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  Northern Silviculture Committee
Winter Workshop


Our Future Forests
"Lumber Production or Other Products?"
January 19-21, 2009
Prince George, B.C.
 
Thank you!
 
Thank you for  wonderful event. Please see the agenda below to download a copy of the presentations made throughout the workshop.
 
We hope to see you at the FNABC/NSC Summer Workshop:
September 28 - 20, 2009 in Prince George! Stay tuned for more details.
 
 
NSC Winter Workshop 2009 Agenda & Presentations

 Monday January 19, 2009
 6:30pm - 9:30pm
No host bar
Registration
Exhibits
Posters  
 Tuesday January 20, 2009
 7:00am - 7:45am 
Registration  
 8:00am
 

Opening Remarks  
Forests for Tomorrow
Gord Dow, Ministry of Forests
FFT and FIA - Impeded and NSR Project in DPG
Cezary Slugocki, Erafor Forestry Ltd.
An Update on the Impact of Mountain Pine Beetle on Timber Supply Forecasts for the PG Timber Supply Area
John Pousette, Ministry of Forests 
9:45am - 10:15am 
 Refreshment Break
 Exhibits 
 10:15am - Noon
 
 
Type 2 Silviculture Analysis, Tying VRI Inventory and Timber Supply Review 
Glen Sutherland, Cortex Consultants
Utilization of Wood Waste: Opportunities
Colin O'Leary, Offsetters
First Nations Role in Future Tenures and Opportunities
Terry Teegee, Takla Band
Noon - 1:00pm 
 Lunch (provided) - Sponsored by Pacific Regeneration Technologies
Exhibits 
1:00pm - 2:00pm
 
Utilization of Wood Waste: Pellets 
George Stedeford, Pacific Bio Energy Group
Biomass - Biocarbon - Bioenergy
Gerry Kutney, Alterna Energy Inc. 
Changing Recreational Use of our Forests
Dave King 
2:00pm - 2:30pm 
Refreshment Break
Exhibits 
2:30pm - 4:00pm 
Immediate and Long-Term Effects of the MPB on Fuel Characteristics, Fire Environment and Behaviour
Brad Hawkes, Canadian Forest Service
Managing Landscapes for Wildlife, Water, and Fish
 Chris Ritchie, Ministry of Environment
4:00pm 
Adjourn 
6:00pm 
No host bar 
6:30pm 
 Banquet (everyone welcome)
Entertainment
Wednesday January 21, 2009
 7:30am - 8:00am
Coffee
Exhibits 
8:00am - 9:45am
Climate Change: An Update
Peter Jackson, University of Northern BC
Can Intensive Fertilization Mitigate Future Timber Supply Challenges in the Interior of BC?
Rob Brockley, Ministry of Forests
Changing Stocking Standards
Ralph Winter, Ministry of Forests
9:45am - 10:15am 
Refreshment Break
Exhibits 
10:15am - Noon 
 
Accepting and Using More Broadleaves
Alan Vyse, Ministry of Forests
Critique of Silviculture: Managing for Complexity
Dave Coates,  Ministry of Forests
NSC Business Meeting
 Noon - 1:00pm
Lunch (provided) - Sponsored by Vernon Seed Orchard
Exhibits
 1:00pm - 2:30pm
 
Seed Supply
Anna Monetta, Ministry of Forests
Assisted Migration and Adaptation Trial
Nicholas Ukrainetz, Ministry of Forests
 2:30pm
Adjourn 
  


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