	Keynote Address
I.	Issues
II.	Resource Situation
III.	Role of Research and Small Diameter Timber
IV.	Ecological and Resource Considerations
V.	Economic and Social Considerations
VI.	Silviculture
VII.	Low-Impact Harvesting Technologies
VIII.	Transition in Processing Technologies
IX.	Product Development and Markets
X.	Poster Presentation Abstracts

Keynote Address

Forests with Crowded Trees of
Small Diameters — a Global Issue Affecting Forest Sustainability
Chadwick D. Oliver

I. Issues

a.	Forest Management Issues and Small Diameter Timber: A Forest Supervisor’s Perspective Nora Rasure
b.	Fiber Vision: Total Utilization from Small Diameter Trees Duane Vaagen
c.	Issues of Small Wood Management, Marketing, and Utilization Maurice Williamson
d.	Sustaining Natural Resources and Communities U.S. Representative George R. Nethercutt, Jr.
e.	Forestry in the Future David Wm. Smith and Shelton H. Short, Jr.

II. Resource Situation

a.	Historical Landscapes and Forest Structures Russell T. Graham
b.	U.S. Timber Supply and Demand in the United States, 1996 to 2050 Richard W. Haynes
c.	Engineered Lumber Products and Requirements from Inland Empire Species Michael Wolcott and David Pollack

III. Role of Research and Small Diameter Timber

a.	U.S. Forest Service Research on Small Diameter Timber in the Pacific Northwest: The CROP Project and Related Work Edward J. DePuit and Thomas M. Quigley
b.	Inland Northwest Forest Products Research Consortium Leonard R. Johnson
c.	Technology Transfer Opportunities for Small Diameter Timber Problems Bruce Lippke

IV. Ecological and Resource Considerations

a.	Overview of Natural Resource Situation and Condition: Fritz Demonstration and South Deep Watershed Jay M. Berube
b.	Characterizing Fuels in Treated Areas Roger D. Ottmar and Clinton S. Wright
c.	Russian Forests with an Intact Fire Regime Provide Forest Structure Reference Points for Altered Eastern Washington Forests R. Everett, D. Baumgartner, V. Demietriev, E. Kopylova, D. Spurbeck, R. Schellhaas, P. Ohlson, D. Keenum, and M. Baumgartner
d.	Wildlife Considerations for Small Diameter Timber Harvesting John F. Lehmkuhl, Chris O. Loggers, and Janean H. Creighton
e.	Insect and Disease Considerations in Small Diameter Timber Paul T. Flanagan and Catherine G. Parks
f.	Soil Compaction: Concerns, Claims, and Evidence Dick Miller and Harry Anderson

V. Economic and Social Considerations

a.	Social Complexity and the Management of Small Diameter Stands on the Colville National Forest Keith A. Blatner, Angela J. Findley, Matthew S. Carroll, and Patricia J. Cohn
b.	Local Use of Wild Edible Huckleberries Matthew S. Carroll, Keith A. Blatner, and Patricia J. Cohn
c.	Ecosystem Management and Nonindustrial Private Forest Landowners in Washington State, USA Janean H. Creighton, David M. Baumgartner, and Keith A. Blatner
d.	Why Large Trees Anyway? A Timber Grower’s Perspective Charley McKetta
e.	The Economic Impacts of Fire Risk Related Biomass Reductions on Government Lands Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Karen Lee Abt, and Thomas P. Holmes
f.	Financial Analysis of Thinning Small Diameter Trees on the Colville National Forest Roger O. Fight

VI. Silviculture

a.	Challenges Associated with Wood Utilization for Ecosystem Management R. James (Jamie) Barbour
b.	Natural Process-Based Management of Fire-Adapted Western Forests Carl Fiedler
c.	Integrated Resource Management on the Colville Indian Reservation James R. Erickson and John St. Pierre
d.	CROP Silviculture Studies: A) Modeling Stand Development and B) Damage to Residual Trees from Harvesting Ann Camp
e.	Silviculture Options in Coastal Small Diameter Stands David D. Marshall and Gregory P. Johnson
f.	A National Study on the Consequences of Fire and Fire Surrogate Treatments for Fuel Reduction in Dry Forests James McIver and Peter Matzka

VII. Low-Impact Harvesting Technologies

a.	Factors to Consider in Small Equipment for Harvesting Small Timber Harold L. Osborne
b.	Production and Cost of Tractor-Based Harvesting Systems in Forest Thinning Operations Damon Hartley
c.	Potential for a Small Tracked Vehicle in Small Tree Management Activities Jeff Halbrook and Harry Lee
d.	Adapting Conventional Harvesting Equipment to Small Diameter Stands: The Fritz Experiment Leonard R. Johnson
e.	Mechanized or Hand Operations: Which is Less Expensive for Small Timber? Robert Rummer and John Klepac
f.	Cable Harvesting Operations for Small Diameter Timber Loren Kellogg

VIII. Transition in Processing Technologies

a.	Characterizing Wood Properties of Small Diameter Northwest Trees Thomas M. Gorman and David W. Green
b.	Optimizing the Forest for Sustainable Management, Improved Manufacturing Performance, and Total Profitability Bruce Westerman
c.	Guidelines to Better Match Resource Characteristics, Conversion Technology, and Products Pierre Bédard
d.	The Pultrusion of Wood-Based Composites Karl Englund
e.	Small Diameter Timber: A Viable Raw Material Source for Thermoplastic Composite Products William R. Reetz

IX. Product Development and Markets

a.	Buildings and Furniture Constructed with Round Mortise and Tenon Joints from Salvage Materials and Small Diameter Trees Carl Eckelman and Eva Haviarova
b.	Small Diameter Timber: The Ultimate Engineering Solution Ibrahim Al-Khattat
c.	Utilization of Small Diameter Ponderosa Pine in the Transportation Industry Dale Kamarata
d.	Lumber from Small Diameter Timber: Do Attributes Meet Market Demands? Francis G. Wagner, Thomas M. Gorman, Keith L. Pratt, and Charles E. Keegan
e.	Technical Products from Small Diameter Timber for Habitat Enhancement and Watershed Restoration James Dooley

X. Poster Presentation Abstracts

a.	Photo Point Monitoring Frederick C. Hall
b.	USDA Forest Service: Small Diameter Timber Utilization Program Dan Len
c.	Management Activities Using a Small Tracked Vehicle for Small Diameter Timber Jeff Halbrook, Harry Lee, and Nick Carter
d.	Institutional Factors Affecting Short-Rotation Woody Crops in the Pacific Northwest Donald L. Grebner and Rodney L. Busby
e.	The Rural Technology Initiative: Increasing Technology Transfer to Rural, Forested Communities Kernen Lien
f.	The Landscape Management System: Technology for Tomorrow’s Forests Today Kevin Cedar
g.	Opportunity: Fire Risk Reduction through Biomass Co-Generation with Many Non-Market Values Jane Edelson
h.	Alternative Solid Wood Materials for Secondary Manufacturing: Opportunities and Constraints John Punches and Terry Black
i.	Small Diameter Timber: An Alternative Approach for Determining Lumber Value J.W. Funck, J.B. Forrer, C.C. Brunner, and J.W. Punches
j.	Evaluation of Small Diameter Timber for Value-Added Manufacturing— Stress Wave Analysis Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang, John R. Erickson, John W. Forsman, John Punches, and R. James Barbour
k.	Dry Forest Mechanized Fuel Treatment Trials Project Elizabeth Coulter, Keith Coulter, Tad Mason
l.	Small Diameter Wood Processing in the Southwestern United States: An Economic Case Study and Decision Analysis Tool Roger D. Fight, Guy L. Pinjuv, and Peter J. Daugherty
m.	Forest Health and Tree Removal Equipment in the Wildland-Urban Interface: An Educational Video Dave Betters and Robert Avera
n.	Extension Forestry: Empowering Loggers, Forest Owners, Professional Foresters, and Youth in Northern Idaho Chris Schnepf and Randy Brooks
o.	Education Through Demonstration: The Sherwood Creek Demonstration Area Peter C. Griessmann and Janean H. Creighton
p.	Washington Forest Stewardship Program: Success Through Partnerships David M. Baumgartner and Janean H. Creighton

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