Biscuit Fire: Babyfoot Lake video clip index

The following video clips were made from three separate visits to Babyfoot Lake and the adjacent Fiddler's Mountain Timber Sale, following the widespread reporting of a 17-acre logging error in the Botanical Prerserve in August, 2005.

The purpose of the visits was to document current information and perspectives regarding the logging error, as partial basis for future studies of the Biscuit Fire and of Babyfoot Lake Botanical Preserve.

The first visit took place on August 27, 2005, and focused on documenting the logging project in which the error was made, primarily with panoramic photo sequences and QTVR software. A second visit was made on September 14, 2005, to document conditions in the unlogged portion of the Preserve. These two visits were made by Dr. Bob Zybach and Josh Meredith of Oregon Websites and Watersheds Project, Inc. (ORWW). Josh did videotaping and most photography on both trips.

A third field trip was made to Babyfoot Lake on June 27, 2006 to document damage to Brewer's spruce trees within the Preserve, to consider geology, ecology, botany, and forestry of the area, and to discuss potential management options constrained by these conditions. The trip included Dr. Tom Atzet, Atzet Ecological Consultants and retired USFS forest ecologist; Maureen Jones, USDA District Botanist, Illinois Valley and Galice Ranger Districts (RD), Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest; Judd Lehman, Chair, Student Chapter Society of American Foresters (SAF), Oregon State University (OSU) College of Forestry; Matt Wells, OSU College of Forestry student; and Dr. Zybach, ORWW. Judd and Matt were present for educational purposes, as local seasonal employees of US Forest Service; Bob did videotaping and Judd and Maureen documented the trip with photographs. Rolf Skar, of the Siskiyou Project, and Barbara Bernstein, an independent radio interviewer, were encountered by chance on the return trail, and were engaged for a brief discussion of climate change as a causitive factor of forest fires.

Three additonal videotapes have been made regarding the Babyfoot Lake logging mistake, and regarding proposed management actions for the Preserve: a public meeting held at USDA Cave Junction USFS Ranger District (RD) on September 13, 2005; a comprehensive interview with Barbara Ullian, long-time Siskiyou Project environmental activist, and discoverer of the logging error, on September 14, 2005; and a second "open house" public meeting at Cave Junction RD on October 6, 2005. Josh Meredith, ORWW, was videographer for each of these latter three events. The Barbara Ullian interview will be made into video-clips for this website as time allows; the remaining tapes are avaialble for educational uses on request to ORWW.

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	On the Trail. Vistas and locations with Tom Atzet, Maureen Jones, Judd Lehman, Matt Wells, and Bob Zybach on June 27, 2006 field trip, including chance encounter with Barbara Bernstein and Rolf Skar.

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	Fire Regimes. Tom Atzet and Maureen Jones discuss primary and secondary forest fire regimes, as evidenced by the Biscuit Fire and Babyfoot Lake area.	5.3 Mb.
	Fire Suppression. Tom Atzet, Maureen Jones, and Bob Zybach discuss the possible role of fire suppression and limited entry on the Biscuit Fire.	4.1 Mb.
	New Fire Plan. Tom Atzet, Maureen Jones, and Bob Zybach discuss possible changes to current fire management plans, particularly in Wilderness areas.	10.5 Mb.

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	Brewer's Spruce. Tom Atzet, Maureen Jones, and Bob Zybach discuss Brewer's spruce ecology, and effects of Biscuit Fire mortality.	10.9 Mb.
	Logging Mistake: 2005. Bob Zybach documents recent logging mistake controversy on location, and comments on apparent logging quality and concerns,	6.9 Mb.
	Logging Mistake: 2006. Tom Atzet, Maureen Jones, Judd Lehman, and Matt Wells discuss apparent effects -- good and bad -- after one year following the Preserve logging error.	12.5 Mb.
	Managing Spruce. Tom Atzet discusses methods and obligations for maintaining and enhancing Brewer's spruce populations within Preserve.	7.7 Mb.
	Pine Loss. Tom Atzet discusses rates of knobcone pine, Pondersosa pine, sugar pine, and white pine loss in the Biscuit Fire area, and an obligation to return those populations to former levels.	4.6 Mb.
	Spruce Age. An informal group discussion and estimation of possible 500+-year old Brewer's spruce, with Tom Atzet, Maureen Jones, Judd Lehman, and Bob Zybach.	16.3 Mb.

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	Conifer Invasion. Bob Zybach discusses forest history of Babyfoot Lake area, and possible role of local conifer invasions in spread of the Biscuit Fire, & resulting Brewer's spruce and old-growth pine, cedar, and Douglas-fir mortality.	13.8 Mb.
	Douglas-fir. Tom Atzet, Maureen Jones, and Bob Zybach discuss competition between Brewer's spruce and Douglas-fir populations.	Draft
	Spotted Knapweed. Maureen Jones discusses potential infusion of spotted knapweed populations due to logging in the Babyfoot Lake area.	4.8 Mb.

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	*Stonecrop (Sedum,* spp.)** Maureen Jones explains how these common rock outcrop plants synthesize carbohydrates at night, instead of day like most plants.	2.2 Mb.
	Oregon Violet (Viola hallii). This plant is featured on the front pages of [************], according to botanist Maureen Jones.	1.3 Mb.
	Penstemon. This native flowering plant is also well-suited for ornamental and landscape uses, according to Maureen Jones.	2.8 Mb.
	"Purdy's Wyethia (sp.)." Maureen Jones identifies the blooms of a Purdy's Wyethia (sp.), among numerous other rock outcrop flowering plants.	3.6 Mb.
	Pussypaws. These cheery plants were identified by both Tom Atzet and Maureen Jones, and were blooming in waves in spots along the trail.	0.8 Mb.