Workshops

Join members of SAF’s Committee on Forest Policy and other policy experts to examine the critical policy issues facing SAF. As we enter a new Administration and a new Congress, SAF will be working to inform our new leaders and to position itself as a resource on forest policy issues. What will be the hot forest policy issues at the national and state levels? How can SAF members help to shape and advance our positions? This workshop is open to anyone and will be of particular interest to state policy chairs, HSD members, and those interested in advancing SAF’s policy agenda.

Implementing Forest Restoration Workshop (W1)
$95
Thursday November 6, 1:30 -3:00,
Friday November 7 1:30-5:00,
Saturday November 8, Field Tour, 8:00-4:30
Fee- Limited Seating (fee includes workshop materials, field tour transportation, and box lunch)

Join Patrick Heffernan, Steve Arno, Carl Fiedler, Tom Rickman, Richard Crowther and Brian Holley for this three-day workshop covering the aspects of fire ecology, silviculture, and economics in a forest restoration project. This is a new approach to technical session with a full workshop occurring inside the Convention event. This is a hands-on workshop, and participants will walk away with practical skill to implement in field applications. You will visit a field site and see forestry equipment implementing the restoration project you study in the workshop.

In-Woods Forest Restoration Activities and Biomass Harvesting
Come and see the John Deere and Fecon demonstration teams in action in the nearby Lassen National Forest, as they implement forest restoration treatments and demonstrate the capabilities of their state-of-the-art timber harvesting and biomass harvesting equipment.

FEATURED PRODUCTS
John Deere Forwarder
John Deere will be demonstrating their latest cut-to-length harvesting and forwarding equipment, as well as their revolutionary 1490-D Slash Bundler, for biomass recovery. John Deere harvesters employ the latest in fuel-efficiency, emissions control and productivity, with a very light ground footprint, for soil and resource protection. The efficient boom design and latest processing head technology, assure precision product recovery and productivity. John Deere Forwarders employ the latest in energy efficiency, moving large loads with minimal unit costs and the latest bogie technology to minimize shock loads and soil displacement and compaction.

Fecon Bio-Harvester
The Fecon Inc Bio-Harvester is a unique piece of forestry equipment which simultaneously fells, chips, and collects biomass. The material is chipped using Fecon chipper knives and carbide tools, it is then augured into a material fan and blown into a collection unit. The harvesting head is mounted on a Fecon FTX440 tractor which has the ability to withstand forest conditions and tow a collection unit. The Bio-Harvester enables utilization of hazardous forest fuel loads, habitat restoration materials, and plantation thinning residues; providing a non-agricultural renewable energy biomass supply and promoting forest management practices. Targeting material 6" in diameter and smaller the harvester produces green forest chips from previously unutilized and fire-prone fuel ladder material. The chips can then be used to produce bioenergy via the generation of electricity or liquid fuel production. Fecon Inc. is continuing to modify the machine design to increase productivity and provide a commercially competitive biomass harvesting system. The Fecon Bio-Harvester will be a vital tool as the United States works to economically increase renewable energy.