CLFA Fall Workshop Brown Bag Lunch Series – Review of Post-Harvest Stocking Standards Friday November 9nd, 2018 Blodgett Forest Research Station and SPI Camino District Housing is available on site at Blodgett Forest for $50/night, please call for availability 530-333-4475, or locally in Georgetown, Placerville, and Auburn. DRAFT AGENDA (4501 Blodgett Forest Rd Georgetown, CA 95634) 8:30 am 9:00 am Participants arrive at Blodgett Forest – 9:00 am 9:15 am Introductions and Consolidate into Cars – Review workshop topic. Assemble group into carpool vehicles and/or van pool and travel to nursery. 9:15 am 10:10 am Stop 1: Blodgett Reserves – Young growth reserves (planted and left) and unmanaged second growth forest. 10:20 am 11:30 am Stop 2: Sand Mt. Ridge Plantations – Recent commercial thinning, shaded fuel breaks and prescribed burning. 11:35 am 12:00 pm Stop 3: Gap Silviculture – Canopy openings in single tree selection to encourage pine regeneration and reduce fuel. 12:00 pm 12:30 pm BYO – – 12:30 pm 1:00 pm Stop 4: Commercial thin from below v. above – Growth and yield differences between commercial thinning from below versus above. 1:10 pm 2:30 pm Stop 5: Onion Valley Treatments – Fuel breaks, commercial thins of varying densities and pre-commercial thinning treatments. 2:30 pm 3:00 pm Stop 6: King Fire (Time Permitting) – Planting in the King Fire time permitting.
CLFA Fall Workshop – Brown Bag Lunch Series Review of Post-Harvest Stocking Standards Friday November 9nd, 2018 Blodgett Forest Research Station and SPI Camino District Housing is available on site at Blodgett Forest for $50/night, please call for availability 530-333-4475, or locally in Georgetown, Placerville, and Auburn. DRAFT AGENDA 8:30 am – 9:00 am Participants arrive at Blodgett Forest (4501 Blodgett Forest Rd Georgetown, CA 95634) 9:00 am – 9:15 am Introductions and Consolidate into Cars Review workshop topic. Assemble group into carpool vehicles and/or van pool and travel to nursery. 9:15 am – 10:10 am Stop 1: Blodgett Reserves Young growth reserves (planted and left) and unmanaged second growth forest. 10:20 am – 11:30 am Stop 2: Sand Mt. Ridge Plantations Recent commercial thinning, shaded fuel breaks and prescribed burning. 11:35 am – 12:00 pm Stop 3: Gap Silviculture Canopy openings in single tree selection to encourage pine regeneration and reduce fuel. 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm – BYO 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Stop 4: Commercial thin from below v. above Growth and yield differences between commercial thinning from below versus above. 1:10 pm – 2:30 pm Stop 5: Onion Valley Treatments Fuel breaks, commercial thins of varying densities and pre-commercial thinning treatments. 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Stop 6: King Fire (Time Permitting) Planting in the King Fire time permitting.