Bids Are Invited For Takyi Pine Trial Measurement

Takyi Pine Trial Measurement . The Takyi Lodgepole Pine Research Trial Is Maintained By Alberta Forestry And Parks (Fp) As Part Of A Historic Research Trials Agreement Among The Canadian Forest Service (Cfs), The Forest Growth Organization Of Western Canada (Fgrow) And Fp. This Trial Was Established By Sam Takyi Of The Alberta Land And Forest Service In 1979 In An Area ~30 Km South Of Edson On A Dry Weather Road Where There Was Dense Pine Regeneration After A 1956 Wildfire. There Are Two Sites, About 8 Km Apart In The Same Burn: An Upland Medium Site (“Psp”7008) And A Lower Productivity Site (“Psp”7009). Three Thinning Treatments (Control, Hand-Thin And Strip Thin) And Multiple Fertilizer Levels/Sources Were Applied To 4 Replicate Blocks In The 2 Sites, For A Total Of 108 Small Plots In The Trial. These Were Measured In 1979, 1982, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2009 And 2014, And Are Due For The Next Measurement. Three Plots Were Destroyed While Protecting The Psp7009 Site From A 2023 Wildfire; There Are Now Only 105 Plots To Measure. A Strong Thinning Response And Some Fertilizer Response Is Becoming Evident. The Stand Is Nearing Its Rotation Age, So The Next Few 10-Year Re-Measurements Should Complete The Tracking Of The Treatment Response. These Measurements Will Meet Our Commitment To Our Research Partners; They Will Also Allow Us Access To Data From Other Trials That Cfs And Fgrow Maintain. We Require Field Measurement Services On Both Installations Of This Research Trial. There Was A Count Of 2010 Live Stems After The 2014 Measurement (Stems Lost In The Fire-Damaged Plots Have Been Removed), Plus An Estimate Of 200 Live Ingress To Locate And Measure. An Additional 400 Stems Were Standing Dead In 2014 And Will Need To Have Their Damage Codes Updated.