Sawyer Timber
137 MN-371
Backus, MN 56435
This workshop is hosted by the Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative (SFEC). Registration is required. Learn more on the workshop's SFEC web listing.
Description
Loggers and foresters each approach timber sales differently and must consider a wide variety of constraints. For example, while diameter and species identification are straightforward standing a foot away from the bole, the logger is viewing a tree 30 feet away sitting in their equipment cab. To unpack the balance between the merchantability of what's on the site compared to the desired future conditions, SFEC is jointly offering this workshop with the Minnesota Logger Education Program.
This workshop will be highly relevant to loggers and foresters at all stages of their respective careers. We will be sharing perspectives on broad themes such as collaboration and different ways of "doing" in addition to getting into the nuts and bolts – literally – when it comes to laying out sales by discussing equipment capabilities and limitations.
Agenda in Brief
8:30 a.m.: Brief introduction and equipment capability demonstration at Sawyer Logging
9:30 a.m.: Breakouts and structured discussion, covering:
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What the operator sees: sale setup best practices
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Sale layout: infrastructure and accessibility
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Different ways of "doing": meeting the sale objectives
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Collaboration and flexibility
11:00 a.m.: Lunch
11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Bus to multiple field sites and return to Sawyer Logging no later than 3:00 PM.
About SFEC
Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative offers continuing education opportunities for foresters and natural resource managers in Minnesota and the region. Based in the University of Minnesota's Cloquet Forestry Center, SFEC is a natural resources educational cooperative whose members not only support our work but identify educational needs and guide program development.
Since 1997, SFEC has developed and delivered continuing education opportunities to forestry and natural resource professionals in a broad range of fields including forest ecology and management, wildlife ecology and management, forest health, remote sensing technologies, fire ecology, MN Timber Harvest and Forest Management Guidelines, and more.
SFEC's largest source of financial support is its members, through annual dues and event registration fees. SFEC also receives important financial support from the University of Minnesota Extension, the UMN College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences, and the Cloquet Forestry Center.