Wednesday, May 7

Board of Directors Meeting

12:00pm-5:00pm

Board of Directors Meeting
The River Lodge

6:00pm-9:00pm

Board Member and Spouse Dinner

Thursday, May 8

Annual Meeting Program
The River Lodge

7:00am-8:30am

Registration and Early Bird Session

7:45am-8:45am

Property Harding to Fire, From Structure to Property Perimeter
Speaker: Yana Valachovic, RPF, UCCE County Director-Forest Advisor

8:45am-9:00am

Welcome, Introduction, and Housekeeping
Joe Smailes, FLC President

9:00am-10:00am

Redwood Tree Improvement Program
Speaker: Kate Cahill, RPF, North Coast Resource Management (NCRM)

• The Redwood Tree Improvement Program (the past and present)
• Candidate Tree Selections (status and the process)
• Production Process of Redwood Clonal Planting Stock
• Planting Success and Survival of Clonal vs Seed Stocks
• The Redwood Tree Improvement Co-Op
• Known and/or Potential Genetic Gains in Growth and Desired Wood Traits
• Any other related topics of importance

10:00am-10:45am

ARUs (Autonomous Recording Units)
Speaker: Brian Dotters, Senior Wildlife Biologist, Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI)

• It’s Value, Applications, and Implications in Conducting Bird/Wildlife Surveys
• Cost effectiveness

10:45am-11:00am

Break

11:00am-12:00pm

LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) – What is it and its Application
Speaker: Mark Tukman, Tukman Geospatial (via Zoom)

• Uses, Application, and Implications for the Small Forest Landowner
• Maps and Information Available at County Data/GIS Portals

12:00pm-12:45pm

Lunch – Networking No Speaker

12:45pm-1:30pm

Game Camera Technology and Use
Speaker: Robert Douglas, Senior Environmental Scientist, Jackson State Forest

1:30pm-3:00pm

Technology at Your Fingertip (Smart Phone Aps) – Introduction and Panel Discussion

• Avenza Maps – Mike Jones, RPF, Extension Forester UCCE Davis
• Merlin Bird ID – Matt Greene, RPF, Matt Greene Forestry and Biological Consulting
• Picture This - Plant ID – Speaker Invited
• iNaturalist – Speaker Invited
• Survey 1, 2, 3 – Jason Poburko, RPF, Cal Fire, LaTour State Forest Manager

3:00pm-3:15pm

Break

3:15pm-3:45pm

California Legislation and Regulations
Speakers: Larry Camp, RPF and Landowner and Matt Greene, RPF

3:45pm-4:15pm

California Tree Farm Committee
Speaker: Lois Kaufman, RPF, Executive Director, California Tree Farm Program

4:15pm-5:00pm

FLC Annual Business Meeting
Speaker: Joe Smailes, FLC President

Thursday, May 8

Annual Meeting Banquet
The River Lodge

5:30pm-6:30pm

Social Hour and Review Raffle Items

6:30pm-7:30pm

Annual Meeting Dinner

7:15pm-8:15pm

Evening Speaker: Cyril Oberlander, Library Dean, Cal Poly Humboldt

• 3D Digital Herbarium at Cal Poly Humboldt and Use of AI in Regulation Queries

8:15pm-8:45pm

American Tree Farm Awards

8:45pm-9:30pm

Fun, Fundraising, Raffle Program

Friday, May 9

Annual Meeting Field Day Tour

7:30am-8:00am

Check in at The River Lodge Parking Lot
(breakfast on own)

8:00am-8:20am

Travel to Alton

8:20am-10:00am

Sequoia Orchids Nursery
Speaker: Chad Lake, Owner/Nursey Manager

• Tissue Culture Test Lab and Redwood Nursery Tour

10:00am-10:50am

Travel to Korbel

10:50am-12:30pm

Green Diamond Nursery and Redwood Tree Improvement Program Tour
Speaker: Colin Campbell, Green Diamond Nursey Manager

12:30pm-1:30pm

Lunch at Camp Bauer, Korbel

1:30pm-2:00pm

Travel to Sequoia Park, Eureka

2:00pm-3:30pm

Sequoia Park Skywalk and Park Tour (fun event activity)

3:30pm-4:00pm

Return to The River Lodge, Fortuna