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2014 SISCO Fall Field Tour

August 10, 2014 By sisco

Dealing with Complexity – Managing For Diversity

Gavin Lake BC,   September 9 – 11, 2014

 abcfp mtg.smallerThe 2014 SISCO Fall Field tour was made possible by the local organizing committee: the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resources Operations, Tolko Industries, UBC Research Forest, and West Fraser Sawmills.

We toured ongoing Ministry of Forest and UBC harvesting and silviculture research – retrospective silviculture focusing on ecology and management of complex forest stands ranging from wet-belt ICH, to transition SBS, to dry-belt IDF

We  saw research Section of the Ministry of Forests ongoing trials in the vicinity of the UBC Research Forest as well as trials that they have co-operated with UBC on, some dating back to the 1980’s, including
o       a site used to help confirm the revised Free Growing criteria for the SBSdw1
o       Forests for Tomorrow projects in the area
o       MPB rehab stand replanted to a mixed species plantation
o       spacing in IDF stands targeted for mitigation of mid-term timber supply shortfall
o       mixed species trial (emphasis on Pw) comparing the performance of 3 native conifer species
 
We saw  UBC Alex Fraser Research Forest sites as well; three different biogeoclimatic zones and five subzones where the opportunity to try different things has been well exploited.  We visited sites with research projects installed as early as 1984, and heard from Researchers and Staff about what we’ve learned and how that might affect our practice. 

We also visited a mixed species trial (emphasis on White Pine) near Likely established in 1982,  withh results from 2008, led by Teresa Newsome, David Rusch and Alan Vyse.

 Thank you for your continuing support of SISCO!

The SISCO Executive

Filed Under: SISCO Winter Workshops and Summer Field Tours

2014 National Forestry Week

June 1, 2014 By sisco

For information please see the following links:

http://canadianforestry.com/wp/?page_id=343

http://www.abcfp.ca/about_us/events/national_forest_week.asp

Filed Under: Uncategorized

2013 Interior Spruce Cone Crop Survey

March 1, 2014 By sisco

Update:

 ESSF Cone Survey Report 2013

Alan Vyse is looking for your assistance in confirming the extent of the Interior spruce cone crop this year. It is the one of the biggest cone crops in the southern Interior in the  last twenty years and he is interested in learning how far it extends from the area around Kamloops and the Shuswap.Please send any comments you may have to Alan at vyse@telAlan Vyse is looking for your assistance in confirming the extent of the Interior spruce cone crop us.net.

Filed Under: Announcements

Forestry Education Conference Summary Report

November 15, 2013 By sisco

BB Forestry Education Summary report

Filed Under: Reports

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SISCO

The Southern Interior Silviculture Committee has been in existence since the 1960s. Our purpose is to promote appropriate silviculture practices in BC by hosting two events each year – a winter workshop and a summer field tour - to provide a venue for discussion of forestry issues and topics.

We also post announcements and reports on this site, that may be of interest to our members.

SISCO does not endorse any political party or platform; we are non-partisan and our sole purpose is to promote dialogue about good silviculture and forest practices in the province of BC.

Contact Information:
Box 305 - 622 Front Street
Nelson, BC, V1L 4B7
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www.siscobc.com

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