Minutes of meeting Monday, Jan 23 2-4 pm
- FFT General
- Information on preparing next year's workplan and
budget expected from John M soon.
- FFT meeting and field trip Feb 8-9 at Williams Lake.
Looking at young Pli stands. More information forthcoming.
- Seed strategy - no proposals on RFP received. Need
to revisit - meanwhile FGC has initiated their own
MPB seed strategy/review. Increased communications
required.
Action: TIB to discuss options and follow-up
with Jack Woods re FGC work
- 2006 Sowing requests
- 10.6 M for MoFR (1 M RNI and 9.6 RSI) Licensees
1.3 M
- High percentage Pli for licensees perhaps due to
ROI criteria? Need to do analysis, and include monitoring
of seed use in FFT workplan.
- Processing requests at TSC going well. Heather forwarding
$ information to John M for payment etc. Some costs
will carry over into next fiscal as billing is done
on completion of services.
Action: Leslie to develop sowing request reports
for posting on FFT site. Forward to Nigel.
- Seed needs analysis
- Mark F. continuing work -draft forwarded by Leslie.
Will revise with updated inventory data in mid-February.
- Leslie initiated contract with Timberline to develop
methodology and standards for doing GIS land-based
seed use/needs analysis - scoping project.
Action: Heather, Mike and Anna to review Mark's
draft report. Feedback to Leslie
Action: Leslie to arrange presentation of Timberlines
work in April.
- Wild Collections
- Pli B+ locations (maps) and information posted on
TIB website by Leslie.
- Licensees and BCTS now making a number of B+ collections.
Jack Woods coordinating?
- TSC receiving lots of Pli lots for processing, Need
to consider in Mark's analysis.
Action: Brian to ask Jack to keep Anna, Mike,
Leslie and Heather in the loop on B+ activities.
- Silv Strategies
- Leslie reviewing and commenting on draft Type I
and II workshop reports
- Type II - most significant for seed use planning
Action: Leslie to forward and highlight issues
when completed
- Orchards
- Germination study continues - 13 parents tested,
others planned. Identified 2 distinct groups with
similar dormancy
- Collecting seed from retired orchards at PGTIS -
delay due to weather. Selling seed to BCTS and RSI
- Delivery models
- Options still being discussed
- Likely MoFR will retain seed planning and (some)
procurement as a strategic function as even 3rd party
recipients will still be looking for seed.
- 2006/07 Workplan
- Still to early to indicate what seed needs for fall
2007 will be - surveys to be done this spring and
areas have not been identified.
- RSI and RNI to identified collection $ in their
plans - or include in provincial plan and central
budget (like this years $300K)
- FGC pursuing funding via FIA too - need to keep
abreast esp wrt SE.
- Consider goals/policy for seed use under FFT - e.g.
use highest GW available - not just >5% under standards
as this precludes use of B+.
- Difficult to set targets for % A and GW as areas
and coverage are not known.
Action: Brian to discuss $ options for seed
procurement with John M. , also need for re-applying
for $ for multi-year projects approved last year (e.g.
David's seed germination study)
Action: Team to consider possible targets
measurables, KPIs etc for FFT seed use. Circulate
prior to next meeting.
Action: David and Leslie can you
please your estimate of the total expenditures projected
to the end of fiscal by Jan 31 for your respective
FFT projects. Roger has requested this. Please submit
estimates directly to Roger - with cc's to the rest
of the team.
Next meeting: Monday, Feb 13. 2-4 pm.
Thanks everyone,
Brian
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