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Meeting Minutes, October 13th, 1993, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Old Business:; N.S.A. Seal ; Smokejumper Video; Conference Telephone Calls; Status Of Master Rosters; Bank Account In Boise; Status Of Lst Newsletters; Letter To Russian Smokejumper Base; Membership Renewal Dates; Interest On Principal And Investment Of Funds; Long Term Lease Between Earl And Nsa; Reduced Bulk-mail Rates; Asa Mundell's Book; 555Th Parachute Infantry Assoc. And Membership; New Business:; Eorge Cross' Visit During; Honorary Memberships; Current Membership; Current Financial Status; 1995 Reunion; Master Roster; National Forest Service Museum And Recent Meeting; Heritage Of Flight; 2 Trimotors Sitting At Caldwell, Idaho; Downed Aircraft In Montana And Idaho; Information And Material Received …

Meeting Minutes, September 8th, 1993, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: OLD BUSINESS; 1. Status of replacement N.S.A. seal; 2. Interest on Principal; 3. video; 4. The Mountain Lookout Assoc; 5. Conference Telephone setup; 6. Long Term Lease on Building; 7. Status of Master Rosters; 8. Information concerning bank account in Boise; 9. Status of Preparation of Letter for Russian Smokejumper Base; NEW BUSINESS; 1. Current Membership; 2. Financial Status; 3. Application for Lower Bulk-mail Rates; 4. Determination of cut-off dates for membership and renewals; 5. Discussion About Prorating Costs of Utilities; 6. Pictures Taken of Local Jumpers and Album; 7. Discussion Concerning Advertising in the Greenbook.; 8. Discussion Concerning …

Research Report No. 28, Tree Content And Taper Functions For Planted Loblolly And Slash Pine Trees In East Texas, Update: June 1993, Revised: September 1993, Jaffirin Lapongan, A. Beth Vaughn, J. David Lenhart

Informal Project Reports

In 1987, tree content and tree taper functions for individual live standing planted loblolly and slash pine trees in East Texas were published 1. These equations were developed based on stem analyses of felled trees located adjacent to East Texas Pine Plantation Research Project (ETPPRP) permanent plots throughout East Texas. The 1987 report was based on 65 loblolly and 34 slash pine trees sampled during 1986. For both species, dbh (0) values ranged from about 2-12 inches and total height (H) values varied from about 10-60 feet.

Meeting Minutes, August 11th, 1993, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Attendance; Minutes of last meeting; Treasurer's Report; Old Business; Newsletter; Membership; Mailing cost; Copy Machine; new seal; Telephone recorder purchased; Credit Union on interest of principal; museum donations from Boise reunion; bank statement on account in Boise; Purchase of a filing cabinet; Business cards; Newsletter; quarterly newsletter; video; New Business; International Association of Wildland Fire visit; Mountain Lookout Association; Long-term lease on building at National Headquarters with tax exempt status; Adjourned; Next meeting;

Meeting Minutes, July 7th, 1993, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: July 7, 1993 meeting; Attendance:; Earl Cooley, Jack Demmons, Ed Courtney and Laird Robinson.; Copy machines; New seal; Speaker phones.; Earl - First Bank Southside.; New Business; Treasurer's Report; Keep 2,000 in checking account and put $10,000 in interest bearing account; Filing cabinet; Video; History of Smokejumping writeup; Newsletter; Form from Post Office; New Business; Plaques; "Base" Smokejumper of the Year; Obtaining Old Hole Field Buildings and move to Fort Missoula; purchase an economical telephone recorder; T-shirt and sweatshirt logo;

White-Tailed Deer Habitat Use On Surface-Mined Areas In Eastern Kentucky, Devetta A. Hill

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Science and Technology at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Biology by Devetta A. Hill on July 2, 1993.

Meeting Minutes, June 1st, 1993, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: National Forest Service Museum Meeting; Treasurer's Report; Old Business; Status Of Letter To Mr. Jerry Gunther; Missoula County Fairgrounds For Reunion Use ; Newsletter; To Be Out In June. ; Send Out Membership Card ; Copy Machines.; Association Seal.; Speaker Phones; Interest Bearing Account.; New Business; Send George Gowen Pages Requested ; Washington, D.C., Trip; A Letter To President Clinton; Filing Cabinet; Video ; Change The Monthly Meeting; Adjourned;

Research Report No. 27, Site Index Equations For Loblolly And Slash Pine Plantations In East Texas, Update: 1993, A. Beth Vaughn, Jaffirin Lapongan, J. David Lenhart

Informal Project Reports

In 1986, equations to estimate site index in loblolly and slash pine plantations in East Texas were published. These equations were developed using data collected from East Texas Pine Plantation Research Project (ETPPRP) permanent plots distributed throughout East Texas. The site index prediction equations were designed to estimate tree height 25 years from planting, ie., index age = 25 years.

In the 1986 study, only data recorded during the first measurement cycle of the ETPPRP (1982- 1984) were available for analysis. Pairs of observed plantation age and a'verage !otal height of the ten tallest trees values were accessible from 150 …

Meeting Minutes, April 6th, 1993, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Treasures Report; Minutes of last meeting:; Great Falls Attorney; 501 (c) status; Discussion:; Officers/Directors for April 15th report, Missoula Director list of directors sent to us from each base; Earl President, ; Jack - Treasurer, ; Ed Courtney - Vice President, ; Laird Robinson Secretary.; Recommendation: accept the list of people for Officers & Directors to the Secretary of State.; Newsletter ; The Organization - 2 news letters, Reunion, Museum, Roster; 1995 Reunion; Full board of Directors Meeting; Use the mail and send out by-laws to all bases.; Adjourned at 10:15 PM.;

Meeting Minutes, March 9th, 1993, National Smokejumper Association Board Of Directors

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Association Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws.; Trademark; Corporate record set; CPA & accounting; form letters to each smokejumper unit with bylaws and articles of incorporation.; Jack Demmons turned Executive Director position.; areas needing 'attention' given Jack ; Committees will be organized to attend to the following:; 1) Newsletter; 2) Reunion; 3) Museum; Director's meeting is planned ; Treasurer's Report;

Meeting Minutes, February 9th, 1993, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Minutes from the last meeting: February 2, 1993; Treasures Report: ; Mary Lou - Computers; New Business; News Letter; Mary Lou - Presentation - IBM Clone System.; Memberships; Discussion of Fee's; Newsletter; What Should be included in the newsletter?; Need to promote newsletter; Jack Demons be nominated as Executive Director; Executive Director: To produce newsletter.; Ed and Laird to have lunch with Jack to offer him the Executive Director position.; need a member on the museum board.; Meeting Adjourned: 8:15 pm.;

Meeting Minutes, January 12th, 1993, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Old Business; Boise Bank accounts; Russian Smokejumper base; Newsletter; Renewals; Roster; Long term lease agreement; CPA; National Forest Service Museum; Typewriter; NEW BUSINESS; Finance Report; Jack to check out MCI vs. U.S. West ; Membership; Newsletter; 1995 Reunion; letter inviting President Clinton to the 1995 reunion.; Field trips be planned as part of the reunion.; Naming of the newsletter; Motion to adjourn.;

Managing Bushland On The Farm, Penny Hussey

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Since the time of European settlement in Western Australia, the replacement of native vegetation with crops and pastures has led to problems for both agricultural production and nature conservation. The most obvious of these are hydrological changes leading to salinisation and waterlogging, and the extinction of some native plants and animals.

Protection of remaining remnants of native bushland, together with revegetation, is increasingly seen as important ways of achieving sustainable agriculture and maintaining our unique wildlife.

The Effects Of Wildfire On The Herbaceous Layer Of A Southwestern West Virginia Mixed Hardwood Forest, Michael K. Nowlin

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The effects of fire on the mixed hardwood forests in West Virginia have long been of interest both biologically and economically. This study examined the effects of a Fall, 1991 wildfire in Wayne County, West Virginia on soil fertility and herbaceous layer response.

Fire intensity was determined by comparison of 1) remaining organic material, 2) understory survival and 3) height of charcoal on the stems of trees following the fire. Study plots were established in areas representing fires of high, moderate and low intensities with a control established in an adjacent unburned area of similar aspect and elevation.

Composite soil …

A Prairie Dog Abatement Program In San Juan County, Utah, Terry A. Messmer, Jim Keyes, Roy Mcdonald

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

Four species of prairie dogs are native to the plains and plateaus of the western United States. The most abundant and widely distributed of these is the blacktailed prairie dog, (Cynomys ludovicianus). This species has been a frequent topic of discussion at previous Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control workshops. Black-tailed prairie dog ecology and management was the topic of a panel discussion held at the Fifth Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop, in Lincoln, Nebraska (Timm and Johnson 1982) and the theme topic at the Eighth Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop in Rapid City, South Dakota (Uresk et al. …

Final Oil And Gas Leasing Environmental Impact Statement [Microform] : Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre And Gunnison National Forests V1, United States Forest Service

Environmental Assessments (NV)

No abstract provided.

Final Oil And Gas Leasing Environmental Impact Statement [Microform] : Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre And Gunnison National Forests V2, United States Forest Service

Environmental Assessments (NV)

No abstract provided.

Forest Pest Management On Typic Quartzipsamments: A Management Dilemma, R. R. Cahal, David L. Kulhavy, W. G. Ross, W. D. Tracey, W. D. Hacker

Faculty Publications

Pine plantations on Typic Quartzipsamments in East Texas are difficult to establish. Forest management options following clearcutting are limited. A eight year regeneration study of the growth and survival of loblolly, Pinus tuedu, L. shortleaf, P. echinutu Mill., slash, P. elliofii Engelm and longleaf pines P. palustris Mill. was conducted to determine optimum tree species and treatments for reforestation; and to recommend practical alternative land uses and management strategies for Typic Quartzipsamrnents. With successful regeneration also comes insects and pathogens. Impacts of the Nantucket pine tip moth, Rhyacioniujkstrunu, (Comstock) the Deodar weevil, Pissodes nernorensis, Germar, Annosus root rot, Heterobusidion unnosusm …

Activity Patterns And Habitat Use Of Northern Bobwhite Females In 2 Grazing Systems, R. Montague Whiting Jr., Denise L. Sloan

Faculty Publications

During spring and summer of 1985 and 1986, we investigated activity patterns and habitat use of female northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) on 2 sites in south Texas. One site had been subjected to a short duration grazing (SDG) system and the other to a continuous grazing (CG) system. Nineteen females were radio-tagged in 1985 and 28 in 1986. Rainfall was above average in 1985 and below average in 1986; as a result, herbaceous ground cover was more dense in 1985 than in 1986. Due to extensive fencing, 58% of the SDG cell was within 25 m of a mowed roadside, …

Bulletin 4274 - Tree Planting On The High Rainfall Coastal Plain, Don Bennett, Richard George

Bulletins 4000 -

Careful planning can mean the difference between the success or failure of a tree planting program . Healthy , well-e stablished trees stand a better chance of survival, grow faster and are more resistant to insect attack. The need for time-consuming watering in summer is also eliminated.

The high rainfall coastal plain extends from Perth to Busselton and inland to the Darling Scarp. It receives about 800 to 1000 mm annual rainfall.

Site preparation is ideally started in summer. For a winter planting, decide before March where to plant, which varieties and how many trees to plant. Early planning allows …

Meeting Minutes, December 8th, 1992, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: NSA obtain all rights and priveledges to the artwork of Mr. Larry Fite which the National Association wishes to purchase from Mr. Fite for a 10 year membership.; Mailing: We are ready!; Cash flow is poor; Ed Courtney acting Treasurer and Laird Robinson be acting Secretary; Meet every 2nd Tuesday of every month.; Next meeting - Second Tuesday in January.;

Meeting Minutes, December 1st, 1992, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Reviewed membership cards for association members and members.; pay to Mary Lou Lewis sum of $295.05 ASAP; Earl to meet with Sherry Devlin of the Missoulian; membership application and newsletter to be mailed out next week; Each base will be contacted regarding the election or appointment of a board member; Mr. Larry Fite the artist of the National Association logo;

Meeting Minutes, November 24th, 1992, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Discussion of indebtness; Approve membership application; Earl Cooley President of the National Smokejumper Association; Each base elect, select or choose their own director.; Organization will have a secretary and treasurer position Executive director will act in the capacity of the treasurer till 1995; All members of the Executive Committee and board of directors be active smokejumpers or previous ; smokejumpers. Pay Mary Lou Louis $150.00; Membership applications will be included with the letter All members of the executive committee live within commuting distance of Missoula.;

Meeting Minutes, November 10th, 1992, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Bylaws; Board of Directors; Membership Fees; Executive Director; Location of Directors; Articles of Incorporation have been completed.;

Effects Of Fall Fertilizer Applications Of Mitotic Index And Bud Dormancy Of Loblolly Pine Seedlings, Hans Michael Williams, David B. South

Faculty Publications

A series of studies examined the effects of fall fertilization with diammoniwn phosphate (DAP) on mitotic index and bud donnancy [as measured by mean days to budbreak (DBB)] of two half-sib seed sources of loblolly pine. The first study tested different rates of DAP (0, 67, and 202 kg Nlha), the second study compared DAP with ammoniwnnitrate, and the third study examined the effect of different application dates (September 28, October 19, and November 9). An increase in mitotic index of unfertilized seedlings was observed during October and was due to developmental activity which follows initial budset. Differences in mitotic …

Assessment Of Timber Resource Values In Arkansas, Richard A. Williams, Richard A. Kluender

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

The Arkansas forest lands have long been and will continue to be an important contributor to the state's economy. Today, Arkansas forests cover 52 percent of the land area (Hines and Vissage, 1988). These forests are classified by physiographic characteristics into four timber regions. The timber removed from forested lands provides direct and indirect employment for approximately 40,000 people within the Arkansas manufacturing sector (Kluender and Willett, 1989). This paper describes county and region level information, identifies standing timber volumes, net annual timber growth, net annual timber removals, and associated dollar values. Timber stand data are used to determine areas …

Hazard Perception And Preparation By Cross-Country Skiers In Utah, Kevin J. Kobe

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This thesis examined how cross-country skiers perceive and prepare for winter hazards. A self-completion questionnaire was administered to cross-country skiers in northern Utah. The questions on the questionnaire were designed to explore the relationships that affect how skiers perceive and prepare for winter hazards. Additionally, the situation where skiers put themselves at risk due to lack of information as opposed to skiers placing themselves at risk through the desire to confront nature's dangers was explored. Variables that were contained in these relationships were correlated and the degree of correlation was measured.

Those that sought information on the day surveyed were …

Landscape Plants, Forest Trees, And Crops Most Resistant To Mammal Damage: An Overview, Rex E. Marsh

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

To capitalize on mammal-resistant plants, several approaches may be taken. The most common is to select crops not highly prone to mammal damage (i.e., resistant crops). If a generally susceptible crop is to be grown, the more resistant varieties or cultivars of that crop can be selected, if known. An approach that has not received the attention it warrants is the selection of parent stock with resistant characteristics and the selective breeding of useful species to develop strains, hybrids, or cultivars with improved mammal resistance. For several reasons, this latter approach shows the most promise for forest tree species. It …

Protecting Biological Diversity: A Major Challenge For Minnesota Forestry In The 1990s, David C. Zumeta

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

One of the most significant challenges to Minnesota forestry in the 1990s will be responding to growing public concern about relationships between forestry in Minnesota and global and national environmental issues (e.g., protecting biological diversity, tropical deforestation). Influential citizens and public interest groups are asking penetrating questions about the effects of forest management and timber harvesting on biological diversity, and about parallels between tropical deforestation and timber harvesting in Minnesota.

This article examines some of the relationships between Minnesota forestry and biological diversity. It also describes what is being done, and what needs to be done, to protect biological diversity. …

Relative Performance Of Hardwood Sawing Machines, P. H. Steele, M. W. Wade, Steven H. Bullard, P. Araman

Faculty Publications

Only limited information has been available to hardwood sawmiller on the performance of their sawing machines. This study analyzes a large database of individual machine studies to provide detailed information on 6 machine types. These machine types were band headrig, circular headrig, band linebar resaw, vertical band splitter resaw, single arbor gang resaw and double arbor gang resaw. Kerf width and within-board, between-board and total sawing variation values are given with an analysis of their origin in individual machine characteristics. Feedworks and setworks type and sawblade thickness and type generally determined machine type performance.