[Iesaf_palouse] SAF tour Recap

[Kimsey, Mark]

Hi All,

 

The annual PSR SAF chapter field tour was a great success!  Thanks to
the efforts of Matt Engberg (Northwest Management), Bill Higgins (Idaho
Forest Group), Sister Carol Ann (St. Gertrudes), and Ciaran Nugent
(Irish Forest Supervisor) the tour was informative, engaging, and fun.
Attached are some pictures taken during the tour.

 

Tour Recap:

 

Stop 1: Bill Higgins took us on a 2-hour tour of the new hi-tech sawmill
owned by Idaho Forest Group in Grangeville.  All I can say is WOW!  The
automation and efficiency of this mill is truly amazing.  If you ever
have an opportunity to tour this mill - do so.  It was amazing to watch
computers run nearly the whole operation from optimizing log lengths,
number of dimension boards in a rough cut section, trimming, edging,
sorting, and if you can believe it - computers actually graded the
finished product!  Afterwards, Bill handed out cool ball caps to
everyone - Thanks Bill!

 

Stop 2: Lunch at St. Gertrudes.  All I can say is nobody came away
empty.  The sisters can make a great meal.  Will have to keep them in
mind if we have a tour in this area again.

 

Stop 3: Sister Carol Ann of St. Gertrudes gave us a tour of their 880
acre tree farm.  We discussed tree mortality in the grand fir dominated
stands of the Craig Mountain/Cottonwood forested range, the role of
climate change on future forest species composition, forest landowner
collaboration on forest health and productivity, and the monastery's
philosophy on forest management.

 

Throughout this part of the field tour Ciaran Nugent gave us great
overview of historical Irish forestry and current forest management
practices.  It was a excellent opportunity to learn from a colleague
managing similar tree species in a different regulatory, social, and
economic environment.

 

Again, thanks to the tour hosts.  It was a great tour - and best of all
it was free!  Just one way the PSR chapter can give back to our strong
supporters of SAF.

 

Until next year's tour,

 

MK 

 

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Mark Kimsey, Jr.

Forest Research Scientist

Intermountain Forest Tree Nutrition Cooperative

Department of Forest Resources

P.O. Box 441133

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID 83844-1133

 

Email: mkimsey at uidaho.edu

Office Phone: 208-885-7520

Laboratory: 208-885-7210

Mobile: 208-596-0278

Fax: 208-885-7442

 

 

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