United States Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Oregon State Office
P.O. Box 2965
Portland, Oregon 97208
In Reply Refer to:
5300, 5400, 9300 (OR931) P
January 18, 2012
EMS TRANSMISSION 01/18/2012
Information Bulletin No. OR-2012-028
To:
All District Managers
From:
Deputy State Director for Resource Planning, Use and Protection
Subject:
Biennial Cruiser/Appraiser Training
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon State Office has approved the Fiscal Year
(FY) 2012 Oregon/Washington/California Cruiser/Appraiser training. The training will be held
at the Shilo Inn in Newport, Oregon beginning Monday, January 30, at 1:00 pm and ending at
12:00 am, Thursday, February 2, 2012.
This year’s training is designed for BLM cruiser/appraisers and foresters from throughout
Oregon, Washington and California with emphasis on facilitating program coordination,
direction, implementation and enhancing the quality, knowledge and skills needed in forest
product measurements and valuations.
Advance notification of this training was provided to managers and key personnel in the FY2012
Planning Target Allocations directives. You can register for this training in DOI Learn by
searching for the class name of “BLM-2012-0130-Newport, OR.” It will be listed under the
course “Cruiser/Appraiser Training.”
All Attendees are responsible for making their own lodging reservations. BLM has reserved a
block of rooms at the government, tax-exempt rate of $83.00 at the Shilo Inn located at 536 SW
Elizabeth St. in Newport, Oregon. Please call 541-265-7701 for reservations and give the
operator the group name ‘BLM’.
If you have any questions, please call Ken Roan, Oregon/Washington State Cruiser/Appraiser at
541-464-3395.
Districts with Unions are reminded to notify their unions of this information bulletin and satisfy
any bargaining obligations before implementation. Your servicing Human Resources Office or
Labor Relations Specialist can provide you with assistance in this matter.
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Signed by
Cathy L. Harris
Acting Deputy State Director
Resource Planning, Use, and Protection
Authenticated by
Paj Shua Cha
Records Section
Attachment(s)
1 - Draft Cruiser/Appraiser Training Agenda, v.4, 1/13/12 (4 pp)
Distribution
WO270
ORL014 (S. Durant, K. Kirkham)
ORB020 (J. Repenon, T. Newkirk)
ORV035 (M. Pierce)
ORP050 (S. Castillo, M. Shaffer)
ORS082 (T. Lieske, K. Teigland)
ORS086 (B. Bryant)
ORE090 (A. Corbin, M. Hallinan)
ORR100 (C. Kintop, K. Thompson)
ORM110 (J. Bergin, P. Madden)
ORC120 (J. Davis, E. Morgan)
ORW130 (M. Williams, A. Gardner)
OR931 (L. Folliard, G. McFadden, D. Roche, S. Niles, S. Hagen, K. Roan, L. Babcock)
CA930 (J. Bowmer)
AGENDA v.4 1/13/12
Cruiser/Appraiser Training
January 30 - February 2, 2012
Shilo Inn at Newport, Oregon (541-265-7701)
Day 1- Monday January 30
1:00 Welcome; Housekeeping,
Overview for the Week
1:15 - 2:45
Introductions: OSO
District Introductions;
Each followed with brief 7 min. of
“What’s Happening on your District”
2:45 – 3:00
BREAK
3:00 – 4:15
Lee Folliard, 930 Branch Chief
Ed Shepard, OR/WA State Director
Ken Roan, OR/WA/CA
State Cruiser/Appraiser
Ken Roan & All
Guest Speakers
Q&A’s
4:15 – 4:30
Intro of Field User Group - FUG
Measurement Sharepoint Site Update
4:30 – 4:45
Jason Coppersmith,
Roseburg C/A FUG
Chair & Brennan
Garrelts, Redding
Forester
FUG Question #1 …Scaling
BREAK
Matt Rainey
FUG Answer
4:45 - 5:00
Scaling Today
5:00 – 5:30 Cruising/Appraising Today
Steve Hagen, OR/WA
State Scaler
Ken Roan
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Attachment 1-1
Day 2 , Tuesday January 31
8:00 – 4:30
8:00 – 10:00
Harvey’s Selective Logging
Innovative Intermediate Support Yarding … Corridors
with a twist!
Q&A’s
10:00 – 10:15
FUG Question #2
BREAK
….. WFI Logging Cost
FUG Answer
10:15 – 11:30
Heath Harvey, Logger
Scottsburg, Or.
Bill Bryant
Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, Inc.
Paper markets; Products made; Conversion factors
Kathy Troupe, Senior
Fiber Buyer
Q&A’s
11:30 – 1:00
LUNCH
Stewardships
1:00 – 1:45
Overview of Stewardship Program and Direction
End Results ver. 2, What’s new ?
Lindsey Babcock
OSO Stewardship
Coordinator
Q & A’s
1:45 – 2:30
Contracting Officer’s Role in Stewardships
How Stews are awarded & more
Yuri Dyson
OSO Contracting Officer
Q & A’s
2:30 – 3:00
3:00 – 3:15
Draft Multi Product Contracts
Fug Question #3 .What is Basal area & calaculated
BREAK
FUG Answer
3:15 – 3:45
3:45 – 4:30
David Roche’, O&C
Forester, OSO
Cruiser/Appraiser/Foresters Roles &
Responsibilities for Volume & Valuation
Timber Sales verses Stewardships
District Examples and the Lessons Learned
Mike Hallinan
Ken Roan & Others?
Several
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Attachment 1-2
DAY 3 , Wednesday February 1
8:00 - 5:00
8:00 – 8:45
TRESPASS
Trespass Overview…CFR/Manual/Forms
Q & A’s
8:45 – 9:45
Law Enforcement Officers Involvement on Trespass
Cases
Steve Niles, OSO PD
Forester, Trespass
Coordinator
Chip Mican, LEO
OSO
Q & A’s
9:45– 10:00
Fug Question #4 ..Tracer Paint Color & Test kit
BREAK
FUG Answer
10:00 – 11:30
Cadastral Services, Processes & Direction on
Trespass Cases
Q & A’s
11:30 – 1:00
Lunch
1:00 – 2:00
Solicitors Office Review of Trespass Laws
Q & A’s
2:00 – 2:15
Fug Question # 5 . The first tree from North is a
Random Tree?
BREAK
Jeremy Poteet
Aaron Graham, OSO
Section 2 Chief;
Al Skeesick, Roseburg
Supervisory Cadastral
Surveyor
Brian Perron, Attorney Advisor
Office of the Regional
Solicitor
Dave Caulfied
FUG Answer
2:15 – 2:45
Using Regression Analysis for Volume Determination
Q & A’s
2:45 – 3:45
3:45 – 4:00
Trespass Field Procedures;
Volumes from Stumps;
Residual Value & Fair Market Appraisals
Jim Alegria, OSO
Biometrician
Pat Madden, Medford
Mike Hallinan, Eugene
Estella Morgan, Coos
Bay, District C/A’s
Fug Question # 6 Pond Values for June 2009
BREAK
Travis Kirkland
FUG Answer
4:00 – 5:00
Real District Trespass Examples and Results
Several
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Attachment 1-3
Day 4, Thursday February 2, 8:00 – 11:30
8:00 - 9:00
Potential New Cruise Method (s)
Q & A’s
Jim Alegria, OSO
Biometrician
9:00 – 9:15
BREAK
9:15 – 10:30
Land Exchanges/Acquisitions
Your part as “BLM Timber Pro Team” working with
Office of Valuation Services (OVS)
Doug Braun, MAI
DOI OVS
& others
Real Examples
10:30 – 11:15
Scaling
Steve Hagen, OSO
State Scaler
& Others
Training/Information
Scaling Safety Video
11:15 – 11:30
Closeout/Feedback/Comments/
Farewells !
Ken Roan
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Attachment 1-4