Workshop scheduled on Danish noble fir boughs For the past 60 years, the Danes have incorporated genetic research, marketing and the silvicultural techniques to produce the most productive and highest quality bough plantations in the world. Danish bough plantation managers have shared their management techniques as interest has grown in the Pacific Northwest.

The Department of Natural Resources will present a program Oct. 12 describing Danish noble fir bough management. Pizza will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 7. The topics will include:

• Overview of bough quality, harvesting and values.
• Technical aspects of Danish bough management and marketing.
• Production and financial spreadsheets shared by Danish forest managers.

Mark Savage is special forest products manager for the Washington Department of Natural Resources. Previously, he was with the Forest Service, Army Corps of Engineers and worked as a forest consultant. He has also been active in the Puget Sound Christmas Tree Growers Association, is a graduate of the Washington Agricultural and Forestry Leadership Program and is a life-long member of Society of American Foresters.