Techniques to estimate the volume of timber and woody biomass in your forest

Saturday, April 28, 2018

10:30am-5pm

Lopez Island

Understanding which trees and how many to remove from your forest is critical to a successful thinning project. This workshop will introduce participants to strategies for installing forest inventory plots and collecting the right data to calculate timber volumes. Participants will learn how to distinguish trees that merchantable and options for utilizing non-merchantable woody biomass.

This workshop is the second in a three-part series on woody biomass in the San Juans. All forest owners are encouraged to attend, regardless of past participation. You may also be interested in our June 30th workshop, How to Manufacture Biochar from Woody Biomass.

Topics include:

• How to set up a basic forest inventory system
• How to use common forest inventory tools
• Methods to calculate timber and woody biomass volumes
• Converting timber volume to value
• What makes timber merchantable or non-merchantable
• Biomass utilization methods including habitat, soil improvement, firewood, chips, biochar, bioenergy and more
• Funding resources to help you pay for a management plan and forest restoration

Speakers:

• Kirk Hanson | Northwest Natural Resource Group – Kirk owns owns 100 acres of forest in western Washington, and has been working on behalf of small woodland owners for over 20 years.

Details and registration:

WHEN: Saturday, April 28, 2018 | 10:30am to 5:00pm
WHERE: Midkiff Family Forest, Lopez Island, WA

We will send out directions and event times to registrants.

Space is limited, RSVP soon to save your place!

REGISTER TODAY!

All forest owners are encouraged to attend!
For more information, go to: www.nnrg.org/sanjuans

This workshop is offered at no cost thanks to grant funding from:

Partners:

San Juan Islands Conservation District
Rain Shadow Consulting
Wisewood
Forage Media

Photos: NNRG; Matt Freeman-Gleason