2015 Forest Biometrics Research Institute Annual Meeting. What we heard... (Morning)

The much anticipated FBRI Annual meeting happened today.  Did we learn anything?

Board report from Dan Opalach

• Starting with a “Formal Board Meeting”

  • Rob Taylor is leaving the FBRI Board

  • The FBRI Mission

  • The FBRI Board introductions

    • Ken Borchert, BIA
    • Jim McWhorter, Terra Verde
    • Dan Opalach, Ph.D., Green Diamond
    • Brian Sharer, GreenWood Resources (Starting Jan 1, 2016)
    • Marc Vomocil, Starker Forests

  • Officers

    • President - James Arney, Ph.D., Forest Biometrics LLC
    • Chairman - Dan Opalach, Ph.D., Green Diamond
    • Secretary/Treasurer - Richard Zabel, WFCA

  • FBRI Contractors

    • James Arney Ph.D., Forest Biometrics LLC - Biometrician, Programmer, instructor, tech writer
    • Vincent Corrao et al., Northwest Management Inc - Technical Support Services, Forest Inventory, and Forest Planning
    • Richard Zabel, WFCA - Buisness Manager
    • Nora McDougall-Collins - Web Master
    • Joel Henry, Ph.D., J.D., Agile Data Solutions - Information Technology and Legal Counsel

  • 84 Supporting Organizations

    • FBRI Site

      • Consultants
      • Timberland managers
      • Owners
      • tribes
      • State and Fed

    • Over 10 million acres

    • Introductions of attendees (54 listed in handouts)

  • Board Meetings

    • January, February. March - conference calls
    • March 16 & 17 - Portland
    • June 24 & 25 - Portland
    • August 24 & 25 - Portland
    • November 9 & 10 - Portland

  • Board Accomplishments

    • Supporting Organizations Grow
    • Strategic Planning
    • Dues Increase ($0.05 / acre)
    • New Contractors
    • New Director
    • Public Comment Period
    • Seeking University Involvement

  • New 5 Year Plan (same as the old plan)

  • New Budget - Build up income in the next few years then break even in 5 years

  • Northwest Management Inc - duties

    • Tech Support - Computer only
    • FBRI Forester - On the ground

  • Endowment Contributors are asked to contribute

  • Staffing questions

  • 2016 Goals

    • Convert endowments to paying
    • Grant funds
    • Recruit Supporting orgs

  • Thanks

  • Asking contributors to take advantage of on site visits

  • Feed back is welcomed

  • Questions and comments

    • Who do we contact about software problems? NMI or James Arney
    • Consider other models for additional contributors.
    • Bylaws will be posted on the web

  • End of Board meeting

James Arney Report

• Demo Version - Starting Jan 1, 2016

  • Demo Library

• Portland office distributing “Codes”

  • FBRI Key

    • 12 Character - Activates libraries
    • User ID first 4 digits

• Insert Last Years dialog about library results

  • Trends are seen
  • all data in for calibration

• Localization

  • height growth potential
  • 10-m site

• 3 workshops

  • Inventory design in the field - Cruise and work up data - Washington - March
  • Localization in the field - Oregon - June
  • Planning workshop - Oregon - September

• Only will support working versions of FPS

• 7.5 in 2016 - New Library???

• All roads lead to Demo mode and use of demo library

• Localization vs calibration

• Website updates - more info is promised

  • update log
  • videos
  • documentation

• less than 1 tree in 25 acres will be filtered out of results

• Insert same jokes here

• difference between localization and calibration

  • Calibration

    • FBRI research foresters duty
    • compare results
    • FBRI

  • Localization

    • June workshop
    • organization trying to make the model work as expected

• FPS Regional Species Library Year End Update PPT

  • Data sets are being transferred to FBRI????  glossed over this.
  • CFI Only good for validation
  • Presentation will be downloadable from FBRI Website
  • History as presented at every meeting
  • Only Stem mapped plots with measured heights are being used in 2016 calibration