Meetings Conducted. May 21 Meeting with Xxxxxxxx Leskhoz representatives: - Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx – Director. - Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx – Economist, project’s accountant. During the meeting the Grant Manager verified equipment inventory, financial reporting and originals receipts for the life of the project.
Meetings Conducted. Date Person Place Purpose Jun 1-2 40 participants of the seminar Agency of Forest Management for Sakhalin Oblast’, Hotel “Yubileinaya” Last minute preparation work and seminar participation. Jun 3 Xx.Xxxxx’xxxxx S., and the WG members Forestry Okhotskoye Pest Monitoring Component Working Group Meeting
Meetings Conducted. April 20 – Conducted meeting with 4 organizations represented by the following people:
Meetings Conducted. 1. May 22 – May 23 Participation in the Workshop and providing presentation on NTFP sustainable management (on Chaga example).
Meetings Conducted. Date Person Place Purpose April 12, 2004 Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, and Xxxx Xxxxxxx FOREST Offices, Khabarovsk Review goals & salient topics. April 13, 2004 Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Far East Forest Inventory Enterprise, Khabarovsk Distribuiton and abundance of birch in Khabarovsky and Primorsky Krais April 14, 2004 Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx FOREST Offices, Khabarovsk Introduction. Visit next Tuesday Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Tolstikh Khabarovsky Krai Administrative Office, Khabarovsk Discuss Krai NTFP regulations Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx Vyvodtseva, and Xxxxxxx Boyarinov Forest Museum, Khabarovsk Forest Genetic Breeding Unit, Khabarovsk Natural history of Inontotus obliquus and birch in Khabarovsky and Primorsky Krais April 15, 2004 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx FOREST Offices, Khabarovsk Discuss context of work Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx Far East Forestry Research Institute, Khabarovsk Birch distribution and silviculture Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Natural Laboratory Company facilities, Discuss the buying and selling of chaga Khabarovsk April16, 2004 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx FOREST Offices, Khabarovsk Office at Khabarovskaya Pharmatcia, Khabarovsk Discuss NTFP & chaga industry and regulations Discuss sustainable harvesting research, NTFP inventories, and pharmaceutical testing April 20, 2004 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok Discuss development of new nutriceutical products from chaga Discuss chaga from mycological perspective Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Dinkloma Company Offices, Vladivostok Discuss chaga marketing Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Limonnik Company Offices, Vladivostok Discuss chaga quantities, harvesting, markets, and marketing. Lab and field tours
Meetings Conducted. The tour visited three states and drove 1600 miles. See detailed itinerary attached. Meetings were conducted in 13 industrial facilities, 4 company offices or manufacturing facilities, 4 hotel conference rooms and at Oregon State University. One presentation on dry kiln control was made by USNR via the internet and speaker phone from Florida prior to visiting dry kilns built by the same manufacturer. Trip participants were given a tour book that contained the detailed itinerary, hotel list and contact information for all sites visited; principal facility data for most sites including drawings and specifications; handouts for all power point presentations; useful conversions; reference data including boiler and dry kin operating parameters, sample capital and operating costs information for fuel pellets, boilers and power generation facilities, lumber grading and quality standards for the two principal industry associations in the US (Southern Pine Council and Western Wood Products Association); a CD illustrating lumber production, grading and use in the US; product literature from some of the equipment manufacturers; an extensive list of English-Russian Terms for wood processing, boilers, power generation, dry kilns and environmental control; a Russian translation of the Manual used for a “boiler school” conducted by XxXxxxxx Energy; and, a calculator for making conversions. All itineraries, presentations and reference data were in Russian. Participants received additional information from most of the facilities visited. Participants received their own safety equipment (hard hats, safety glasses, hearing protection) that they were required to wear during plant visits. Participants had the opportunity to meet their hosts in less formal settings. Dinners were hosted by three companies including Xxxxxxxxxx Engineering, X X Xxxxx, and Mater Engineering. At the home of Xxxx Xxxxx, Phd., a leading wood technologist in the US , participants learned about the development of the use of bark residues for non fuel uses such as landscaping. Other host companies that provided meals included Unit Process, Kipper & Sons Fabrications, Xxxxxxx Energy, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Wheelabrator Shasta and Xxxxx Energy. Russian-Americans also helped provide information and contacts for future interaction. Xxxxxxx, X. Xxxxx, Phd ecologist, was the tour interpreter. She provided valuable information to the group. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, lumber and equipment broker (Forest Machines, LLC, E...
Meetings Conducted. Orientation of Consultant Xxxxx Xxxxx to FOREST and USAID’s largest project in Russia. Xxxxx will be the new NTFP consultant for 5 months working with the Association in Krasnoyarsk and with FOREST. • Follow up with USAID on status of the project (status update). Discussion of direction and implementation. Dates of Trip: February 4 – 17, 2004 Places Visited: Washington DC and State Department
Meetings Conducted. Performed presentations on the project to the US State Department Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxx. • Performed a presentation on the project to USAID, State Department and other US Government representatives (Commerce, etc) at the Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Building. Some 25 people attended the meeting including the Desk Officer for Russia, Xxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx. • Performed a presentation to Winrock International in Washington (and via telecom to Arkansas) based on the project. • Status update of the project. • Partners meeting – Upcoming events and needs. Status for completion. Dates of Trip: May 8 – 11, 2004 Places Visited: Krasnoyarsk
Meetings Conducted. Extensive meetings with Russian delegates including Xx. Xxxxxxxxx and a senior representative from Moscow. • Meetings with USAID representatives, including informal, ranging from Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxx Dreal. • Meetings with other representatives of NGOs including ISC, FRAEC, Wild Salmon, etc, etc. • Meetings with Sakhalin Energy, EXXON, and Sakhalin Oblast Administration. • I took part in the Timber and Forestry Group for the XXXX meeting. Dates of Trip: June 29 – July 1, 2004 Places Visited: Return to Khabarovsk thru Moscow (from Seattle and AC beforehand)
Meetings Conducted. Discussion with Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx on her pending departure from USAID and her replacement, status of the project, direction, possibility of future activity. • Identified office space in Moscow to setup a new FOREST office. Appendix B Success Stories SUCCESS STORIES Kiln Drying in Khabarovsk The Khabarovskii Krai Timber Ministry has been challenged by Governor Xxxxxx to ensure that the krai expands its kiln drying capability to 400,000 cubic meters of lumber per year within 2003 – 2008 period. To meet this need, the Timber Ministry approached USAID-funded ‘FOREST’ Project with a request to help organize a kiln drying seminar for krai wood processors. Seminar participants included clients and partner SWP associations from Krasnoyarskii krai, Primorye and Sakhalin in addition to companies from Khabarovskii krai. The Far-Eastern Wood-Processors Association (DOD) joined FOREST and the Ministry’s efforts by donating space. Held over two days, the seminar attached 65 participants. The seminar focused on the utilizing of wood wastes to heat the kilns. Seminar recipients received information on how to tap into potential funding sources as the USAID ‘Credit Guarantee Program for Development” was introduced to the participants. In addition, funding institutions, such as ‘Delta-Lease- RFE’, ‘Regiobank’, the Bank for Foreign Trade, and the Bank of Moscow described their requirements in providing funding to the forestry and secondary wood processing industry. The seminar has begun to yield results --- FOREST client ‘Terneiles’ (Khabarovsk) has arranged for its Chief Engineer and Technologist to visit with Professor Xxxxxxxx of the Siberian State University in Krasnoyarsk to learn more on how to properly dry larch. ‘FOREST’ will be sending Professor Xxxxxxxx directly to ‘Terneiles’ as a volunteer specialist to address these kiln drying issues on-site within the company. Upon hearing this information, another FOREST client ‘Biva-Les’, has now also applied for a local expert. As we move forward, we continue to tap into local experts to solve Russia’s problems. Village seeks Power Supply FOREST client Yartsevskiy LPH and design firm Krasnoyarsk Institute for Technical Physics have completed TEO and business-plan for construction of 5 MW (1.2 MW power) biomass mini-cogeneration plant in the off-grid remote settlement of Zotino, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Zotino has a population of 1,000, and Yartsevskiy employs over 25% of the village. As a result of the TEO, the company will now pla...
