DEDICATION In the last three years the Gopher Peavey has been focusing its direc­ tion into becoming a genuinely stu­ dent-oriented publication. And it is in this vein that we dedicate the 1983 Gopher Peavey to a truly student­ oriented professor - Alvin A. AIm. Dr. AIm (or AI) keeps himself busy by teaching three silviculture-related classes, advising graduate students, doing research on containerized seed­ lings, keeping up with the Christmas tree industry, and more recently, applying his interests towards forest herbicides. What makes Al AIm so special is his willingness to take time to con­ verse with students with sincere interest and concern, despite his heavy teaching and research respon­ sibilities. He ~ that rare ability to make others feel comfortable to approach him, and his respected advice is often sought by students on questions of silviculture and career decisions. Besides teaching the most popular course at the college, Silviculture 5100, Al also started up a Senior Silviculture Seminar course this year. In his classes and outside of them Al has shown a real concern not only in students themselves but also in our ability to communicate effectively in the "technology transfer" as future professionals. It is in his constant challenges of our forestry-related thinking and decisions that he tests our skills both as foresters and com­ municators. As he has overcome his obstacles in speaking he has also challenged us to overcome our obsta­ cles - and it is this that endears him to us. This dedication is for you Dr. AIm, but it is only a small thing in comparison to what you've given us. TABLE OF CONTENTS DEAN'S REPORT CLUBS PICTURES SPECIAL FEATURE ADVERTISERS 2 10 Forest Products 10 RRM 11 Forestry Club 13 26 Juniors 26 Seniors 28 Faculty 36 42 45 Above: Don Mueller and Tom Szabla take their tum at cutting a "cookie. II Front Cover: Bill Roth and Bill Roesch give the hoo-person bucksaw a workout at the 31st Annual Midwestern Foresters Con­ clave. 1 DEAN'S REPORT College of Forestry Richard A. Skok The University's fiscal stresses report­ ed in last year's Gopher Peavey have continued to intensify as the College faces a further nine percent reduction in its instructional program budget. We have submitted a proposed plan to the vice president for Academic Mairs on how such a reduction might be accomplished. At this writ­ ing we still await his response. . The proposal to move the fisheries and wildlife programs to the College. of Forestry on July 1, 1983, will be . heard by the Board of Regents in May. Assuming the Regents approv­ al, a Department of Fisheries and Wildlife will be established in the College of Forestry. The nine faculty positions currently in these programs in the College of Agriculture will transfer to this new department. Fisheries and wildlife has about 100 undergraduates and 25 graduate stu­ dents. Closer working relationships should develop between faculty and students from these programs and those presently in the College of Forestry. I look forward to some beneficial integration of course offer­ ings and to new multi-disciplinary research approaches resulting from this reorganization. Next year's Peavey should record the involve­ ment of fisheries and wildlife stu­ dents in the College's activities. Several new faculty additions dur­ ing the past year resulted from new state research funds, new federal extension funding, one faculty retire­ ment, and one resignation. In· June, Mel Baughman joined us from Penn State as an assistant professor and program leader for renewable resourceS extension. In August, Jim Perry arrived to fill an assistant professor opening in forest hydrolo­ gy with the emphasis ·on water qual­ . ity. Jim most recently worked for the state of Idaho, In January, we had two new faculty arrivals. Bob Dixon came to the Department of Forest Resources as an assistant professor in silviculture/physiology. Bob had been ona post-doctoral research assignment at the UniverSity of Mis­ souri. Elmer Schmidt filled an assist­ ant professorship in Forest Products at about the same time. Elmer's work is in the field of wood microbiology and he had previously · been on a temporary appointment in the Department of Plant Pathology. We are extremely pleased with the high quality and enthusiasm each of these individuals brings to the programs of the College. During the past year we lost Tom Lillesand, professor and director of the Remote Sensing Laboratory, to the University of Wisconsin-Madi­ son. We are continuing our search for a replacement. In the interim Merle Meyer has again resumed the directorship on an acting basis pro­ viding his usual fine leadership. The College was invited to join the consortium of eight other forest­ ry schools called Universities for 2 International Forestry (UNIFOR). We will now be a member along with North Carolina State, Universi­ ty of Washington, University of Michigan, ESF-Suny, VPI, Arizona, Idaho, and Colorado State. This will provide a broadened opportunity for our involvement in international for­ estry programs as an institution. Most forestry schools do not have sufficient resources to carry out indi­ vidually the types of programs now funded by USAID, development banks, FAO, or others without somehow sharing the load. This organization provides that vehicle as well as offers access for new dimen­ sions in international programming Clearly our undergraduate student decline has been substantial over the past decade. However, the Forest Products curriculum has shown a healthy growth in student numbers. not previously open to us. A number of students and alumni have had the chance to work with Marsha Sam ways, assistant to the dean, in my office over the past six years. She brought an exceptional competence and dedication to this vital post as well as a pleasantness in the conduct of her duties that will be sorely missed when she resigns this June. The College is a better place because of her many contributions. We wish her well as she leaves for new endeavors. You may find of interest the fol­ lowing information we gathered as . part of our program reduction plan­ ning effort. The greater job orientation of today's students is an important factor in the changes these enrollment figures trace. College of Forestrv Enrollment Fall Quarter Cuniculum 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1982 Forest Resources 421 455 331 234 196 186 Forest Science 30 35 11 7 4 6 Recreation Resource Management 33 27 34 29 37 29 Urban Forestry* 2 Forest Products 36 53 71 72 63 83 Total 520 570 447 342 300 306 *Implemented in fall 1983. 3 AN EVENTFUL ITASCA FORESTRY SESSION by Dave Speikers Most University of Minnesota For­ esters will agree that the Itasca For­ estry Session is a lot of hard work, but there are activities other than academic studies. Some of the sounds you might remember at Itasca might have been from the screech of a wood duck, the cries of loons and brush wolves or the howls of insomniacs Bill Gim­ ler and Jim Karels after a whistle­ wetting time at the Club Norway (Northway) . The best smells inhaled by stu­ dents might have been those of Bebe Axelrods' outdoor bratwurst cook­ out, or maybe the natural smells of our socks after standing in one of Professor Gorham's sphagnum bog swamps for half a day . One might even consider cabin #33's scent after it was attacked by a family of skunks. The best practical joke played on anyone in the 1982 session was played by: The Panty Raiders of Lost Garments In which Scott Enebak and Gerry Wolhovd created and performed the most cynical (but ingenious) act of underwear theft known to ever hap­ pen at Itasca. It was one thing to steal all of the assorted garments and lingerie out of cabin #23's closets belonging to Kari Warren, Mary Rice, Jean Strehlow and Lori Kenne­ dy, but to hang them as ornaments on the volleyball net for everyone to see caused many students to lose their breath from laughter. A couple of the best memories of Itasca that I can recall were those of crystal clear, stone calm water of Lake Itasca, blanketed by dense, clean mist just before a violet-red sunset - just before bright Aurora Borealis pierced the crisp air from above. 4 CLOQUET HIGHLIGHTS by Rondi Allen Remember . .. • When Kevin Stiles destroyed a computer tenninal? • Swimming through swamps searching for "40" cor­ ners? • The red light outside Cabin #42? • When Kevin & Como prescribed a shelterwood cut for balsam fir? • When Kevin & Como got a job flipping burgers at White Castle? • The "social bed" at Cabin #42? • Woodrow - the community cat? • The "mu" factor? • Popcorn, beer & Hearts at Cabin #45? • Mark's pet raccoon? • Regular cultural visits at the Museum? • Barb's toast, bacon & scrambled egg breakfast? • Snowball fights & practical jokes? • The papers, papers and more papers? • A Scott Reed's wardrobe? ... and cliches? • Mark (The Stiller Bee's) Halloween party? • Which has a greater S.l. - hazel or aspen? • Sue A's favorite dessert? (All of them!) • When Sue A Gave everyone H-E-R-P-E-S? • Real Men? • The logger's hat? • Your crew partner? • Cloquet motto: "You can sleep when you're dead." (JPF) • Kim's milkshake bets? • Buzz Ryan? • The countdown? • Johnny Holm and Shangoya at Showcase? • Sue Z.'s car? • Football in the snow? • Carol singing in the shower? • Brian & Jim's parking lot? • Dave M.'s slam-dunks? • The 40-acre sweetroll? 5 FALL BONFIRE by Jim Gustafson This year's bonfire began cold and wet, People grumbled, "They'll never get it started." With a little gas and oil. Jim replied, 'Want to bet!" When the fire was lit, up went a cheer. Or maybe it was for the hot dogs, beans, chips and beer. With a little encouragement, spirits rose. As students and faculty gave tobacco spitting and buck sawing a try. The fall bonfire was a lot of fun. Too bad we have to wait till next year to have another one. 6 31ST ANNUAL CONCLAVE by Tom Szabla During the third weekend of Octo­ ber, the University of Minnesota's Conclave team loaded up a bus and headed south to Ames, Iowa, to participate in the 31st Midwesterner's Conclave. The team arrived in Ames late Friday evening, October 22nd. Most of the other midwest teams had already arrived and were sitting by the campfire talking to old and new acquaintances, while others were diligently studying for Satur­ day's dendrology test. Needless to say, most of the 30 members from the University of Minnesota's team were also by the campfire socializing and enjoying the brisk evening. As the embers from the fire died out, and as the sun began to rise, there was plenty of excitement in the air as the start of the 31st Midwest­ erner's Conclave began. The morn­ ing opened with frost on the ground and a chill in the air. The competi­ tion started out slowly with the traverse, chain throw, and dendrol­ ogy quiz, but excitement built as competition became more intense and the chill in the air disappeared. The competition was fierce in all the events. Those where precision was the mark of excellence, such as match split, pulp toss, and tobacco spit were mastered by members of the F-Club team. Royce Brandvold, Mark Stiller, and Don Mueller, using the precision of their upper lips, spat their way into a remarkable finish. In the pulp toss, the team of Joe Zuzek, Don Mueller, Jerry Krueger, and Mark Stiller tossed their way into a tie for first. Other types of contests requiring strength and endurance were the log roll, speed chopping, bolt throwing, and buck sawing events. The log roll was one event which no one wanted to enter except two courageous (cra­ zy) people, Tom Szabla and Jim Gustafson. This feared event is won by having two people try to push a log through an L-shaped course with the aid of two peaveys or cant hooks in the least amount of time. These tools are supposed to help loggers move a log from place to place, but to move the log used in competition, a person needed a 20-ton feJJer­ buncher machine. As Jim and I looked at the awesome half ton log, we both said, 'This log can be moved." We tugged, lifted, pulled, pushed, and grunted for 15 minutes trying to maneuver the log through the course. After those first brutal minutes, our only goal was to finish. Grunting heavily at the three-quart­ ers mark, tragedy struck as we tried to lift the log around the last comer. What Rosco had said would never happen, happened; Jim's peavey broke. Jim and I were exhausted, extremely disappointed, and unable to finish the race. After many more hours of intense and exciting competition, the teams' scores were tallied. The Missouri team took first and the U of M team finished fourth. As the sun sank into the horizon, the awards were handed out. Then the traditional bottle of Old Forester was passed around. Then, as the band began to play, people danced, talked, and congratulated each other for another successful year of com­ petition. Although there were only a few winners, each team achieved a feeling of satisfaction from a job well done. 7 31ST ANNUAL MIDWESTERN FORE,S 8 '5 CONCLAVE, AMES, IOWA T he teams danced the night away and as the sun once again rose in the eastern horizon, it signaled the end of the 31st annual Midwestern Forester's Conclave. 9 FOREST PRODUCTS CLUB: The Year in Review by Andy Engelhardt and Mike Mallin Another exciting year of Forest Prod­ ucts Club activities has now come to an end. The officers who donated a great deal of time and effort to make this past year a success were: President - Andy Engelhardt, Vice President - Jack Wallingford, Treasurer - Pete Mayou, Secretary - Neil Lundgren, Public Relations Chairman - Geno Campobasso, and our club's advisor - Dr. Robert Erickson. As a fund raising activity, the Club has primarily been involved with the construction of the "famous" wood identification kits. These kits consist of 43 samples of different species of woods, and a macroscopic identification guide. Also, the Club was involved in mak­ ing wooden food display boxes for the Agricultural Extension Service. You can see that the year in review turned out to be a good one just from these examples of projects, but much more was accomplished by the Club in the past year. In addition to holding work ses­ sions, where everyone could gain valuable "hands on" woodworking experience in each of the past three quarters, the Club also sponsored many social activities. Last spring we had two softball games/cookouts. The first, a game in which we impressively defeated the Fisheries and Wildlife Club, was a wann-up for the annual battle with the Forest­ ry Club. Unfortunately, the intrafo­ restry game was rained out, although the food and refreshments were defi­ nitely a success! During fall quarter the Club sponsored the traditional bratwurst cookout for everyone in Forest Products. Besides holding "recovery sessions" after each work session, the Club also sponsored three end of the quarter parties and /. a Christmas party. • As a student chapter of the Forest Products Research Society, we also are involved in technical activities. The Club participated in the North­ western Lumbermen's Convention by setting up a booth which not only provided infonnation about the Col­ lege of Forestry, but also consisted of a clever "Fun Facts about Forest­ ry" computer program. Last year the Club helped to finance a trip to the FPRS National Convention in New Orleans for one of our members. We also traveled to the Andersen Cor­ poration in Bayport, Minnesota, for a tour of their facility. Finally, during this past quarter the Club has implemented a program of making 'Department of Forest Products" jackets and hats available to all students, faculty and staff. Keep your eyes open for those green and gold jackets which carry a logo designed by one of our members! The newly elected officers for next year are: President - Pete Mayou, Vice President - Joe Zuzek, Treas­ urer - Laurie Bennett, and Secretary - Mike Mallin. Good luck to the new officers and to this year's grad­ uates, and thanks to everyone who has made this past year a great success. 10 ( ~-' - < ~- , RRM CLUB by Chris Byrne New Zealand. .- students c~~~~~ these activities students valuable ,information, ideas, fri~ndships th~ ,win grow .. -the ye~Fas.. students see participate with each other in -tiI~~5.;~~~~kiH:k5;ses· - \ 19 __ minnesota 10 __---'-'\ c;,,,,,,,;uN"'>~_ _ ~\~i\.:.::t=---~~_____ from______________memo 0- ~"'-~ ~~~ ,,'U"--'" ~~ , ~~~""~ ~<'\ \').' \.N~\\ "") ~<::>'-"-\.~\\e. \'\..~ ~C)'-"- ~ ~ 20 INVESTIGATING FOREST INDUSTRIES by John Somppi Student response for this year's forest industries trip was much greater than expected. On March 21, 32 forest products students left Kaufert Lab for the week long tour. Under the leadership of faculty member Harlan Peterson, the group visited a dozen companies throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin, ranging in size from a small family owned sawmill to an enormous Weyerhaeuser facility. Students were exposed to a variety of product types including paper, lumber, furniture, and particle­ boards. The trip provided a chance to learn more about aspects of qual­ ity control, marketing, and comput­ erization within the forest products industry. Perhaps more important was the opportunity to gain a behind-the-scenes look at actual job situations. For many, the most inter­ esting stop was in Boyd, Wisconsin, where specialty items such as yard­ sticks, rulers, wooden bowls, and folding tables were manufactured. Highlights of the trip included: • Jake, our guide • the Hollywood Lounge: Marsh­ field, Wisconsin • 5 fast food connoisseurs who refused to eat at McDonalds en route to Wausau Monday, March 21 Tour St. Regis Paper Tour Burlington Northern Tour Ekelund Lumber Tuesday, March 22 Tour Diamond International, Cloquet Tour Superwood Corporation Tour Louisiana Pacific Corporation Wednesday, March 23 Tour Chippewa Industries, Hayward Tour Pukall Lumber Tour Marplex Products Tuesday, March 24 Tour Connor Forest Industries Tour Wausau Homes Friday, March 25 Tour Weyerhaeuser Company, Marshfield Tour August Lotz Company 21 SOUTHERN FOREST INDUSTRIES TOUR by Scott Enebak The 1983 Southern Forestry Tour began early Saturday morning, March 19, behind Green Hall. This year's participants included two fac­ ulty members - Phil Splett and Pat Weicherding, and 16 juniors and seniors from the College of Forestry. With snow falling around us and the promise of wanner weather at the Iowa border, we loaded the vans in haste and began our journey. Our first stop-over was in Stock­ ton, Missouri, at the Holiday Motel. It was here that we found out that it snows in Missouri and with the forecast predicting four inches of new snow, talk was quickly turned towards changing our course to the South Padre Islands in Texas. The next morning we had our first official tour of the week. Jim Jones, President of Hammons Products Company, led us through the black walnut processing plant where he showed us the step-by-step proce­ dure of processing the nuts. After loading our pockets with almost half of their inventory of walnuts, we left for the SHO-NEFF Black Walnut Plantation. Once there, we viewed the genetic selection of black walnut species. From here we headed for Fayetteville, Arkansas, home of the Razorbacks. In Fayetteville, we were given a tour of Ozark Forest Products by U of M forestry graduate, Dale Dose, and Phillip Elder showed us their small but efficient mill which turns out about 5,000 pallets a day. After visiting Fayetteville, we drove further south to Mountain Pine, Arkansas; stilI in search of wann weather. We spent the night at Camp Clearfork, a YCC camp nestled in the Quachita Mountains. That turned out to be one of the most relaxing evenings of the trip. We started a bonfire, roasted some marshmallows and Tim Morlin told us all about the "side hill gorger." Later that evening, there was the "All Star Wrestling Match." The next morning, Rex Mann, the District Ranger of the Quachita National Forest, took us to the scenic point overlooking Lake Quachita and answered questions for three hours. From there we went to the Weyer­ hauser Corporation which is also located in Mountain Pine. There we talked to Don Trantham who showed us a few clearcuts, a selection cut and a srnalllogging operation. After Weyerhauser, we headed for Crossett, Arkansas, where we stayed for the next three days. Wednesday was our day off and we used it for sightseeing. We drove to the Vicks­ burg National Battlefield in Vicks­ burg, Mississippi. That night we made the annual trip to the Catfish Inn for all the shrimp, catfish, and chicken we could eat for $5.95! Thursday turned out to be the 22 most impressive stop of the week. Don Rothenbush, Assistant Plant Manager, took us through the Geor­ gia-Pacific plywood and tissue paper mills. The plywood mill is capable of producing eight million board feet of plywood a week. The tissue mill runs nonstop producing toilet tissue, napkins and paper towels. It was stated that the mill complex was the largest in the nation and possibly the world. Later that day, James McGriff, reforestation forester of the G.P. lands showed us various stands around the Crossett area, which had been reforested. The following day, which was our last day in the south, we were the guests of the u.s. Forest Service Southern Experimental Station. There we viewed a slide presentation of the events that brought about the formation of the station. After the presentation, we toured the various lands that the station manages, which concluded our formal tour of the south. Eventually we did get the sun and warmth we hoped for, but it came on our last day there. The whole trip was an excellent educational experi­ ence as something was learned by all participants. Phil Splett even gave us some dendrology, "those are shor­ tleaf" he blurted out as we sped through the Ozarks. All in all, it was a super trip. We would like to thank Phil and Pat for putting up with us. 24 25 Forest Resources Juniors Forest Products Juniors 26 UNDERGRADUATE FORESTRY STUDENTS ABEL MARK ALLAN JUNIOR FLUEG[MAN JOHN DONALD SENIOR JIMENEZ MICHAEL JAMES JUNIOR ALLEN RONDI LEE SENIOR FOLWICK LEWIS ORLIN SENIOR JOHNSON DALE FRANK SENIOR ALL! SON L! SA ANN SOPHOMORE FRAME DANA LEE JUNIOR JOHN SON LINDA MARION JUNIOR AMOS CAROL VIRGINIA SENIOR FRANCIS ANNETTE MARGAR SOPHOMORE JOHNSON MARYANNA T SENIOR ANDERSON ROBERT BRUCE SENIOR FREIMUND WAYNE ALAN JUNIOR JOHNSON NAOMI CHRISTIN SENIOR ARCH HOWARD JAMES JUNIOR FRIEDL JEFFREY JOHN FRESHMAN JOHNSON ROSEMARY RAE SENIOR ARMSTRONG BECKY DIANE JUNIOR FRITZE SCOTT THOMAS SOPHOMORE JOHNSON THEODORE SCOTT SOPHOMORE ARTHAUD GREG JOHN AD SPEC GEBHART BRIAN THOMAS SOPHOMORE JOHNSON TIMOTHY CARL SOPHOMORE ASH BRIAN PAUL JUNIOR GERBIG BRUCE HOWARD AD SPEC JONES SUSAN NANCY FRESHMAN ATHMAN CONSTANCE MONIC JUNIOR GERLINGER JEFFREY THOM SENIOR KARELS JAMES ROBERT SENIOR BABALOLA OJO OLATINWO SOPHOMORE GIDDINGS BRIAN LEE SENIOR KAUMA TROY MICHAEL FRESHMAN BADGER ROBERT DEAN SENIOR GIMLER WILLIAM ROBERT SENIOR KEDZIORA SUANNE MARIE FRESHMAN BAGGENSTOSS KRISTINE A FRESHMAN GJERDE BRIAN SCOTT FRESHMAN KENNEDY LDRIE KAY BENZ JUNIOR BAIRD PAUL WILLIAM FRESHMAN GOFF YVONNE MARIE SENIOR KIEFNER JALENE SOPHOMORE BALCOM TRUDY ROSEMARY FRESHMAN GROMEK MARGARET MARY SENIOR KIRSCHLING PAUL JOSEPH FRESHMAN BALLOU MARCUS FREDERIC JUNIOR GRUNDTNER DANIEL ROBER SENIOR KITTLESON SCOTT DAVID SOPHOMORE BANKOLE SOLOMON OLUSIJ SOPHOMORE GUSE TODD PHILIP FRESHMAN KIZERSHOT THOMAS ROBER SOPHOMORE BARTZ ANNE LOUISE SENIOR GUSEK ALAN THOMAS SENIOR KNOWLES ELIZABETH SHAL SENIOR BEATTY SCOTT ALLEN SENIOR GUSTAFSON OAVID WAYNE JUNIOR KNUTH DENISE M SENIOR BENNETT LAURIE LYNN FRESHMAN GUSTAFSON JAMES CLIFFO JUNIOR KOSITZKY THOMAS ALAN SENIOR BERENS DOUGLAS EUGENE SENIOR HAAGENSON RICHARD MARK JUNIOR KOSKI CLIFFORD WAYNE SENIOR BERGMAN JEFFREY ALAN JUNIOR HAGEDORN THOMAS JOSEPH SOPHOMORE KRAHMER BLAYNE RICHARD FRESHMAN BERNS KIM MARIE SENIOR HALL WILLIAM JOHN JUNIOR KRUEGER JEROME A SENIOR BERTTULA RAYMOND EUGEN JUNIOR HARTMAN WAYNE KARL JUNIOR KRUGER ERIC LANSING SENIOR BILTONEN MICHAEL ANDRE FRESHMAN HEBAUS MARK GREGORY SOPHOMORE KUMPULA MARNA LYNN SENIOR BJORGE DAWN ARLENE FRESHMAN HECKMAN PAUL DAY SENIOR KUMPULA ROBERT DEAN SENIOR BOECK CAMILLA MARIE SENIOR HEIKKILA KEVIN JAMES JUNIOR KVENVOLDEN KEVIN EARL JUNIOR BOKELMAN MICHAEL DEAN SENIOR HEUTMAKER SCOTT HERBER SOPHOMORE LAHR CARRIE BETH JUNIOR BOYNE JOHN DAVID JUNIOR HIGGINS MICHAEL DARREL JUNIOR LAMPRECH KEITH WILLIAM SENIOR BRANDVOLD ROYCE PETER JUNIOR HILLIKER MARK KROHN SENIOR LANDGREN MARK ALAN SENIOR BROWN TERRI JEAN SOPHOMORE HIPKINS JEFFREY JOHN SOPHOMORE LANG MARTHA JANE SOPHOMORE BUCHMAN TERRYL ALAN SENIOR HOFFMAN GARY ALAN SENIOR LARSON SCOTT BERNARD JUNIOR BURKE SCOTT ALAN SENIOR HOPPER CINDY JO JUNIOR LAVIGNE LEON HENRY JR SENIOR BURNS BRADLEY KENNETH JUNIOR HUBBARD TODD ALLEN SENIOR LE DUC HANH FRESHMAN BUSCHENA CYNTHIA BARTL AD SPEC HUIZENGA DONALD CLERK SENIOR LECKEY WILLIAM BOARDMA SENIOR BUSH ROBERT JOHN SENIOR HYLAND DOUGLAS DEAN FRESHMAN LEGLER QUINTIN BRADLEY SOPHOMORE BYRNE CHRISTOPHER JOSE SENIOR IBRAHIM ARIFF BIN AD SPEC LEWISON LARRY JON SOPHOMORE CAMPOBASSO GENO DAMIAN SENIOR JACKSON EVELYN ELIZABE FRESHMAN LINDQUIST MARK ALAN JUNIOR CARR JESSICA LYNN JUNIOR JACOBS JASON ARTHUR SOPHOMORE LIPOVETZ GERALD JON SENIOR CLARK DAGUE BYRON SENIOR JACOBSON BYRON NORMAN SENIOR LONG STEVEN ERIC JUNIOR COLMEY JOHN L SENIOR JANES ARTHUR THOMAS FRESHMAN LOWE ELIZABETH ANNE SOPHOMORE COMPANION ERNEST RANDO SOPHOMORE JARNEFELD JANET LINNEA JUNIOR LUNDGREN KARl MARIE SOPHOMORE CRAVENS CAROLE ANN SOPHOMORE JETT JESSE JR SOPHOMORE LUNDGREN NEIL PHILLIP SENIOR CROSBIE PETER JAMES FRESHMAN CRUMPTON THOMAS THORPE SENIOR DAFONTE ANTONIO ISMAEL JUNIOR DARVEAUX BLAISE ANDRE SENIOR DAY DOUGLAS PAUL SENIOR OELAROSA FRANK STEPHEN SOPHOMORE DELAY DAVID EDWARD JUNIOR DICKISON CYNTHIA JO SOPHOMORE DONAHUE MICHAEL JOSEPH SOPHOMORE DOUGLAS LOWELL ALAN SENIOR DRENTLAW WILLIAM JOHN FRESHMAN DRISCOLL JAMES WHITNEY SOPHOMORE DUKES JAMES MATTHEW SENIOR DUMAS BARBARA JEAN SOPHOMORE DYSTERHEFT RICHARD ADO FRESHMAN DZOBOKU EDWARD KWABLA JUNIOR ECKHOFF BEVERLY JANE JUNIOR EDBERG KEITH DAVID SENIOR EDWALL DAVID GENE JUNIOR ELMQUIST TOOD LYLE SENIOR ELSHOFF JAMES JUNIOR ENEBAK SCOTT ALAN JUNIOR ENGELHARDT ANDREW WEBS SENIOR ERWIN JACK STEVEN JUNIOR FALK DAVID JOHN SOPHOMORE FALL WILLIAM RAY AD SPEC FEALY BARBARA JEAN SOPHOMORE FEDORA MARK ANDREW JUNIOR FISCHER M JO SENIOR FISCHER TODO ALLEN SENIOR "Hello .. . Royce, it's for you. " 27 "CLASS OF MAERTENS THOMAS JAY MALLIN MICHAEL LEE MARCOUILLER DAVID WILL MARGL RICHARD ALLAN MATTSON EERO KEVIN MAYOU PETER ANTHONY MCCARTY MARY EILEEN MCDILL MARC ERIC MCKOWN KIMBERLY ANN MILLER SUSAN MARIE MORIN TIMOTHY DAVID MOZEY DALE ROBERT MUELLER DON LYNN MUHICH JOHN LOUIS MURN THOMAS PAUL NELSON CHRISTOPHER ALA NIENAS DONALD PATRICK NORR DAVID ARTHUR NOVACEK MICHAEL ANTHON OBRIEN AUSTIN THOMAS OGREN JAMES ELLERY OGUNFOLAMI ZACCHEAUS 0 OLSEN WILLIAM CARTER OLSON ALAN GLEN OLSON BRETT ALAN OLSON ERIC DONALD OMEOGA NDUKA ONEIL MICHAEL EUGENE ONEILL ROBERT MICHAEL ORTH STEPHEN JOSEPH OSGOOD RODNEY RICHARD PAGE JUDY LEE PAINTER THOMAS ROY PAK HOTAK PALEN LI SA KAY PALMER JEFFREY LEWIS PANNKUK MARK LAUREN PARSON DIANE MARY PAWLIKOWSKI JULIE ANN PEROVICH GEORGE CHARLE PETREK SOREN PAUL PHILLIPS DAVID WARD PIEHL BRADLEY THOMAS POPOWITZ BRUCE ALLEN PORTER MARY GRAYSON PORTER TODD WILLIAM PULSCHER SCOTT BRICE PURVEY HELEN VICTORIA RAASCH DAVID JOHN RANDALL JAMES WARREN REMUS THOMAS FREDERICH RENGEL GAIL JEAN RIBICH ROBERT L RICE MARY THERESE RICHTER STEVEN DAVID RICK JEFFREY ALAN ROEBER STANLEY DEAN ROESLER GREGORY SCOTT ROETTGERING KIRK BRUCE ROSE KEVIN WILLIAM ROSSO WILLIAM JOHN RUDQUIST PETERJON RYAN DAVID LAWRENCE SCHABEL CATHY ANNE SOPHOMORE JUNIOR SENIOR SENIOR SENIOR SENIOR FRESHMAN SENIOR SENIOR SENIOR JUNIOR JUNIOR SENIOR JUNIOR JUNIOR SENIOR JUNIOR SENIOR SENIOR FRESHMAN SENIOR JUNIOR FRESHMAN SENIOR SENIOR FRESHMAN JUNIOR FRESHMAN JUNIOR JUNIOR FRESHMAN SENIOR JUNIOR AD SPEC SENIOR FRESHMAN SENIOR JUNIOR SENIOR SENIOR FRESHMAN JUNIOR SENIOR JUNIOR JUNIOR SENIOR SENIOR SENIOR JUNIOR SOPHOMORE JUNIOR AD SPEC SENIOR SENIOR FRESHMAN JUNIOR SENIOR FRESHMAN SENIOR JUNIOR SENIOR SOPHOMORE SENIOR FRESHMAN SCHARRER MICHAEL PHILL SCHULTZ JEFFREY GEORGE SCHULTZ KRISTEN ANN SCHUVEILLER SCOTT RUSS SCHUYLER GREGORY JACOB SCH,WI ETZ PAUL LAWRENCE SCULLY JAMES DAVID SERSLAND CAROL ANN SITTAUER KEVIN JOSEPH SKINNER BEN LORNE SMITH BRIAN LEE SMITH KATHERINE HILARY SMITH STEVEN JAMES SOMPPI JOHN WALTER SPEIKERS DAVE GERALD STAFFORD SUSAN LYNN STEGEMOELLER KATHRYN A STEINBACH TOM LLOYD STILES KEVIN KNIGHTON STILLER MARK THOMAS STOUT MICHAEL E STRAFELDA JOEL ROY STREHLOW JEAN LEONA STROM CRAIG PAUL SUCOFF CLEA ANN SWAN DAVIO ALLEN SWEEP RONALD KEITH SZABLA THOMAS KENNETH TAMTE PERRY DANIEL TAYLOR JOSEPH JOHN TEIPEL GARY H TENNEY DONALD PAUL THIEMAN CHRISTOPHER K THOMFORDE DIANE LOUISE TISCHLER JAMES EDWARD TISDALE MALCOLM BALCH TOPLEY PATRICIA ANN TUFTE ROLF THEODORE TYLER RICHARD KENT UPTON BRADLEY J URBANSKI THOMAS GERARD VEIMAN JAMES EDWARD VERDOORN JEFFREY ALAN VONOEYLEN ERIC JAMES WAGAR JOEL DEAN WALHOVD GERALD ROBERT WALLINGFORD JACK WILLI WALUKIEVICZ BRIAN RAY WARD KEVIN CLARK WARREN KARl MARIA WARZEKA RICHARD ALLEN WERTHEIMER GREGORY WETTERGREN CHARLES SCO WIEDMEYER RAYMOND GEOR WILLIAMS DAVID HANDEL WILLITS KATHERINE MARl WONDRA ANDREW CHARLES WOOLUMS ERIC JAMES YORK BR I AN SCOTT ZAJAC SUSAN MARY ZERFAS CHARLES MATHIAS ZIEMER MICHAEL L ZUZEK JOSEPH ROBERT SENIOR SENIOR SOPHOMORE SOPHOMORE SOPHOMORE AD SPEC JUNIOR JUNIOR JUNIOR JUNIOR SOPHOMORE FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE SENIOR SENIOR SENIOR JUNIOR SOPHOMORE SENIOR SENIOR SENIOR SOPHOMORE JUNIOR SENIOR SOPHOMORE JUNIOR JUNIOR SENIOR JUNIOR JUNIOR SENIOR JUNIOR SENIOR FRESHMAN JUNIOR JUNIOR SOPHOMORE JUNIOR SENIOR JUNIOR SOPHOMORE SOPHOMORE SENIOR SENIOR SENIOR SENIOR SENIOR FRESHMAN SENIOR SENIOR SOPHOMORE JUNIOR SENIOR FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE SENIOR JUNIOR SENIOR JUNIOR SENIOR FRESHMAN SENIOR SENIOR Susan Abrahamsen Rondi Allen Carol Amos 28 1983" GRADUATES Joe Bartusiak Scott Beatty Royce Brandvold Terryl Buchman Geno Campobasso Brian Christensen Blaise Darveaux James Dukes Keith Edberg Andrew Engelhardt Laurel Everling M. Jo Fischer 29 John Fluegeman Jeffrey Gerlinger Margaret Gromek Daniel Grundtner Alan Gusek Todd Hubbard Martina Jaworski Dale Johnson Thomas Kositzky Jerome Krueger Leon Lavigne Leslie Long . Kevin Lowe "Got any 'Coppy' " 30 ~ David Marcouiller Peter Mayou Kimberly McKown Gary Moyer Don Mueller Christopher Nelson Janice Norberg Richard Nordman Michael Novacek George Perovich 31 - II Todd Porter Helen Purvey William Roesch William Rosso William Roth Michael Scharrer Sandra Schoberg John Somppi Kevin Stiles Mark Stiller Thomas Szabla Jack Wallingford Charles Wettergren James Williams Suzan Zajac 32 What Blarney Stone? Geez, that hurt!!! Wear this and you won't get a hangover. And the syrup comes out here? Newest F.P. breakthrough. Well, now we know how to make lumber, when are they going to tell us how to make trees? 33 Don't worry Jim, the peavey can't break. - 7 Christmas tree lot customer control. What do you mean you have to split the log too. Disco Royce! That's the weirdest looking butterfly I've ever seen. 34 GRADUATE STUDENTS Ajayi, Samson: forestry administration & policy Anderson, Bryan A.: forest management Apple, Richard L.: management! economics Bengston, David: forest economics Billings, Dan : forest ecology Billings, Sue: silviculture Butler-Fasteland, Marna: silviculture Byrne, Donna: economics Chakrabarty, Ruchi R.: pulp & paper technology Current, Dean: forest economics Diatta, Gilbert: forest genetics Duncan, Nancy: forest management / photogammetry Farrish, Ken: forest soils Fereshtehkhou, Saeed: pulp and paper Ford, Douglas H.: forest economics Fox, Scott: forest hydrology Gafni, Abraham: forest hydrology Garver, Ted: wood chemistry Gray, Gerald : forest policy and economics Guertin, Phil: watershed hydrology Gullett, Tom: forest hydrology Hadikusumo, Sutjipto: wood science & technology Hamann, Randall: remote sensing Hansen, Mark H.: biometrics Hanson, Paul J.: plant physiology Holmberg, Jorge: forest economics Hyun, Andrew: wood technology Jones, Brad: silviculture Kilgore, Michael A.: forest economics Larson, Timothy: forest products Leding, David: forest products production management Lee, Yongkil: forest products Lenarz, John: forest biometry Lin, Tsai-Yun: plant physiology Marion, Jeff: forest recreation McDonald, Cary: recreation Merrill, Robert E.: forest genetics Miles, Pat : economics Moore, Margaret: forest ecology & aerial photography Morek, Vicki : recreation Nascimento, Jose: forest economics - planning Nicholls, David L.: industrial engineering Norland, Michael: forest soils Olmstead, Jim: forest economics Opseth, Steven Ray: remote sensing Posner, Scott: forest ecology Quarles, Stephen: wood drying Radsliff, Wendy: forest genetics Randall, Bryan: biometrics Shifley, Steve: biometry Slater, Harold: plant physiology Steklenski, Phil: wood energy Stewart, Keith: forest genetics Strees, Anne: forest economics Strong, Terry: soils Thein, Pe: forest economics Tompkins, Thomas: pulp and paper Wagner, Lloyd Weber, Laura: biometrics Weed, George: silviculture Weicherding, Patrick J.: urban and community forestry Weih, Robert: remote sensing Williams, Dan: forest recreation management Ziesler, Thomas: biometry 35 FACULTY Richard Skok - Dean Frank Kaufert - Dean Emeritus John Haygreen - Forest Products Dept. Head Greg Brown Dept. Head Forest Resource John Bell - Office of Student Seroices Vicky Mackerman and Sandy Gibbs Office of Student Seroices Staff Nannette Wilkinson Phil Splett Al Hallgren Al Aim Brnce Brown . Scott Reed Lew Hendricks Jim Bowyer Bob Erickson Dietmar Rose Henry Hansen Hans Gregersen Paul Ellefson Rolly Gertjejansen Henry Hall Ronald Neuman Harlen Petersen 37 Simo Sarkanen Ken Brooks Alan Ek Frank Irving Tim Knopp Vilis Kurmis Larry Merriam Merle Meyer Carl Mohn Jim Perry Harold Scholten Ed Sucoff Carl Vogt Dave Grigal Elmer Schmidt 38 Back I to r: Pat Van Cleave, Cheryl Mills, Anne Steven , Mary Ann Hellman , Janelle Schnadt. Front I to r: Kathy Phelan, Clara Schreiber, Marsha Back I to r: Lyn Rittenoun, Carol L. Laffoon, Carol Engelhardt. Front: Emily Sundeen Samways. Xi Sigma Pi Officers: Forester - Margi Gromek Associate Forester - Donna Byrne Secretary/Fiscal Agent - Ted Garver Ranger - Dale Johnson Speaker's Bureau - Jeff Marion Advisor - Alan Ek The following students and faculty were initiated into Xi Sigma Pi: Carol V. Amos Rondi I. Allen H. Daniel Billings Robert A. Blanchette Cynthia A . Buschena Robert J. Bush Andrew W. Engelhardt J. Patrick Flanary Abraham Gafni Mark K. Hilliker Gary A. Hoffman William L. Johnson Denise M. Knuth Steven E. Long Douglas Meisner Patrick D. Miles Cynthia J. Miller Margaret M. Moore Don L. Mueller Harlan D . Peterson James A. Perry II Helen Purvey Kirk B. Roettgering Michael P. Scharrer Carl E. Vogt XI SIGMA PI A YEAR OF DIRECTION? by Margi Gromek What exactly is Xi Sigma Pi Frater­ nity? I believe it to be an organiza­ tion that symbolizes different things to different people . New freshmen, for example, often conjure up an image of the fraternity as being an organization of preppy Greeks. Den­ drology students, on the other hand, sometimes confuse it with the scien­ tific name for prickly-ash. Members of the Society, however, have inter­ pretations of their own. It is safe to say all our members agree to the three objectives of the Society, but may differ on how we as members should strive towards these goals. Our objectives include: 1) maintaining a high standard of scholarship in forestry education, 2) working for the upbuilding of forestry, and 3) promotion of frater­ nal relations among those engaged in forestry activities. These objectives are clear, ethical and signify the heart of what Xi Sigma Pi is. Those of us on the executive coun­ cil this year grappled with the fact of putting our objectives into practice. The problem of promoting Xi Sigma Pi as a purely honorary society, as some members wish it to be, or promoting it as an active social club as others prefer, was the biggest dilemma we faced. In light of this input from members we as officers were not sure what direction to take with the society. I'm afraid it may seem as though we have taken no direction - we may go down in history as a sort of "do nothing congress! " In spite of this "direction" from its officers the Society has kept busy with business meetings and our annual report. Our banquet was held at Nino's Steakhouse in Roseville and featured Frank Altman, Special Assistant to Governor Perpich, as the keynote speaker . The initiation banquet was the highlight of the year with 25 new initiates including undergraduates, graduate students, and many faculty members. I have great hopes for an active future of the Delta Chapter and wish the new officers a good year, great vision, and better luck than I've had in trying to explain what Xi Sigma Pi is to a freshman . 39 THE STUDENT-FACULTY BOARD 1982-1983 by Jerry Krueger This year has proved itself to be a very difficult one for the Student­ Faculty Board. We started the year with a high degree of enthusiasm, hopes , and increased student involvement, but due to extreme financial difficulties the board was unable to realize its potential. With the ever-increasing financial troubles the University faces and the subse­ quent funding cutbacks and shifts, the Student-Faculty Board was left with little or no funding. The board has made a successful change in its budgeting interests. In the past, interorganizational funding had been a primary concern of the board; this year we changed our focus to program funding that will directly benefit the students . Other primary concerns of the board this year included increasing student awareness and involvement in representing the College of Forest­ ry in campus government. This year we succeeded in filling all positions available to the college, and in the future we hope to do the same. Keeping people in these positions assures us that the college will not go unheard or unnoticed as it has in the past. The board's hope for the future is that we can steadily improve the degree of communication between the students and the faculty within the college, increase student aware­ ness on issues that concern their welfare, and maintain the high level of student involvement in both the college organizations and in campus­ wide government . FACULTY Richard Skok - Dean Dr. Greg Brown - Dept . Head, Forest Resources Frank Irving - Advisor, Forestry Club Alan Ek - Advisor, Xi Sigma Pi Robert Erickson - Advisor, Forest Products Club Tim Knopp - Advisor, RRM Club John Bell - Advisor, Gopher Peavey John Haygreen - Dept. Head, Forest Products STUDENTS Jerry Krueger - President Cindy Hopper - V. President Dian Parson - Treasurer Sue Zajac - Senior Representative Heather Carey - Sophomore Representative Dave Falk - Sophomore Representative Paul Petrek - Freshman Representative Don Mueller - Forestry Club Representative Andy Engelhardt - Forest Products Club Representative Christopher Byrne - RRM Club Representative Margi Gromek - Xi Sigma Pi Representative Pat Weicherding - Graduate Representa tive Greg Schuyler - MSA Evelyn E. Jackson - Editor, Gopher Peavey St. Paul Board of Governors Representatives Frank De La Rosa Tom Urbanski St. Paul Board of Colleges Rondi Allen Jim Gustafson 40 COLLEGE OF FORESTRY 1982-83 Scholarship &Award Recipients John H. Allison David W. Marcouiller R.M. Brown Marc E. McDill Carolind Brian Walukievicz Steven Eric Long Bryan York Denise Knuth E.G. Cheyney Martha Lang Eric Woolums John Colmey Caleb Dorr William Olsen Kevin Sittauer Linda Williams Andrew W. Engelhardt* Sally Hess-Samuelson * Edward A. Everett John Colmey James Dukes Jerome Krueger Bruce Popowitz Mike Scharrer Federated Garden Club Margaret Gromek Denise Knuth Rondi Allen Robert L. Goudy Susan Stafford Brian York Samuel B. Green Sally Hess-Samuelson Pack Writing Contest Denise Knuth Sally Hess-Samuelson Trudy Balcom Oscar Mather Mike Scharrer Ken Merriam Janice Norberg Henry Schmitz Margaret M. Gromek Andrew W. Engelhardt Don L. Mueller Jerome A. Krueger M. Jo Fischer A. Searles Rondi Allen Lisa Allison Margaret Gromek Denise Knuth Carrie Lahr Martha Lang Sally Hess-Samuelson Helen A. Young Diane Parson William R. Miles Royce Brandvold Lindgren Eric Krueger * co-winners Andersen Corporation Andrew W. Engelhardt Richard A. Margl Jeffrey G. Schultz Dr. Stanley J. & Mertie W. Buckman Todd A. Hubbard WCCO AM/FM/TV Jack W. Wallingford The Forest Industry Fraternity of Minneapolis and St. Paul Michael L. Mallin St. Regis Paper Company Gerald J. Lipovetz James D. Scully Beloit Corporation Julie A. Pawlikowski Pulp and Paper Alumni Stanley D. Roeber Blandin Paper Company Jeffrey A. Verdoom Champion Packaging Kevin C. Ward David D. Falk Sunds Defibrator, Inc. Joseph A. Scheller Dean Skok presenting College of For­ estry Leadership Award to Forest Products Club President, Andy Engle­ hardt. L to r: Andy Engelhardt, President Forest Products Club; Margi Gromek, President Xi Sigman Pi; Jerry Krueger, Chair of Student­ Faculty Board; Don Mueller, President of Forestry Club; Evelyn Jackson, Editor, Gopher Peavey. 41 BIRCH IN THE SPOTLIGHT AT THE COLLEGE OF FORESTRY Professor Jim Bowyer is one of seven University faculty to receive the 1983 Horace T. Morse-Amoco Founda­ tion Award for Outstanding Contri­ butions to Undergraduate Education. The award is based on demonstrated excellence in teaching and advising, innovation and academic program development, and educational lead­ ership. by J. Bowyer Paper birch is the second most abun­ dant hardwood species in Minnesota (with volumes exceeded only by aspen), occurring primarily in the northeast quarter of the state. Grow­ ing stock was estimated in 1977 at 1,271 MM cubic feet, with the vol­ ume of trees of sawtimber size about 15 % of the total growing stock vol­ ume. Growth/ harvest data shows paper birch to be little utilized . A look at 1982 data shows an annual allowable cut of paper birch at 502.2 M cords and an annual harvest of only 139.4 M cords. The situation in sawtimber size material was similar. There appears, therefore, to be con­ siderable potential for increased use of paper birch in Northern Minneso­ ta. This potential has attracted the attention of researchers in the Col­ lege of Forestry. Because of its generally small size and often poor form, paper birch is seldom manufactured to lumber or high value products commonly made from lumber. Most of the Minnesota paper birch that is harvested is used for fuelwood (73 % ), with considera­ ble volumes used in manufacture of pulp and paper (11 %). Volumes going to saw and veneer mills are minimal (5 % ). Appreciable quan­ tities find their way into "other" uses (11 %). Wooden dowel manufacture is one product category included in the "other" designation. One objective of programs designed to achieve increased use of eastern hardwoods is to find ways of using small sized and low grade hardwood logs for production of relatively high value products. Gen­ eration of high value products is thought to be a key element in developing a market system that will make timber harvest economically attractive to landowners as well as loggers, and to public land adminis­ trators who must find ways of financing timber stand improvement work. A recent advance in the quest for high value product systems is "Sys­ tem 6" - a technique developed by the USFS Forestry Sciences Labora­ tory in Princeton, West Virginia, for producing furniture dimension stock from small, low quality stems. With this sytem, low grade trees are har­ vested as 6- or 8-foot-Iong bolts ranging from 7.5/1 to 12.5/1 in small­ 42 end diameter. These bolts are pro­ cessed, in tum, on small log process­ ing equipment into 3- or 4-inch-thick cants for subsequent sale to a dimen­ sion stock producer. At the dimen­ sion plant cants might be converted to 414 dry lumber with the resulting narrow boards then edge-glued into furniture blanks . The difference between the System 6 approach and traditional methods of producing dimension stock is that traditionally, there has been little in the way of coordination between harvesting and milling operations. Bucking, for example, is not generally done with the specific objective of maximizing yields in the dimension plant . The same is true in the sawmill, where the objective most commonly is to produce as much high grade lumber as possible without regard to subse­ quent use. With the System 6 process the objective is to produce a specific product - namely furniture dimen­ sion - and all activities are aimed at achieving economical production of this product. The success of the System 6 proj­ ect has raised the question as to whether Minnesota paper birch might be used in furniture dimension blanks. Though birch generally is known for good machining and fin­ ishing properties, doubt has often been expressed that white birch wi1l be widely accepted in today's furni­ ture dimension market. The charac­ teristics of paper birch, including the abundance of knots and crookedness of grain, both traceable to small diameter stems, and the grainless nature of the wood are primary elements contributing to doubt about marketability. Assuming, moreover, that paper birch is acceptable as furniture dimension from a technical standpoint, added unknowns to this point have been the size of the potential market and the nature of market barriers other than raw mate­ rial characteristics. Two recent studies were under­ taken at the College of Forestry to determine the market potential for paper birch; both were cooperative efforts with the U.S. Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Sta­ tion. In the first study, executives of about 70 firms in a seven-state area were visited, shown samples of fur­ niture blanks, and quizzed about their interest in the product. Based on these discussions a questionnaire was constructed and then sent to 515 additional firms in the region. Of the 70 individuals interviewed and shown samples of birch blanks, one third said they would be interested in possibly using them; several firms requested price quotations. Other firms said they might be interested . Some 20 percent of those responding to mailed questionnaires indicated a definite interest in further considering birch blank use, and an additional 44 percent of those contacted expressed some interest. . . . could lead to a significant new industry in Northern Minnesota One factor which was mentioned by a number of companies was a lack of familiarity with paper birch and the need for information about this wood. As a result, fourteen firms that had questions about the quality of System 6 birch were sent samples of birch blanks (from 100 to 300 cubic feet each) for processing to finished products. Firms reported back the results of their evaluation and some sent products back to the University for testing and evaluation. Products manufactured by five firms from System 6 birch blanks were shown at the International Wood­ working Machinery and Furniture Supply Fair in Louisville, Kentucky, last fall. Upon completion of the birch blank marketing evaluation, a fol­ low-up study was designed to look at the possibility of producing furni­ ture blanks for sale in the retail market , direct to consumers . The idea here was that weekend home furniture and cabinet builders might find large panels of solid wood attractive, since many steps associ­ ated with hardwood lumber (such as ripping, jointing, gluing, clamping, planing, and rough sanding) would be eliminated in building something like a desk or bed headboard. The approach selected here was 1) to question managers of home care cen­ ters and wholesale distribution yards to determine their view of the poten­ tial for this kind of product, and 2) to produce some of the product and test market it in the retail lumber 1 wood products market. In the test market phase, the University con­ tracted with a Minnesota firm to produce a number of birch blanks to precise size specifications and surface quality standards. A 'Northern Fur­ niture Panel" label was designed and panels were shrink-wrapped with a clear vinyl and labeled by another firm . Panels were then sold to two lumber distribution centers in the Twin Cities which sold these to retail customers. At this writing the test marketing exercise is in its fifth week and questionnaires from buyers of the product (included in the packag­ ing) are being collected. Questionnaires are now being sent to some 600 marketing organizations to gauge interest in these panels. While other problems remain to be solved, such as location of markets for birch residues, determination of the market potential for birch dimension blanks could lead to a significant new indus­ try in Northern Minnesota. As many as 10-15 birch blank plants, each employing 20-25 people, could be sUJr ported by the resource. The State, northern communities, and forest land owners would all benefit from this development . 43 A FINAL NOTE FROM THE 1983 GOPHER PEAVEY STAFF John Bell, Gopher Peavey Advisor. ... ' ~.~~I!\. 'b~, '~'... '(' ,.yy"(. . ~ • .",-. .' ... \'_ 'r t;,":·a.c'" . '­:~~, ~ .1 < John Somppi Mark Stiller Evelyn Jackson Rondi Allen Carol Amos Sue Zajac Leon Lavigne Jim Gustafson Margi Gromek Jerry Krueger We would like to thank everyone who assisted with this year's Gopher Peavey. People not pictured are Suanne Kedziora, Mike Scharrer and Kevin Stiles. A special thanks to Bolger Printing. GRIDS Thank you to the advertisers and sponsors of this year's Gopher Peav­ Penta Wood ey. Their support is most appreci­ SPONSOR ated. 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