool is provided by the proposed study, it could revolutionize the use of N fertilizer in the entire Douglas-fir region by removing the major barriers to use, namely, having an estimate of the potential for response at a particular site and stand and being able to demonstrate that environmental problems can be avoided. Shifting actual forest fertilization to the highest-responding sites in the region could give a much bigger "bang-for-the buck", including an estimated 50% increase in productivity with the same amount of fertilizer currently applied by selecting highly responsive stands and avoiding unresponsive ones.
MILESTONES:
1) Installation: 73 sites fully installed with monitoring continuing, 2) one journal articles published in the
Canadian Journal of Forest Resources, 3) another journal article prepared and submitted, 4) four other articles on the effects of soil and climate properties on Douglas-fir growth and fertilizer response were prepared for a dissertation and will be submitted to journals.
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EXPECTED DELIVERABLES - LONGTERM:
The primary initial deliverables of this study were the creation of a network of paired-plot fertilization studies as proposed above. This matrix of studies covers the major range of company-owned production lands, as each site was selected based on company preference as well as fitting into the overall study plan. As growth response is compared to site characteristics, we expect to be able to derive a model that can both be used on its own, and potentially integrated into the major growthand-yield models. Presentations have been and are currently being made in several appropriate meetings, and we are working on a range of published papers from these studies. installations at the two depths of soil moisture sampling.
Year-long soil moisture and temperature data have been measured on 73 installations. N-15 tracer studies (a new
CAFS project) have been added to ten of the paired-tree installations.
NEXT YEAR’S PROJECT BUDGET - NSF CAFS PORTION:
$30,682.65.
NEXT YEAR’S PROJECT BUDGET - OTHER SOURCES,
INCLUDING SITE-SPECIFIC:
Total of $214,069 from landowner contribution of cash, professional time, timber and logistical support. For next year, $60,185, for 100% Jason James (M.S.) and 50%
Marcella Menegale (Ph.D.), Graduate Assistantship, from
UW scholarships.
EXPECTED DELIVERABLES – ONE YEAR:
Data from continued monitoring and growth of 73 main installations; journal article on effects of climate and site properties on soil productivity in these ecosystems; installation of second year of 15N sites.
PROJECT ID: CAFS.10.33
Use of Stable Isotopes to Trace the Fate of Applied Nitrogen in Forest Plantations to
Evaluate Fertilizer Efficiency and Ecosystem Impacts:
Douglas-fir Region Studies-University of Washington PROJECT TIMELINE:
Current Paired-tree installations will be managed as before over the next year. Installation weather stations
(including soil moisture and temperature, air temperature and relative humidity, and rain gauges) must be inspected at least twice a year to fix malfunctioning and disturbed sensors and dataloggers. Maintaining weather stations requires frequent travel throughout the Pacific
Northwest. Two- and four-year growth measurements and post-fertilization analyses will occur on 39 installations this fall. Post-fertilization analyses involve determining carbon and nitrogen concentration in foliage.
INVESTIGATOR(S): HARRISON, R., HIMES, A., LITTKE, K.,
VANCE, B., FOX, T., STRAHM, B.2, RAYMOND, J., JACOBS,
D., STAPE, J., others also participating
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: P revious research indicates that current uptake of fertilizer nitrogen is as low as 10-25% in crop trees.
Nitrogen that isn’t taken up by the trees is either distributed to other ecosystem components or lost from the system via leaching or volatilization. By achieving a better understanding of how fertilizer nitrogen moves through a given system, valuable insights will be gained concerning both production and environmental management.
PROGRESS TO DATE:
A total of 73 installations are currently in place with 60 installations fertilized 2-5 years previously Two years after fertilization, foliage was sampled and composited by treatment to determine the effect of fertilization on these components. Similarly, 11 installations will be measured for two-year growth response the fall of 2012. Soil nitrogen and carbon data from 73 installations have been analyzed down to one-meter. Soil texture has been determined by the hydrometer method on 69
This particular project is part of a larger effort examining the overall fate of fertilizer nitrogen in forest plantations of commercially important timber species. This component of the study is to examine Douglas-fir in the
Pacific Northwest, specifically, to determine both the
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2012 SMC Annual Report urea) and one tree was designated as the control. Each fertilizer is labeled with 0.5 atom % 15N.
Prior to fertilization each installation was sampled to determine background levels of δ15N in each of the ecosystem components. The aboveground component includes foliage (taken from the top 1/3 of the tree), branches, bark, and bole of the fertilized tree as well as any competing woody and herbaceous plants within the plot. The belowground component consists of the forest floor, roots (both coarse and fine), and mineral soil sampled from 0-15cm, 15-30cm, 30-45cm, and 45-60cm. uptake of nitrogen as well its environmental fate using enhanced fertilizers labeled with 0.5 atom % 15N applied at 224 kg/ha within a 100m2 area. Primary objectives of the study include quantifying the amount of fertilizer taken up by the tree, how much fertilizer nitrogen is tied up in other ecosystem components and how much is lost from the system through volatilization or other gaseous loss.
Following fertilization, foliage is sampled every 2 weeks for the first 6 weeks and then every 6 weeks after that until the end of the growing season. Final sampling occurs one year after fertilization and includes sampling of all of the ecosystem components.
This study will provide valuable insights into appropriate fertilizer investments that will contribute to a better understanding of the uptake of fertilizer nitrogen. It will also provide information on any potential negative environmental impacts associated with fertilization.
EXPERIMENTAL PLAN:
This study is a completely randomized block design with a total of 10 installations, with each installation being one block. Installations were established in the spring of 2011 and 2012 and are located in the coastal region of the
Pacific Northwest. These sites are a subset of the Stand
Management Cooperative’s Paired Tree Study, funded by
CAFS, and extend from southern Oregon up into northern
Washington and represent the various soil parent materials typical of this range. Each installation is made up of five unfertilized, 2nd rotation Douglas-fir trees between 14-24 years old with each tree being the center of a 100m2 circular plot. Within each plot four target trees were randomly selected to receive one of the four enhanced fertilizer treatments (urea, polymer coated urea, urea+NBPT, monoammoinum phosphate coated
Volatilization is determined via loss tubes installed at each site. Tubes are fertilized with each of the four treatments with a control included. Loss tubes are collected immediately following fertilization and then every two weeks after for a total of six weeks. Once the last of the loss tubes is removed, a core will be taken from the bottom of each tube to determine if there is any leaching of fertilizer nitrogen below the rooting zone.
Once collected, samples are stored and prepared at the
University of Washington. Composite samples from the forest floor and each soil depth are pulverized and prepared for C, N, and δ15N analysis with an elemental analyzer interfaced to an isotope ratio mass spectrometer at Virginia Tech’s Forest Soils and Ecology Lab. Roots, foliage, branches, bole/bark, woody competing vegetation, and herbaceous competing vegetation
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Results from the C, N, and δ15N analysis will be used to determine the contribution of fertilizer nitrogen to each component pool. Total nitrogen uptake is determined for each installation by calculating the both the mass and concentration of nitrogen found in each of the ecosystem components using the results from the C, N, and δ1 5N analysis. Aboveground biomass of crop trees on the plot is estimated using species specific allometric equations based on DBH, which is measured for all trees larger than
3cm in diameter inside each plot. Coarse root biomass will be estimated using species specific allometric equations.
EXPECTED DELIVERABLES - LONGTERM:
1) Nitrogen uptake efficiency following fertilization with urea fertilizers will be determined allowing CAFS members to more accurately and effectively apply fertilizers in their current management practices.
2) Changes in nitrogen uptake efficiency following fertilization with enhanced efficiency fertilizers (polymer coated urea, urea+NBPT, monoammoinum phosphate coated urea) will be determined in Douglas-fir plantations. This data will allow CAFS members to determine whether the use of enhanced efficiency fertilizers are a viable economic alternative to traditional fertilization techniques.
3) The amount of nitrogen lost to volatilization following fertilization with urea and enhanced efficiency fertilizers in Douglas-fir plantations. This data will allow CAFS members to assess the impact of volatile losses and the financial returns from treatments that reduce these losses.
HOW THIS PROJECT IS UNIQUE :
Part of what makes this project unique is its size and scale. The use of these enhanced fertilizers haven’t been tested yet in forest ecosystems on a scale of this magnitude. Furthermore, this project as a whole provides a unique approach that will capitalize on already existing research efforts supported by CAFS members through the use of stable isotope 15N.
POTENTIAL MEMBER COMPANY BENEFITS:
Intensive management of forest plantations which including the use of fertilizers can increase overall production significantly. Achieving a better understanding of the uptake of nitrogen by trees and the ultimate fate and cycling of nitrogen within a forest ecosystem is critical to accurately predicting fertilizer response within these systems to further investigate both the uptake efficiency and overall fate of fertilizer nitrogen.
MILESTONES:
1) Establishment of all 10 installations completed. 2)
Completion of sampling for installations established in
2011. 3) Beginning sampling of installations installed in
2012.
4) The amount of nitrogen lost below the rooting zone via leaching will be accounted for. This will aid CAFS members in determining the environmental fate of applied fertilizer and the potential for off-site environmental movement of nitrogen following fertilization.
EXPECTED DELIVERABLES – ONE YEAR:
1) Calculated loss of fertilizer nitrogen due to volatilization for the five sites installed in the spring of
2011.
2) Analysis of the uptake efficiency for the four different enhanced fertilizer treatments for the five sites installed in the spring of 2011.
3) Completion of sampling for newly installed sites completing overall sampling for this portion of the study.
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PROJECT TIMELINE:
Over the next year we will continue sampling the five installations established in the spring of 2012. Foliage and soil will be collected in addition to environmental data including soil moisture and air temperature. Final, oneyear sampling will take place during the spring of 2013 which will include sampling of competing understory vegetation, target tree bark and bole. When not in the field, the majority of time will be spent processing these incoming samples and preparing them for analysis in
Virginia Tech’s Forest Soils and Ecology Lab. Analysis of incoming results from 2011 installations concerning the uptake efficiency and overall distribution of fertilizer nitrogen will continue.
PROGRESS TO DATE:
As of spring 2012, all 10 of the installations have been established (Figure 1). The five installations established in spring 2011 have been completely sampled. Samples collected from these sites this spring for the final sampling are currently being processed. Pre-fertilization data for the newly established sites has been collected.
Additionally, all of the soil for the volatilization component of the study has been collected as well.
Results from the loss of fertilizer nitrogen due to volatilization have been received and will be analyzed this summer.
NEXT YEAR’S PROJECT BUDGET - NSF CAFS PORTION:
$12,000, primarily for travel, per diem, supplies and sample analysis, some hourly help.
NEXT YEAR’S PROJECT BUDGET - OTHER SOURCES,
INCLUDING SITE-SPECIFIC:
$60,185, for 100% Betsy Vance (M.S.) and 50% Marcella
Menegale (Ph.D.), Graduate Assistantship, from UW scholarships.
PROJECT ID: CAFS 11.35
: Impact of genetic gain, weed control and spacing on wood stiffness, density, and knot index in a large-plot trial of Coastal Douglas-fir
INVESTIGATOR(S): Eric C Turnblom & David W Briggs
(UW), Keith JS Jayawickrama & Terrance Z Ye (OSU), Eini
Lowell & J Bradley St Clair (USFS-PNWRS)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: O btain acoustic velocity, wood density, and knot index of Douglas-fir at three genetic gain levels
(elite and intermediate gain, woodsrun), two weed control levels (5 years control vs. 1 year control) and three spacings (7’, 10’ and 15’).
EXPERIMENTAL PLAN:
The Genetic Gain
/ Type IV trial was established over two years
(2005 and 2006) at six locations in the Grays Harbor vicinity, western
Washington (see
Figure 1) as a joint project between the
Stand
Management
Cooperative
(SMC), the
Northwest Tree
Figure 1
Improvement
Cooperative (NWTIC), and the USFS PNW Research
Station. A total of 132 square plots, comprising 14,800 measured trees were established with containerized seedlings in fenced plantations.
The three sites planted in 2005 will be measured at the end of the 2012 growing season when the trees will be nine seasons from seed with an anticipated average height of 18-20 feet. Acoustic velocity, an indicator of stem stiffness, resistance, an indicator of wood density, and diameter of the largest branch in the BH region, which is correlated with a log knot index commonly used in product recovery studies, knot index will be assessed in the BH region of trees. Acoustic velocity will be measured using the TreeSonic with accompanying SD-02 sensors,
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2012 SMC Annual Report resistance with a Resistograph F400S, and knot index with the Stand Management Cooperative’s breast height branch measurement protocol. The field measurements will be repeated at the end of the 2013 growing season on the three sites planted in 2006. Analysis leading to completion of a Masters thesis will be conducted in year
3. This project sets the stage for future re-measurement of these characteristics and assessment of the ability of early measurement of these properties to predict values at later ages.
HOW THIS PROJECT IS UNIQUE:
The impact of both genetic selection for growth rate and intensive early weed control, on wood stiffness and knot size in operational plantations of coastal Douglas-fir in western Washington and Oregon is very poorly understood. The information we have is obtained from single-tree-plot progeny tests. There is better information on the effect of spacing; but there is no previous information in the public domain on the interactions of spacing, genetic gain, and weed control intensity on these traits.
POTENTIAL MEMBER COMPANY BENEFITS:
Wood stiffness, density, and knot size have substantial impacts on log and wood quality and product yield in
Douglas-fir, and can be limiting in intensively-managed short-rotation plantations. Previous studies have shown that wood stiffness and density are strongly inherited at the family level, with a modest adverse correlation with diameter growth rate. Wide spacing and growth acceleration from weed control can also be expected to have some impact on wood stiffness, density, and knot size. Thus we can expect all of these silvicultural treatments to cause some reduction in stiffness and density and to increase knot size, but it would be extremely valuable for members to know the exact extent of that reduction (singly and together) in operational plantations. This will allow them to modify their silvicultural treatments as needed. Another benefit to members would be the incorporation of wood quality traits into selection criteria.
MILESTONES:
Acoustic velocity measurement tool is selected and purchased. Study plan is complete, including measurement data collection protocols. By end of 4th quarter, data will be collected, analyzed, and reported on the Grays Harbor GGTIV sites planted in 2005 (age-9 yr.).
EXPECTED DELIVERABLES - LONGTERM:
These and other measurements will greatly improve our understanding of the effects of genetic gain, spacing, and weed control on tree, log, and wood quality over time in
Douglas-fir plantations.
EXPECTED DELIVERABLES – ONE YEAR :
By the end of 2012, data will be collected on the three
Grays Harbor Genetic Gain / Type IV sites planted in 2005, providing age-9 acoustic velocity, resistance, and knot index on Douglas-fir trees of three genetic gain levels, planted at three spacings, and treated with two weed control levels. Analyses will provide information on the relationship between these variables and key growth and stem form variables (height, dbh, volume index, forking, ramicorn branching and stem sinuosity) that are routinely measured on these trials.
PROJECT TIMELINE :
Data collection: Autumn 2012 and 2013, Analysis and reporting: Spring 2012 and 2013
Completion of Masters Thesis and submission of journal article: 2014
PROGRESS TO DATE :
As of June 2012, the study plan is completed and the equipment is purchased. As of 4th quarter 2012, data is collected, analyzed, and reported on the three Genetic
Gain / Type IV sites planted in 2005.
NEXT YEAR’S PROJECT BUDGET - NSF CAFS PORTION:
$25,000 in 2013 (2014 would be similar)
NEXT YEAR’S PROJECT BUDGET - OTHER SOURCES,
INCLUDING SITE-SPECIFIC: $ 15,000 in 2013 contributed by SMC for field measurements.
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PROJECT TIMELINE :
Data collection: Autumn 2012 and 2013, Analysis and reporting: Spring 2012 and 2013
Completion of Masters Thesis and submission of journal article: 2014
PROGRESS TO DATE :
As of June 2012, the study plan is completed and the equipment is purchased. As of 4th quarter 2012, data is collected, analyzed, and reported on the three Genetic
Gain / Type IV sites planted in 2005.
NEXT YEAR’S PROJECT BUDGET - NSF CAFS PORTION:
$25,000 in 2013 (2014 would be similar)
NEXT YEAR’S PROJECT BUDGET - OTHER SOURCES,
INCLUDING SITE-SPECIFIC:
$ 15,000 in 2013 contributed by SMC for field measurements.
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Strategic Planning Committee Meeting,
February 15, Tumwater, WA
Spring Policy Committee Meeting, March
21, Tumwater, WA
Spring Policy Committee Meeting, April 19,
Vancouver, WA
NSF CAFS Annual Meeting, June 26-28,
Bangor, Maine
Review Measurements Approach (RMA),
Meeting (conference call) July 3
Installation Review Committee (IRC),
Meeting July 26, Vancouver WA
Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
Meeting July 26, Vancouver WA
Strategic Planning Committee Meeting,
September 5, Centralia, WA
Fall Policy Committee Meeting, September
18-19, Kimilche, WA
SMC fact sheets, reports, proceedings, and journal articles produced over the last 4 years are listed in this section. A * preceding the first author indicates a peer-reviewed publication. Many can be obtained from the SMC website; for others contact the authors.
2009
Theses:
Kantavichai, R. 2009. Effects of Silviculture and
Climate on Wood Specific Gravity of a 55 year-old Douglas-fir Stand in Western
Washington. Master’s Thesis. School of Forest
Resources, University of Washington. 62p.
Shyrock, B. 2009. The effects of urea fertilization on carbon sequestration in Douglas fir plantations of the coastal Pacific Northwest.
Master’s Thesis. School of Forest Resources,
University of Washington. 46p.
Publications:
Briggs, D. 2009. Research Cooperatives Serve the
Forestry Community. Western Forester.
54(4):1-4.
Briggs, D. 2009. PFC Brings High Tech Tools to
Forestry Sector. Western Forester. 54(4):10.
*Footen, P. W., Harrison, R. B., and B.D. Strahm.,
2009. The long-term effects of nitrogen fertilization on understory vegetation in
Douglas-fir plantations in the Pacific
Northwest. For. Ecol. & Mgt. 258(10):2194-
2198. Available at: http://soilslab.cfr.washington.edu/publication s/Footen-etal-2009.pdf
*Strahm B. D., Harrison, R. B., Terry, T. A.,
Harrington, T. B., Adams, A. B., Footen, P. W.,
2009. Changes in dissolved organic matter with depth suggest the potential for postharvest organic matter retention to increase subsurface soil carbon pools. For.
Ecol. & Mgt., 258(10):2347-2352. Available at: http://soilslab.cfr.washington.edu/publication s/Strahm-etal-2009.pdf
*Harrison, R.B., T.A. Terry, C.W. Licata, B.L. Flaming,
R. Meade, I.A. Guerrini, B.D. Strahm, D. Xue,
A.B. Adams, M.R. Lolley, A. Sidell, G.L.
Waggoner, D. Briggs, E.C. Turnblom. 2009.
Biomass and stand characteristics of a highlyproductive mixed Douglas-fir and western hemlock plantation in coastal Washington.
Western Journal of Applied Forestry
24(4):180-186. Available at: http://soilslab.cfr.washington.edu/publication s/Harrison-etal-2009.pdf
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*Slesak, R.A., S.H. Schoenholtz, T.B. Harrington, and
B.D. Strahm. 2009. Dissolved carbon and nitrogen leaching following logging-debris retention and competing-vegetation control in Douglas-fir plantations of western Oregon and Washington. Can. J. For. Res. 39:1484-
1497 .
2010
Publications:
*Briggs, D.G. 2010. Enhancing forest value productivity through fiber quality, J. of
Forestry, 108(4):174-182.
*Kantavichai, R. D. G. Briggs, E. C. Turnblom 2010.
Modeling effects of soil, climate, and silviculture on growth ring specific gravity of
Douglas-fir on a drought-prone site in
Western Washington. Forest Ecology &
Management. 259:1085-1092, doi:
10.1016/j.foreco.2009.12.017.
*Kantavichai, R. D. G. Briggs, E. C. Turnblom 2010.
Effect of Thinning, Biosolids, and Weather on
Annual Ring Specific Gravity and Carbon
Accumulation of a 55 Year-old Douglas-fir
Stand in Western Washington. Can. J. For.
Res. 40(1):72-85.
*Todoroki, C.L., E.C. Lowell, D.P. Dykstra. 2010.
Automated knot detection on Douglas-fir veneer images. Computers in Engineering and
Agriculture. 70(1): 163-171.
*Langum, C.E., V. Yadama, and E.C. Lowell. 2010.
Physical and Mechanical properties of younggrowth Douglas-fir and western hemlock from western Washington. For. Prod. J.
59(11/112):37-47.
*Gould, P.J.; Marshall, D.D. 2010. Incorporation of genetic gain into growth projections of
Douglas-fir using ORGANON and the Forest
Vegetation Simulator. Western J. of Applied
Forestry 25(2):55-61.
*Weiskittel, A.R., D.A. Maguire, R. Monserud, G.P.
Johnson. 2010. A hybrid model for intensively managed Douglas-fir plantations in the Pacific
Northwest, USA. Eur. J. For. Res. 129:325-338.
*Briggs, D.G., R. Kantavichai, E. C. Turnblom. 2010.
Predicting the Diameter of the Largest Breastheight Region Branch of Douglas-fir Trees in
Thinned and Fertilized Plantations. For. Prod.
J. 60(4):322-330.
*Vaughn, N.R., E.C. Turnblom, M.W. Ritchie. 2010.
Bootstrap evaluation of a young Douglas-fir height growth model for the Pacific
Northwest. For. Sci. 56(6): 592-602.
Accepted
*Harrison, R.B., P.W. Footen and B.D. Strahm.
(accepted). Deep soil horizons: Contribution and importance to soil C pools and in assessing whole-ecosystem response to management and global change. Forest
Science.
Todoroki, C.L., Lowell, E.C., Dykstra, D.P. and Briggs,
D.G.. Colour maps and models of wood property distributions within Douglas-fir trees. New Zealand Journal of Forestry
Sciences.
2011
Theses:
Footen, P.W., 2011. The effects of previous nitrogen fertilization on productivity and soil nitrogen and carbon pools of subsequent stands of
Douglas-fir forests in the Pacific Northwest.
MS Thesis. School of forest Resources,
University of Washington, Seattle, WA. 54 pp.
Vaughn, N. 2011. Decomposing waveform lidar for individual tree species identification. PhD
Dissertation. School of forest Resources,
University of Washington, Seattle, WA. 160
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Identification
Publications:
*Vikram, Vikas, Marilyn L. Cherry, David Briggs,
Daniel W. Cress, Robert Evans, and Glenn T.
Howe (accepted 2010). Stiffness of Douglas-fir
Lumber: Effects of Wood Properties and
Genetics. Can. J. For. Res. 41 1160-1173
(2011).
Vaughn, N.R., E.C. Turnblom, M.W. Ritchie. 2010.
Bootstrap evaluation of a young Douglas-fir height growth model for the Pacific
Northwest. For. Sci. 56(6):592-601.
Harrison, R.B., P.W. Footen and B.D. Strahm. 2011.
Deep soil horizons: Contribution and importance to soil C pools and in assessing whole-ecosystem response to management and global change. Forest Science 57(1):67-
76. Available at: http://soilslab.cfr.washington.edu/publication s/Harrison-etal-2011.pdf
Harrison, R.B., D.A. Maguire, and D. Page-
Dumroese. 2011. Maintaining Adequate
Nutrient Supply -- Principles, Decision Support
Tools, and Best Management Practices. Page
33-42 in S.D. Angima and T.A. Terry Best
Management Practices for Maintaining Soil productivity in the Douglas-fir Region. Oregon
State University EM 9023.
Available at: http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/bitstr eam/handle/1957/20678/em9023.pdf
Briggs, D.G. Wood quality: growing quantity vs quality value. Intensive Silviculture of Planted
Douglas-fir Forests: in Proc. Opportunities for
Increased Productivity. Sponsored by Center for Intensive Plantation Forestry and Western
Forestry and Conservation Association, Feb
15, 2011, Portland, OR p77-117.
Vikram, Vikas, Marilyn L. Cherry, David Briggs,
Daniel W. Cress, Robert Evans, and Glenn T.
Howe 2011. Stiffness of Douglas-fir Lumber:
Effects of Wood Properties and Genetics. Can.
J. For. Res. 41:1160-1173.
Lippke, B., E. Oneil, R. Harrison, K. Skog, L.
Gustavsson, and R. Sathre. 2011. Life cycle impacts of forest management and wood utilization on carbon mitigation: knowns and unknowns. Future Science: Carbon
Management 2:303-333. Available at: http://soilslab.cfr.washington.edu/publication s/Lippke-etal-2011.pdf
Littke, K.M., Harrison, R.B., Briggs, D.G., and Grider,
A.R., Understanding soil nutrients and characteristics in the Pacific Northwest through parent material origin and soil nutrient regimes. Can. J. For. Res. Accepted.
Yadama,V.; Lowell, E.C.; and Langum, C.
Characterization of wood strands from young, small-diameter trees. Wood and Fiber
Science. Accepted.
Devine, WD; TB Harrington; TA Terry; RB Harrison;
RA Slesak; DH Peter; CA Harrington; CJ
Shilling; SH Schoenholtz. Five-year vegetation control effects on aboveground biomass and nitrogen content and allocation in Douglas-fir plantations on three contrasting sites. For.
Ecol. Mgt. 262:2187-2198. Available at: http://soilslab.cfr.washington.edu/publication s/Devine-etal-2011.pdf
In-review:
Hill, Andrew, E.C. Turnblom. Improving modeled predictions of short-term Douglas-fir growth in eastern Washington, USA by incorporating local weather information. Forest Science.
Hill, Andrew, E.C. Turnblom. Using local short-term weather and long-term climate information to improve periodic diameter growth prediction for Douglas-fir growing in pure and mixed
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Journal of Forest Research.
Todoroki, C.L., Lowell, E.C., Dykstra, D.P. and Briggs,
D.G Response of thinning treatments on
Douglas-fir veneer stiffness. NZ J. For. Sci.
*Vaughn N.R., Moskal L.M., Turnblom E.C. Tree
Species Detection Accuracies Using Discrete
Point Lidar and Airborne Waveform Lidar.
Remote Sensing 4(2):377-403.
Cross, J., E. Turnblom, J. Calhoun and G. Ettl.
Biomass production on the Olympic and
Kitsap peninsulas, Washington: Updated logging residue ratios, slash pile volume-toweight ratios, and supply curves for selected delivery centroids. USFS GTR PNW.
In Preparation:
Ceder, K. and E. Turnblom. Predicting understory vegetation cover in young, managed forests of western Washington and Oregon. For. Ecol.
& Mgt.
Ceder, K. and E. Turnblom. A set of dynamic models to predict understory vegetation cover change in young, managed Douglas-fir and western hemlock forest of Washington and
Oregon west of the Cascade crest. For. Ecol. &
Mgt.
Turnblom, E.C. and N.R. Vaughn. Using stand density management diagrams for the development of late-successional forests.
For. Ecol. & Mgt.
Shryock, Benjamin, Robert Harrison, David Briggs
The effects of urea fertilization on carbon sequestration in Douglas-fir plantations of the coastal Pacific Northwest.
Devine, Warren, P.W. Footen, R.B. Harrison, T.A.
Terry, C.A. Harrington, S.M. Holub. The effects of vegetation control on nitrogen content and biomass of an 11-year-old bole-only Douglasfir forest on a high productivity site.
Footen, P.W., R.B. Harrison, D. Zabowski, D.G.
Briggs. Long-term effects of nitrogen fertilization on above ground productivity and soil nutrients of Douglas-fir forest in the
Pacific Northwest.
Lowell, E.C., Todoroki, C.L., Dykstra. D.P. and Briggs,
D.G. Effect of thinning intensity on the stiffness of Douglas-fir veneer. To be submitted to Forestry.
2012
Theses:
Bryce, J. 2012. Nonlinear approaches to predicting diameter of the largest limb at breast height in young, Douglas-fir ( Pseudotsuga menziesii
(Mirbel) Franco) plantations growing in the
Pacific Northwest. MS Thesis, School of
Environmental and Forest Sciences, College of the Environment, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA 98195.
Himes, A. 2012. Risk to Long-term Site Productivity
Due to Whole-tree Harvesting in the Coastal
Pacific Northwest. MS Thesis. School of
Environmental and Forest Science, College of the Environment, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA 98195. Available at: http://soilslab.cfr.washington.edu/publication s/HimesAustin-Thesis-2012.pdf
Littke, K. 2012. The Effects of Biogeoclimatic
Properties on Water and Nitrogen Availability and Douglas-Fir Growth and Fertilizer
Response in the Pacific Northwest. PhD
Dissertatoin.School of Environmental and
Forest Sciences, College of the Environment,
University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195.
Available at: http://soilslab.cfr.washington.edu/publication s/LittkeKim-Dissertation-2012.pdf
Saetern, N. 2012. Multiple Regression Inference of
Yield for Douglas-fir Plantations in the Pacific
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Northwest. MS Thesis. School of
Environmental and Forest Science, College of the Environment, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA 98195.
Publications:
Suntana, A., K. Vogt, E. Turnblom, D, Vogt and R.
Upadhye. 2012. Non-Traditional Use of
Biomass at Certified Forest Management
Units: Forest Biomass for Energy Production and Carbon Emissions Reduction in Indonesia.
Int. J. Forestry Research . 2012: 1 – 12.
Devine, WD, P.A. Footen, B.D. Strahm, R.B.
Harrison, T.A. Terry and T.B. Harrington. 2012.
Nitrogen leaching following whole-tree and bole-only harvests on two contrasting Pacific
Northwest sites. For. Ecol. Mgt. 267:7-17.
Available at: http://soilslab.cfr.washington.edu/publication s/Devine-etal-2012.pdf
Todoroki, C.L., Lowell, E.C., Dykstra, D.P. and Briggs,
D.G. 2012. Maps and models of density and stiffness within individual Douglas-fir trees.
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Sciences .
42:1-13.
Vaughn N.R., Moskal L.M., Turnblom E.C. 2012 Tree
Species Detection Accuracies Using Discrete
Point Lidar and Airborne Waveform Lidar.
Remote Sensing 4(2):377-403.
In Preparation:
Turnblom, E.C., J. Bryce, K. Ceder, J. Comnick, N.
Saetern. (IN PREPARATION). Silvicultural
Manipulations Consequences at Stand
Management Cooperative Sites Part I: The effects of initial density in Type I, II, and III installations through growing season 2010.
SMC Working Paper No. N.
Himes, A.J., R. Harrison, D. Zabowski, E. Turnblom,
D. Briggs, W. Devine, K. Hanft. (IN REVISION).
Predicting risk of long-term nitrogen depletion under whole-tree harvesting in the coastal Pacific Northwest. For. Sci. vv: pp – pp
Cross, J., E. Turnblom, J. Calhoun and G. Ettl.
(Accepted for publication 2012). Biomass production on the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas, Washington: Updated logging residue ratios, slash pile volume-to-weight ratios, and supply curves for selected delivery centroids. USFS GTR PNW
Turnblom, E., B. Gonyea, others. 2012. Silviculture
Project Installation Review Summary. Stand
Management Cooperative, School of
Environmental and Forest Sciences,
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
98195. 18 p.
Briggs, D. G., N. R. Vaughn 2011. Life Cycle
Assessment of Forest Carbon Balance of
Silvicultural Regimes of Douglas-fir and
Loblolly Pine. National Council on Air and
Stream Improvement. 51pp.
Hann, D.W., A. Bluhm, and D.E. Hibbs. 2011.
Development and evaluation of the tree-level equations and their combined stand-level behavior in the red alder plantation version of
ORGANON. Department of Forest
Engineering, Resources, and Management,
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.
127p.
Harrison, R.B., D.A. Maguire, and D. Page-
Dumroese. 2011. Maintaining Adequate
Nutrient Supply -- Principles, Decision Support
Tools, and Best Management Practices. Page
33-42 in S.D. Angima and T.A. Terry Best
Management Practices for Maintaining Soil productivity in the Douglas-fir Region. Oregon
State University EM 9023.
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Presentations:
Devine, WD, P.A. Footen, B.D Strahm, R.B. Harrison,
T.A. Terry and T.B. Harrington. 2012. Nitrogen leaching following whole-tree and bole-only harvests on two contrasting Pacific Northwest sites. For. Ecol. Mgt. 267:7-17. Available at: http://soilslab.cfr.washington.edu/publication s/Devine-etal-2012.pdf
Filipescu, C., Koppenaal, R., Lowell, E., Briggs, D.
2012. “Assessment of wood quality and fibre properties in intensively managed Douglas-fir plantations using NDT tools.” A presentation by Filipescu at the IUFRO All-Division 5
Conference, Estoril, Portugal (7/8-13/2012).
Maguire, D ., Briggs, D., Jayawickrama, K., Lowell, E.,
Turnblom, E., and Ye, T. 2012. What do we know about the effects of silviculture and genetics on branches/knots: Douglas-fir as a case study. A presentation made by Maguire at the IUFRO All-Division 5 Conference,
Estoril, Portugal (7/8-13/2012).
The following five technical presentations can be downloaded from the SMC website
( http://www.cfr.washington.edu/research.sm
c/pages/events.html
)
1.
Update on the Type I installations field sampling, Doug Maguire
2.
Report on Paired Fertilization Study, Kim
Littke
3.
Type I Summary, Eric Turnblom
4.
Type III Summary, Kevin Ceder
5.
Final Report Effects of Planting Density on
Branch Size, Jed Bryce
6.
Online SMC Fact Sheets and Progress
Reports http://www.cfr.washington.edu/research.s
mc/pages/fact_sheets.html
1.
Sidell, A., R.B. Harrison. 2000. Productivity
Management “Toolbox” http://depts.washington.edu/nitrogen/http
://www.cfr.washington.edu/research.smc/t reelab/Website/TreeLab_home.htm
2.
Gehringer, K., E.C. Turnblom. 2001. Tree
List Generator Software & Manual: http://depts.washington.edu/silvproj/tlgho me [download requires password available from Silviculture Project Leader Eric C.
Turnblom]Haukaas, J. 2006. Young Tree
List Generation Database System, available in CD, beta test version, contact
Eric Turnblom for a copy at 206-543-2762
3.
Pittman, S., E.C. Turnblom. 2001. Treelab
Software & Manual http://www.cfr.washington.edu/research.s
mc/treelab/Website/TreeLab_home.htm
4.
Haukaas, J. 2008. Tree List Generator:
Graphical User Interface. http://depts.washington.edu/silvproj/tlgho me/
5.
SMC ORGANON and associated DLL’s are available on the ORGANON web site, contact David Hann
( david.hann@oregonstate.edu
) http://www.cof.orst.edu/cof/fr/research/or ganon/
6.
CONIFERS is available from the USFS web site, contact Martin Ritchie
( mritchie@fs.fed.us
) http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/programs/ecology
_of_western_forests/projects/conifers/
7.
FVS contact: Erin Smith-Mateja
( eesmith@fs.fed.us
) http://www.fs.fed.us/fmsc/
Contact the SMC for copies
1.
2004 RFNRP Publications
2.
Alder Symposium “Red Alder: A state of knowledge” streaming video
3.
SMC 20th Anniversary streaming video
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First Adopted: April 22, 2003
Most recent amendment: September 18, 2012
ARTICLE I: Name
The name of this organization shall be the Stand Management Cooperative (SMC).
ARTICLE II: Mission
The Mission of the SMC is “To provide a continuing source of high-quality data, analysis, and outputs on the long-term effects of silvicultural treatments and treatment regimes on stand and tree growth and development, and on wood and product quality.
ARTICLE III: Scope and Limitations
The territorial coverage of the programs and activities of the SMC consists of forested lands west of the
Cascades in Oregon and Washington, northern California, and coastal British Columbia.
ARTICLE IV: Location and Contact
1. The SMC headquarters are located in the School, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
2. Contact with the SMC headquarters can be made via a. Web b. Telephone c. FAX d. Email: e. Staff:
( www.standmgt.org
206-543-9744 or 206-543-1581
206-685-3091
)
Director: Gregory Ettl (
Megan O’Shea ( ettl@uw.edu
) moshea@u.washington.edu
)
ARTICLE V: Membership Categories
1. Land Managing Organizations a. Public agencies and private companies that manage forest land provide funds to support the mission and provide land and operational support for field research sites. b. A Memorandum of Agreement governs the relationship between the Land Managing
Organization members and the SMC. Each member agrees to terms presented in the renewable annual Memorandum of Agreement. An example is presented in ANNEX A. c. Organizations wishing to join the SMC as a Land Managing Organization member do so through a written request to the Director. The application is presented to the Policy
Committee at its next meeting for approval.
2. Analytic Organizations a. Organizations that utilize information gathered through SMC research and stored in its database for the purpose of producing and marketing information, products and service. b. A Memorandum of Agreement governs the relationship between the Analytic
Organization
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Committee at its next meeting for approval.
3. Institutional Organizations a. Universities, research laboratories, and trade associations are Institutional members that provide scientist time, laboratory and office space and other services to the SMC. Also research grants from external sources leveraging SMC investments in field sites may be received by these institutions or provided by them. b. Organizations wishing to join the SMC as an Institutional member do so through a written request to the Director. The application is presented to the Policy Committee at its next meeting for approval.
4. Supplier Organizations a. Organizations that provide materials and supplies to the SMC or its members may become a Supplier member. b. Organizations wishing to join the SMC as a Supplier member do so through a written request to the Director. The application is presented to the Policy Committee at its next meeting for approval.
ARTICLE VI: Fees & Continuing Membership
Dues and fees are established by the Policy Committee.
1. Land Managing Organizations
Annual dues are calculated by a funding formula established by the Policy Committee.
Membership is retained through payment of assessed dues.
2. Analytic, Institutional, and Supplier Organizations
Annual dues are not assessed. Analytic Organizations and Suppliers must submit a yearly request form to maintain active membership in the SMC. The Policy Committee will vote on membership based on active participation and contribution to the SMC mission.
ARTICLE VII: Voting and Representation
1. Organizations under ARTICLE V, paragraph 1 are voting members of the SMC Policy
Committee.
2. Each such voting organization designates one individual as its representative on the Policy
Committee and has a single vote.
ARTICLE VIII: Receipt of SMC Database, Research Tools and Services
1. Each Land Managing Organization member receives a. An annual updated version of the complete SMC database b. Electronic copies of the SMC Annual Report and Quarterly Newsletter c. Electronic copies of research papers and technical reports d. Unlimited access to SMC staff for questions and technical support “as available” in consideration of their institutional obligations.
2. Each Analytical Organization member receives
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3. Each Institutional and Supplier Organization member receives a. electronic copies of the SMC Annual Report and Quarterly Newsletter b. electronic copies of research papers and technical reports
4. All recipients of any portion of the SMC database must comply with the SMC Database Policy
(ANNEX C).
ARTICLE IX: Management
1. The management policies and operations of the SMC shall be vested in a Policy Committee as defined in Article VII.
2. A Director, appointed by the Dean of the College of Forest Resources, University of
Washington, and approved by the Policy Committee, will be responsible for operational management of the SMC. A review of the Director’s performance may be initiated by the Dean every 5 years per University of Washington policy or at any time per request from the Chair of the Policy Committee. Enaction of a review and appointment of the review committee membership are at the discretion of the Dean.
ARTICLE X: Election
1. The term of the Chair of the Policy Committee is 2 years. At the end of the term, which is a Fall
Meeting, the current Vice-Chair will become Chair effective 30 days after the date of that meeting.
2. At this same Fall Policy Committee meeting, a new Vice-Chair is elected and will serve 2 years as Vice-Chair followed by 2 years as Chair.
3. All elections and resolutions, unless specifically provided for, shall require a majority vote of the members in attendance.
4. Fifty percent of the members shall constitute a quorum at any annual or special meeting of the
SMC for the transaction of business. Proxy votes submitted to the Director or Chair of the Policy
Committee shall be included in achieving a quorum.
ARTICLE XI: Powers and Duties of the Policy Committee
1. The Policy Committee defines the dues structure of the SMC and approves annual budgets prepared by the Director.
2. The Policy Committee approves all research activities utilizing funds obtained through the dues assessments.
3. The Policy Committee elects a Chair and Vice-Chair.
4. The Policy Committee consults with the Dean of the College of Forest Resources in appointing the Director and any subsequent reviews and consults with the Dean and Director in appointing
Technical Advisory Committee leaders and hiring staff.
ARTICLE XII: Meetings
1. Policy Committee. The SMC shall have two meetings of the Policy Committee each year; one in
April (Spring Meeting) and one in September (Fall Meeting) at a specific date and location determined by the Policy Committee. Special meetings may be called at the discretion of the
Policy Committee. Notices of meetings shall be sent to all members at least 2 weeks prior to the meeting. Such notice will be sent to the last known address of the member as it appears in the membership database.
2. Technical Advisory Committees. TAC’s shall meet on dates and places as determined by the appropriate TAC Project Leader. Notices of meetings shall be sent to all members at least 2
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ARTICLE XIII: Technical Advisory Committees
Each Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is headed by a Project Leader approved by the Policy
Committee. TAC’s provide technical review and advice to the Policy Committee on field activities and research projects being conducted by SMC staff or affiliated scientists. The need for, definition of, and effectiveness of TAC’s will be reviewed by the Policy Committee every 2 years.
ARTICLE XIV: Duties of Officers
1. The duties of the Chair of the Policy Committee shall be to preside at the regular and special meetings of the SMC.
2. The Vice-Chair shall perform the duties of the Chair in the absence of the Chair and such other duties as may be delegated by the Policy Committee.
3. The Director shall be responsible for all operations of the SMC, supervision of employees and students. He/she reports to both the Chair of the Policy Committee and to the Dean, College of
Forest Resources, University of Washington.
ARTICLE XV: Property
The real property of the SMC shall be in the custody and at the disposal of the Dean of the College of
Forest Resources, University of Washington for reallocation to other uses at the College. Each member of the SMC own the data collected from its land holdings. The University of Washington acts as an agent for SMC member data for the purposes of collecting and storing said data. The University of
Washington shall be the sole licensor for SMC databases, research tools and other SMC services.
ARTICLE XVI: Conduct of Meetings
The meetings shall be conducted under the rules of procedure contained in M.A. DeVries (1998) The
New Robert’s Rules of Order, 2nd Ed . Signet, NY. When a conflict of interest arises, the member will be recused from voting.
ARTICLE XVII: Vacancies
1. Any vacancy in the Office of Chair of the Policy Committee shall be filled immediately by the
Vice-Chair.
2. Any vacancy in the Office of Vice-Chair shall be filled by nominations and vote at the next regular Policy Committee meeting.
ARTICLE XVIII: Amendments
The By-laws of the SMC may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the full membership at any regular or special meeting provided notice of such amendment shall have been sent to all members by the
Director at least two weeks prior to such meeting.
ANNEX A
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN LAND MANAGING ORGANIZATION
COOPERATORS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IN THE STAND MANAGEMENT
COOPERATIVE (copy available upon request)
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ANNEX B
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN ANALYTIC ORGANIZATION COOPERATORS AND
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IN THE STAND MANAGEMENT COOPERATIVE (copy available upon request)
ANNEX C
STAND MANAGEMENT COOPERATIVE DATA & PUBLICATION POLICY
I. Data & Database
A. Definition
Data are defined as any measurements of stands, trees, or products (a) developed by the SMC research program or (b) shared with the SMC and another organization and for which the SMC has direct responsibility. The Database is defined as all data resulting from efforts of the integrated program, the Regional Forest Nutrition Research Project (RFNRP), and the Stand Management
Cooperative; for policy matters no distinction will be made among these three sources of data.
B. Data & Database Rules
1. All organizations, member or non-member, have access to data from installations on their own land at any time.
2. Upon request, each SMC member receives a CD copy of the annually updated database.
Updates are generally available at mid-year. Costs of special requests to SMC staff for retrieving, analyzing, reporting, and/or transmitting data will be borne by the Cooperator requesting the data.
3. SMC members have access to all data collected from SMC-supported studies under the condition that the data will not be released to non-member organizations with the exception that a member may temporarily share data with confidentially bound assigns for the sole purpose of having analyses performed for the benefit of the SMC member with the assign allowed to make no further use of the data or analyses.
4. It is recognized that certain individuals and organizations who are not SMC members may desire access to the SMC database for research or other purposes without joining. Requests for data in these situations will be treated on a case-by-case basis. The individual or organization will submit to the SMC Director a written proposal request outlining the analysis planned, plans for use and/or publication of results, and the specific data requested. The proposer must agree to (a) share results of their analyses with the SMC and (b) to provide a review draft of any related publication. The Director will present the request to the Policy
Committee for approval. Upon approval, a formal agreement, including a Licensing Agreement and appropriate fees, will be negotiated by the SMC and the proposing entity through the
University of Washington Office of Software and Copyright Ventures.
5. Data shared with the SMC by other organizations will not be available to any other member or non-member organization without the express permission of the sharing organization. Data shared with the SMC are to be used for accomplishment of SMC goals, and only results and summaries from analyses are to be published. Shared data will be considered as proprietary
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6. Requests for data by Institutional Members are made only through the Institution’s representative on the Policy Committee. This same representative is responsible for making sure that all users within the Institution: (1) are aware of the proprietary nature of the SMC
Database; (2) obtain the data directly from the Institutional representative; (3) do not pass any part of the database to any other party within or outside of the Institution; and (4) secure written permission from the SMC Director to proceed with any analyses. Requests for permission include specific objectives, data required, analysis approach, and intended authors of all planned reports and manuscripts.
II. Publications, Software, Models and Other Works
7. Final reports and manuscripts , software, and presentations based partly or entirely on the
SMC Database are submitted for approval to the SMC Director before authors submit them to journals or other outlets, in order to check for the following items: (1) acknowledgement of the
SMC; (2) co-authorship acceptable to the SMC, including associated UW staff and faculty; and (3) absence of excessive overlap with publications planned by other parties.
8. SMC members are encouraged to share results from their analyses involving use of SMC data. Any publications or products resulting from the use of SMC data must credit that fact.
9. Analyses and software derived in whole or in part on SMC data may not be shared with non-
SMC members except when placed in the public domain.
10. Results of analyses, software, or models based on the SMC database produced by UW faculty, staff, students, and designated analysts appearing in peer-reviewed journals, theses, symposium proceedings, and other media are owned by the University of Washington and administered by the Cooperative Director. SMC members will receive copies of these works.
These works may be copyrighted by the UW, the authors, or the publishing entity.
11. Non-UW members may also develop and publish analyses, software, or models based on the
SMC database. Copyright, if any, established on any such works remains under the ownership and control of their respective authors (or assignees).
12. SMC members and non-members wishing to use or distribute copyrighted materials must obtain appropriate permissions from the copyright owner(s).
13. The SMC data used in the development of any copyrighted or un-copyrighted works remains the property of the University of Washington and subject to the distribution rules in Section I.
Changes and exceptions to this Policy must be approved by the Policy Committee.
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Tom DeLuca, SEFS Director
We entered the fall with 5 Masters and 3 PhD students; by the end of the 2012 4 had graduated.
We entered the fall with 5 Masters and 3 PhD students. By the end of the year 4 graduated.
• Jed Bryce (MS, Turnblom)
• Research Assistant developing report summarizing SMC Type III installation breast height branch diameter trajectories
• Supported by TA, Corkery Chair, CAFS and SMC
• Kevin Ceder (PhD, Turnblom)
• Converted to PhD student after over eight years as research staff with the
Rural Technology Initiative at the UW College of Forest Resources with research focusing on developing dynamic models for understory vegetation development in young, managed Douglas-fir and western hemlock forests
• Developing growth and yield performance summaries of Type III installations
• Supported by SMC and Corkery Family Chair
• Jeff Comnick (PhD, Turnblom)
• Research Assistant developing LOGS style performance reports of SMC Type II installations.
• Supported by ONRC, Corkery Chair and CAFS
• Austin Himes (MS, Harrison)
• Working on SMC Type V sites. Also interested in the effects of fire on soil properties, which might be developed as a project later
• Supported by TA, USFS, CAFS, and Corkery Chair
• Graduated Spring 2012, currently working as research scientists for Greenwood Resources
• Erika Knight (MS Harrison)
• Fall River/Matlock/Molalla LTSP
• Supported by TA
• Graduates spring 2013, currently working as soil scientist for Sealaska Corp in SE Alaska
• Kim Littke (PhD, Harrison)
• Paired Tree Fertilization Trials. Sampled soils and installed & maintained moisture sensors the paired tree installations
• Supported by TA, AGENDA 2020, CAFS, and Corkery Family Chair
• Graduated Spring 2012, internship with Port Blakeley TF, now postdoc at UW
• Nai Saetern (MS Briggs)
• Developing LOGS-style performance reports for the SMC Type I installations
• Supported by TA, SMC, and Corkery Family Chair
• Betsy Vance (MS Harrison)
• Working on the Type V
• Supported by TA and CAFS
• Graduates spring 2013, currently working as soil ecologist/surveyor on Colville NF
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Stand Management Cooperative
School of Environmental and Forest Science
Box 352100
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98195
Phone: 206-543-9744 FAX: 206-685-0790
Web: http://www.standmgt.org
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