Saturday, April 28, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Midkiff Family Forest, Lopez Island
— from Cailin Mackenzie for Northwest Natural Resource Group —
Northwest Natural Resource Group is hosting a workshop on how to complete a forest inventory and estimate the volume and value of timber and woody biomass. This workshop will take place on Lopez Island on Saturday, April 28, 2018. Here are the details:
Measuring Timber and Woody Biomass in San Juan Forests
WHEN: Saturday, April 28, 2018, 10:30am to 5pm
WHERE: Midkiff Family Forest, Lopez Island, WA
Topics this class will cover 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
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