2008 Western Mensurationists' Meeting
Eagle Crest Resort – Redmond, Oregon
June 22-24, 2008
Theme: Quantifying Productivity – Static & Dynamic Aspects
Monday, June 23 – Conference Center
8:00
Welcome, Introductions & Perspective
– Dr. Jim Arney, Conference Chairman
(Mensurational Needs, Support, Available R&D)
8:15 Panel Session on Site Productivity – Dr. Kelsey
Milner (Moderator), Invited Panel
(Tree
Methods, Plantations, Silviculture, Soils, Species, Genetics)
10:00 Invited Speaker Presentation – Dr. Boris Zeide, University of Arkansas
11:00 Projecting Small-tree Growth – Dr. John
Goodburn (Moderator), Invited Panel
(Quantifying Species Dynamics, Growth Capacities, Non-tree Influences, Soils)
1:30 Mensurational R&D 2008 &
beyond – Dr. Dave Walters (Moderator),
Panel – Dr.
Doug Maquire, Dr. Martin Ritchie, Dr. Kelsey Milner, Dr. Dave Marshall
(Sources of
Mensurational Development & Support – Past, Present, Future)
3:30 University & Experiment Station Updates – Robert Taylor (Moderator),
Volunteers
(One
Representative per Organization – faculty / student / project leader)
Tuesday, June 24 – Conference Center
8:00 Biometrics of Genetic Gain Forecasting – Invited
Moderator, Invited Panel
(Interface
between Genetic R&D and Mensurational Implementation)
10:00 Open Forum Panel – Dr. Jim Arney (Moderator),
Volunteer Panel
(Submit
Proposals on Monday – Majority Topic & Panel Selected Monday evening)
11:00 University & Experiment Station Updates – Robert
Taylor (Moderator), Volunteers
(One
Representative per Organization – faculty / student / project leader)
1:20 Field Trip – Warm Springs Ponderosa Pine Thinning Trials
Host: Ken Borchert – Warm Springs BIA
10m Site felled-tree methods
2.5-acre permanent plots established 1985, measured every five years.
Every tree stem-mapped and measured for dbh and height.
2008 thinning by FBRI Response Surface Mosaic single-tree design.
No-Host Transportation to field trials; Return to Eagle Crest by 5:00pm.
