The Timber Measurement Society 

The Timber Measurement Society is made up of log scalers and timber cruisers. Currently there are three chapters in the Western US: the Cal-Vada district (California), Intermountain (East of the Cascade Mountains, all of the Rocky Mountain and Black Hills areas), and the Cascade district (West of the Cascade Mountains north of California). District meetings are held in the Spring, with the Main body (the Central Committee) holding its meeting in the fall. Meetings are typically two-day meetings with relevant speakers, timber measurement workshops and presentations. Currently the goal of the organization is to inform and educate the membership of relevant information and to promote uniform measurement of timber primarily in North America, however, we do have members and participaton from around the world  and would like to have more. Anyone interested in starting a chapter outside of the current regions is encouraged to contact the secretariat with a proposal. All people with an interest in the measurrement of timber are invited to become members. Contact the Timber Measurement Society.

The Timber Measurement Society will hold the 2008 Central Meeting at Harrahs Resort in Reno Nevada on October 28-29, 2008. You can already make your reservations at Harrah's by calling 1.888.726.6311. The code for the $59/night rate is "S10UN". If you have any questions, would like to make agenda recommendations or would like to present, please feel free to contact the TMS secretariat via email (click here for email addresses).

Hoo Hoo Club/Intermountain Timber Measurement Society meeting held in Colville, Washington 27-28 March, 2008

The Timber Measurements Society Intermountain District teamed up with the NEW Hoo Hoo Club for their 43rd Annual Scaling School on March 27-28th, 2008. The meeting was attended by 45 scalers from the region. To veiw the minutes of the meeting click here. 

Timber Measurement Society held their Fall Meeting in Longview/Kelso, Washington, 17-18 October, 2007; Expert Speakers from four countries (Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, US) gave presentations on measuring logs and trees.

The meeting attracted more than 70 attendees. Topics ranged from methods of Scaling logs in Sweden, New Zealand (3-D, JAS) automated log scaling and tree length merchandizing, programs for reducing financial loss from logging damage, insect pests and timber, NWLRAG scaling procedures for oversize knots and frost cracks, the newest techniques and equipment for cruising, scaling accuracy under artificial light conditions, and loss of lumber recovery and quality from sweep and oval logs. The second day included a scaling and cruising field trip.  To view the minutes, all of the presentations and photos from the meeting, go to the Longview meeting page to view the presentations.

Intermountain meeting, Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, 4-5 April, 2007

The meeting was a big success with 71 log scaling and cruising professionals from the Western US and Canada representing industry, government and tribal agencies. More information copies of the presentations, photos, etc. and the minutes of the meeting are available by clicking here.

Meeting

Central Committee meeting, Medford, Oregon, 18-19 October, 2006

The Timber Measurement Society, Central Committee held its Central meeting on October 18 -19 in Medford Oregon. There was a full day of presentations, a business meeting and a log roll-out. Forty three measurements proffessionals were in attendance. To learn more about the meeting, see photos of the event and view many of the presentations click here.

TMS Central Committee Officers and Contacts

Chairman: Matt Fonseca                    Matthew.Fonseca@unece.org

Vice Chairman: Dennis Moore            Dennis@nwlogscalers.com  
Secretary-Treasurer: Thelma Alsup    4alsups@centurytel.net
Last updated on 2007-04-07